Dr. Rabab Ward
Fellow
Current Employer
The University of British Columbia
Election Year
1999
Academy
Academy of Science
Discipline
Applied Science
Department
Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems
Keywords
Image processing, digital signal processing, video noise reduction, image and video compression, medical imaging
Rabab K. Ward, Centre for Integrated Computer Systems Research, The University of British Columbia, is a leader in the application of digital signal processing theory to cable and high-definition television, medical images, restoration of astronomical images, and extraction of an infant's distress level from his/her cry signal. Being a highly accomplished researcher and a prolific inventor, she has an impressive list of publications and patents, and her work is used in various companies and laboratories worldwide. Examples include her non-intrusive method for measuring the picture quality in cable TV systems, the non-interfering video system used by the aqua-culture industry, and the fluorescence microscope system used by cell-biology researchers.