Fundng and Grants
Grants
NSERC, Operating Grant, 2005-2009, Discovery Grant, Models, Algorithms, Architectures and Prototypes for Low Power System on a Chip for ubiquitous video systems, Principle Investigator, $102,000 - $25,200 per annum.
NSERC, Operating Grant, 2006-2009, CRD, Integrated Systems for High Performance Signal Processing, Co-Investigator, $ 300,770 - $35,000 per annum.
University Research Grant Committee (Conference Travel Grant), 2008, Principle Investigator, $1,800 - $1,800 per annum.
University Research Grant Committee (Visitor Scholar Grant for Prof. El Wakil), 2008, Principle Investigator, $1,250 - $1, 250 per annum – Co-applicant: Prof. Henry Leung. .
MITACS, Student Internship, Automatic Symbol Extraction, $15,000 Including $7500 Industrial Support, May – August 2008
IVAC – Seed Fund, “Commercialization of Video Content Analysis,” $1,000,000 to match $1,200,000 Private Fund, March 2008-2009.
NRC-IRAP, Commercialization of Patient Agitation System $30,000, Feb – June 2008
NSERC, Equipment Grant, 2005-2007, Test and Inspection platform for advanced integration technology, Principle Investigator, $54,973
NSERC, Operating Grant, 2001-2005, Discovery Grant, Models, Algorithms and Low Power Architectures for Multimedia Applications, Principle Investigator, $96,000 - $24,000 per annum.
NSERC, Operating Grant, 2001-2002, CRD program, Development of Parallel Algorithms for Mesh Based Video Object Motion Tracking, Principle Investigator, $47,000 - $47,000 per annum.
NSERC, Equipment Grant, 2003-2004, A Wet Chemistry Processing Station, (K. Kaler (PI), W. Badawy, G. Jullien, M. Mintchev), $51,202 ( Shared Equipment).
NSERC, Equipment Grant, 2001-2002, Smart Cameras Network, Principle Investigator (W. Badawy (PI), L. Bruton), $19,800 ( Shared Equipment).
NSERC, Operating Grant, 2002-2007, Strategic Projects, “A System On A Chip Platform for Real-time Bio-technology Applications,” Co-Investigator (K. Kaler (PI), W. Badawy, L. Pilarski, W. Moussa, C. Backhouse), $1,646,000 - $79,000 per annum, the following are the matching component for this grant.
Canadian Microelectronic Corporation, Operating, 2002-2007, “A System On A Chip Platform for Real-time Bio-technology Applications,” Co-Investigator (K. Kaler (PI), W. Badawy, L. Pilarsiki, W. Moussa, C. Backhouse), $190,000 - $10,000 per annum.
Micralyne, Operating, 2002-2007, “A System On A Chip Platform for Real-time Bio-technology Applications,” Co-Investigator (K. Kaler (PI), W. Badawy, L. Pilarsiki, W. Moussa, C. Backhouse), 200,000 - 10,000 per annum.
IntelliSense, Operating, 2002-2007, “A System On A Chip Platform for Real-time Bio-technology Applications,” Co-Investigator (K. Kaler (PI), W. Badawy, L. Pilarsiki, W. Moussa, C. Backhouse), 675,000 - 33,500 per annum.
ITS Canada, City of Calgary, Alberta Transportation, Transportation Canada, Intelligent Transportation Systems; Operating Grant, Video Incident Detecting and Verification Proving Ground, Principal Investigator, $135,600 (2005 - 2006)
Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, Fabrication Grant 2007, “Calibrating Electrical Field Sensor for nano particles” Principle Investigator, estimated at ($2,000 /mm2 x 1.7 mm2).
Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, Fabrication Grant 2006, “Embedded Memory Prototype,” Principle Investigator, estimated at ($2,000 /mm2 x 6 mm2).
Alberta Informatics Circle of Research Excellence, 2006, Operating, in support of the 28th International Workshop on Signal Processing, Banff, Alberta, October 2-4 2006, ICT Stategy Planning and Recruiting Grant, $10,000
Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, Fabrication Grant 2005, “Electrical Field Sensor 2nd run,” Principle Investigator, estimated at ($2,000 /mm2 x 1 mm2).
