People
Affiliated Faculty
W. Clement Karl Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Primary appointment, ECE
Multi-Dimensional Signal Processing Laboratory
S.B., S.M., Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computing Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
phone: (617) 353-9788
fax: (617) 353-6766
email: wckarl@bu.edu
office: PHO 437
office hours: by appointment
Research Interests
Multiresolution statistical signal and image processing; geometric estimation.
Current Research
Dr. Karl's research is concerned with the development and use of statistically-based techniques for the extraction of information from images and multi-dimensional fields. One aspect of his work concerns the develop- ment of multiresolution methods for the processing and estimation of signals and images. For example, multiresolution approaches are being developed and used for tomographic image formation and MRI segmentation. Another aspect of his research concerns the estimation of fundamentally geometric quantities or, more generally, the role that geometry or shape may play in estimation problems. An example of this work is the estimation of cardiac vessel shape in angiograms.
Selected Recent Publications
Davis B, Ünlü MS, Swan AK, Goldberg BB, Karl WC "Using Multi-Element Detectors to Create Optimal Apertures in Confocal Microscopy" Proceedings of IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2005 Annual Meeting October: (2005)
B. Davis, W. C. Karl, A. K. Swan, M. S. Ünlü, B. B. Goldberg "Capabilities and limitations of pupil-plane filters for superresolution and image enhancement" Optics Express Vol. 12, No. 17: 4150 (2004)
Chan RC, Karl WC, Lees RS "A new model-based technique for enhanced small-vessel measurements in X-ray cine-angiograms" 19(3): 243-55 (2000)
Stadler R.W., Karl W.C., Lees R.S. "The Application of Echo Tracking Methods to Endothelium-Dependent Vasoreactivity and Arterial Compliance Measurements" Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 22: No. 1: 35-42, (1996)
Stadler R.W., Karl W.C., Lees R.S. "New Methods for Arterial Diameter Measurement from B-mode Images" Ultra-sound in Medicine and Biology 22, No. 1: 25-34 (1996)
Bhatia M., Karl W.C., Willsky A.S. "A Wavelet-Based Method for Multiscale Tomographic Reconstruction." IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 15, No. 1:
