Masters
Master’s Graduate Student Thesis and Project work
Through the collaboration with 杏吧原创 University or University of Ottawa, SAM3 researchers are able to work with graduate students. This includes working working with students within their Thesis or Project work.
杏吧原创 University Department of Systems and Computer Engineering
2026
Methods for Determining Driver Risk Using Sensors and Big Data Analysis
- Malak Saif El Nasr
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
M. Saif El Nasr, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, A. Lochbihler, K. Brightman, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall. 鈥淢easurement of visual object detection and tracking algorithms in a driving simulator environment.鈥 2026 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2026
Nasr, M. S. E., Masson, P., Wallace, B., A., Benthem, K. V., Herdman, C., Keillor, J., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., & Marshall, SM. 鈥淚dentifying Mature Driver Risk from Naturalistic Driving鈥, at Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC), 2025.
M. Saif El Nasr, P. Masson, B. Wallace, A. Abarghooei, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, J. Keillor, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, 鈥淚nvestigating the Links between Mature Driver Health, Collision Risk, and Vignette-based Telematic Measurements鈥 at IEEE Medical Measurement and Applications Symposium (MeMeA 2025), 2025
Multimodal Dementia Screening Using Gaze and Speech: Biomarker Validation and Acoustic Modeling to Support Real-World Application
- Amir Laghai
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, 鈥淚dentifying Cognitive Decline via Speech and Gaze in Naturalistic Reading鈥, 48th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2026
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, A. Frank, S. Shafiyan, 鈥淟ongitudinal Gaze-speech Cognitive Decline Biomarkers From Oral Reading鈥, at Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC), 2026.
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, A. Frank, S. Shafiyan, 鈥淟ongitudinal Gaze-speech Cognitive Decline Biomarkers From Oral Reading鈥, at Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC), 2026.
Laska, B., Goubran, R., Vukovic, B., Wallace, B., Ault, L., & Laghai, A. (2026). Enabling Independence: Assessing Activities of Daily Living to Inform Safety. Accessibility Institute, 杏吧原创 University.
A. Laghai, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, M. Kunz, K. Fraser, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淐an Gaze鈥揝peech Coupling in Reading Help Clinicians Detect Cognitive Decline Remotely?鈥 ISG 2026
Sina Shafiyan, Neil Thomas, Manuela Kunz, Kathleen Fraser, Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Amir Laghai, Frank Knoefel, 鈥淪accadic Markers of Cognitive Decline: Preliminary Findings from a Multimodal Eye Movement and Speech Assessment鈥, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
Human Activity Recognition using Hearing Aids
- William Sloan
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Heidi Sveistrup
Publications
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, H. Sveistrup, 鈥淚mproved Activity Recognition Through Fusion of Earable Pairs鈥 at IEEE Medical Measurement and Applications Symposium (MeMeA 2025), 2025
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, H. Sveistrup, 鈥淐ross-Body Transfer Learning for Human Activity Recognition鈥 at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025
W. Sloan; B. Wallace; R. Goubran; H. Sveistrup, 鈥淯se of head-mounted inertial sensors for mobility tasks: Protocol for a Scoping Review鈥, JMIR Research Protocols, 2025
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, 鈥淔easibility for Clinical Physical Mobility Measurement using Hearing Aid Accelerometers鈥 2024 Sensor Applications Symposium (SAS), 2024
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, 鈥淗earing aid accelerometry can be used for clinical assessment鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2023.
W. Sloan, B. Wallace, A. Pepe, H. Sveistrup, F. Knoefel, A. Fraser, M. Bromwich, 鈥淗earing Aid Accelerometer Based Pedometry Assessment for Older Adults鈥 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023.
Signal Modelling and Physiological Parameter Extraction for a Multisensor Handheld Cardiac Monitoring Device
- Phillippe Forster
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Heidi Sveistrup
Publications
Bruce Wallace, Phillippe Forster, Rafik Goubran, Heidi Sveistrup, William Jones, Thomas Fletcher 鈥淪mall ECG Device Dry Electrode Lead Analysis to Ensure ECG Signal Quality鈥, AGEWELL AGM, 2025
P. Forster, B. Laska, R. Goubran, B. Wallace, P. Liu, H. Sveistrup, 鈥淢ethod for the Measurement of the Dicrotic Notch in the Photoplethysmogram Signal鈥 at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025
2025
Methods for Eye-Indoor 3D Modeling Using Consumer Drones and Neural Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for Virtual Reality
- Tom Sloan
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
Sloan, Thomas 鈥淚ndoor 3D Modeling Using Consumer Drones and Neural Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) for Virtual Reality鈥 MASc diss., 杏吧原创 University, 2024.
