Dr David Zhizhang Chen
Zhizhang (David) Chen(S’92–M’92–SM’96)received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, in 1992.From January to August of 1993, he was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC,Canada. In 1993, he joined Dalhousie University,Halifax, NS, Canada, where he is currently a Full Professor and Killam Chair in wireless technology.
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Dr David Zhizhang Chen
Zhizhang (David) Chen(S’92–M’92–SM’96)received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, in 1992.From January to August of 1993, he was a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department, McGill University, Montreal, QC,Canada. In 1993, he joined Dalhousie University,Halifax, NS, Canada, where he is currently a Full Professor and Killam Chair in wireless technology.
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INTERDISCIPLINARY MARINE ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
Our Team
Dr Jason Gu (Principle Investigator)
Electrical and Computer Engg, Dalhousie University
Dr David Barclay
Oceanography, Dalhousie University
Dr Zhizhang D Chen
Electrical and Computer Engg, Dalhousie University
Dr Rickey Dubay
Mechanical Engineering, New Brunswick
Dr Hongxuan Peng
Memorial Univ. of Newfoundland
Dr Kamal El-Sankary
Electrical and Computer Engg, Dalhousie University
Dr Mae Seto
Mechanical Engineering, Dalhousie University
Dr Qiang Ye
Computer Science Dalhousie University
Dr Len Zedel
Oceanography, Memorial University
Dr Ngo Trung Dung
University of Prince Edward Island
​Dr Sergey Ponomarenko
Electrical and Computer Engg, Dalhousie University
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Research Themes
The focus of the IMEIT program is to facilitate effective collaborations to address the challenges in ocean exploration. The trainees in the IMERIT program will gain experience through the four research themes
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Autonomous Marine Systems (AMS)
(Gu & Seto & Ngo)
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Acoustic, Fiber optical, and In-Situ-Sensing (Zedel & Ponomarenko & Chen & Barclay)
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Marine Electronics and Controls
(El-Sankary & Gu & Dubay & Ngo)
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Big Data Analytics for Marine Research (Ye & Zedel & Peng)
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Areas of Practice
Ocean Science
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3D Numerical Modeling
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Control and Robotics​
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Marine Electronics
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Marine Communications
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Embedded Systems​​​​​
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Under Water Robotics
News & Publications
​Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1st Meeting held @ Dalhousie University, Sexton campus, Emera IDEA Building, 2nd floor, Janet and Graham Bennett Design Studio (also known as the Sandbox Space).
Agenda: Each co-applicant is invited to give a short presentation about their research activities (8 minutes for the talk and 2 minutes for questions).
Contact
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Prof Dr Jason Gu
Priciple Investigator
​PhD, PEng., FEIC, FCAE
IEEE Canada President-elect, 2018-2019
IEEE Canada President, 2020-2021
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dalhousie University
Tel.: (902) 4943163
FAX: (902) 4227535
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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