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Computational Public Safety

Computer science tools and techniques used to improve public safety processes: search and rescue, urban search and rescue, explosive disposal and CBRNe response, with robots, dogs, drones and simulation. The work is led from the Computational Public Safety Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University.

01.1

Research interests

  • Field Robotics (ground, water and air)
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Teleoperation, telepresence, computer-machine mediation systems
  • Mechatronics
  • Human Factors
  • Response Robotics
  • Computational Public Safety (Specifically, USAR, SAR, EDU and CBRNe response)
  • Disaster and Emergency Management
  • Digital Media and Society
  • Ethics and Morality in the 21st Century
01.2

Research projects

Sample research projects from the last ten years.

Fig. 01

2017-Present

Algorithm-Equipped Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for finding Lost and Wandering people living with Dementia

The project aims to improve search-and-rescue efforts using UASs. Whereas traditional searches conducted by police officers and volunteers require substantial time and resources, automation and a bird’s eye view make UAVs far more efficient.

PhD Candidate Dalia Hanna is developing an algorithm that will predict a wanderer’s path. The project has several industrial partners and is partially funded by Age Well.

Collaborators Age-Well Institute, Dr. Lili Liu (Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, U of Alberta), Chang School of Continuing Education, (Ryerson), LIFE Institute, OPP, Halton Region Police, Toronto Region Police, Durham Region Police, Peel Region Police, Ubimodo Inc, Locate Motion Inc. Aeryon Labs Inc. NSERC CREATE (ADERSIM)

Fig. 02

2017-Present

El Hibeh Digital Archaeology Support Robot (INDY)

What started out as a class project turned final exam, became a real-life site assessment at el-Hibeh, a 3,000-year-old city in Egypt that has been affected by age, erosion and looting since it was first discovered.

Mounted with a GoPro, the robot travelled 27 meters underground to relay information back to Li and her team about what the site looked like. Using a robot to investigate the site proved to be an ideal choice given the narrow spaces of el-Hibeh and the importance of preserving its delicate landscape. It’s a good first step in learning more about certain areas of the site.

Collaborators Prof. Jean Li (Ryerson-History), Carol Redmount, Chair-Near Eastern Studies, UC Berkeley, Dr. Michael Carter (Ryerson-RTA), Devin Ostrom (Ryerson-Mech Eng), Prof. Rob Blain (Humber College), Office of the Dean-Faculty of Science (Ryerson), Office of the Dean-Faculty of Arts (Ryerson), Office of the Provost (Ryerson), Library (Ryerson), Chang School of Continuing Education (Ryerson)

Fig. 03

2006-Present

Canine Augmentation Technology (CAT)

CAT is a suite of technologies that augment an Urban Search And Rescue (USAR) dog's natural ability as an excellent mobility and sensor platform. By adding cameras, accelerometers, microphones, computing, lights and wireless networking, CAT allows remote humans to track and observe the progress of a searching dog when humans are precluded from following. It was first deployed operationally at a realistic disaster training exercise in Fergus Ontario by the canine teams of the OPP and Toronto HUSAR. The technology has undergone substantial revisions based on feedback from canine handlers and search team managers.

Collaborators Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Toronto Police Services (TPS), Toronto Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR), Federal Emergency Management Agency (US FEMA) canine subcommittee, Ryerson School of Fashion, Ryerson Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

Fig. 04

2008-2016

Canine Remote Deployment System (CRDS)

This patented device is a canine-carried, release mechanism designed to be easily integrated into a canine harness originally intended for use with CAT systems but has been used with CANES and CARD as well. The current version of the CRDS is carried by the USAR canine teams of the OPP and has been deployed to Lebanon by a U.S. non-governmental agency

Collaborators OPP, Toronto Police Services, Toronto HUSAR, FEMA canine subcommittee, Ryerson School of Fashion, Ryerson Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Field Innovation Team (FIT)-Utah, USA

Fig. 05

2012-2017

Canine Assisted Robot Deployment (CARD)

CARD is a refined version of CANES, allowing canine teams to drop robots on or near entombed victims of a collapse. The system is capable of releasing many different types of robots including, in one case, an 11 lbs. tethered snake robot developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

Collaborators OPP UCRT, Dr. Howie Choset (CMU Robot Institute), FEMA Ohio USAR Task Force 1 canine teams, FEMA Texas Taskforce 1 USAR canine teams, Texas A&M University (College Station)-Texas Engineering Extension (TEEX) at the “Disaster City” training facility, US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Fig. 06

2013-2017

Disaster Scene Reconstruction (DSR)

The focus of DSR is the creation of data collection, visualization and simulation tools capable of interacting to create virtual models of disaster scenes that can be manipulated to answer “what if” questions before a rescue is attempted in an USAR rubble environment. DSR is a methodology for sensing, recording, modelling and making serious, rule-based games of real disaster scenes.

Collaborators OPP, Toronto HUSAR, Field Innovation Team (Utah), IMR Systems Inc., Defence Research Development Canada (DRDC)

Fig. 07

2015-2018

Explosive Disposal Unit-Simulation Training (EDUST)

The training of EDU personnel is often expensive and complex involving the use of specialized disruption equipment, hours of experimentation and some risk. In this project we use methodology learned from DSR and apply it to the improvised explosive device (IED) neutralization task.

Collaborators OPP, Toronto Police Services (CBRNe and ETF), Durham Police Services, Halton Police Services

01.3

Research experience

  1. September 1997 - Present

    Director of Research, Computational Public Safety (CPS) Lab, (Formerly, the Network-Centric Applied Research Team (N-CART)

    School of Computer Science, Ryerson University

    As the research director, I provide direction to a mixed team of approximately a dozen Doctoral and Masters students, several Post Docs and a strategic advisor. The lab performs applied research in the area of computational public safety. Our specializations are Search and Rescue (SAR), Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) response and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE) incident response.

    Current and past sponsors include, NSERC, Public Safety Canada, The Ontario Provincial Police, Bell Canada, Bell Global Solutions, Bell Sygma, Apple Canada and Moby Dark. In 2007 N-CART was recognized by the Ontario Government for research excellence-- receiving both the Gold and Diamond Showcase Awards for Excellence in Project Achievement for the Canine Augmentation Technology (CAT) project. The CPS Lab signed an MOU with the Public Safety Division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General in 2024 to conduct research on mutually beneficial projects.

  2. January 1991 – 2000

    Primary Investigator - Autonomous Systems--The Natural Selection Research Group

    Department of Computing and Information Science, University of Guelph

    The group was established By Dr. Deborah A. Stacey to further research in the areas of machine intelligence in various forms including genetic algorithms, artificial neural network, fuzzy systems and mobile robotics. The group has worked extensively with such organizations as the Department of National Defence, Ontario Hydro, and many others. My research interests have included text-to-speech processing using neural networks, sonar target identification, and speech recognition. I was the group’s primary investigator in the area of robust intelligent autonomous systems.

  3. September 1993 - October 1997

    Member-Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Group (PAMI)-Department of Systems Design Engineering,

    University of Waterloo

    The PAMI group was established in 1980 with the objective of providing resources to researchers in the areas of pattern analysis and machine intelligence and to promote technology transfer between the university and industry. My own work as a graduate student centered on the application of simple, robust neural networks to the field of autonomous agents-especially fast learning.

  4. September 1990 - May 1992

    Associate-Human-Computer Interaction Design Lab, Department of Computing and Information Science

    University of Guelph

    Under the direction of Dr. Tom Carey, the goal of the HCI design lab was to further the understanding of how humans interact with computing machinery. Interests in the lab were far ranging, encompassing fields such as computer supported cooperative work, usability testing, and HCI design tools. I contributed to various user and product studies including the IBM Book Manager and Bell Northern Research VISIT usability studies.

01.4

Grants and gifts

45 grants and gifts across his career, as listed in the CV.

Grants and gifts
Granting agencyStartDurationAmountTopicNotes
National Cybersecurity Consortium20252 years$1.1M (Total project funds $1.6M)Develop a machine-learning model that leverages knowledge of API transaction fingerprints and uses the associated data set to be able to detect security and operational anomalies over time.In collaboration with Solsys and Dr. Isaac Woungang
Digital Supercluster20255 years$1.1M (Total project funds $2.2M)CareerTech: Diversifying Talent in Tech Through Career-Integrated Learning.In collaboration with Protexxa Inc and several partners.
Ontario Skills Development Fund20242 year$356000Inclusive Workforce Tool: leveraging faculty and students to develop prototype of a dynamic training technology platform for rapid upskilling of required talents.The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC), Canadian Cybersecurity Network, Protexxa Inc
National Cybersecurity Consortium20242 years$150K (Total project funds $1.7M)This project connects personalized cybersecurity with organizational and community protection, by developing an all-in-one platform that aggregates capabilities and personalizes cybersecurity assessment, awareness, and protections.In collaboration with Protexxa Inc and several partners (Toronto Metropolitan University, Core Centre Inc, Mila Montreal)
Ontario Centres of Innovation (OCI)20231 year$81250Quantum Digital Identity WalletAwarded with partner Protexxa Inc
NSERC Alliance20211 year$30000Utilizing the ARAIG haptic suit to navigate firefighters out of hazardous environmentsAwarded with partner IFTech Inc
Age-Well NCE20204 years$50000/yrTechnologies for assessment and management of wayfinding risks for persons living with dementia in their communitiesWith LiLi Liu, Dean-Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo.
NSERC Engage20186 mths$25000Finding lost individuals with wearable technologyWith LocateMotion Inc.
Faculty of Science Dean’s Travel Grant (Internal)20181 mth$1000Attend and participate in DHS/NIST/ASTM “Response Robot Evaluation” ExerciseNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Headquarters, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
NSERC Discovery20171 yr$21000Unmanned Terrestrial Inspection of Bridge Infrastructure Using Image Processing Techniques
Faculty of Science Interdisciplinary research grant (Internal)20171 yr$12000El-Hibeh Archaeological Dig Site, Egypt--looter tunnel exploration robot creation fundIn collaboration with Dr. Jean Lee (Prof. Dept of History, Faculty of Arts, Ryerson U)
Faculty of Science Dean’s Travel Grant (Internal)20171 mth$1000Attend and participate in DHS/NIST/ASTM “Response Robot Evaluation” ExerciseFEMA VA-TF2 training facility, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Faculty of Arts Interdisciplinary undergraduate research assistant (Internal)20174 mths$9,888.20An algorithmic approach to defining search algorithms for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engaged in the “lost and wandering” external-to-facility-grounds patient search task.In collaboration with Dr. Janet Lum (Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts, Ryerson U)
eCampus Ontario Research and Innovation Grant20171 yr$95,942*Practical Design Guide for Simulation Game-Based LearningIn collaboration with the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education and Prof. Ozgur Turetken, Chair, BTM, The Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson
G. Raymond Chang Family2016NA$25,000.00Canine applications for Computational Public SafetyResearch Gift
NSERC (Engage)20166 mths$25,000.00Inter/Intranet manufacturing machine monitoring (I2M3)With Ivedha Inc.
NSERC (Engage)20156 mths$25,000.00Omni-directional canine camera systemWith MAXgear Inc.
NSERC (CREATE)20156 yrs$1,650,000.00*ADERSIM ProjectHeld by York University
Microsoft Canada2014NA$25,000.00Embedded Systems GrantUSD, Research Gift
NSERC (Engage)20146 mths$25,000.00Confined Space Flight Software AssistWith DreamQii Inc.
NSERC (Engage)20136 mths$25,000.00Sensor mount for UAV for scanning urban disaster scenes.With the AeroX company.
NSERC (Engage)20106 mths$25,000.00An Algorithm for Determining Acceptable Personal SpaceWith InteraXon Inc.
NSERC (Engage)20106 mths$25,000.00Dual Function Pressure Pipe Inspection Sensor HeadWith Pressure Pipe Inspection Company
NSERC (Discovery)20105 yrs$155,000.00Human Interface for Canine Augmentation Technology Data
Ontario Centres of Excellence (Photonics)20086 mths$15,000.00Untethered near-infrared brain spectroscopy to monitor canine brain function.
Ontario Centres of Excellence (Communication and Information Technology)20086 mths$13,703.00Algorithm for the Automatic Placement of Nodes to extend emergency wireless networks.
OPIC20083$25,000.00Canine Remote Deployment System Market Readiness
OPIC20071$10,000.00CAT Demonstration Project at HUSAR exercise with OPP/PERT
NSERC (EQPEQ program)20071 yr$44,338.00Vision-based micro-manipulation system for autonomous inspection and assembly of micro-parts
Ontario Provincial Police2005Ongoing$20,000.00Canine Augmentation Technology/ Improved Urban Search and Rescue Robotics/ improve CBRNe response robotsin kind, per year
Dog-Goes20051 yr$2,000.00Canine USARin kind
Invacare20032 yr$15,000.00Network-Enabled Powered Wheel-Chair Adaptor Kit Prototype (3 Powered Wheelchairs donated)in kind
Microsoft Canada2003NA$25,000.00Network-Enabled Powered Wheel-Chair Adaptor Kit PrototypeUSD
HumCorp Networks Inc.20021 yr$2,000.00Network Routing Researchin kind
Moby Dark Inc.20004 mths$2,000.00Collaborative Research Grant - Network-centricity
NSERC (Discovery)20004 yr$48,000.00Distributed Network Services for Remote and Teleoperated Systems
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade19994 days$10,000.00Sponsored "Team Canada" participant on research mission to Japan to demonstrate the Internet robot project: MAX
Bell Global Solutions19982 mths$6,000.00Competition Study - Fax services
NSERC (Discovery)19982 yr$18,000.00Autonomous Systems
Active Surplus Annex19971 yr$500.00Sumo Robot Design in collaboration with Ontario College of Art and Design artist Norman Whitein kind
Bell Canada19962 yr$1,000.00Telephone Linein kind
Bell Sygma Inc.19961 yr$23,000.00Equipment Grantin kind
Apple Canada19961 yr$4,500.00Apple Newton PDA Study
Bell Sygma Inc.19961 yr$1,000.00Personal Digital Assistants
Ryerson Starter Grant19961 yr$5,000.00Personal Digital Assistants
  1. $95,942: I was 1 of 9 “partners” in the project led by my Doctoral Student, Naza Djafarova
  2. $1,650,000.00: I am 1 of 11 primary investigators in this York University-centred grant. Sub-grants typically provide $30-$40K/year depending on the project undertaken and students supported
01.5

