CETA faculty members Takafumi Asaki, PhD, Kiwon Sohn, PhD, and Xin Shen, PhD, presented seven papers at the Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display 2024, part of the SPIE (Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers), Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS) International Conference held in National Harbor, MD, in April 2024. SPIE DCS is a premier event for the defense and security communities, bringing together industry leaders, key stakeholders, and academic researchers to foster collaboration between the U.S. government and the optics and photonics industry.
Takafumi Asaki, PhD, an Associate Professor and Program Director of Biomedical Engineering, focuses his research on occupational biomechanics, studying human movement in the workplace, and developing innovative devices for biomedical engineering applications to improve safety and efficiency across various settings. His group published work on an eye-hand coordination assisting device that benefits individuals with neuromuscular diseases as well as anyone seeking to improve their hand-arm coordination skills.
Kiwon Sohn, PhD, an Associate Professor and Program Director of Robotics Engineering, leads the Assistive Robotics Team. His research includes (1) the development of advanced robot vision and perception systems, and (2) optimizing whole-body motion for vehicle handling tasks. His team published research on algorithms that fuse LiDAR and RGB sensors for improved object detection and depth estimation, enhancing safe driving through effective mapping, and AI-driven computer vision algorithms.
Xin Shen, PhD, an Assistant Professor and Program Director of Computer and Electronic Engineering and Technology, specializes in 3D sensing and visualization technologies. His group published findings that include theoretical analyses of optical sensing systems and the development of algorithms for 3D image reconstruction, depth estimation, camera pose estimation, and polarimetric optical sensing in low illumination conditions.
These interdisciplinary research projects were notably student-intensive, involving five faculty members and eleven students, including nine undergraduates and alumni from CETA: The students—Daniella Pinho (Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering), Nathan Green (Biomedical Engineering), Andrew Esteves (Robotics Engineering), Harry Bickford (Electrical Engineering), Brody Monarca (Audio Engineering Technology), Dillon Stan (Computer and Electronic Engineering and Technology), Vanden Haviland (Electrical Engineering, Robotics Engineering), Jaesung Yang (Electrical Engineering), and Lucas Slomski (Electrical Engineering) played vital roles in these research endeavors, reflecting the collaborative spirit and innovative focus of CETA.