People

Faculty

Jin U. Kang
 Jin U. Kang, Ph.D.
Jacob Suter Jammer Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering
Department of Dermatology
Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Address: 205 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: jkang@jhu.edu
Phone: 410-516-4622 | Fax: 410-516-5566
Postdoctoral Researchers

Yaning Wang
 Yaning Wang, Ph.D.
Address: 403 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: ywang511@jhu.edu
Education: B.S. at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST); Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University
Ph.D. Students


Jinglun Yu
Address: 403 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: jyu146@jhu.edu
Research: Multimodal Imaging Systems (OCT, FL, PA), Medical Image Analysis, Image-Guided Interventions and Surgery
Education: M.S.E. in ECE at Johns Hopkins University


Wayne Rodgers
Address: 22, 137 Hackermann Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: wrodger2@jh.edu
Research: Image-Guided Surgical Robotics, Optical/photoacoustic Imaging, Computational Imaging for Medical Applications
Education: M.S.E. in ECE at Johns Hopkins University
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 Rosy Xiong
Address: 403 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: rxiong5@jh.edu
Education: B.S. in Mathematics at Wellesley College


Ziyi Huang
Address: 402 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: zhuang85@jh.edu
Education: B.S. in Mechatronics at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hongrui Yi
Position: Research Assistant
Address: 403 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: hyi13@jhu.edu
Research: Medical Imaging and Devices
Education:  M.S.E. in ECE at Johns Hopkins University
Master’s Students
Mian Wu
Position: Research Assistant
Address: 403 Barton Hall, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
Email: mwu99@jh.edu
Research: Mian Wu is a Graduate Research Assistant in the IOIV Lab and an M.S. student in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. His work focuses on medical imaging and computer vision, with current research on OCT-based image analysis, topology-aware segmentation, and coherent imaging simulation.
Education: B.S. Applied Mathematics at New York University
Undergraduate Students
Seonghoon Jang
Current Position: Undergraduate Research Assistant studying Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. Alumni
Ruizhi Zuo, Ph.D. 2024
Education: B.S. at Nankai University
Dissertation: Deep learning-based 3D optical image reconstruction and surgical guidance
Current: Post-Doc, University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterYaning Wang, Ph.D. 2024
Education: B.S. at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Dissertation: Optical coherence tomography based ophthalmic and gastrointestinal surgical guidance using deep learning
Current: Post-Doc at ioIV Lab, Johns Hopkins UniversityShuwen Wei, Ph.D. 2022
Education: B.S. at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Dissertation: Optical Coherence Tomography Ophthalmic Surgical Guidance
Current: Post-Doc at Dr. Jerry Prince Lab, Johns Hopkins UniversityShoujing Guo, Ph.D. 2022
Education: B.S. at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Dissertation: Intraoperative optical coherence tomography guided deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty
Current: Research Engineer, KLASoohyun Lee, Ph.D. 2021
Education: B.S. in Electrical Engineering at KAIST
Dissertation: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) – guided ophthalmic therapy
Current: Post-Doc, Ohio State UniversityRebecca Pak, Ph.D. 2021
Education: B.S. in Bioengineering (minors in EE/CS) at UC Berkeley
Dissertation: Development of Minimally-Invasive Optical Neuroimaging Systems
Current: Engineer at Intuitive SurgicalPhillip Wilcox, Ph.D. 2020
Dissertation: Automated Spore Analysis using Bright-Field Imaging and Raman Microscopy
Current: Electrical Engineer, US Army CCDC Chemical Biological Center

Hanh Le, Ph.D. 2018
Dissertation: 3D structured Illumination Microendoscope for surgical guidance
Current: Imaging Systems Engineer at Spectral, MD

Gyeongwoo Cheon, Ph.D. 2016
Education: B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University
Dissertation: Optical Coherence Tomography Distal Sensor Based Handheld Microsurgical Tools
Current: Senior Software Engineer, NVIDIA

