Felipe Guzmán, a member of the laboratory and a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering, conducted a six-month internship in the United States, resulting in the publication of an article titled “Compressive Video via IR-Pulsed Illumination”.
Several researchers from the Optoelectronics Laboratory at PUCV traveled to different parts of the world for research internships. They will be sharing their experiences and destinations they visited in 2023 through in-depth interviews.
We begin with Felipe Guzmán, who has been a part of the laboratory since 2017 and is currently completing his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, belonging to its first generation. In 2023, he undertook a six-month internship in the United States, leading to a publication in the Optics Express journal.
We spoke with him to learn about his experience at the School of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona, and this is what he shared:
First, tell us, how did you become a part of the Optoelectronics Laboratory?
While studying Electronic Civil Engineering, I took some postgraduate courses related to imaging science. When it came time to choose my thesis topic, I expressed interest in those proposed by Professor Esteban Vera. That’s when he invited me to join the laboratory.
How did the opportunity for this internship come about?
Through conferences attended by our laboratory, I met Professor David Brady, who appreciated my work and invited me to undertake an internship at the University of Arizona from January to the end of June 2023.
The focus of my research is on temporal sensing, and Professor Brady works on camera arrays. He wanted me to apply developments in high-speed imaging to his camera array projects, essentially combining our work into a multicamera system.
We made significant progress in this research, and it was very fruitful. In fact, we submitted a paper to a conference, and it was published in a journal.
Can you describe your overall experience?
Adapting to a different culture in the United States was a challenge, but the experience, overall, was excellent. I realized that the School of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona is highly esteemed worldwide, and the technology developed there is fascinating. Working with Professor Brady was a tremendous opportunity.
Would you recommend someone to do an internship at that University?
Absolutely. For any student interested in the field of optical sciences, going to the School of Optical Sciences at the University of Arizona would be highly beneficial. The collaboration between professors Vera and Brady is close-knit, which allows the doors to be constantly open for those entering the laboratory.
This was Felipe’s experience. We invite you to review the article published in the Optics Express journal titled Compressive Video via IR-Pulsed Illumination.
Furthermore, the researcher is about to embark on his second research internship in another part of the world. We will soon share details about his new destination.