Publications

Every book chapter, journal paper, refereed conference paper, magazine article and patent in the CV.

127 publications

  1. JournalA.M. Mazurick, & A. Ferworn (2026). Shared-Control HMI for Tactile-First Traversal Offline Counterfactual Evaluation with Haptic Safety Projection. Sensors, 26(9), 2719. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26092719
  2. JournalA.M. Mazurick and A. Ferworn, “What makes a space traversable? A formal definition and on-policy certificate for contact-rich egress in confined environments,” Robotics, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 65, 2026, doi: 10.3390/robotics15030065.
  3. JournalM. Miu, B. Niebert, and A. Ferworn. "Game Learning Analytics for Serious Game Scoring." Digital Technologies Research and Applications 4, no. 3 (2025): 195-205
  4. JournalS. Vella, M. Noun, S. Sharieh, and A. Ferworn (2025). Corpia: An operational framework for ai agents augmenting knowledge work. International Journal On Advances in Security, 18(1 & 2):23–27
  5. JournalM. Demir, O. Turetken, A. Ferworn, M. Kargar (2023), A Blockchain-Based System for Aid Delivery: Concept Development, Data Modeling, and Validation. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 34(1), 1-35. http://doi.org/10.4018/JDM.321757
  6. JournalDimitriadou, A., Djafarova, N., Turetken, O., Verkuyl, M., & Ferworn, A. Challenges in serious game design and development: Educators’ experiences. Simulation & Gaming, 52(2), April 1, 2021, pp 132-152, https://doi.org/10.1177/1046878120944197
  7. JournalA.K.M Zahidul Islam, A. Ferworn, “A Comparison between Agile and Traditional Software Development Methodologies”, Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology: Software & Data Engineering, Volume 20 Issue 2 Version 1.0, 2020, ISSN: 0975-4172 & Print ISSN: 0975-4350
  8. JournalR. Blain, A. Ferworn, J. Li, J. Tran, and M. Carter. “A Multidisciplinary Approach to Learning Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Through Real-World Problem Solving—The“BUSA Dig”, Journal of Human-Robot Interaction, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2017, Pages 70-91, DOI 10.5898/JHRI.6.2.Blain
  9. JournalMd. Shariful Islam, Md. Rabiul Islam, Md. Altab Hossain, Alexander Ferworn & Md. Khademul Islam Molla, “Subband entropy-based features for clothing invariant human gait recognition”, Advanced Robotics, 31:10, 519-530, DOI: 10.1080/01691864.2017.1283249 (2017)
  10. JournalC. Kong, A. Ferworn, E. Coleshill, J. Tran, & K.G. Derpanis, What is a Hole? Discovering Access Holes in Disaster Rubble with Functional and Photometric Attributes. Journal of Field Robotics, 33(6), 825-836. (2016)
  11. JournalF. Butt, S. S. Bokhari, A. Abhari, and A. Ferworn. "Scalable Resource Discovery through Distributed Search." International Journal of Distributed and Parallel Systems (IJDPS) 2.5 (2011): 1-19
  12. JournalC. Ribeiro, A. Ferworn, M. Denko, and J. Tran, “Wireless Mesh Network Performance for Urban Search and Rescue Missions”, International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC), 2010, Vol 2, Issue 2, pp. 38-57
  13. JournalL. Dell’Agnese and A. Ferworn, “Work Apparel for Urban Search and Rescue Dogs”, Descant, Volume 40, No. 1, pp. 73-81, 2009
  14. JournalA. Ferworn, D. Ostrom, K. Barnum, M. Dallaire, D. Harkness, and M. Dolderman, "Canine Remote Deployment System for Urban Search and Rescue", Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Vol. 5 : Iss. 1, Article 9. 2008
  15. JournalA. Ferworn, A. Arora, and M. Jaseemuddin, IP Mobility Issues for a Mobile Tele-Robotic System - NEPWAK, International Journal of Automation and Computing, Special Issue of Online Robots and E-automation, 2004.
  16. ConferenceS. Vella, S. Sharieh, and A. Ferworn (2025). Kryptonite for small llms: When simple words break reasoning. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence (CSCI 2025), Las Vegas, NV, USA. American Council on Science and Education. Presented at CSCI 2025.
  17. ConferenceM. Miu and A. Ferworn. "Serious Game Scoring for Maze Resolution." In 2025 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Data Sciences and Applications (ACDSA), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2025.
  18. ConferenceS. Vella, S. Sharieh, and A. Ferworn (2025). Artificial intelligence or artificial stupidity? the inability of small llms to reason, even given the correct answer. In Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems and Technologies (SECURWARE 2025), Barcelona, Spain.
  19. ConferenceS. Delaney, D. Schmidt, and A. Ferworn. "Improving Healthcare Data Usability." In Proceedings of Tenth International Congress on Information and Communication Technology: ICICT 2025, London, Volume 4, vol. 4, p. 329. Springer Nature, 2025.
  20. ConferenceS. Vella, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, M. Zaheer, and A. Ferworn, A. (2025). Accelerating ai agent development through a domain-specific programming language. In Information Systems for Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of ISBM 2025, Volume 4
  21. ConferenceA. Mazurick and A. Ferworn, (2025). Traversal by Touch: Tactile-Based Robotic Traversal with Artificial Skin in Complex Environments. Sensors, 25(21), 6569.
  22. ConferenceS. Vella, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh and Ferworn, A. (2025). Contentcreator: Programming ai agent workflows. In Proceedings of the 5th IFSA Winter Conference on Automation, Robotics & Communications for Industry 4.0/5.0 (ARCI’ 2025), pages 161–166, Granada, Spain. IFSA, IFSA Publishing
