Regular biography
Andrea Dunbar is a Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, affiliated with the Business / Management department. Her research interests include neural vision systems and activity regularization in spiking neural networks. She has contributed to publications in top-tier conferences such as ICASSP, IC3DV, and CVPR. Dunbar also serves as a Focus Activity Manager and is involved in executive education at EPFL. Her professional experiences include roles at CSEM, where she led the Group Leader position from 2018 to 2023.
Scholar-generated biography
L. Andrea Dunbar is a researcher specializing in AI-machine learning, digitalisation, innovation management, vision systems, and optics. Their work focuses on developing advanced photonic crystal structures for terahertz and optical applications, including polarization beam splitters, quantum cascade lasers, and photonic crystal reflectors. Dunbar's research also explores vision systems, such as neural vision systems based on convolutional image acquisition, and innovative fabrication techniques for nanohole arrays and plasmonics. Additionally, they investigate optical characterization methods, including liquid crystal infiltration in photonic crystals and enhanced transmission through subwavelength slits. Their contributions span both theoretical and experimental approaches to optical and photonic technologies.