William Monroe, Phd Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Al, Us

Providing AI expertise and leadership for high-trust situations requiring explainability and deployability for real-world, cost-effective solutions.

Birmingham, Al, Us

Researcher training and onboarding onto with application integration onto UAB/HPC systemsCollaborating with the breadth of researchers on UAB campus to perform projects requiring high performance computing, in-depth analysis, and machine learning

Birmingham, Al, Us

Interdisciplinary Development• Developed cross-discipline working relationships with multiple UAB departments (Justice Science, Materials Science and Engineering, and Neurology)• Co-investigator on Michael J Fox Foundation grant for development of Parkinson’s disease based biomarker utilizing image processing, algorithm development, and scripting in an HPC environment. Developed workflows for generating tractography, cerebro-spinal fluid maps, and run robust statistics using MRI scans.• Co-investigator on American Metalcasting Consortium grant for the development of a digital image processing implementation of ASTM standards for non-destructive evaluation. Designed algorithms and a user-friendly tool to promote digital quantification of radiography.• Collaborated with investigators in Justice Science on developing quantitative statistical methods for analyzing ballisticsLab Development• Doubled revenue in the lab since start date (from $20k to $40k)• Utilized image processing and software techniques to eliminate manual measurement as a bottleneck for researchers. (8 different areas with massive time savings in each instance, as much as 16 hours of manual work per sample eliminated). • Designed and implemented a strategy for online marketing of the lab’s services• Increased lab visibility in peer reviewed publications • Expanded the services of the lab to include 6 additional microscopy techniques Teaching• Presented demonstrations weekly UAB School of Engineering tour groups • Developed training programs for lab equipment ensuring proper and safe use by all lab users. Trained users include UAB investigators and Alabama-based commercial customersInstrumentation Management• Maintained and increased availability of UAB’s sole Scanning Electron Microscope instrument and ancillary equipment from 5 hrs/week to 40 hrs/week• Maintained UAB’s X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometer

Coralville, Iowa, Us

Systems design and productivity improvementso Developed an automatic reporting framework to reduce costs and improve ease of use.o Created software to improve the use of commercial CT scanners.o Designed and implemented an automated continuous integration system to improve VIDA’s use of lean manufacturing methods. This system improved VIDA productivity and reduced software release costs.Customer service and project managemento Liaised customer and engineering interface to successfully redesign data editing tools and improve editing times by 20%.o Led experiment design and measurement project to clinically validate VIDA’s CT measurements in a real-world hospital environment.o Led a team of analysts and engineers to produce and drive the shipment of project completion reports to a major customer in a timely manner.

Iowa City, Iowa, Us

Coached students’ Senior Design projects and homework

Iowa City, Iowa, Us

Implemented and developed image segmentation algorithms

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Us

Collaborated with another intern to develop a data-mining tool to examine large sets of flight test data. The tool was to be used in finding areas to improve new flight control systems.

Developed a training module for the melting crew and worked with other engineers to move the company toward compliance with the 5S quality system.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering M.S, Digital Image Processing, Algorithms

Electrical Engineering B.S, Electrical And Computer Engineering