Research & intellectual property

Papers, patents, and the ideas behind them.

Research across computer vision, healthcare ML, human-computer interaction, and AI systems—connected to the engineering problems it was designed to solve.

Patents15
Peer-reviewed papers7
Graduate researchMASc
Primary fieldsVision + AI
Evidence library

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Publications

Research foundations

Selected peer-reviewed work and thesis
ETRA2024

Contrastive self-attention for pupil segmentation

A neural-network approach for finding the pupil accurately in eye images used by gaze-tracking systems.

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ICPR2021

Detection and matching of corneal reflections

Deep-learning methods for detecting small light reflections in eye images and matching them to the correct sources.

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MASc thesis2020

An Eye Tracking System for a Virtual Reality Headset

A complete VR eye-tracking pipeline spanning cameras, illumination, image processing, geometry, calibration, and gaze estimation.

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IJERT2014

Exudate segmentation for diabetic retinopathy

Image-processing methods for isolating retinal exudates that may support diabetic-retinopathy screening.

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IEEE INDICON2015

Low-cost calibration-free pulse oximeter

A device and signal-processing approach for measuring oxygen saturation without per-device calibration.

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ICCC2015

Non-invasive hemoglobin monitoring

Early medical-device research on estimating hemoglobin without drawing a conventional blood sample.

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I2CT2018

Signal processing for calibration-free pulse oximetry

An evaluation of how different signal-processing choices affect a calibration-free pulse-oximeter pipeline.

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Patents

Selected invention families

Public records and submitted work
Gaze estimationGranted

Methods and Devices for Gaze Estimation

Fuse face information with the most visually useful eye so gaze estimation can run on ordinary RGB-camera devices.

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Eye trackingPublished

Gaze Tracking Using One Corneal Reflection

Estimate 3D gaze with a single visible reflection, pupil position, and head pose instead of requiring several reflections.

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CalibrationPublished

Gaze Tracking and Gaze Tracking Calibration

Learn person-specific eye geometry during calibration, then simplify the hardware required during everyday tracking.

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HCIPublished

Methods and Systems for Gaze-Assisted Interaction

Use fast eye movement to identify a screen region and a physical pointer to make the final precise selection.

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Healthcare MLPublished

Predicting Blood Characteristics Using Digital Biomarkers

Model relationships between wearable signals and blood characteristics relevant to cardiorenal metabolic conditions.

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Medical visionPublished

Quality Control of Biological Sample Cards

Analyze a phone photo or scan to decide whether an at-home biological sample is likely suitable for laboratory testing.

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Agent interactionSubmitted

Semantic region selection for agent-based image editing

Multimodal interaction for identifying and selecting meaningful regions during AI-assisted image editing.

Filing not public
Generative UISubmitted

Cross-media virtual-keyboard themes

Methods for carrying visual concepts across media when configuring a virtual-keyboard theme.

Filing not public
Multimodal HCISubmitted

Gaze-assisted pen cursor positioning

A combined gaze-and-pen interaction method for moving quickly and then positioning a cursor precisely.

Filing not public
Eye trackingSubmitted

Multi-camera corneal-reflection gaze system

A multi-camera approach to using corneal reflections for robust gaze estimation.

Filing not public
Plain-language guide

What do these vision and healthcare patents actually do?

A visual explanation of six public families—from mobile gaze tracking and gaze-assisted interaction to wearable biomarkers and at-home sample quality.

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