  23. ConferenceS. Vella, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, and A. Ferworn, (2025). Policy and procedure as code. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on ICT for Intelligent Systems (ICTIS 2025), New York City, USA. Springer. To appear - May 2025
  24. ConferenceS. Vella, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, and A. Ferworn (2025). Where you say matters: A study of positional bias of small llms. In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT), New York City, USA. IEEE. To appear - May 2025
  25. ConferenceS. Vella, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, and A. Ferworn (2025). Small models can get smarter! In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET), Paris, France. IEEE. To appear - July 2025
  26. ConferenceE. Ostanin, N. Djosic, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, & A. Ferworn, (2024). Evaluating the Robustness of Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks Against Noise and Adversarial Attacks. Proceedings of SECURWARE 2024: The Eighteenth International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems, and Technologies. ISBN: 978-1-68558-206-7
  27. ConferenceN. Djosic, E. Ostanin, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, & A. Ferworn, (2024). KAN vs KAN: Examining Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KAN) Performance Under Adversarial Attacks. Proceedings of SECURWARE 2024: The Eighteenth International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems, and Technologies. ISBN: 978-1-68558-206-7
  28. ConferenceIslam AZ, Hanna D, Ferworn A. Drone Assist Indoor Locating System for Trapped Victim Using Smartphone Application in a 3D Space. In 2024 International Conference on Computing, Internet of Things and Microwave Systems (ICCIMS) 2024 Jul 29 (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  29. ConferenceS. Vella, Noun, M., Sharieh, S., and Ferworn, A. (2024). An ai-based cognitive architecture for augmenting cybersecurity analysts. In Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems and Technologies (SECURWARE 2024), pages 23–27, Nice, France. [Online]
  30. ConferenceZahid JI, Ferworn A, Hussain F. Framework for Integrating Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Sixth Generation Mobile Networks. Automation, Robotics & Communications for Industry 4.0/5.0. 2025 Feb 19:218.
  31. ConferenceC. Laffan, R. Kozin, J. Coleshill, A. Ferworn, B. Stanfield, M. Stanfield, “Safety Sense: Haptic Navigation for Emergency Responders in Obscured Visibility Environments”, IEEE CTSoc Gaming, Entertainment and Media conference (IEEE GEM 2023), November 19 - 22, 2023, Bridgetown, Barbados
  32. ConferenceA. H. Kahrizi, C. C. Ki Chan, and A. Ferworn, “USP Online, A Multi-Participants I.E.D. Disposal Simulator,” in 11th International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security (ISDFS), 2023
  33. ConferenceA. H. Kahrizi and A. Ferworn, “CIERT : A Framework for Measuring Efficacy in Software- Based Simulation Training for Critical Incidents and Emergency Response,” in 16th International Conference on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering (ICACTE 2023), 2023
  34. ConferenceA.Z. Islam, D. Hanna, A. Ferworn, (2022, December). Drone's trajectory optimization for searching a disaster collapsed area using data mining techniques. In 2022 IEEE 21st International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI* CC) (pp. 32-38). IEEE.
  35. ConferenceA.H. Kahrizi, M. Miu, C.C.K. Chan, A. Ferworn (2022, November). Universal Simulation Platform, a VR Simulator for IED Neutralization Training. In 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST) (pp. 1-7). IEEE.
  36. ConferenceM. Zouri, A. Ferworn. (2022, June). An Approach for Automatic Discovery of Rules Based on ECG Data Using Learning Classifier Systems. In 2022 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AIIoT) (pp. 145-154). IEEE.
  37. ConferenceA.Z. Islam, D. Hanna, A. Ferworn, (2022, February). Volunteer Drone: Search and Rescue of the Industrial Building Collapsed Worker. In 4th International Conference on Wireless, Intelligent and Distributed Environment for Communication: WIDECOM 2021 (pp. 99-110). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
  38. ConferenceC. F. Laffan, R. Kozin, J. E. Coleshill, A. Ferworn, M. Stanfield and B. Stanfield, "ARAIG And Minecraft: A COVID-19 Workaround," 2021 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2021, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ISCC53001.2021.9631428.
  39. ConferenceC. Chan, C.C. Chen, S. Delaney and A. Ferworn, “A Markerless High Resolution Structural Health Monitoring Framework for Smart Cities”, 2021 IEEE Technology & Engineering Management Conference - Europe (TEMSCON-EUR), 17-21 May 2021, pp. 141-145
  40. ConferenceK. Hooper, A. Ferworn, F. Hussain. “Classifying Holes, Voids, Negative Objects And Nothing”. Advanced Information Networking and Applications. Vol. 1, 2021, pp. 220-232
  41. ConferenceM. Zouri and A. Ferworn, "An Ontology-Based Approach for Curriculum Mapping in Higher Education," 2021 IEEE 11th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC), 2021, pp. 0141-0147, doi: 10.1109/CCWC51732.2021.9376163.
  42. ConferenceC.F. Laffan, J.E. Coleshill, B. Stanfield, M. Stanfield and A. Ferworn. “Using the ARAIG Haptic Suit to Assist in Navigating Firefighters Out of Hazardous Environments.” 2020 11th IEEE Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON), 4-7 November 2020, pp 0439-0444.
