Dorothea Blostein

Roles and Affiliations: Dorothea Blostein is a Professor in the School of Computing at Queen's University, part of the Faculty of Arts and Science. She has held this position since 1988 after earning her Ph.D. (1987) and B.Sc. (1978) from the University of Illinois and an M.Sc. (1980) from Carnegie Mellon University.

Research: Her work focuses on the interface between paper and electronic documents, with specialties in graphics recognition, document analysis, and biomedical computing. Key areas include tensegrity structures for biomechanical modeling, adaptive systems, and artificial fascial networks. She also explores music notation recognition and software engineering document classification. Collaborations include projects with NASA on tensegrity robotics and studies on concussion prevention through helmet fitting systems.

Teaching: She teaches courses such as CISC 859 (Pattern Recognition) and CISC 324 (Operating Systems). Her pedagogical approach emphasizes hands-on projects and theoretical foundations in AI and algorithms.

Labs and Teams: Her research leverages tools like the NASA Tensegrity Robotics Toolkit and ArtiSynth. She collaborates with institutions like the Gordon Lab for embryonic modeling and biomechanical engineers on cytoskeleton simulations.