Abstract

Measurement is a fundamental component in all science and engineering disciplines. After all, as Lord Kelvin said in the late 1800s, “To measure is to know.” In this talk, we will first cover both Measurement basics, such as uncertainty, accuracy, precision, etc., and Artificial Intelligence (AI) basics. Then, we will discuss the rapidly growing role that AI has recently started to play in measurement applications. Finally, we will see a few concrete examples of Applied AI for Applied Measurement in the domain of Multimedia Systems and Networks.

Bio

Shervin Shirmohammadi received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada, where he is currently a Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is Director of the Distributed and Collaborative Virtual Environment Research Laboratory, doing research in measurement methods and Applied AI for multimedia systems and networks, specifically video systems, gaming systems, and multimedia-assisted healthcare systems. The results of his research, funded by more than $14 million from public and private sectors, have led to over 350 publications, 3 Best Paper awards, over 70 researchers trained at the postdoctoral, PhD, and Master’s levels, over 20 patents and technology transfers to the private sector, and a number of awards. He is the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, and an Associate Editor of ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications, having been numerously recognized as the “Associate Editor of the Year” by both of these and other journals. He was also the Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement magazine in 2014 and 2015, and is currently on its editorial board.

Dr. Shirmohammadi is an IEEE Fellow for contributions to multimedia systems and network measurements, winner of the 2019 George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research, a Lifetime Senior Member of the ACM, a University of Ottawa Gold Medalist, and a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario.

All faculties and students are welcome to join.