  43. ConferenceM. Demir, O. Turetken, and A. Ferworn, Blockchain-Based Transparent Disaster Relief Delivery Assurance. In 2020 IEEE International Systems Conference (SysCon), 24-27 August 2020, pp. 1-8.
  44. ConferenceA. Ali, F. Hussain, R. Hussain, A. M. Khan and A. Ferworn, "Multi-Band Multi-Hop WLANs for Disaster Relief and Public Safety Applications," 2020 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshops (WCNCW), 25-28 May 2020, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/WCNCW48565.2020.9124879.
  45. ConferenceD. Hanna and A. Ferworn, "A UAV-based Algorithm to Assist Ground SAR Teams in Finding Lost Persons Living with Dementia," in IEEE/ION Position, Location and Navigation Symposium (PLANS) 2020, Portland, USA, May 2020
  46. ConferenceF. Hussain, O. Weiyue, B. Noye, S. Sharieh, A. Ferworn, “Intelligent Service Mesh Framework for API Security and Management”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Annual Information Technology Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE IEMCON 2019), 17-19 October, 2019, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  47. ConferenceD. Hanna, R. Husein, R.J. Koester, A. Ferworn, “Data Analytics to Predict the Survivability of a Lost Person With Dementia Using R”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Annual Information Technology Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE IEMCON 2019), 17-19 October, 2019, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  48. ConferenceS. Burikova, J. Lee, R. Hussain, I. Sharafitdinova, R. Dzheriev, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, A. Ferworn, “A Trust Management Framework for Software Defined Networks-based Internet of Things”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Annual Information Technology Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE IEMCON 2019), 17-19 October, 2019, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  49. ConferenceM. Demir, O. Turetken, A. Ferworn, “Financial Evaluation Framework for Blockchain Implementations”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Annual Information Technology Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE IEMCON 2019), 17-19 October, 2019, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  50. ConferenceJ.I. Zahid, F. Hussain, A. Ferworn, “A Model of Computing and Communication for Public Safety Integrating FirstNet, Edge Computing and Internet of Things”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Annual Information Technology Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE IEMCON 2019), 17-19 October, 2019, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  51. ConferenceZ. Zhang, T.T. Chen, K. Vigneswaren, F. Hussain, S. Sharieh, A. Ferworn, “Automated Generation and Dynamic Rendering of Web-based Data Collection Systems”, Proceedings of the 10th IEEE Annual Information Technology Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE IEMCON 2019), 17-19 October, 2019, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  52. ConferenceC. Cumpat, M. Zouri, N. Zouri, A. Ferworn. (2019). Managerial Decision Support System in Evaluating the Influence of Nosocomial Infections: A System Dynamics Approach. 2nd International Conference on Computers in Management and Business (ICCMB 2019), 24-27 March 2019, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
  53. ConferenceM. Zouri, N. Zouri, A. Ferworn, (2019). An Ontology Approach for Knowledge Representation of ECG Data. Information Technology and Communications in Health (ITCH 2019), 14-17 February 2019, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
  54. ConferenceM. Demir, A. A. Mashatan, O. Turetken and A. Ferworn, “Utility Blockchain for Transparent Disaster Recovery”, October 10-11, 2018 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC), Toronto, ON, Canada, 2018, pp. 1-6. doi: 10.1109/EPEC.2018.8598413
  55. ConferenceS. Sicat, K. Woodcock, and A. Ferworn (2018). “Wearable technology for design and safety evaluation of rider acceleration exposure on aerial adventure attractions”. Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, June 7-8, 2018.
  56. ConferenceD. Hanna., A. Ferworn, M. Lukaczyn, and A. Abhari, J. “Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in Locating Wandering Patients with Dementia”. IEEE/ION Position Location and Navigation Symposium. Monterey, CA, April 23-26, 2018
  57. ConferenceN. Tran, M. Zouri, and A. Ferworn, “Computational Public Safety: The Evolution to Public Safety Research”, 20th International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems (NBiS-2017), 24-26 August 2017, Toronto, Canada.
  58. ConferenceC. Chan, A. Ferworn, and D. Tran “A Rudimentary Approach to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Guided Improvised Explosive Device Shrapnel Dispersal Simulation” International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCoS), 24-27 August 2017, Toronto, Canada
  59. ConferenceB. Waismark, A. Ferworn, and J. Tran, "Enhancing Autonomous Access Hole Detection", IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC), 20-21 July 2017, Toronto, Canada
  60. ConferenceC. Chan, A. Ferworn, and L. Chin, “Towards Determining Relative Densities for Common Unknown Explosives in Improvised Explosive Devices”, IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference (IHTC), 20-21 July 2017, Toronto, Canada
