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Dmitry O. Gorodnichy (PhD in Computing Science from University of Alberta, 2000; PhD in Mathematics from Ukrainian Academy of Sceincel 1997; M.Sc. (Cum Laude) in Applied Mathematics and Information technology from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1994) is Senior Scientist at the Canada Border Services Agency, Science and Engineering Directorate, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer, working on testing and developing Biometrics and Video Analytics technologies for border control applications. Prior to his employment with the agency, he worked for eight years with National Research Council of Canada, where he led the development of the Video Recognition Systems. The Nouse™ (Nose as Mouse) hands-free mouse alternative for users with disabilities is now used in Canadian long-care facilities.

He is the author of several patents and over a hundred scientific papers, the editor of Special Issue of Image and Vision Computing journal on Face Processing in Video Sequences, a regular contributor to the ISO standards on biometrics, and the founding chair of the International IEEE workshops on Face Processing in Video and the Government of Canada inter-departmental conferences on Video Technology for National Security.

For his contribution to science and community, he has been awarded the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the National Research Council of Canada, the Young Investigator Award from the Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society, the Leadership Award from University of Alberta, and named the Leader of Tomorrow by the Canadian Royal Society Academy of Science's Partnership Group for Science and Engineering.