University of AlbertaMultimedia Research Centre · Dept. of Computing Science
ROSSRemote Observation, Sensing & System
About · The group

From research to real deployments

ROSS — Remote Observation, Sensing & System treats remote observation as one data analytics discipline: any sensor, any platform. Established in 2017 with wide-area ground monitoring from space, the group moves research from the lab to real deployments. Its first Alberta funding came from the Consortium for Aerospace Research and Innovation in Canada (CARIC). ROSS operates within the Multimedia Research Centre (MRC), directed by Professor Anup Basu and Professor Irene Chengsee the full MRC team →

Problem → Data → AI method → Validation & metrics → Deployment & impact

Leadership

Irene Cheng

Irene Cheng

ProfessorComputing Science
Alvin (Xinyao) Sun

Alvin (Xinyao) Sun

Adjunct Professor, Computing ScienceTech Entrepreneur

PhD · MSc · Visiting

Zhongrun (Vincent) Zhou
Zhongrun (Vincent) ZhouPhD
Joshua Billson
Joshua BillsonPhD
Fei Yang
Fei YangPhD
Ningbo Zhu
Ningbo ZhuPhD
B
BhavyaPhD
N
NafizePhD
Yuehan Qi
Yuehan QiMSc
SL
Shailee LadMSc
Max Lishchynskyi
Max LishchynskyiMSc
Andre Garcia
Andre GarciaBrazil
PhDMScVisiting

Alumni

Navaneeth Kamballur
Navaneeth KamballurPhD 2018 · US tech company
Subhayan Mukherjee
Subhayan MukherjeePhD 2019 · US tech, California
Gabriel Lugo
Gabriel LugoPhD 2024 · McElhanney
Karansinh Padhiar
Karansinh PadhiarMSc 2024
Samiul
SamiulPhD 2025
Sachin Vijay Kumar
Sachin Vijay KumarPhD
Fan Yang
Fan YangPhD

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Multimedia Research CentreUniversity of AlbertaMultimedia Program — mmgrad.orgCARDD-Tech — Centre for Applied Research in Defence & Dual-use Technologies
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