Aurora Maccaroneمشاهده پروفایل
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Aurora Maccarone serves as an RAEng Research Fellow within the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences at Heriot-Watt University's School of Engineering & Physical Sciences. Her work focuses on advanced photonics applications for challenging environments, particularly underwater and obscured conditions. Her research expertise spans: Single-photon LiDAR systems for underwater 3D imaging Photon-counting detector arrays for depth profiling Real-time reconstruction algorithms for obscurant-penetrating imaging Quantum sensing applications in marine environments Recent publications demonstrate consistent innovation in single-photon imaging techniques, with emphasis on underwater applications (2023-2024) and obscurant penetration (2022). Her work shows strong interdisciplinary connections between optical engineering, computational imaging, and environmental sensing. Key publications reveal growing impact in underwater LiDAR technology, with multiple high-citation papers on photon-efficient imaging systems. Dr. Maccarone actively supervises PhD students and has created significant research datasets. Her collaborations span international institutions, with notable contributions to sensor hardware development and computational imaging algorithms. Recent work shows increasing integration of machine learning techniques with traditional photon-counting approaches.











