3D Optical Sensing Laboratory (3DOSL)
Science, engineering and applications
Laboratory Director
Email ID: beiwen
Dr. Beiwen Li, Associate Professor
Google Scholar profile SPIE profile
Education
Ph.D. Purdue University, 2017
M.S. Iowa State University, 2014
B.S. Beihang University, 2012
Short Bio
Dr. Beiwen Li is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University. His current research focuses on 3D imaging, data analysis and associated applications. His research interests include superfast (kHz) 3D imaging, multi-scale 3D optical metrology, machine vision, online inspection, and applications of 3D imaging
Ph.D. Students
Email ID: jiaqiong
Jiaqiong Li (PhD Student, 2nd year, passes PhD qualifying exam)
Education
M.S. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
B.S. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
Short Bio
Jiaqiong is a Ph.D student in HDOSL focusing on 3D optical sensing and metrology. She also has interests in the application of 3D optical metrology in industry. She worked at the R&D department of an automotive company. When she does get free time, she likes cooking.
Email ID: lhyeh
Email ID: bb2
Email ID: yash13
Li-Hsin Yeh (PhD Student, 2nd year)
Education
M.S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA
B.E. Tatung University, Taiwan
Short Bio
Li-Hsin obtained M.S. degree in HDOSL and is currently working as a Ph.D. student. Li-Hsin has short-term internship in vehicle testing company. He is interested in new technologies especially automobiles. He will focus on manufacturing dimensional metrology and robotic vision studies in HDOSL. In his leisure time, he likes driving and cycling.
Badrinath Balasubramaniam (PhD Student, 2nd year, passes PhD qualifying exam)
Education
M.S Mechanical Engineering- Iowa State University, Ames, IA
B.E Mechanical Engineering-BITS Pilani, India
Short Bio
Badrinath is a PhD student in HDOSL focusing on 3D Imaging and Optical Sensing and is interested in its applications in Robotics. Prior to this, Badrinath worked as a Project Engineer/Manager in the industry for three years. In his free time, he enjoys biking, cricket, pickle-ball and board games.
Yashwanth M Maddipatla (PhD Student, 2nd year)
Education
B.E Sathyabama University, India
Short Bio
Yashwanth is a concurrent M.S./Ph.D student in HDOSL focusing on vision-based computing. He has prior research and work experience in extended reality technologies, vision-based computing, embedded systems, and ML. Before his admission at ISU, Yash also worked as a research engineer at an emerging technologies lab and collaborated with global brands from North America and the EU.
M.S. Students
Email ID: mmundy
Micah Mundy (2nd year, concurrent BS/MS)
Education
B. S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Short Bio
Micah is a concurrent B.S./M.S. student in HDOSL focusing on 3D optical sensing and robotics. He aims to apply these topics in industry to make robot navigation and manipulation safer and more efficient. In his free time, he enjoys climbing, biking, and playing board games.
Email ID: anushlak
Sivaraman Anush Lakshman (1st year, MS student)
Education
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, India
Short Bio
Anush is an M.S student working on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications in the fields of Machine Vision and Robotics. He aims to apply the knowledge gained and apply it in real-life situations to build better robots. In his free time, he plays cricket, soccer, board, and computer games.
REU Students
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Email ID: aharoon
Adam O Haroon
Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering and B.A. Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (expected S2027)
Short Bio
Adam is an engineering undergraduate student focused on the application of autonomy toward robotics, human-computer interaction, and engineering decision-making. He has prior research and work experience in image processing, segmentation, and identification, imputation-based data engineering, and engineering project development. Outside of work, Adam enjoys taking long walks and playing board games.
Alumni (Ph.D. Students)
Dr. Yi Zheng (PhD, Spring 2022)
Education
Ph.D. Iowa State University, Ames, IA
M.S. Northeastern University, Boston, MA
B.S. Chongqing University, China
Awards
1st place winner in ME Research Symposium (2021)
2nd place winner in ISU Grad Research Poster Presentation (2021)
ISU Graduate and Professional Student Senate Research Award (2021)
ISU College of Engineering Research Excellence Award (2021)
ISU William and Virginia Binger Research Award (2020)
Dr. Vignesh Suresh (PhD Student Marshal 2021)
Education
Ph.D. Iowa State University, Ames, IA
M.S. Iowa State University, Ames, IA
B.Tech. PSG college of Technology, India
Awards
Student Marshal for Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremony
2019 SPIE Photonics West Best Student Paper Award
ISU College of Engineering Research Excellence Award
ISU Graduate and Professional Student Senate Research Award
ISU William and Virginia Binger Research Award
1st place winner in ISU Grad Research Poster Presentation
Alumni (M.S. Students)
Saptarshi Basu
M.S. 2018
Mechanical Engineering
Vignesh Suresh
M.S. 2018, (PhD continued)
Mechanical Engineering
Amit Singh
M.S. 2021
Mechanical Engineering
Li-Hsin Yeh
M.S. 2021 (PhD continued)
Mechanical Engineering
Alumni (SPIRE-EIT program)
Amy Gilhoi
Gustavus Adolphus College
Tim Yu
Grinnel College
Rebekah Young
University at Buffalo
Alumni (Undergraduate and REU Students)
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Jace Holton, Nicholas Wiens, Hailey Lucas, Arick Bhowmik, Cainan Davidson
Alumni (K-12 Students)
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Joseph Shen, High school student intern in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019, got accepted by UCLA.