  61. ConferenceF. Hussain , H. Farahneh, X. Fernando and A. Ferworn, “VLC Enabled Foglets Assisted Road Asset Reporting”, 2017 IEEE 85th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2017-Spring), 4–7 June 2017, Sydney, Australia
  62. ConferenceD. Hanna, A. Abhari, and A. Ferworn, "Recommending open educational resources based on user comments", Proceedings of the 20th Communications and Networking Simulation Symposium (CNS 2017) of SCS/ACM, April 23-26, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, 2017
  63. ConferenceF. Hussain and A. Ferworn, “Distributed Slot Allocation in Capillary Gateways for Internet of Things Networks”, The 84th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2016), 18–21 September 2016, Montréal, Canada
  64. ConferenceC. Chan and A. Ferworn, "Serious Gaming for Improvised Explosive Device Neutralization Training”, The 3rd International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA 2016), 5-7 June 2016, Hong Kong, MATEC Web of Conferences. Vol. 68. EDP Sciences, 2016
  65. ConferenceB. Waismark, A. Ferworn, “CAT 360 - Canine Augmented Technology 360-Degree Video System”, IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2015), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, October 18-20, 2015
  66. ConferenceA. Ferworn, S. Herman, C. Kong, A. Ufkes, J. Tran, “Interacting with a Virtual Destroyed Environment Constructed from Real Disaster Data”, IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2014), Toyako-Cho, Japan, 2014
  67. ConferenceM. Coatsworth, J. Tran, A. Ferworn, “A Hybrid Lossless and Lossy Compression Scheme for Streaming RGB-D Data in Real Time”, IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2014), Toyako-Cho, Japan, 2014
  68. ConferenceC. Kong, A. Ferworn, J. Tran, S. Herman, E. Coleshill and K. Derpanis, "Toward the Automatic Detection of Access Holes in Disaster Rubble," in IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2013), Oct 24-26 2013, Linköping, Sweden, 2013
  69. ConferenceA. Ferworn, S. Herman, J. Tran, A. Ufkes, R. McDonald, “Disaster scene reconstruction: Modeling and simulating urban building collapse rubble within a game engine”, in Summer Computer Simulation Conference, SCSC 2013, Jul 7 – 10 2013, Toronto, On, Canada, 2013
  70. ConferenceJ. Tran, A. Ufkes, A. Ferworn, M. Fiala, “3D Disaster Scene Reconstruction Using a Canine-Mounted RGB-D Sensor,” in Computer and Robot Vision (CRV), 2013 International Conference on, May 28 – 31 2013, Regina, SK, Canada, 2013
  71. ConferenceA. Ferworn, C. Wright, J. Tran, C. Li, H. Choset, “Dog and Snake Marsupial Cooperation for Urban Search and Rescue Deployment”, in IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2012), 5-8 Nov, College Station, Texas, USA, 2012
  72. ConferenceA. Ferworn, J. Tran, A. Ufkes, S. Herman, C. Kong, “Establishing Network Connectivity under Rubble Using Hybrid Wired and Wireless Approach”, in IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2012), 5-8 Nov, College Station, Texas, USA, 2012
  73. ConferenceJ. Tran, A. Ufkes, M. Fiala, A. Ferworn, "Low-Cost 3D Scene Reconstruction for Response Robots in Real-time," in IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2011), Nov 1 - 6 2011, Kyoto, Japan, 2011
  74. ConferenceFerworn, J. Tran, A. Ufkes, A. D'Souza, "Initial Experiments on 3D Modeling of Complex Disaster Environment using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle," in IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security & Rescue Robotics (SSRR-2011), Nov 1 - 6 2011, Kyoto, Japan, 2011
  75. ConferenceS. Sharieh, K. Sartipi, A. Ferworn, "Light-weight Protocol Simulation for Binary Data Exchange over Heterogeneous Networks", Communications and Networking Simulation Symposium (CNS 2010), April 12-15, 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA.
  76. ConferenceJ. Tran, A. Ferworn, “Bark Indication Detection and Release Algorithm for the Automatic Delivery of Packages by Dogs”, 6th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2010), June 28 – July 2 2010, Caen, France
  77. ConferenceJ. Tran, M. Gerdzhev, A. Ferworn, “Continuing Progress in Augmenting Urban Search and Rescue Dogs”, 6th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2010), June 28 – July 2 2010, Caen, France
  78. ConferenceM. Gerdzhev, J. Tran, A. Ferworn, “A Scrubbing Technique for the Automatic Detection of Victims in Urban Search and Rescue Video”, 6th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2010), June 28 – July 2 2010, Caen, France
  79. ConferenceS. Sharieh, K. Sartipi, A. Ferworn, “Light-weight Protocol Simulation for Binary Data Exchange over Heterogeneous Networks”, 2010 Spring Simulation Multiconference (SpringSim'10), April 11-15, 2010, Orlando, Florida, USA
  80. ConferenceH. Rahnama, A. Sadeghian, A. Ferworn and X. Aubry “A Context-Aware Development Framework for Building Self-Adaptive Mobile Software for Public Transport Systems,” in Proc. of the 2009 16th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, 25-29 Sept. 2009.
  81. ConferenceC. Ribeiro, A. Ferworn, J. Tran (2009) An Assessment of a Wireless Mesh Network Performance for Urban Search and Rescue Task. IEEE TIC-STH. 369-374.
  82. ConferenceH. Pham, Q. Mahmoud, and A. Ferworn, “Intelligent agent control using simple logic-based hierarchical planning”, IEEE SMC Fourth International Conference on System of Systems Engineering 2009, May 31-June 3, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
