Hazhar Sufi Karimi

Research

Research & Publications

Scientific work connecting medical computer vision, probabilistic inference, signal reconstruction, and mathematical optimization.

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Research areas

Medical computer vision
Learning from biomedical images.
Diffusion MRI
Inference of tissue and fiber structure.
Bayesian deep learning
Probabilistic modeling and uncertainty.
Compressed sensing
Reconstruction from incomplete measurements.
Statistical signal processing
Estimation and inference from noisy signals.
Power systems & scientific optimization
Mathematical modeling of constrained systems.

Research themes

  1. Harvard University · 2021 – 2022

    Bayesian deep learning for diffusion MRI

    Probabilistic, uncertainty-aware inference of brain fiber pathways from diffusion MRI.

    • Bayesian deep learning framework for brain fiber pathway inference
    • CNN voxel classification resolving multi-fiber crossings in noisy data
    • Transfer learning for likelihood-free posterior estimation
  2. Kansas State University · 2016 – 2020

    Dynamic compressed sensing

    Reconstructing signals and images from noisy, delayed, and incomplete measurements, with applications to accelerated medical imaging.

    • Two dynamic compressed sensing reconstruction algorithms
    • Error quantification and stability analysis via statistical signal processing and control theory
  3. Kansas State University · 2016 – 2020

    Estimation for smart power grids

    Sparse reconstruction and optimization for observability in data-scarce distribution grids.

    • Compressed sensing with estimated power flow for three-phase unbalanced grids
    • Mixed-integer nonlinear framework for joint state estimation and topology identification