Experience

• Implemented computer vision-based calibration method for silicon EFEM system load ports and end-effectors

• Iterated over different target designs to achieve the best accuracy of tilt calculations solely using computer vision methods

• Achieved < 0.05-degree error on measuring tilt of the load ports and end-effectors using a combination of contour detection and Hough lines on varying target designs

• Implemented corresponding SQA test cases for calibration fixture and methods

Advised by Professor Yang Zhang

Projects:

• Embodied Exploration (ASSETS'23) 

  • Leveraging VR and digital twins of physical spaces to facilitate remote accessibility assessment for wheelchair users

  • Paper accepted for publication in ASSETS’23. See publication here.

  • I developed the interaction framework, methodology, and scenarios for users to manipulate objects for the user study and proof of concept application.

  • Integrated Metaverse Avatar SDK into the project and developed UI to allow users to choose from a multitude of avatars, creating a more personalized embodied experience.

• Hand Interfaces (CHI'22)

• I worked on the Hand Interfaces project aimed at developing a novel XR interface to leverage the hand as a controller rather than relying on external hardware for user input

• Paper accepted for publication in CHI'22. See publication here.

• Generated over 22 unique hand interfaces to replace traditional controllers, bimanual, and unimanual

• Implemented 60 anatomical restraints of a hand model in Blender, forming the backbone of the design tool

• Co-wrote the paper with Professor Yang Zhang, PhD student Siyou Pei, and Undergraduate student Jaewook Lee

• Developed website for accessible information on the project as well as open-sourcing. See the website here.

• Created application for HoloLens that simulates next-generation operation and visualization of beamform for the Leonidas system

• Simulated steerable high power phased array antenna beamform with MATLAB

• Implemented method for rapid beam steering through pre-computing over 32,000 beamforms with different heading

• Reduced time to change beam heading from over 3 seconds to 0.0167 seconds through the pre-computation method

• Designed and implemented simulation for eliminating drones with robust beam tracking logic for single and swarm targets

• Presented working prototype to over 50 people in the company including members of the board 

Advised by Professor Anthony "Xiang" Chen

• Project CamIoT

• Worked on the Project CamIoT team, developing a wrist-worn device that visually recognizes household appliances and, via finger commands, allows the user to interact with the appliance

• During Fall of 2020, I took over the hardware implementation for the project

• Contributed to the improvement of server-client communication and gesture recognition

• Implemented new gesture detection method for arm raise, improving detection accuracy by 22% 

Contributed to Project CyPhyL, aiming improve the cyber-physical learning systems for instructors and pupils as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, however this project was abandoned.