  83. ConferenceI. Woungang, G. Ma, M.K. Denko, A. Sadeghian, S. Misra, A. Ferworn, “Survivability in Existing ATM-Based Mesh Networks”, The IEEE 23rd International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA’09), May 26-29, 2009, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
  84. ConferenceC. Ribeiro, A. Ferworn, M. Denko, J. Tran, "Canine Pose Estimation – A Computing for Public Safety Solution”, IEEE CRV 2008, May 25-27, 2009, Kelowna, BC, Canada.
  85. ConferenceS. Bokhari Syed, A. Ferworn and A. Abhari, “Implementation of Architectural Model for Grid Resources Discovery”, In CNS Session, Proceedings of the 2009 Spring Simulation Multi Conference, March 22 - 27, 2009, San Diego, USA.
  86. ConferenceS. Bokhari Syed, A. Ferworn and A. Abhari, “Architectural Model for Grid Resources Discovery”, In Poster Track Session Proceedings of the 2008 Spring Simulation Multi Conference, April 14 - 17, 2008, Ottawa, Canada.
  87. ConferenceC. Ribeiro, A. Ferworn, M. Denko, J. Tran, C. Mawson, "Wireless Estimation of Canine Pose for Search and Rescue”, IEEE Systems of Systems Engineering (SoSE'08), June 2-5, 2008, Monterey, CA, USA.
  88. ConferenceJ. Tran, A. Ferworn, C. Ribeiro, M. Denko, "Enhancing Canine Search", IEEE Systems of Systems Engineering (SoSE'08), June 2-5, 2008, Monterey, CA, USA.
  89. ConferenceS. Sharieh, A. Ferworn, O. Pucci, S. Stepanov, V. Toronov, and A. Venetsanopoulos, "Determining cerebral hemodynamic responses to naturally administered cigarette smoke using a fully mobile near-infrared sensor", CAP Congress, Quebec, June 8-11,2008
  90. ConferenceS. Sharieh, A. Ferworn, V. Toronov, (2008), "A GSM Mobile System to Monitor Brain Function Using a Near-Infrared Light Sensor", In Proceedings of the 21st Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 5-7, 2008, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
  91. ConferenceS. Sharieh, A. Ferworn, V. Toronov, A. Abhari, "An Ad-hoc Network Based Framework for Monitoring Brain Function", the 11th Communications and Networking Simulation Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, April 14-17 2008, ACM, New York, NY, USA.
  92. ConferenceE. Coleshill, A. Ferworn, D. Stacey, "Image Enhancement using Frame Extraction Through Time", CISSE 2007, Dec 3-12, 2007, Online.
  93. ConferenceI. Woungang, S. Misra, A. Sadeghian and A. Ferworn. "A Minimum Distance Bound on 1-Generator Quasi-Cyclic Codes". Proc. of the 10th Canadian Workshop on Information Theory (CWIT 2007), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, June 6-8, pp. 156-159, IEEE Catalog # 07EX1602C, ISBN: 1-4244-0769-9, 2007.
  94. ConferenceH. Pham, Q. Mahmoud, A. Ferworn, A. Sadegian, “Applying Model-Driven Techniques to Pervasive System Engineering”, Proc. Of the 29th Intl. Conf. on Software Eng. (ICSE07), May 20-26, 2007, Minneapolis, USA.
  95. ConferenceH. Pham, A. Ferworn, Q. Mamoud, A. Sadeghian, “Applying Model-Driven Development Techniques to the Development of Search and Rescue Systems”, IEEE SoSE 2007, April 16-18, 2007, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  96. ConferenceA. Ferworn, A. Sadeghian, K. Barnum, D. Ostrom, H. Rahnama, I. Woungang, “Canine as Robot in Directed Search”, IEEE SoSE 2007, April 16-18, 2007, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  97. ConferenceA. Ferworn, A. Sadeghian, K. Barnum, D. Ostrom, H. Rahnama, I. Woungang, “Rubble Search with Canine Augmentation Technology”, IEEE SoSE 2007, April 16-18, 2007, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  98. ConferenceA. Ferworn, N. Tran, J. Tran, G. Zarnett, F. Sharifi, "WiFi repeater deployment for improved communication in confined-space urban disaster search", IEEE SoSE 2007, April 16-18, 2007, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  99. ConferenceA. Ferworn, N. Tran, J. Tran, G. Zarnett, F. Sharifi, J.E. Coleshill, A. Ferworn, D. Stacey,"Obstruction Removal using Feature Extraction Through Time for Video Conferencing Processing" , CISSE 2006, Dec 4-14, 2006, Online.
  100. ConferenceJ.E. Coleshill, A, Ferworn, D, Stacey, "Traffic Safety using Frame Extraction Through Time", SoSE 2007, April 16-18, 2007, San Antonio, TX, USA.
  101. ConferenceJ.E. Coleshill, A. Ferworn, D. Stacey, "Feature Extraction Through Time", 57th International Astronautical Congress, IAC-06-B4.4.03, Valencia Spain, Oct 2-6, 2006.
  102. ConferenceA. Ferworn, G. Hough, R. Manca, “Expedients for Marsupial Operations of USAR Robots”, IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security and Rescue Robotics (SSRR06), Gaithersburg, MD, USA, August 22-24, 2006.
  103. ConferenceA. Ferworn, A. Sadeghian, H. Rahnama, H. Pham, C. Erikson, K. Barnum, D. Ostrom, L. Dell’Agnese, “Urban Search and Rescue with Canine Augmentation Technology”, 2006 IEEE International Conference of Systems of Systems (SoSE’06), Los Angeles, USA, Apr 24-26, 2006.
  104. ConferenceA. Arora, A. Ferworn, “Pocket PC Beacons: WiFi-Based Human Tracking and Following”, ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC2005) Special Track on Handheld Computing, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, March 13-17, 2005.
  105. ConferenceA. Ferworn, A. Arora, and M. Jaseemuddin, “IP Mobility Issues for a Mobile Tele-Robotic System – NEPWAK”, International Journal of Automation and Computing, Special Issue of Online Robots and E-automation, ISSN1476-8186, pp. 10-16, October 2004.
  106. ConferenceJ.E. Coleshill, A. Ferworn. Spherical Panoramic Video for Micro-Gravity Applications”, 55th International Astronautical Congress, Vancouver, Canada, Oct 4-8, 2004.
