Published numerous papers, holds a patent 'Method and system for the detection, comparison and volumetric quantification of pulmonary nodules on medical computed tomography scans' (US Patent 7,206,462), and has received several honors and awards, including HERS Leadership Institute Award, Senior Member of ACM and IEEE, and 'Top 10 Women to Watch in New England' award.
Research Experience
Involved in multiple research projects such as Camera Mouse (helping people with severe disabilities control the mouse pointer on a computer screen by moving their head), AI for diagnosing infant pneumonia in resource-limited settings, AI-Aphasia research, and more. Conducted research in various fields including pose estimation and AI in media.
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Background
Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Boston University, with research interests in computer vision, human-computer interfaces, medical image analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Miscellany
Has served as an editor for several academic conferences, supervised many Ph.D. and M.S. students, and had numerous students win awards.