T. Sloan, B. Wallace, and R. Goubran, 鈥淚mpact of Image Resolution on Controlling Drones Using Remote VR Headset Visualization and a Cloud Architecture,鈥 in 2025 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), Jul. 2025, pp. 1鈥6.
Link to Paper
T. Sloan, B. Wallace, and R. Goubran, 鈥淒rone-Based Indoor Mapping for Augmented Indoor 3D Modeling Using Neural Simultaneous Localization And Mapping (SLAM),鈥 in IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE 2026), Feb. 2026, pp. 1鈥4. ICCE 2026.
T. Sloan, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, 鈥淪ystem for Drone Based Indoor Mapping for Augmented Reality鈥 at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025
2024
Methods for Eye-Tracking and Speech Analysis Measurement and Synchronization for Cognitive Assessment
- Emma Boulay
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran, Frank Knoefel
Publications
Boulay, Emma 鈥淓ye-Tracking and Speech Analysis Measurement and Synchronization for Cognitive Assessment.鈥 MASc diss., 杏吧原创 University, 2024.
E. Boulay, B. Wallace, Kathleen C Fraser, Manuela Kunz, Rafik Goubran, F. Knoefel , Neil Thomas, 鈥淚mproving Synchronization of Eye Fixation and Saccade Measurements with Speech Recognition for Cognitive Assessment鈥, 2024 Sensor Applications Symposium (SAS), 2024
Emma Boulay, Bruce Wallace, Kathleen C. Fraser, Manuela Kunz, Rafik Goubran, Frank Knoefel, Neil Thomas, 鈥淎 Cost-Effective Webcam Eye-Tracking Algorithm for Robust Classification of Fixations and Saccades鈥 2024 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2024
E. Boulay, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, F. Knoefel, R. Goubran, N. Thomas, 鈥淒esign and Validation of a System to Synchronize Speech Recognition and Eye-Tracking Measurements鈥 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023.
Methods for Classifying Driver Engagement in Autonomous Vehicles Using Physiological Sensors
- Aidan Lochbihler
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
Lochbihler, Aidan 鈥淢ethods for Classifying Driver Engagement in Autonomous Vehicles Using Physiological Sensors.鈥 MASc diss., 杏吧原创 University, 2024.
Aidan Lochbihler, Bruce Wallace, Kathleen Van Benthem, Chris Herdman, Kirsten Brightman, Will Sloan, Rafik Goubran, Frank Knoefel, Shawn Marshall, Metrics in a Dynamic Gaze Environment, IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements (MeMeA) 2024, 2024
A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, R. Goubran , 鈥淢ulti-Class Gaze Detection in a Dynamic Environment鈥 2024 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2024
A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, J. Goheen, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, 鈥淎ssessing Driver Task Engagement Through Machine Learning Classification of Physiological Response鈥 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023.
K. Brightman, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, B. Wallace, A. Lochbihler, W. Sloan, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, 鈥淎 Follow-up to an Age-Friendly Protocol to Support Investigations of Autonomous Driving Disengagement on Driver Safety: Results and Recommendations 鈥, HCI International 2023.
A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, J. Goheen, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, 鈥淎ssessing Driver Engagement Through Machine Learning Classification of Physiological Measures鈥, 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2023.
A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, 鈥淎ssessing Driver Gaze Location in a Dynamic Vehicle Environment鈥, 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2023.
K. Brightman, K. Van Benthem, B. Wallace, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, T. Sloan, A. Lochbihler, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, 鈥淎ge-friendly protocol to support investigations of autonomous driving disengagement on driver safety鈥 HCI International 2022.
