Christopher Metzler

Christopher Metzler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland (UMD), with appointments in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and a courtesy appointment in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He leads the UMD Intelligent Sensing Laboratory, focusing on computational imaging, machine learning, and wireless communications. His research develops novel systems and algorithms for imaging through scattering media, multimodal sensor fusion, and self-supervised AI techniques.

• Education: PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Rice University, 2019), MSEE (2014), BSEE (2013).
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Stanford Computational Imaging Lab (2020).
• Awards: AFOSR Young Investigator Program (2022), NSF CAREER (2023), ARO Early Career Award (2024), and multiple fellowships (NSF GRFP, NDSEG).

Research interests include computational imaging, machine learning, statistical signal processing, and AI-driven sensor fusion. His work addresses challenges in non-line-of-sight imaging, turbulence mitigation, and hardware-aware algorithms. He advises 10 PhD students and collaborates on projects funded by the Air Force, NSF, and other agencies.

Key contributions include neural wavefront shaping, adversarial sensing frameworks, and high-resolution non-line-of-sight imaging. His lab develops open-source software and datasets, such as the Transmission Matrix Dataset and learned compressive sensing tools.