Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Accomplished scientist with 10 years research experience. In depth knowledge of the neuroscience and psychology of the human visual system. My work has spanned low to high level visual perception using computational modeling, psychophysics, and fMRI to study a variety of topics including color vision and the development of object recognition. History of clear communication resulting in multiple collaborations and authorship on 15 publications and 35+ conference presentations. Experienced in working in cross-functional teams. Passionate about the application of vision science in product development.
Design and oversee research studies using both quantitative and qualitative methods to assess patient visual function and experiences (comfort, visual quality, preference, etc.) to improve and guide product development for contact lenses and IOLs. Develop and use models of visual processing, using both published and patient datasets, to inform product and experimental design. Engineer and construct specialized optomechanical equipment for precise measurement of visual psychophysics for use in clinical environments. Develop and maintain strategic roadmaps to identify future research needs, supporting diverse product lines. Generate reports and presentations to summarize experiment results and highlight product solutions to inform collaborators and stakeholders.
Ph.D. student in the lab of David Brainard and Geoffery Aguirre. - Led several multi-year research projects aimed at understanding human visual perception and the visual encoding processes. - Designed novel fMRI and psychophysical experiments to understand how the human brain processes color and the temporal dynamics of color processing. - Developed computational models using fMRI to predict brain responses to color and using psychophysics to estimate the temporal impulse response functions of color mechanisms. Programmed functions to generate stimuli with specific colorimetric properties to be displayed on both conventional monitors and a custom digital light synthesis device. Made spectroradiometric validations of these stimuli. Calibrated monitors as well as assessed their spatial, temporal, and bit-depth properties. - Used publicly available data to create spatial models of retinal anatomy to produce a map of the Henle fiber displacement between the cone photoreceptors and retinal ganglion cells. - Wrote manuscripts for publication explaining motivations, methods, and findings of the research.
- Led independent research on the topics of the development of human object recognition and the structure-function relationships of high level-vision. - Managed the day-to-day operations of a multiyear multimillion dollar research project for a team of 10+ scientists. - Collected longitudinal MRI and psychophysical data in both children and adults. - Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to provide technical and scientific computing support. - Designed, fabricated, and installed an MRI compatible projector display system. Collected feedback to be used in second generation of display.
Undergraduate research assistant in the Visual Perception and Neuroimaging Lab -Used machine learning (support vector machines, linear discriminate analysis, and k-means) to examine the neural representation of biological motion from fMRI measures.