Eric became a student in the Jaffe lab in 2011. His research explores the interface between machine learning, computer vision, and biological oceanography. Eric earned a B. A. in Physics from the Colorado College in 2011, a M. Sc. in Oceanography from UC San Diego in 2015, and his PhD from in 2018. After defending this thesis, he has continued at Scripps as postdoctoral scholar.
Devin got his start in the Jaffe lab as part of an undergraduate engineering design project. He joined the lab as an engineer after receiving a BS in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD in 2013 and has continued on ever since. His work with the lab includes underwater autonomous vehicles, control algorithm tuning, electrical and mechanical design for underwater imaging systems, and fabrication and assembly.
Pichaya has been a student in the Jaffe Lab since 2016. His research focuses on developing imaging platforms for ecological studies. He is currently working on an in situ imaging system for marine microogainsms and a low-cost imaging platform for zooplankton. Originally from Thailand, Pichaya received his B.S. in General Engineering with an Emphasis in Environmental Analysis from Harvey Mudd College, CA. He is currently working towards his PhD in Oceanography, which he is expected to complete in 2021.
Camille is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Ocean Sciences. Her research interests lie at the intersection of acoustics and geophysics, robotics, marine animals, and sustainable management of natural resources. She is currently using passive acoustics and optical imaging to identify the sounds of commercially and recreationally important fish species and to locate their spawning areas. A proud Canadian, Camille completed her BSc Honours, Co-op in Marine Biology and Physics with minors in Mathematics and Ocean Sciences (First Class Honours) at Dalhousie University and has done research in the fields of computational geometry, atmospheric physics, avian acoustics and biology, marine chemistry, marine mammal bioacoustics and active ocean acoustics.
Kevin has been apart of the Jaffe Lab since 2017 when he first began doing work on an undergraduate machine learning project. He joined the lab as an Application Programmer for a year after receiving a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering (ECE) from UC San Diego and then worked in the industry developing machine learning models. He has now returned to the lab to do deep learning/computer vision research for our underwater cameras, as part of his M.Sc in ECE, again at UC San Diego. Kevin hopes to finish his M.Sc. work in 2020.
Alumni of the Jaffe Lab
Name | Graduated | Dissertation | Currently @ |
Andrew D. Mullen | 2018 | Underwater Microscopic Imaging & Velocimetry for In Situ Studies of Benthic Marine Environments | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Eric C. Orenstein | 2018 | Automated Analysis Techniques for Oceanographic Imaging | Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
Christian Briseno | 2015 | Fine-scale spatial and temporal plankton distributions in the Southern California Bight: lessons from in situ microscopes and broadband echosounders | University of San Diego |
Justin Haag | 2014 | Design and implementation of optical imaging and sensor systems for characterization of deep sea biological camouflage | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Paul L. D. Roberts | 2009 | Multiview, Broadband, Acoustic Classification of Marine Animals | Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute |
Chad Schell | 2003 | Advanced tracking algorithms for the study of fine scale fish behavior | |
David Zawada | 2002 | The Application of a Novel Multispectral Imaging System to the in vivo Study of Fluorescent Compounds in Selected Marine Organisms | US Geological Survey |
Keihan Rafii | 1997 | An adaptive ultrasonic technique for measuring blood vessel diameter and wall thickness | |
Girish Chandran | 1996 | Signal and receiver design for a multisensor imaging system | |
Andy Palowitch | 1994 | Chlorophyll a spatial microstructure determination from volumetrically reconstructed optical serial sectioned fluorescence images | |
Duncan McGehee | 1994 | A three-dimensional acoustical imaging system for zooplankton observations |