2023
Differentiation of Dry and Wet Cough Sounds using Deep Learning model and Data Augmentation
- Saiful Huq
- Supervisors: Jim Green, Rafik Goubran
Publications
S. Almhairat, B. Wallace, J. Larivi猫re-Chartier, A. El-Haraki, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淢aintaining Synchrony of Dual Machine Learning: A Phase-Locked Loop Approach鈥 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2022
S. Almhairat, B. Wallace, J. Larivi猫re-Chartier, A. El-Haraki, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淣etwork Effects on Dual Machine Learning Models Predicting Smart Home Sensor Measurements鈥, 2022 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2022.
Almhairat, S 鈥淭he Supportive Smart Home System: Implications and Solutions for Service Providers鈥, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 杏吧原创 University, 2022.
Almhairat, S., Wallace, B., Larivi猫re-Chartier, J., El-Haraki, A., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., 鈥淪upportive Smart Home Systems: Utilization Assessment for Internet Service Provider Networks鈥, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.
A Confidence Framework for Heart Rate Estimation in Video Magnification
- Diane Elhajjar
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
Elhajjar, Diane 鈥淎 Confidence Framework for Heart Rate Estimation in Video Magnification.鈥 MASc diss., 杏吧原创 University, 2023.
D. Elhajjar, B. Wallace, A. Law, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淢achine Learning Assessment of Heart Rate Confidence from Video Magnification 鈥, 23rd IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE), 2023
Elhajjar, D., Wallace, B., Law, A., Goubran, R. Knoefel, F., 鈥淎 Confidence Framework through Temporal Averaging for Heart Rate Estimation in Video Magnification鈥 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023.
D. Elhajjar, B. Wallace, A. Law, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淎ssessing Confidence in Video Magnification Heart Rate Measurement using Multiple ROIs鈥, 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2023.
Sensor System to Determine Force and Direction for Push Handles on Patient Transport System
- Bahareh Chimehi
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Video of Push Handle System implemented in ALTA Transport System by Able Innovations
Able Innovations motion assist handle system demonstration
Publications
Able Innovations Demonstrates Push Handle System at AGEWELL AGM
Chimehi, B. 鈥淪ensor System to Determine Force and Direction for Push Handles on Patient Transport System鈥, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 杏吧原创 University, 2023.
P. Chang, B. Chimehi, J. Huang, N. Levi, B. Wallace, and R. Wang, 鈥楾ransportation Assistant for Patient Transfer Device鈥, Provisional US Patent and Trademark Office, #63/456,132, March 31, 2023
B. Chimehi, B. Wallace, 鈥淒ecision Tree Machine Learning to Determine Direction of Steering Force for Hospital Bed Push Handle System鈥, 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2023.
B. Chimehi, B. Wallace, 鈥淢achine Learning to Determine Handle Force and Direction Using Strain Gauge Measurements鈥, 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2023.
B. Chimehi, B. Wallace, 鈥淎ble Innovations Smart Transport Assist System鈥, AGE-WELL AGM, 2022
B. Chimehi, B. Wallace, 鈥淟oad Cell Force and Direction Sensor System for Push Bars鈥 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2022
2022
Methods for Gait Analysis in a Supportive Smart Home
- Ashi Agarwal
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
Agarwal, A. 鈥淢ethods for Gait Analysis in a Supportive Smart Home鈥, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 杏吧原创 University, 2022.
Agarwal, A., Wallace, B., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., Thomas, N., 鈥淢ethod to Improve Gait Speed Assessment for Low Frame Rate AI Enabled Visual Sensor鈥 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2022
Agarwal, A., Wallace, B., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., Thomas, N., 鈥淲alking Gait Speed Measurement Using Privacy Respecting AI Enabled Visual Sensor鈥, 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2022.
N. Thomas, A. Agarwal, L. Ault, J. Lariviere-Chartier, L. Kingstone, B. Wallace, F. Knoefel, R. Goubran, Z. Beattie, J. Kaye, 鈥淓valuating changes in gait and activity associated with cognitive impairment using a home-based technology platform鈥, Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC 2021).
Agarwal, A., Wallace, B., Ault, L., Larivi猫re-Chartier, J., Knoefel, F., Goubran, R., Kaye, J., Beattie, Z., Thomas, N., 鈥淯sing Zigbee Sensors to Measure Human Behaviour 鈥 Analytical Considerations鈥, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.