  107. ConferenceA. Ferworn, W. Lu, A. Arora, W. Shiu and D. Ostrom, “Telebotic Control of a Powered-Wheelchair across the WWW – NEPWAK”, The 2nd International Conference on Mechatronics and Information Technology, Cheongpung Resort Hotel, Jecheon, Korea, December 4-6, 2003.
  108. ConferenceJ.E. Coleshill, A. Ferworn, “Spherical Panoramic Video – The Space Ball”, The 2003 International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications, ICCSA’03, Montreal, Canada, May 18-21, 2003.
  109. ConferenceA. Ferworn, W. Lu, “Optimization For Video and Telebotic Control on Palm OS PDAs”, Proc. Of the International Conference on Internet Computing (IC’02), Las Vegas, USA, June 24-27, 2002.
  110. ConferenceA. Ferworn, W. Shiu, W. Lu, “Constrained Image Understanding Using Lossy Compressed Images”, Proc. Of the IASTED International Conference for Robotics and Applications (RA’01), Clearwater, Florida USA, November 19-22, 2001.
  111. ConferenceA. Ferworn, J.E. Coleshill, “Challenges for Mobile Internet Appliances”, Proc. Of the IASTED International Conference for Robotics and Applications (RA’01), Clearwater, Florida USA, November 19-22, 2001.
  112. ConferenceA. Ferworn, B.D. Torres, S. Patel, S. Kanellis, “The Internet-Enabled Furnace”, Proc. Of the IASTED International Conference for Intelligent Systems and Control (ISC’01), Clearwater, Florida USA, November 19-22, 2001.
  113. ConferenceA. Ferworn, W. Shiu, K. Plataniotis, “Constrained Image Understanding for an Internet Robot Supporting Telepresence”, Proc. Of the 2001 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 13-16 2001.
  114. ConferenceA. Ferworn, R.C. Bodner, and M.H. Chignell, “Auditory WWW Search Tools”, Proc. Of The Sixth International Conference on Auditory Display, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia USA, April 2-5, 2000.
  115. ConferenceA. Ferworn, K. Plataniotis, “Effective Teleoperation Over the World Wide Web”, Proc. Of the IASTED International Conference for Robotics and Applications (RA’99), Santa Barbara, USA, October 28-30, 1999.
  116. ConferenceA. Ferworn, K. Plataniotis, “Solenodon: Unstable Hexapod Walking”, Proc. Of the 5th International Conf. on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis, Orlando, USA, July 31 – August 4, 1999.
  117. ConferenceA. Ferworn, R. Roque, and I. Vecchia, “MAX: Teleoperated Dog on the World Wide Web”, Proc. Of the 2nd International Workshop on Presence, The University of Essex, Colchester, U.K., 6-7 April 1999.
  118. ConferenceA. Ferworn, R. Roque, and I. Vecchia, “MAX: Wireless Teleoperation via the World Wide Web”, Proc. Of the 1999 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 9-12 1999. (In Print)
  119. ConferenceA. Ferworn, and D.A. Stacey, “The Reflexive Instructor with Deliberate Apprentice Architecture”, Proc. Of the 1998 World Automation Congress, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, May 10-14 1998.
  120. ConferenceA. Ferworn, and D.A. Stacey, “Inchworm Mobility–Stable, Reliable and Inexpensive”, Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED International Conference for Robotics and Manufacturing, June 14-16 1995, Cancun, Mexico.
  121. Book chapterK. Hooper, A. Ferworn, F. Hussain. “Classifying Holes, Voids, Negative Objects And Nothing”, in Advanced Information Networking and Applications. Proceedings of the 34th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2020), ISBN 978-303-044-038-1, Springer, 2021
  122. Book chapterS. Sharieh, F. Franek and A. Ferworn, “Mobile Functional Optical Brain Spectroscopy over Wireless Mobile Networks Using Near-infrared Light Sensors”, in Data Acquisition, ISBN 979-953-307-817-4, INTECH, 2021
  123. Book chapterA. Ferworn, “Canine Augmentation Technology for Urban Search and Rescue” in Canine Ergonomics – The Science of Working Dogs, William S. Helton (Ed.), CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2009, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, ISBN: 978-1-4200-7991-3.
  124. Book chapterA. Ferworn, K. Plataniotis, “Teleoperation Over the World Wide Web” in Robotics and Applications, M.H. Hamza (Ed.), Acta Press Series on Robotics and Manufacturing, 1999, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, ISBN: 0-88986-265-6 (304).
  125. MagazineJ.I. Zahid, F. Hussain and A. Ferworn, “Integrating Internet of Things and Blockchain: Use Cases”, IEEE Internet Initiative eNewsletter, November 2017, https://internetinitiative.ieee.org/newsletter/november-2017/integrating-internet-of-things-and-blockchains-use-cases
  126. MagazineI. Coe and A. Ferworn, “The Life and Contributions of Countess Ada Lovelace-Unintended Consequences of Exclusion, Prejudice and Stereotyping”, IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Vol. 35, No. 4, December 2016, Pages 46-49
  127. PatentInventors: A. Ferworn, K. Barnum and D. Ostrom inventors, Assignee: Ryerson University, “Remote Parcel Deployment System”, U.S. Patent # 7,878,154 B2, Feb. 1, 2011.
01.6

Visiting scholar

  1. August 2016

    Deakin University, Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), Geelong Campus, Australia

    Collaboration with Dr. Shady Mohamed and Prof. Saeid Nahavandi—various IISRI current projects.

  2. February-March 2011

    University of Otago, Department of Information Science, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Collaborate with Dr. Maryam Purvis and Dr. Martin Purvis—robotics at Otago