Rebecca Williams

Position

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Office

335 Information Technology and Engineering (ITE) Building

Contact Information

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250

E-mail: rmwillia@umbc.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Engineering Science, Dartmouth College, 2013
  • B.S. in Bioengineering, University of Illinois Chicago, 2008

Biography

Dr. Rebecca Williams received her BS in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2008 and her PhD in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College. Before coming to UMBC, she was a research engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Maryland, studying artificial intelligence/machine learning/computer vision, remote sensing and image processing, data science and visualization, LiDAR data exploitation, sensor platforms, and stereo depth estimation. She currently teaches courses in Data Visualization at UMBC and Medical Imaging at Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals Program. Her current research interests include immersive media, data visualization, computer vision, computer graphics, brain computer interface, wearable sensor technology, imaging and remote sensing.

Research Areas

Dr. WIlliams’ current research includes immersive media, data visualization, computer vision, computer graphics, brain computer interface, wearable sensor technology, imaging and remote sensing.