Nicole Bienert

Nicole Bienert is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research focuses on computational imaging techniques for environmental radar remote sensing and computational photography, enabling high-resolution imaging beyond conventional methods. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a Physics minor from The Pennsylvania State University.

• Education:
• Ph.D. & M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
• B.S., Electrical Engineering (Schreyer Honors College), Pennsylvania State University

Her work bridges signal processing and instrumentation, addressing challenges in 2D-4D imaging quality and spatial extent. Notable achievements include the 2020 IGARSS Prize Paper Award and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

Professional trajectory includes internships at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, research at Google on equitable imaging, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southern California. Her lab focuses on advancing environmental sensing through computational methods.