Dr. Abdessamad Ben Hamza

Professor

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Biography

Abdessamad Ben Hamza is a professor at the Concordia Institute of Information Systems Engineering, specializing in various cutting-edge fields within computer science. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2003. His research interests include Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Geometric Deep Learning, Image Processing, and Graph Signal Processing. Throughout his career, he has contributed significantly to the advancement of these fields with numerous publications in prestigious conferences and journals. His work often intersects practical applications in medical imaging and the development of novel algorithms and frameworks for visual recognition tasks. His recent research includes topics like occluded object recognition, 3D human pose estimation, and noise-influenced classification models. He supervises theses for graduate students and is actively involved in guiding future researchers in his area of expertise. He maintains an open office hour on Mondays from 1 to 2 pm for student consultations and academic guidance.

Research Interests

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.