Emma Stephan

Computer Vision Research @ BAIR | Deep Learning Research @ Abbasi Lab

Berkeley, CA, United States

Details

Education: Bachelor of Science - BS

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Bioengineering (Imaging & Medical Devices concentration)

University of California, Berkeley

2019 : 2023

High School Diploma

Plant High School

2015 : 2019

University of South Florida

2018 : 2018

Experience: Computer vision research advised by Professor Yi Ma

2022 : Present

Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research

Undergraduate Researcher

· Conducting research on unsupervised learning to analyze MRI data and biosensor time-series data

· Generating video stimuli corresponding to 27 categories of emotion for participant consumption and applying a modular, multi-level prototype learning framework to biosensor data collected during stimuli exposure

· Using convolutional neural networks and wavelet affine transformations for reconstruction of 7T MRI images from 3T

2022 :

University of California, San Francisco

Deep Learning Researcher @ Abbasi Lab

· Researcher for group studying patient trust regarding cybersecurity of wearable and implantable medical devices.

· Developing and validating a qualitative research tool exploring user beliefs, perceptions, and behaviors regarding cybersecurity in the context of emerging medical technologies.

· Responsible for creation of initial study proposal, methods, & background research, as well as development of Qualtrics survey software and statistical analysis using ANOVA and multilevel modeling.

2020 :

UC Berkeley College of Engineering

Researcher @ Design for Cybersecurity Research Group

Research assistant at the Ganguly Lab & Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses. Wrote software to assist with user-directed keyboard control of a robotic simulation environment for the development of a BCI robotic limb.

2021 : 2021

University of California, San Francisco

Robotics Research Intern

Partnering with the Embodied Dexterity Group and the CITRIS Invention Lab to design a neural-integrated hand exoskeleton for spinal cord injury rehabilitation (see projects section below).

2022 : 2022

Fung Fellowship at UC Berkeley

Engineer

Company: Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research

Years of Experience: 6

Spoken Language: English, German, Spanish

Skills

Airtable, Arduino, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Autodesk Tinkercad, Bioengineering, C++, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer Vision, Data Structures, Electrical Engineering, Fortran, Git, Health Equity, HTML, Image Processing, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Java, JavaScript, Leadership, Machine Learning, Microsoft Excel, NumPy, Pandas (Software), Programming, Public Speaking, Python (Programming Language), Qualtrics, Rapid Prototyping, React.js, Research Design, Robotics, Robot Operating System (ROS), Scheme (Programming Language), Software Development, SQL, TypeScript

About

I am a fourth-year undergraduate at the University of California, Berkeley double majoring in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, and Bioengineering with concentrations in Imaging and Medical Devices. I am passionate about research and accessible healthcare technology, and my academic interests include imaging, intelligent systems and robotics, and computer vision.

Please feel free to contact me by email or phone at estephan@berkeley.edu or (813) 347-6296.