Lina Karam

About Lina Karam

Vice-President (Membership), Signal Processing FellowEmerita Professor, Arizona State UniversityExpert consultant in patent litigation, AI, Machine Learning, GenAI, NLP, Computer Vision, Image/Video Compression and Processing, Data and Signal ProcessingAuthor on more than 250 technical publicationsInventor on 8 issued US patents CTA/CTO in AI/Machine Learning: led the development and implementation of innovative GenAI solutions and products for NLP, Computer Vision, and LLM-based applications; recruited, led and managed a team of engineers; developed and executed strategic plans; led and pursued patent filings. Expert delegate of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 Committee (Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information) participating in JPEG/MPEG standardization activitiesServed as Dean, School of Engineering, Lebanese American UniversityServed as Computer Engineering Graduate Program Chair and Computer Engineering Director for Industry Engagement at ASU. Featured on FOX 10 News (October 30, 2018) and in the Phoenix Business Review Journal’s news article on self-driving cars. Awards and Honors: Fellow; HKN; Editor-In-Chief of Journal; Region 6 Award; SPS Board of Governors; SPS Best Journal Paper Award; 2012 Intel Outstanding Researcher; NSF CAREER Award in Visual Processing and Coding; NASA Technical Innovation Award; AUB Distinguished Alumnus Award; Phoenix Section Outstanding Faculty Award. Select R&D Projects (Lead PI/Supervisor): Generative AI; Robust Deep Learning; Image/Video Compression; Intel-ASU Initiative on Automated Mobility; DoE EcoCAR; Radar-Camera Fusion; 3D Scene Reconstruction and Analysis; Real-World Face and Gender Recognition; Sparse Learning for Image Analysis and Defect Detection; Visual Attention Prediction and Evaluation; Texture Analysis and Synthesis and Quality Evaluation; Camera Calibration and Distortion Correction; Color Analysis; Mobile Video; Super-Resolution; Remote Sensing and SAR Change Detection Director of the Image, Video, and Usability (IVU) R&D Lab at Arizona State University. Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Arizona State University.Founder of PICARIS, LLC. Co-Founder and served as CTA/CTO of AIAEC, ICME 2019 General Co-Chair; ICIP 2016 General Chair; ICIP 2009 TP Chair; Co-Founder of QoMEX (qomex.org); Industry Engagement; Education Activities Board; SPS Board of Governors, Conference Board, Publication Board, Awards Board; PSPB Strategic Planning.

Experience

1. Expert Delegate

   Iso - International Organization For Standardization

   Jan 2020 — Present

   Expert Delegate ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29 Committee (Coding of audio, picture, multimedia and hypermedia information) and participating in JPEG/MPEG standardization activities.

Education

• American University of Beirut

  B. E., Computer and Communications Engineering

  1985 — 1989

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  MS and PhD, Electrical Engineering

  1990 — 1995

Skills

• Event Planning
• Image Processing
• Machine Learning
• Image
• Opencv
• Video Processing
• Algorithms
• Video Compression
• Signal Processing
• Pattern Recognition
• Workshop Development
• Education
• Face Recognition
• Image and Video Processing
• Research & Development
• R&D
• Patent Consulting
• Gender Analysis
• Visual Attention
• Image and Video Compression
• Perception Based Processing
• Real-Time Processing
• 3d
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Visual Quality
• Multimedia
• Computer Vision
• Digital Signal Processors
• Visual Quality Assessment
• Simulations
• Visual Perception
• Electrical Engineering
• Digital Image Processing
• Visual Communications
• Embedded Systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Lecturing
• University Teaching
• Image Analysis
• Teaching