CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS 2013 – 2017Markerless tracking of facial expressions from video• Developed a C++ OpenGL/OpenCV framework for tracking facial expressions from video• Optimization for parameters of a statistical model to animate a 3D face in real-time• Kalman filtering for real time noise removal of tracked points and camera parameters• Regularization of objective function using density estimation constraints on prior data Image classification for enhancing 3D tracking• Developed Python/Matlab framework for fitting a statistical model of faces to 3D tracked points• Automatic generation of basis vectors and solving for parameters of linear model• Support Vector Machines for classifying image data from video and enhancing tracked solutionStatistical model for generating personalized geometry• Developed Matlab application for learning a model of variation in geometry of 3D face scans • Learning both linear and non-linear mappings from identity to facial expression • Optimizing for model parameters in order to generate a 3D face geometry from photographsSolving for 3D motion parameters of a face mesh from video• Developed Matlab application to solve for motion parameters of 3D face geometry• Reconstruction of static geometry of faces from unconstrained arbitrary images • Tracking motion of geometry through a video sequence by using illumination constraints

Lead Software Engineer - Institute for Creative Technologies 2009 – 2013• Virtual Human Toolkit - Lead Developer https://vhtoolkit.ict.usc.edu Developed software test bed for integration of multiple modules and technologies to facilitate prototyping of digital avatars with capabilities for speech recognition, vision, speech synthesis Took the project from inception to release and deployment for use by general public Use of continuous integration practices with automated build, test and release cycles• Gunslinger - Lead Developer http://ict.usc.edu/prototypes/gunslinger Developed augmented-reality interactive experience with digital human avatars Interfaced independently developed modules via a networked message passing system Use of infrared cameras and speech recognition for interacting with avatars• Smartbody - Developer http://ict.usc.edu/prototypes/smartbody Developed procedural animation system for generating animations on 3D skeleton models Contributed to development of facial animation system and speech synthesis modules

ACADEMIC PROJECTS - USCOpenCV (Computer Vision)• Implemented algorithms for stereo analysis, object recognition, skin detection and clusteringSkyDie - Lead Engineer (Advance Game Project) (http://gamepipe.usc.edu/TrailersSpring2008/files/page26-1009-pop.html)• Developed a Networked Kite Simulation game on the Ogre3D graphics engine using the Wii-mote• Developed physics modules including thread and kite physicsGraphics Renderer (Advance Computer Graphics)• Developed a graphics rendering library with Vertex Shading, Pixel Shading, Texturing and Anti-Aliasing capabilitiesAquariYum - Engineer (iPhone Game Development) (http://gamepipe.usc.edu/TrailersSpring2009/files/page20-1002-pop.html)• Worked on a Network based game for the iPhone: Responsibilities included – game play, Artificial Intelligence

Game: “NBA ‘09 The Inside” for the Play Station Portable (PSP)• Development of in-game achievement system for tracking NBA awards• Problem solving and bug fixing in game code, involving areas ranging from game play mechanism, core game engine modules (Sound, Input and Graphics)• Understanding and gaining in depth knowledge of entire code base

Worked on Development, Support and Maintenance of critical UNIX processes for Discover Financial Services, for the formatting and processing of business data.