The Supportive Smart Home System: Implications and Solutions for Service Providers
- Saif Almhairat
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
S. Almhairat, B. Wallace, J. Larivi猫re-Chartier, A. El-Haraki, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淢aintaining Synchrony of Dual Machine Learning: A Phase-Locked Loop Approach鈥 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2022
S. Almhairat, B. Wallace, J. Larivi猫re-Chartier, A. El-Haraki, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淣etwork Effects on Dual Machine Learning Models Predicting Smart Home Sensor Measurements鈥, 2022 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2022.
Almhairat, S 鈥淭he Supportive Smart Home System: Implications and Solutions for Service Providers鈥, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 杏吧原创 University, 2022.
Almhairat, S., Wallace, B., Larivi猫re-Chartier, J., El-Haraki, A., Goubran, R., Knoefel, F., 鈥淪upportive Smart Home Systems: Utilization Assessment for Internet Service Provider Networks鈥, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.
Heart Rate Detection using Video Magnification: Impact of Algorithmic Parameters and Noise
- Leen Yassin Kassab
- Supervisors: Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
Yassin Kassab, L., Law, A., Wallace, B., Larivi猫re-Chartier, J., Goubran, R. Knoefel, F., 鈥淓ffects of Lighting and Window Length on Heart Rate Assessment through Video Magnification鈥 2022 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2022
Yassin Kassab, L., Law, A., Wallace, B., Larivi猫re-Chartier, J., Goubran, R. Knoefel, F., 鈥淭he Effect of Noise on Contactless Heart Rate Measurement using Video Magnification鈥, 2022 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2022.
Yassin Kassab, L 鈥淗eart Rate Detection using Video Magnification: Impact of Algorithmic Parameters and Noise鈥, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 杏吧原创 University, 2022.
Yassin Kassab, L., Law, A., Wallace, B., Larivi猫re-Chartier, J., Goubran, R. Knoefel, F., 鈥淓ffects of Region of Interest Size on Heart Rate Assessment through Video Magnification鈥, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.
2020
Exploiting Wi-Fi Channel State Information for Artificial Intelligence-Based Human Activity Recognition of Similar Dynamic Motions
- Itaf Joudeh
- Supervisors: Anna-Maria Cretu, Bruce Wallace, Rafik Goubran
Publications
I. Joudeh, A. Cretu, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, A. Allegue-Martinez, F. Knoefel, 鈥淟ocation Independence in Machine Learning Classification of Sitting-Down and Standing-Up Actions using Wi-Fi Sensors鈥, 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2021.
Joudeh, Itaf O., 鈥淓xploiting Wi-Fi Channel State Information for Artificial Intelligence-Based Human Activity Recognition of Similar Dynamic Motions鈥, M.A.Sc. Thesis, 杏吧原创 University, 2020.
I. Joudeh, A. Cretu, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, A. Alkhalid, M. Allegue-Martinez, F. Knoefel, 鈥淲iFi Channel State Information-Based Recognition of Sitting-Down and Standing-Up Activities鈥, 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2019.
I. Joudeh, A. Cretu, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, 鈥淩ecognition of Sitting-down and Standing-up Activities using WiFi Channel State Information鈥, 杏吧原创 Data Day 6.0 Symposium, 2019.
Joudeh, I., Cretu, A., Wallace, R., Goubran, R., Alkhalid, A., Allegue, M., 鈥淢ethods and Systems for Position Detection Exploiting Wireless Channel State Information鈥, US Provisional Patent Application, Serial No. 62/815,459, filed March 8, 2019.
University of Ottawa School of Rehabilitation Sciences
2020
Perspectives of Older Adults & Their Caregivers Regarding the Use and Adoption of Assistive Technology at Home 鈥 Implications for Occupational Therapy: A Qualitative Study
- Emilie Gagnon, Kayla Licari, Brigitte Lorenz, Rebecca Nadler
- Supervisor: Heidi Sveistrup
Publications
K. Licari, R. Nadler, B. Lorenz, E. Gagnon, B. Wallace, H. Sveistrup, 鈥淎ssistive technology at home: Perspectives of older adults and caregivers鈥, Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Conference 2021, 2021
