Department of Computer Science
Office: 221H
e-mail: dschuurman (at) cs.redeemer.ca
Dr. Schuurman has spent several years working in industry before returning to academia. Dr. Schuurman enjoys teaching and pursuing his research interests in the area of robotics and computer vision. He is also interested in the bigger picture (metaphorically, not in the number of pixels sense) and the various issues related to computer technology. As time allows, Dr. Schuurman is avaliable to share his thoughts on technology related issues to groups. He and his family live in Hamilton, Ontario.
He is a Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) in the province of Ontario and an adjunct associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at McMaster University.
- B.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
- M.A.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
- Ph.D., McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Thesis topic: Direct visual servoing using network-synchronized cameras
Research interests include robotics and computer vision as well as faith and technology issues. Professional memberships include: IEEE, ACMS, and SIGCSE.
Some recent publications are listed below, but a more extensive list of publications is also available.
- Michael Nawrocky*, Derek C. Schuurman, and Jeff Fortuna, "Visual Sorting of Recyclable Goods Using a Support Vector Machine", Proceedings of the IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), May 2010.
- Timothy Ubbens* and Derek C. Schuurman, "Vision-based Obstacle Detection Using a Support Vector Machine", Proceedings of the IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) May 2009, pp. 459-462.
- Fang Zhong*, David W. Capson, Derek C. Schuurman, "Parallel Architecture for PCA Image Feature Detection Using FPGA", Proceedings of the IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), May 2008, pp. 1341-1344.
- A. Smit* and D.C. Schuurman, "Robust Subspace Position Measurement Using Localized Sub-Windows", Proceedings of the Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision, May 2007, pp. 282-288.
- R.S. Ramshaw and D.C. Schuurman, PSpice Simulation of Power-Electronics Circuits, Springer, 1997.
* Denotes students that I have (co-)supervised.
I teach (or have taught) the following courses:
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Some additional teaching related links:
- Biking
- Ham Radio and Electronics
- Some of my simple web applications
- Some recommended books
- Some digital photography of the great outdoors
- Interesting movies
- Crossing Signs
- Why I like open source software
- www.schuurman.ca
- Can you guess the computer? On-line Game
- Silicon Zoo (What design engineers do when they have too much time on their hands).
- Astronomy picture of the day
- What The Professor Really Means...
- Dilbert
