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Senem Velipasalar is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Syracuse University, affiliated with the Smart Vision Systems Laboratory and the Aging Studies Institute. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Princeton University, an M.S. from Brown University, and a B.S. from Bogazici University. Her research focuses on machine learning, computer vision, and wireless smart camera systems, with applications in human activity classification, driver behavior analysis, and defense against adversarial attacks.
Her honors include the NSF CAREER Award (2011), 2021 IEEE Technological Innovation Award, and multiple doctoral prizes for her advisees. She leads grants totaling over $4M, including ARPA-E projects on occupancy detection and DOE-funded research on aerial energy modeling.
Research interests span embedded vision, distributed multi-camera tracking, and energy-efficient algorithms. Her lab develops technologies like wearable camera-based fall detection and autonomous UAV navigation. Notable publications include works on adversarial attacks, fNIRS brain activity analysis, and thermal pedestrian detection.
