Research Group
Image and Video
Computing Group
In 2017, I established this research group to focus on creating cutting-edge computational solutions for visual data analysis. We create fully-automated methods, human-centric approaches, and hybrid human-machine partnerships for interpreting images and videos, with an emphasis on meeting societal needs. Our work is relevant for a diversity of applications, including to improve upon the status quo for accessibility, (bio)medical data analysis, and privacy preservation. We frequently collaborate with partners from industry, medical campuses, and other academic institutions, while sharing our expertise with the broader community through publishing our findings and hosting workshops.
Research Themes
Designing solutions with and for people who are blind that facilitate interpreting visual information
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Assisting (bio)medical teams to learn about biological processes as well as detect and treat diseases.
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Empowering individuals to identify and manage any private content found in their images and videos
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Leveraging AI’s strengths to collect high-quality annotations with minimal human involvement
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Locating content in images, either using rectangles (detection) or detailed outlines (segmentation)
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Following the movement of content in videos over time
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Providing human-like interactions with visual content either by describing images or answering questions about images
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Creating new images by modifying existing images to meet end users’ visual goals
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Sponsors
Current Group Members
Alumni
- Stuti Pandey, MS at University of Colorado Boulder, 2024. Joined SLB.
- Anush Venkatesh, MS at University of Colorado Boulder, 2024. Joined MathWorks.
- Dr. Samreen Anjum, PhD at University of Colorado Boulder, 2023. Joined University of Texas at Austin as a Research Scientist.
- Ojasvi Bhalerao, MS at University of Colorado Boulder, 2023. Joined Microsoft.
- Alexander (Alec) Bell, MS candidate at University of Colorado Boulder, 2022. Founded SensorSurf.
- Dr. Tai-Yin Chiu, PhD at University of Texas at Austin, 2022. Joined Tomato AI.
- Pei-Chih (Patrick) Chao, MSIS at University of Texas at Austin, 2021. Joined Tesla.
- Dr. Yinan Zhao, PhD at University of Texas at Austin, 2021. Joined Meta as a Research Scientist and then Adobe.
- Dr. Abigale Stangl, Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Texas at Austin, 2020. Joined University of Washington as a Postdoctoral Fellow and then Georgia Tech as an Assistant Professor.
- Xiaoyu (Edith) Zeng, MSIS at University of Texas at Austin, 2019. Joined Apple and then Intuit.
- Yanan Wang, MSIS at University of Texas at Austin, 2019. Joined University of Wisconsin-Madison as a PhD student.
- Meng Zhang, MSIS at University of Texas at Austin, 2019.
- Chi (Benny) Lin, MSIS at University of Texas at Austin, 2019. Joined Houzz.
- Dr. Mehrnoosh Sameki, PhD at Boston University (co-advised with Margrit Betke), 2017. Joined Rue La La and then Microsoft.
Prospective Students
My goal for individuals joining this group is to guide them to identify their dream jobs; arm them with the knowledge, skills, and community to make their dreams become a reality; and support them to make a positive social impact along the way. If you are interested in joining, please review this FAQ page first.