elizabeth bondi

graduate student research assistant

About

I am a doctoral student studying Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC), with a B.S. in Imaging Science from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). At USC, I work with Dr. Milind Tambe in his Teamcore lab, part of the Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS). My research interests include computer vision and deep learning, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and multi-agent systems, especially applied to conservation and sustainability. Please visit my website to view my CV and full list of publications.

Country

united states

City

cambridge

Industry

research

Skill

os x, infrared, linux, idl programming, transmission, evaluations, matlab, photoshop, image processing, raspberry pi, arcgis, microsoft office, programming, latex, envi, python, surface, imaging science, design, research

Experience

graduate student research assistant

harvard university

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

graduate student research assistant

university of southern california

2016-8 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

imaging science research assistant

rochester institute of technology

2012-10 - 2015-5 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Process historical manuscript images using ENVI 5.0 Classic and IDL, typically by making image cubes, and by using flat field calibration and Independent and Principal Component Analysis. Automated this process in IDL as part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Use Adobe Photoshop CS5 to invert channels and do hue angle rotations. Make metadata for approximately 200 files using an existing program in MATLAB 2012a. Created a new website for the Archimedes Palimpsest. Travelled to Italy to assist in data collection for 2 weeks in July 2014.

research intern

microsoft

2017-9 - 2017-12 · 4 mos

Simulation and automatic detection of poachers and animals in thermal infrared, UAV-based imagery.

remote sensing technician

rochester institute of technology

2016-5 - 2016-8 · 4 mos

Developed calibration workflow for UAS imagery in various illumination conditions for improved vegetation index computation. Assisted in UAS data collection.

mars data analysis intern

nasa’s jet propulsion laboratory through columbus technologies and services

2014-8 - 2014-12 · 5 mos

Used images from Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Odyssey, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft, and the Mars Exploration Rovers to characterize possible landing sites for future Mars missions using ArcGIS Desktop. Assisted in testing of imaging capability of the Mars Helicopter Scout on the Mars 2020 rover.

co-op and career services student assistant

rochester institute of technology

2012-6 - 2013-5 · 1 yr

Researched alumni information using LinkedIn, revised office PowerPoint presentations and reformatted Word documents using graphics.

imaging science intern

rochester institute of technology

2011-7 - 2011-8 · 2 mos

Used Yarbus software in eye tracking research. Conducted experiments using mobile and stationary eye trackers. Attended weekly seminars discussing current research. Blogged about internship and presented research findings.

image processing and computer vision i-ii teaching assistant

rochester institute of technology

2015-8 - 2016-5 · 10 mos

Held office hours to help students in the course with programming assignments and graded projects. Projects included bilateral filtering, spatial filtering, Fourier domain filtering, Harris corner detection, histogram enhancements, and remapping.

image science summer intern

harris corporation

2015-6 - 2015-8 · 3 mos

Created a feature matching algorithm that used both spatial and spectral information. Built a test environment for evaluating the performance of new algorithms using Python.