Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, UCLA
Expected 2021
- GPA: 4.00/4.00
- Advisor: Prof. Achuta Kadambi
Bachelor of Science, Physics, UCLA
June 2019
- GPA: 3.78/4.00, Cum Laude
Research experience
Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UCLA
April 2020 - Present
- Advisor: Prof. Achuta Kadambi
- Constructed and compiled the world’s first telemedicine-focused remote vital signs dataset, named VITAL, containing a large and diverse subject population in collaboration with UCLA Health
- Developed camera-based vital sign monitoring technology with focus on mitigating skin-tone performance bias, resulting in 22% enhancement of heart rate estimates for dark skin-tone subjects in the VITAL dataset
- Led weekly group meetings, journal club and coffee social hours, which included mentoring fellow research students, and creating a positive and productive social work environment
Undergraduate/Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA
May 2017 - March 2020
- Advisor: Prof. Pietro Musumeci
- Investigated laser shaping tools, such as spatial light modulators, for ultrafast electron photoinjector beamlines
- Conceptualized and conducted the world’s first electron ghost imaging experiment, which utilized a computational imaging and compressive sensing framework
- Gained technical expertise with operating with ultrafast lasers, building table-top optics, and simulating experimental designs with MATLAB, Mathematica, and Zemax
Publications
P. Chari, K. Kabra, D. Karinca, S. Lahiri, D. Srivastava, K. Kulkarni, T. Chen, M. Cannesson, L. Jalilian, A. Kadambi (2020). "Diverse R-PPG: Camera-Based Heart Rate Estimation for Diverse Subject Skin-Tones and Scenes." arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.12769.
K. Kabra, S. Li, F. Cropp, Thomas J. Lane, P. Musumeci, and D. Ratner (2020). "Mapping photocathode quantum efficiency with ghost imaging." Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams, 23, 022803. doi:10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.23.022803
S. Li, F. Cropp, K. Kabra, Thomas J. Lane, G. Wetzstein, P. Musumeci, and D. Ratner (2018). "Electron Ghost Imaging." Physical Review Letters, 121(11). doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.114801
Projects
A survey of facial feature detection methods and their application for automatic lip reading
Rap lyric generation using deep learning.
A generative adversarial network for reproduing synthetic EEG signals.
Penley is a smart-pen device that can recognize handwritten digits using pen motion.
An DIY Arduino-based auto-leveling quadcopter.
Sugar, spice, and everything nice! A DIY automated spice & seasoning dispenser.
Skills
- Programming: MATLAB, Python (NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas, OpenCV, Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch), C++, LaTeX
- Software: Mathematica, LabVIEW, Zemax, Inkscape, Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
- Electronics: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Analog & Digital Electronics, Oscilloscopes, Soldering
- Optics: Ultra-fast lasers, Spatial Light Modulators (Texas Instruments DLP DMD, Thorlabs Exulus SLM), Cameras, Table-top prototyping
Teaching
Physics 117: Electronics for Physics Measurements, Department of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA, Fall 2018, Winter 2019
Service and leadership
Upsilon Lab, President & Project Manager
April 2018 - June 2019
- Taught undergraduate students digital electronics and microcontrollers through different projects
- Led organization by ensuring the steady progress of projects and access to department resources
Society of Physics Students, Vice President
September 2017 - June 2018
- Coordinated weekly meetings for undergraduates, including professor talks, student panels, social activities, and study halls
FIFA Club at UCLA, Founder and President
January 2017 - June 2019
- Founded the social gaming club “FIFA Club at UCLA”, designed to bring students together to play the popular soccer video game series FIFA
- Manage team of 4 officers to organize club budget, advertising, equipment transportation and general logistics
- Host weekly meetings that allow students to connect socially and play FIFA, averaging about 15-20 students each week
- Organized quarterly tournaments that entertain approximately 20-25 participants, with our largest tournament entertaining 47 participants
