[AI Seminar Series] Seminar by Prof. Fei Xia, Friday January 30th, 12-1pm, MRB Seminar Room

[Vassilis Tsotras]

The next AI Seminar will be on Friday January 30th, 12-1pm, in the MRB
Seminar Room (1st floor).

*** Pizza and refreshments will be provided ****

To keep track of the number of attendees, please *register* at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-seminar-series-tickets-1981393870404

The talk will be given by *Prof. Fei Xia,* Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science, UC Irvine

TITLE: AI-Enhanced Programmable Optics: Toward Smarter Bioimaging and
Optical Processors

ABSTRACT:
The convergence of artificial intelligence and programmable optics is
opening new opportunities for both biological imaging and optical machine
learning. By shifting complexity from optical hardware to data-driven
algorithms and reconfigurable systems, these approaches promise faster,
more adaptive, and more efficient information processing.
In this talk, I present two complementary directions in this emerging
field. First, I introduce an AI-enhanced microscopy framework that
reconstructs depth-resolved volumetric information from limited
two-dimensional measurements. By learning strong three-dimensional priors
with generative models, this method improves reconstruction quality while
reducing acquisition time, enabling faster imaging of dynamic biological
processes. Second, I discuss programmable optical processors for machine
learning, highlighting reconfigurable optical architectures that enable
nonlinear encoding and programmable optical matrix–vector multiplication
using complex media.
Together, these results point toward scalable optical systems that can
potentially transform high-speed bioimaging and energy-efficient machine
learning.


Bio:
Fei Xia is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science (EECS), an affilated faculty member at Beckaman Laser Institute at
the University of California, Irvine. She completed her Ph.D. at Cornell
and her postdoc at École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris. She leads a
research team working at the interface of optics, computation, and the
brain, with a particular interest in designing smart optical systems to
image, sense, and process biomedical information probed by light. She aims
to provide innovative solutions to challenging biomedical needs through the
co-design of hardware and software. Fei has been recognized by several
major awards and honors, including the NIH Venture Program Awardee, Scialog
Fellow, Rising Star in Light, Optica Foundation Challenge Award, Seal of
Excellence for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, the SPIE Women in Optics,
Data Open Championship and the Mong NeuroTech Fellowship.

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Sponsored by the RAISE at UCR Institute, the AI Seminar Series presents
speakers working on cutting edge Foundational AI or applying AI in their
research. The goal of these seminars is to inform the UCR community about
current trends in AI research and promote collaborations between faculty in
this emerging field. These seminars are open to interested faculty and
graduate/undergraduate students. Please forward this email to other
colleagues or students in your lab that may be interested. After the seminar a
discussion will follow for questions, open problems, ideas for possible
collaborations etc.

Sincerely,
Vassilis Tsotras
Professor, CSE Department
co-Director, RAISE at UCR Institute

Amit Roy-Chowdhury
Professor, ECE Department
co-Director, RAISE at UCR Institute
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