{"id":2,"date":"2025-10-06T10:33:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:48:06","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1038\" height=\"1166\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/files\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-14.01.19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:170px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/files\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-14.01.19.png 1038w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/files\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-14.01.19-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/files\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-14.01.19-912x1024.png 912w, https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/hao-chen\/files\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-15-at-14.01.19-768x863.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, advised by Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.nd.edu\/faculty\/scott-howard\/\">Scott Howard<\/a>, specializing in <strong>optics, computational imaging, image restoration, and inverse problems<\/strong>. My research integrates <strong>physics-based optical and sensor modeling<\/strong> with <strong>deep generative inference<\/strong> to solve inverse problems such as <strong>denoising, deblurring, and super-resolution<\/strong> under real-world degradations, including mixed Poisson\u2013Gaussian noise and photon-limited sensing. I develop systems and algorithms for image reconstruction and enhancement, with evaluation guided by perceptual image quality metrics. My work aims to bridge computational imaging, computer vision, and perception to enable photorealistic synthesis and reliable visual understanding under real-world constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Fall 2025, I was named a Notre Dame SAI (Scientific Artificial Intelligence) Fellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I&#8217;m on the job market for research scientist roles in computational imaging and generative modeling starting 2027.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:hchen27@nd.edu\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-google wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=u5AHuZYAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12.02,10.18v3.72v0.01h5.51c-0.26,1.57-1.67,4.22-5.5,4.22c-3.31,0-6.01-2.75-6.01-6.12s2.7-6.12,6.01-6.12 c1.87,0,3.13,0.8,3.85,1.48l2.84-2.76C16.99,2.99,14.73,2,12.03,2c-5.52,0-10,4.48-10,10s4.48,10,10,10c5.77,0,9.6-4.06,9.6-9.77 c0-0.83-0.11-1.42-0.25-2.05H12.02z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Google<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hao-chen-26408716a\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-github wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/haochen27\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,2C6.477,2,2,6.477,2,12c0,4.419,2.865,8.166,6.839,9.489c0.5,0.09,0.682-0.218,0.682-0.484 c0-0.236-0.009-0.866-0.014-1.699c-2.782,0.602-3.369-1.34-3.369-1.34c-0.455-1.157-1.11-1.465-1.11-1.465 c-0.909-0.62,0.069-0.608,0.069-0.608c1.004,0.071,1.532,1.03,1.532,1.03c0.891,1.529,2.341,1.089,2.91,0.833 c0.091-0.647,0.349-1.086,0.635-1.337c-2.22-0.251-4.555-1.111-4.555-4.943c0-1.091,0.39-1.984,1.03-2.682 C6.546,8.54,6.202,7.524,6.746,6.148c0,0,0.84-0.269,2.75,1.025C10.295,6.95,11.15,6.84,12,6.836 c0.85,0.004,1.705,0.114,2.504,0.336c1.909-1.294,2.748-1.025,2.748-1.025c0.546,1.376,0.202,2.394,0.1,2.646 c0.64,0.699,1.026,1.591,1.026,2.682c0,3.841-2.337,4.687-4.565,4.935c0.359,0.307,0.679,0.917,0.679,1.852 c0,1.335-0.012,2.415-0.012,2.741c0,0.269,0.18,0.579,0.688,0.481C19.138,20.161,22,16.416,22,12C22,6.477,17.523,2,12,2z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">GitHub<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jump to:<\/strong> <a href=\"#interests\">Research Interests<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#education\">Education<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"#experience\">Experience<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hao-chen\/news\/\">News<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"\/hao-chen\/projects\/\">Publications<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=u5AHuZYAAAAJ\">Google Scholar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"interests\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Computational Imaging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Image Restoration &amp; Inverse Problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diffusion Models &amp; Generative Inference<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physics-Based Optical &amp; Sensor Modeling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"education\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering<\/strong>, University of Notre Dame, 2027 (expected)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>M.S. in Electrical Engineering<\/strong>, University of Notre Dame, 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B.E. in Electrical Engineering (with Honors)<\/strong>, Wuhan University, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"experience\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Graduate Research Assistant<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nd.edu\/\">University of Notre Dame<\/a><br>Notre Dame, IN \u00b7 Sep 2022 \u2013 Present<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developed probabilistic noise models (mixed Poisson\u2013Gaussian, frequency-domain) for multi-channel imaging systems, improving sensor calibration and noise characterization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed diffusion-based reconstruction methods that combine learned image priors with physics-based forward models for denoising, deblurring, super-resolution, and photon-limited microscopy deconvolution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built simulation and evaluation pipelines, and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams on biomedical imaging in microscopy and FD-NIRS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Working on FD-NIRS with the <a href=\"https:\/\/osullivangroup.nd.edu\/\">O\u2019Sullivan Research Group<\/a> as part of the ARPA-H <a href=\"https:\/\/arpa-h.gov\/explore-funding\/awards\/4536\">OMEGA<\/a> project (Optical, Mechanical, and Electrical Global Assessment of Fetal Hypoxia).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DevOps Engineer Intern, AI Technologies<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/\">SAP<\/a><br>Shanghai, China \u00b7 Feb 2021 \u2013 Jun 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Built ML deployment infrastructure on Azure Kubernetes with observability pipelines (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger) for performance monitoring.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, advised by Professor Scott Howard, specializing in optics, computational imaging, image restoration, and inverse problems. 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