Rather than aiming to one day restore natural vision, we might be better off thinking about how to create practical and useful artificial vision now.
Melani Sanchez Garcia
(she/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Scholar
Computer Science
University of California, Santa Barbara
Melani Sanchez Garica is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Science at UCSB.
Prior to joining UCSB, she received a PhD in Computer Science and Systems Engineering from Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain, as well as a BS in Chemical Engineering and a MS in Chemical Engineering from Universidad de Valencia, Spain.
Melani’s main research interests lie in Computer Vision and Deep Learning. She is particularly excited about conducting research in simulated prosthetic vision (SPV) and building immersive virtual reality (VR) systems of SPV that combine computational modeling of the brain with different computer vision algorithms.
- 3201A BioEngineering
- mesangar@ucsb.edu
Education
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PhD in Computer Science and Systems Engineering, 2022
Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
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MS in Chemical Engineering, 2017
Universidad de Valencia, Spain
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BS in Chemical Engineering, 2015
Universidad de Valencia, Spain
Research Interests
Project Lead
Project Affiliate
Immersive Virtual Reality Simulations of Bionic Vision
Embedding simulated prosthetic vision models in immersive virtual reality allows sighted subjects to act as virtual patients by “seeing” through the eyes of the patient.
Event-Based Vision at the Edge
Neuromorphic event-based vision sensors may soon power low vision aids and retinal implants, where the visual scene has to be processed quickly and efficiently before it is displayed.
