Dr. James Elder

Professor

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Biography

James Elder is a professor at the Lassonde School of Engineering and holds a joint appointment with the Faculty of Health at York University. He is recognized for his contributions to the field of computer vision and has been awarded the Premier’s Research Excellence Award as well as the Young Investigator Award from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society. Dr. Elder completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering at McGill University in 1996. His research focuses on the development of novel and useful computer vision algorithms and machine vision systems, as well as a deeper understanding of visual processing in biological systems. He is a member of the Centre for Vision Research and actively contributes to advancing the field through both teaching and research.

Research Interests

Requirements for York University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
4-year Honours Bachelor degree in a related discipline
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Specialization Notes

Department of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies graduate programs generally follow the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) B+ minimum requirement.