Director
Mathews Jacob
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mathews Jacob is is an expert in machine learning algorithms for biomedical imaging. He develops advance magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods for brain, lung, and heart applications.
Post-doctoral Scholars
Jyothi Rikhab Chand
Dr. Jyothi Rikhab Chand is a postdoctoral research scholar at CBIG. Her current research focus is on using traditional optimization techniques and modern deep learning modules to reconstruct under-sampled MR images. Prior to joining CBIG, she earned her PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi under the supervision of Prof. Prabhu Babu. Her PhD thesis was on using the Majorization Minimization framework for various problems in signal processing, communication, and machine learning. In her spare time she loves to draw, cook, and travel.
Jack Echols
Dr. Jack Echols received his PhD in in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Experienced Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the biotechnology industry. Skilled in Medical Imaging, Medical Devices, Programming, and Data Science. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) focused in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Rushdi Rusho
Dr. Rushdi Rusho is a postdoctoral research scholar at CBIG. His current research focus is on using traditional optimization techniques and modern deep learning modules to reconstruct under-sampled MR images. Prior to joining CBIG, he earned his PhD from the University of Iowa under the supervision of Prof. Sajan Lingala.
Graduate Research Assistants
Kawsar Ahmed is a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) in the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group. His research interests are in medical imaging and deep learning. His current research focuses on developing deep learning-based algorithms for dynamic MRI reconstruction in cardiac imaging. Kawsar earned both his master's and bachelor's degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh.
Sabbir has joined the University of Iowa as a graduate student in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) from Spring ’24. He is currently working as a graduate research assistant in the Advanced Pulmonary Physiomic Imaging (Fain) lab at UIowa. He is conducting research to develop Improved Kspace Trajectory Design, Off-resonance Corrections, and Motion Compensated Free Breathing Ultrashort Echo Time (UTE) Pulmonary MR Image Reconstruction under the supervision of Prof. Sean Fain (UIowa) and Prof. Mathews Jacob (UVA). The goal is to achieve better contrast to noise ratio and to improve spatial resolution in the lung parenchyma.
Yan Chen
Yan Chen is a PhD student and a graduate research assistant in the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Joseph Kettelkamp is a PhD student and a graduate research assistant in the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group.
Fatematozzohora Most
Fatema is a graduate research assistant in the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group.
Zejun Wu
Zejun Wu is a graduate research assistant in the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group.
Nima is a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia, advised by Prof. Mathews Jacob. He is a member of the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group (CBIG). His research focuses on developing deep learning and machine learning algorithms for advanced MRI reconstruction and denoising, particularly for dynamic cardiac and brain imaging. He is passionate about leveraging data-driven approaches to improve image quality and accelerate clinical workflows in medical imaging.
Zeqiu (Zach) Yu
Zach Yu is a graduate research assistant in the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group.
Alumni
Qing Zou was a PhD student and post-doctoral fellow at the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas South Western.
Greg was a PhD student at the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group. He is now an assistant professor at Marquette University. His research interests include machine learning, optimization, and compressed sensing, with applications to image reconstruction in MRI, CT, and related inverse problems in computational imaging.
Merry was a visitor at the Computational Biomedical Imaging Group, and has been a long-term collaborator. She is now an associate professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Virginia. Merry Mani is developing next-generation MRI technologies that enhance the performance of non-invasive MRI-based imaging by leveraging advancements in hardware design and sophisticated signal processing techniques.
Sampada was a PhD student at CBIG. She is now a scientist at Canon Medical.
