Develop augmented reality driving aids and multi-modal interfaces in vehicles utilizing 3D Heads Up Display (HUD) prototypes. My main role is in technical development and prototyping but I also actively participate in user-centered design and user experience evaluation

- Designed an in-vehicle Looking-In Looking-Out camera acquisition testbed- Developed a cross-platform (Windows and Linux) camera capture library to provide a unified interface in working with multiple cameras of different types (GigE, USB, Firewire, Camera link) in a synchronous manner (including PointGrey, JAI, Epix, and SwissRanger SR4000 cameras)- Developed an algorithm for driver hand tracking and activity monitoring based on edge features from monocular video… Show more - Designed an in-vehicle Looking-In Looking-Out camera acquisition testbed- Developed a cross-platform (Windows and Linux) camera capture library to provide a unified interface in working with multiple cameras of different types (GigE, USB, Firewire, Camera link) in a synchronous manner (including PointGrey, JAI, Epix, and SwissRanger SR4000 cameras)- Developed an algorithm for driver hand tracking and activity monitoring based on edge features from monocular video inputs- Developed a GUI for visualization of camera capture library and driver hand monitoring results Show less

- Laboratory for Intelligent and Safe Automobiles (LISA) and Computer Vision and Robotics Research Lab (CVRR): Core group member involved in design, development, and operation of the novel real-world driving test-beds with sensors looking at the environment, vehicle, and driver. Developing vision-based algorithms for 3D human pose tracking and human behavior modeling & analysis at multiple levels of details including body, head, hands, feet. Focusing on interactive applications such as… Show more - Laboratory for Intelligent and Safe Automobiles (LISA) and Computer Vision and Robotics Research Lab (CVRR): Core group member involved in design, development, and operation of the novel real-world driving test-beds with sensors looking at the environment, vehicle, and driver. Developing vision-based algorithms for 3D human pose tracking and human behavior modeling & analysis at multiple levels of details including body, head, hands, feet. Focusing on interactive applications such as intelligent driver assistance systems, gesture-based interactive games, smart rooms.Real-time, Vision-based Testbeds and System Development Experience (more details at http://cvrr.ucsd.edu/ctran)- Developed real-world driving testbeds for intelligent driver assistance research. [sponsors: Volkswagen and UC-Discovery]- Developed experiments using an open source driving simulator with spatial audiovisual sensors and displays in order to analyze the sequential effects in driving. [sponsors: UC-Discovery and NSF]- Developed an algorithm for optical flow-based foot tracking and HMM-based foot behavior modeling in order to analyze driver foot behavior.- Developed a visualization system for monitoring traffic measurements and emission status in real-time using computer vision (a test system is monitoring part of the Interstate 5 highway everyday from 5am-8pm). [sponsors: UCTC]- Designed multimodal research testbeds including audiovisual and physiological sensors for multiplayer interactivity studies.- Developed Triton Eyes, a distributed interactive video array in UCSD Jacobs Hall, for real-time analysis of human activity and interaction in a common area. [sponsor: UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering] Show less

TA courses- Computer Vision I (CSE 252A), Fall 2010- Programming Languages (CSE 130), Winter 2011- Intro to Computer Vision (CSE 152A), Spring 2011

- Graduate level intelligent system project on head pose tracking and face recognition (ECE 285), Winter 2009- Senior design project on gesture analysis (ECE 191), Winter 2010

- Work in the Postal Money Order Project: This was implemented nationwide in Vietnam. Member of the ACCS (Asynchronous Communications Control Service) group which is in charge of establishing a middleware to meet the asynchronous communication requirements of the money transfer system.- Develop a Corporate Mail System (individual): An add-in component in Microsoft Outlook for synchronizing information (sent mails, received mails...) from Outlook to a remote server through Web… Show more - Work in the Postal Money Order Project: This was implemented nationwide in Vietnam. Member of the ACCS (Asynchronous Communications Control Service) group which is in charge of establishing a middleware to meet the asynchronous communication requirements of the money transfer system.- Develop a Corporate Mail System (individual): An add-in component in Microsoft Outlook for synchronizing information (sent mails, received mails...) from Outlook to a remote server through Web Service.- Develop a Queue Management System: A system support the automatic queue-up issue that can be used at a bank or a hospital for customers to queue-up. Show less