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Courses taught 2009/2010:
CSC101 Introduction to Computing
CSC122 Computer Programming II
CSC221 Algorithms & Data Structures
CSC241 Database Programming
CSC360 Computer Science Issues
CSC390
Senior Project Course |
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (2003), McMaster University
Dissertation: "Direct visual servoing using network-synchronized cameras."
M.A.Sc. (1994), Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo
B.Sc. (1991), Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Robotics and computer vision
- Faith and technology issues
RESEARCH FUNDING
Machine vision for telerobotic applications, NSERC Discovery Grant, 2005 - 2010.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Timothy Ubbens and Derek C. Schuurman, "Vision-based Obstacle Detection Using a Support Vector Machine", Proceedings of the 2009 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) May 2009, pp. 459-462.
Fang Zhong, David W. Capson, Derek C. Schuurman, "Parallel Architecture for PCA Image Feature Detection Using FPGA", Proceedings of the Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), May 2008, pp. 1341-1344.
A. Smit and D.C. Schuurman, "Robust Subspace Position Measurement Using Localized Sub-Windows", Proceedings of the Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision, May 2007, pp. 282-288.
D.C. Schuurman and D.W. Capson, "Robust Direct Visual Servoing Using Network-Synchronized Cameras", IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, April 2004, Volume 20, Issue 2, pp. 319- 334.
R.S. Ramshaw and D.C. Schuurman, PSpice Simulation of Power-Electronics Circuits, Springer, 1997.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
IEEE
ACMS
SIGCSE
Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in the province of Ontario
CROSS APPOINTMENTS
Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University
RELEVANT LINKS
Professor Schuurman's homepage
Professor Schuurman's blog