Shaun Canavan - Associate Professor

Shaun Canavan

Associate Professor

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Shaun Canavan is an Associate Professor of Computer Science with a decade of experience researching and teaching at the intersection of affective computing, biometrics, and human–computer interaction. He progressed from research and teaching roles at Binghamton University to a faculty leadership position at the University of South Florida, where he directs projects combining computer vision, facial/gesture tracking, and real-time interaction systems. Shaun’s work bridges rigorous PhD-level research with practical systems—past projects include Kinect-based pose estimation for driving simulators and video-based 3D face and gaze modeling—demonstrating a knack for turning sensor data into usable interaction models. He mentors undergraduate research, has run freshman research immersion programs, and brings both classroom and applied lab experience to interdisciplinary teams in Tampa.

9 years of coding experience

10 years of employment as a software developer

MCIS, Computer and Information Sciences, MCIS, Computer and Information Sciences at Youngstown State University

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at State University of New York at Binghamton

English

Github Skills (5)

gesture-recognition8

gesture5

pose3

deep-learning2

pose-estimation1

Programming languages (1)

C++

Github contributions (5)

scanavan/GazeEstimation

Jul 2016 - Nov 2017

Contributions:30 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months

scanavan/PoseEstimation

Jul 2016 - Oct 2016

Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 7 pushes in 3 months

fatiguedeep-learningpose-estimationestimationpose

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