John Bird
Professor, School of Engineering Science
Education
Ph.D., Carleton University, Canada, 1980
B.A.Sc., University of British Columbia, Canada, 1973
Diploma, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Canada, 1968
Research interests
- Statistical signal processing, sonar, autonomous underwater vehicles, machine intelligence
- Underwater environmental surveys and mapping
- Underwater ambient noise, ship noise reduction and measurement
Teaching interests
- Underwater Acoustics, Sonar and environmental concerns (lakes, rivers, and oceans)
- Philosophy of teaching
Contact:
| Tel: |
778.782.3824 |
| Email: |
jbird@sfu.ca |
| Fax: |
778.782.4951 |
| Office: |
SFU, Burnaby, Room 9839 |
| www2.ensc.sfu.ca/people/faculty/bird/url/ |
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Recently taught courses
- ENSC 802 Random processes
- ENSC 220 and 320 Electric circuits 1 and 2
- ENSC 440 Capstone engineering project course
Selected recent publications
- Bird, J.S. and Mullins, G.K., “Wake Removal for Clear Side-Scan Images”, MTS/IEEE Oceans’2008, Quebec City, Quebec, September 15-18, 2008.
- Bird, J. S. and G. K. Mullins, “Bathymetric Side-Scan Sonar Bottom Estimation Accuracy: Tilt Angles and Waveforms”. IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., Vol 33, No. 3, pp. 302-320, July 2008.
- Mullins, G.K. and Bird, J.S., “3D Sidescan With a Small Aperture: Imaging Microbialites at Pavilion Lake”, MTS/IEEE Oceans’2007, Vancouver BC, October 1-4, 2007.
- Bird, J. S. and G. K. Mullins, “Analysis of Swath Bathymetry Sonar Accuracy”, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 372-390, April 2005.