A. Lynn Abbott

A. Lynn Abbott is a Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, specializing in computer vision, biometrics, and AI-driven sensing systems. His work bridges theoretical and applied domains, including autonomous vehicle perception, physiological signal analysis, and secure healthcare monitoring.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1990
  • M.S., Stanford University, 1981
  • B.S., Rutgers University, 1980

Research Interests focus on computer vision for autonomous systems, biometrics using physiological signals, and deep learning applications in transportation safety and healthcare. Recent projects include neural networks for intersection safety modeling and vision-based cardiovascular signal recovery.

Publications highlight advancements in graph neural networks for traffic analysis, spatiotemporal filtering for 3D object detection, and privacy-preserving biometric authentication. His work spans disciplines like transportation safety, biomedical signal processing, and computer architecture.

Labs & Teams: Affiliated with the Center for Embedded Systems for Critical Applications, contributing to real-time vision systems and hardware-software co-design for safety-critical domains.