Richard Jaepyeong Cha, Ph.D. 2015
Education: B.S. in EE & M.S. in BME at Seoul National University
Dissertation: Fiber-optic bundle fluorescence microscopy for functional brain activity mapping
Current: Assistant Professor, George Washington University

Daguang Xu, Ph.D. 2014
Education: B.S. in Engineering Physics at Tsinghua University
Dissertation: Compressive sensing for spectral domain optical coherence tomography
Current: Research Manager at AI-Infra of NVIDIA

Yong Huang, Ph.D. 2013
Dissertation: Intraoperative Fourier-domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Microsurgery Guidance and Assessment
Current: Associate Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology

Xuan Liu, Ph.D. 2011
Education: B.S. and M.S. in Physics at Tsinghua University
Dissertation: Functional Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Guiding Vitreoretinal Surgery
Current: Associate Professor, NJIT

Kang Zhang, Ph.D. 2011
Dissertation: Functional Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography for Guiding Vitreoretinal Surgery
Current: Director at BlackRock

Jae-Ho Han, Ph.D. 2010
Dissertation: Common Path Optical Coherence Tomography Based on Fiber Bundle Imager
Current: Professor, Korea University

Scott Hendrickson, Ph.D. 2009
Dissertation: Guided-Wave Evanescent Field Devices
Current: Technical Staff Member, JHU APL

Abner Rodriquez, Ph.D. 2008
Dissertation: All-Fiber Endoscopic Optical Imaging Devices
Current: Research Engineer, Naval Surface Weapon Center, PA

Utkarsh Sharma, Ph.D. 2006
Dissertation: Fiber Lasers and All-fiber Optic Devices for Sensing and Medical Imaging
Current: Director of Advanced Technology, Optovue

Do-Hyun Kim, Ph.D. 2006
Dissertation: Fiber Optic Confocal Microscopy for Biomedical Imaging
Current: Research Staff, FDA

Gang Chen, Ph.D. 2005
Dissertation: Optical Waveguide Devices Based on Fiber Sagnac Interferometers
Current: Photonics Engineer, CEYX Technologies

Chang-Seok Kim, Ph.D. 2004
Dissertation: Tunable multi-wavelength fiber lasers
Current: Professor at Pusan National University

Raymond Sova, Ph.D. 2003
Dissertation: Multi-rate soliton pulse train generator
Current: Senior Technical Staff, JHU APL
Past Post-Doctoral Fellows & Visiting Scholars
  • Muyinatu Bell, Ph.D. (John C. Malone Assoc. Professor, JHU)
  • Yong Huang, Ph.D. (Assoc. Prof, Beijing Inst. of Tech)
  • Xuang Liu, Ph.D. (OCT for medical robotics)
  • Phillip Lee, Ph.D. (Research Staff, KIST)
  • Hyun-Woo Jeong, Ph.D. (Post-Doc, Cochlear Imaging)
  • Cheol Song, Ph.D. (Smart Microsurgical Tools)
  • Xiaolu Li, Ph.D. (Lecturer, Beijing Normal Univ)
  • Chul-Gyu Song, Ph.D. (Assoc. Prof, Chunbuk Nat. Univ)
  • Young Geun Han, Ph.D. (Professor, Hanyang Univ)
  • Yu Seok Bae, Ph.D. (Assoc. Prof, Daejeon Univ)
  • Weichao Wang (Ph.D. Student, Peking Univ)
  • Changho Lee, Ph.D. (OCT for guided laser therapy)
  • Mingtao Zhao, Ph.D. (OCT for microsurgery)
Past Master’s Students
Xiangyi Le
Current Position: Research Assistant
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at HUST; M.S.E in Robotics at JHU
Research: Robotics		 Ruichen Huang
Current Position: Research Assistant
Education: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at HUST; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at JHU
Research: Computer Vision and Robotics