The ECU Computer Vision Lab is led by Dr. David Hart and investigates topics in the fields of computer vision and machine learning. The lab consists of undergraduate and graduate students of various backgrounds and expertises. If you are an ECU student and would like to join the lab, please contact Dr. Hart directly. Applicants should generally have a good mathematical background and programming skills in Python.

Look at our Current Research Topics page to learn more.

Theses, Projects, and Publications

Evolving PITON: AI-Driven Conversations with IoT Data - Colby Sawyer

• Analyzing Style Transfer Algorithms for Segmented Images - Hadi Seyed
• Towards Automated Garment Measurements in the Wild Using Landmark and Depth Estimation - Cris Zbavitel
• Improving Segmented Style Transfer via Blended Partial Convolution - Ayberk Cansever
• Sampling and Selection Methods for Applying 2D Neural Networks to 3D Gaussian Splats - Raphael Dusablon
• Evaluating Object Detection Algorithms for Crowded Sperm Microscopy Videos - Anita Bhandari
• A Framework for Temporal-Based Prediction of Eye Diseases - Saumya Jaiswal
• Superpatching for Image Analysis using Transformers and Superpixels - Brannon McCutcheon

Current Students

Ayberk Cansever

MS in Data Science

Research Topic: Automatic Segmentation and Style Transfer Techniques

Hadi Seyed

MS in Data Science

Research Topic: Analysis of Segmented Style Transfer Techniques

Lab Supervisor, RCAW Participant

Simon Polishchuk

MS in Data Science

Research Topic: Machine Learning for EEG Brain Scan Data

Raphael Dusablon

MS in Data Science

Research Topic: Graph Networks for Radiance Fields

Anita Bhandari

MS in Data Science

Research Topic: Object Detection and Tracking in Cell Imaging

RCAW Best Poster Award

Saumya Jaiswal

MS in Computer Science

Research Topic: Vision Transformers for Improved Eye Diagnostics

Thomas O’Sullivan

BS in Computer Science

Research Topic: Modified Attention Networks

Jordan Welborn

BS in Computer Science

Research Topic: Modified Attention Networks

Ricardo Zeferino

BS in Computer Science

Research Topic: Interfaces for Cell Tracking

Brannon McCutcheon

MS in Data Science

Research Topic: Superpixels for Vision Transformers

RCAW Presenter

Lee Ostadi

MS in Computer Science

Research Topic: Autoencoders for 3D Gaussian Splats

Ryan Hall

BS in Computer Science

Research Topic: Interfaces for Cell Tracking

Lab News

June 23 2025 - Congratulation to Brannon McCutcheon for succesfully defending his Masters Thesis: Superpatching for Image Analysis using Transformers and Superpixels

Apr. 23 2025 - Congratulations to Saumya Jaiswal for successfully defending her Masters Thesis: A Framework for Temporal-Based Prediction of Eye Diseases

Apr. 14 2025 - Congratulations to Anita Bhandari for successfully defending her Masters Thesis: Evaluating Object Detection Algorithms for Crowded Sperm Microscopy Videos

Apr. 9 2025 - Congratulations to Raphael Dusablon for successfully defending his Masters Thesis: Sampling and Selection Methods for Applying 2D Neural Networks to 3D Gaussian Splats