Dr. Colin Bradley
LACIR Director

cbr(at)engr(dot)uvic(dot)ca

Colin enjoys working on the challenging projects currently underway and being part of a talented and hard working group. Colin has been a faculty member at UVic since 1992 and is currently a Canada Research Chair in Computational Modeling and Design.

Dr. Panajotis Agathoklis

pan(at)ece(dot)uvic(dot)ca
web:www.ece.uvic.ca/~pan/

• Multidimensional Signal Processing
• Image and Video Compression
• Stability and Robustness Analysis
• Control Systems

Dr. Paul Kraeutner

pkraeutn(at)engr(dot)uvic(dot)ca
web:

• Model-based array signal processing
• Sonar signal processing
• Acoustic imaging and mapping
• 3D sidescan and 3D sector-scan imaging
• AUV and ROV sonar systems
• Sonar system and electronics design
• Acoustical oceanography
• Ocean driven power systems

Dr. Lin Cai

cai(at)ece(dot)uvic(dot)ca
web: www.ece.uvic.ca/~cai/

• Wireless/wireline interworking
• Topology control
• Medium access control
• Resource and mobility management
• Cross-layer design for wireless networks
• Underwater communications and sensor networks
• Vehicle networks
  

Dr. Alexandra Branzan-Albu

aalbu(at)ece(dot)uvic(dot)ca
web: www.ece.uvic.ca/~aalbu

• Computer vision
• Image processing
• Video processing
• Visual motion analysis
• Object tracking
• Visual pattern recognition
  

Dr. Ross Chapman

chapman(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:seos.uvic.ca/people/chapman.htm

• Seismo-acoustic propagation, with specific application to the study of marine gas hydrates,
• Development and application of acoustic inverse methods for estimation of geophysical properties of the ocean bottom and for source localization

Dr. Verena Tunnicliffe

verenat(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:www.venus.uvic.ca/about_us/ vtunnicliffe.html

• Ecology and evolution of hot-vent animals
• Marine community history

Adrian Round

around(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:www.venus.uvic.ca/about_us/ around.html

• Delivers the VENUS infrastructure that will allow the science users to effectively conduct their research

Dr. Richard Dewey

rdewey(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:www.venus.uvic.ca/about_us/ rdewey.html

• Coastal flows
• Mixing
• Turbulence
• Waves
• Tides

Paul Mcoun

pmacoun(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:www.venus.uvic.ca/about_us/ pmacoun.html

• Responsible for instrument systems on the VENUS array
• Responsible for the design of support structures/platforms, handling systems and deployment/recovery methods

Dr. Chris Barnes

crbarnes(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:web.uvic.ca/~neptune/people/ barnes.html

• Early Paleozoic oceans, climate and life
• Using the principal tools of conodont micropaleontology, stratigraphy, and geochemistry

Dr. Mairi Best

mmrbest(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:web.uvic.ca/~neptune/people/ MairiBest_bio.htm

• Guides the development and integration of the many community scientific experiments within the expanded science program of NEPTUNE Canada

Benoît Pirenne

bpirenne(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:web.uvic.ca/~neptune/people/ pirenne.html

• Developing DMAS for VENUS and NEPTUNE, Benoît contributes his data flow expertise and mindset to the scientific disciplines that constitute Ocean Science

Peter Phibbs

pphibbs(at)uvic(dot)ca
web:web.uvic.ca/~neptune/people/ phibbs.html

• Manages the implementation of complex deepwater projects

Emmett Gamroth

egamroth(at)gmail(dot)com

Emmett is heavily involved in Autonomous Underwater Vehicals and other Ocean Technology projects here at LACIR.

Jeff Kennedy

jkennedy(at)engr(dot)uvic(dot)ca

Jeff is a magician when it comes to machining the various hardware components whether it is for larger Ocean Technology research, small Adaptive Optics technology, or extremely small micro EDM research.

Alison Proctor

proctora(at)me(dot)uvic(dot)ca

Alison has a rich background in autonomous control systems, especially with autonomous air vehicles.