Former Members

Ph.D. Students: 

  1. Dr. Ahmad Tafti (05/2016)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: 3D SEM Surface Reconstruction: An Optimized, Adaptive, and Intelligent Framework as a Service
    Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh.

  2. Dr. Ahmadreza Baghaie (12/2016)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Study of Computational Matching Techniques: Improving Our View of Biomedical Image Data
    Former Assistant Professor at New York Institute of Technology. Now at Koh Young America.

  3. Dr. Ming Xu (12/2016)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Feature-Sensitive and Adaptive Image Triangulation: A Super-pixel-based Scheme
    for Image Segmentation and Mesh Generation
    Senior Research Engineer at Hermes-Microvision Inc..

  4. Dr. Ke Liu (12/2016)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Radial Basis Functions: Biomedical Applications and Parallelization
    Senior Research Engineer at Lattice Engines Inc..

  5. Dr. Fereshteh Bashiri (12/2018)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Machine Intelligence to Advanced Medical Shape Analysis: Manifold Learning Approaches
    Project Scientist at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

  6. Dr. Reihaneh Rostami (12/2018)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: 3D Shape Descriptor-based Facial Landmark Detection: A Machine Learning Approach
    AI Tech Lead at Synthetaic.

  7. Dr. Ye Guo (05/2019)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: CAD-based Porous Intervertebral Disc Scaffold Design in Tissue Engineering
    Senior Research Engineer at ASML.

  8. Dr. Victor Williamson (08/2020)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Mobile Wound Assessment and 3D Modeling From a Single Image

  9. Dr. ‪Behrouz Rostami (05/2021)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Wound Image Classification Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
    Senior Data Science Analyst at Mayo Clinic.

  10. Dr. ‪D.M. Anisuzzaman (05/2022)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Novel Deep Neural Networks for Medical Image Classification
    Senior Data Science Analyst at Mayo Clinic.

  11. Dr. ‪Chuanbo Wang (06/2022)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Medical Image Segmentation with Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
    AI Tech Lead at SprintRay.

  12. Dr. Farnaz Hajiahmadifoomani (07/2022)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Application of Machine Learning in Medical Prognosis Using Electronic Medical Records
    Senior Data Scientist at Ricoh USA.

  13. Dr. Hosein Barzekar (12/2022)  
    Ph.D. Dissertation: Image-based Cancer Diagnosis Using Novel Deep Neural Networks
    Senior Data Scientist at Genmab.

Postdoctoral Scholars:

  1. Dr. Jun Wang (04/2009 – 11/2010)  
    Research interest: Geometric processing and visualization; Computer graphics.
    Professor in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China.

  2. Dr. Guangming Yao (08/2010 – 08/2011)  
    Research interest: Numerical analysis; Meshless methods; Finite element methods.
    Associate Professor in Mathematics, Clarkson University.

  3. Dr. Zhanheng Gao (09/2010 – 09/2011)  
    Research interest: Geometric algorithm design; Image processing.
    Associate Professor in Computer Science, Jilin University.

  4. Dr. Uduak George (01/2012 – 02/2013)  
    Research interest: Adaptive finite element methods; numerical simulation of muscle cell contraction.
    Assistant Professor in Mathematics & Statistics, San Diego State University.

Master Students (Thesis):

  1. Ms. Junjie Fan (05/2010)  
    Master Thesis: Computational modeling of calcium sparks in the dyadic cleft of cardiac myocytes.

  2. Mr. Tony Lieu (12/2010)  
    Master Thesis: A fast scheme for curve interpolation and controlled curve design.

  3. Mr. Ross Ellison (12/2010)  
    Master Thesis: A combined fast marching, minimal-spanning tree approach to image segmentation.

  4. Mr. David Moore (05/2012)  
    Master Thesis: Interactive volume visualization for simulations of biomedical data.

  5. Mr. Chuanbo Wang (12/2015)  
    Master Thesis: Quality enhancement of 3D models reconstructed by RGB-D camera systems.

  6. Ms. Priya Vashistha (05/2017)  
    Master Thesis: 3D shape matching using SIFT and TPS.

  7. Mr. Zachary Benzaid (05/2017)  
    Master Thesis: 3D bas-relief generation from 2D images.

  8. Ms. Archana Muniraju (05/2018)  
    Master Thesis: Analysis of dynamic mode decomposition.

  9. Mr. Bohan Fan (05/2018)  
    Master Thesis: Selective compression of medical images via intelligent segmentation and 3D-SPIHT coding.

  10. Mr. Waleed ur Rehman (05/2018)  
    Master Thesis: 3D SEM reconstruction using multi-view images.

  11. Mr. Jingtao Yang (05/2019)  
    Master Thesis: 3D wound analysis with color-augmented shapes.

  12. Mr. Taiyu Zhang (11/2019)  
    Master Thesis: An implementation of fully convolutional network for surface mesh segmentation.

  13. Mr. Hossein Ghanbari (12/2019)  
    Master Thesis: Image encryption and steganography based on computational single pixel imaging.

  14. Mr. Yash Patel (12/2020)  
    Master Thesis: Patient monitoring with video-based deep learning.

  15. Mr. Mingren Xiang (12/2020)  
    Master Thesis: Deep learning-based reconstruction of volumetric CT images of vertebrae from a single view X-ray image.

  16. Ms. Jiayi Li (05/2021)  
    Master Thesis: Deep learning based object detection of barley seeds.

  17. Mr. Ryan Lee Vanden Boomen (05/2021)  
    Master Thesis: Application of deep learning for image-based stream gaging.

  18. Mr. Masoud Khani (08/2021)  
    Master Thesis: Medical image segmentation using machine learning.

Visiting Scholars/Students:

  1. Mr. Chong Chen (10/2011 – 12/2011) 
    Ph.D. student from Institute of Computational Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Research Project: Image interpolation using compressive sensing.

  2. Mr. Qiang Sang (09/2010 – 08/2012) 
    Ph.D. student from Sichuan University
    Thesis Topic: Biomedical multi-image registration.

  3. Prof. Zhong Li (08/2012) 
    Professor in Math, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
    Research Project: Biomolecular shape analysis.

  4. Prof. Xin Chen (07/2013 – 12/2013) 
    Associate Professor in CS, Zhejiang Normal University
    Research Project: Biomedical image-based mesh generation.

  5. Prof. Huawei Chen (03/2016 – 03/2017) 
    Associate Professor in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, NanChang University
    Research Project: Parametric surface generation for porous structure design.

  6. Ms. Yaying Shi (12/2018 – 01/2021) 
    Ph.D. student in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, NanChang University
    Research Project: Deep learning methods for detection and classification of barley seeds.