Russell C. Hardie

Russell C. Hardie is a full-time Professor at the University of Dayton, holding positions in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with joint appointments in Electro-Optics and Photonics and Bioengineering. His academic journey began with a B.S. in Engineering Science from Loyola College (1988), followed by M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware (1990, 1992). Prior to joining the University of Dayton in 1993, he served as a Senior Scientist at Earth Satellite Corporation (now MDA Federal).

• Research Interests: Digital signal/image processing, medical imaging, super-resolution techniques, hyperspectral/infrared imaging, pattern recognition
• Key Awards:
  • 2006 Alumni Award in Teaching (University of Dayton)
  • 1998 Rudolf Kingslake Medal (SPIE)
  • 1999 School of Engineering Excellence in Teaching
  • 2002 IEEE Professor of the Year
  • 1997 Epsilon Delta Tau Engineering Professor of the Year
• Recent Work: Focuses on machine learning applications for medical imaging (lung segmentation, nodule detection), atmospheric turbulence mitigation, and hyperspectral data analysis. His 15 most recent publications span topics from zero-shot chest X-ray analysis to methane plume detection and turbulence-corrected imaging systems.

Contact: rhardie1@udayton.edu