Alberta Informatics Circle of Research Excellence, 2005, Operating, in support of the 5th International Workshop on System on Chip (IWSOC 2005), Banff, Alberta, July 20-24 2005, ICT Strategy Planning and Recruiting Grant, $10,000
Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, Fabrication Grant 2005, “Embedded Memory Prototype,” Principle Investigator, estimated at ($2,000 /mm2 x 1.7 mm2).
Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, Fabrication Grant 2003, “Electrical Field Sensor,” Principle Investigator, estimated at ($2,000 /mm2 x 6x7 mm2).
Calgary Olympics Oval, 2003, Research Digital Video Processing Applications for Speed Skating, Principle Investigator, $10,000.
Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Equipments, 2001-2003, “Establishment of a High-performance Real-time Digital Signal, Image and Video Processing Laboratory,” Principle Investigator, (W. Badawy (PI), D. Westwick), $131,870 - $65,000 per annum.
Alberta Innovation and Science - IIPP, Equipment, 2001-2003, “Establishment of a High-performance Real-time Digital Signal, Image and Video Processing Laboratory”, Principle Investigator, (W. Badawy (PI), D. Westwick), $131,870 - $65,000 per annum.
MicroNet (NCE), Operating, 2001-2005, “Low Power VLSI Prototype for Video Object Motion Tracking Architectures for Real-time Video Applications”, Principle Investigator, $83,000 - $23,000 per annum.
MicroNet (NCE), Operating, 2003-2005, Co-Investigator (G. Jullien (PI), W. Badawy et al.) $256,000 - $40,000 per annum.
AERI/ASRA, 2001-2003, “Real-time Internet-based Surveillance of Oil/Gas Pipelines,” Co-Investigator (N. El Sheimy (PI), W. Badawy), $116,160 - $25,000 per annum.
MicroNet (NCE), Operating, 2001-2003, “A VLSI Motion Tracking Architecture for Detecting the Physio-chemical Properties of Living Biological Cells,” Co-Investigator (K. Kaler (PI), W. Badawy), $40,000 - $10,000 per annum.
Canadian Microelectronic Corporation, Equipment, 2001-2005, “Lead Client for Tality Platform+DDE+IP-Authoring Tools,” Principle Investigator (W. Badawy (PI), G. Jullien, J. Haslett, B. Maundy, K. Kaler, L. Turner), $1,600,000 - Tools and IP-Blocks that are provided by CMC in the new secure lab.
Calgary Olympic Oval, 2002-2003, Operating, “Automated Video Collection in Long Track Speed Skating,” Co-Investigator, (S. Maw (PI)), $10,000 - $10,000 per annum.
Human Resources of Canada, Student Salary Support, 2003, “Multimedia Application Development,” Principle Investigator, $5,000 - $5,000 per annum.
The Canadian Microelectronics Corporation, Fabrication Grant, 2002, “SIMD Architecture for VIPlat” Principle Investigator,” $65,000 - $65,000 per annum.
Petro-Canada, Operating, 2001-2003, “Research in Low-Power VLSI architecture for Digital Video Processing Applications,” Principle Investigator, $20,000 - $10,000 per annum.
Alberta Innovation and Science - ERATT, Operating, 2002-2003, “Commercialization of New Video Streaming Solution for Real-time Applications,” Principle Investigator, (W. Badawy (PI), I. El Mallah), $520,000 - $56,000 per annum.
Canadian Microelectronic Corporation, 2001, Equipment, “VLSI Establishment Grant,” Co-Investigator, (J. Haslett (PI), W. Badawy, G. Jullien, B. Maundy, K. Kaler, L. Turner), $37,000 - Tools and computing facility that are provided by CMC and located in the VLSI laboratory.
University Research Grant Committee (Starter Grant), Operating, 2001-2002, “The Research and development of Video Compression Technique,” Principle Investigator, $10,000 - $10,000 per annum.
University Research Grant Committee (Conference Travel Grant), 2000, Principle Investigator, $1,320 - $1,320 per annum.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Capital Grant, 2001-2002, “Establishment of Digital Video Laboratory,” Principle Investigator, $25,000 - $25,000 per annum.
Ashtech Inc., Equipment, 2001-2003, GPS Equipment, Principle Investigator, $7,500 - tools and GPS equipment.
Human Resources of Canada, Student Salary Support, 2001, Multimedia application development, Principle Investigator, $5,000 - $5,000 per annum.
Human Resources of Alberta, Student Salary Support, 2001, VLSI architectures for Video Applications, Principle Investigator, $10,000 - $10,000 per annum.


