Curriculum Vitae

Biography
Dr. Lau received his B.Sc. degree (with highest distinction) in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1995 and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Delaware, Newark, in 1999. Today, he is the Databeam Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, Director of Graduate Studies, and a Certified Professional Engineer. Prior to these appointments, Dr. Lau was a DSP Engineer at Aware, Inc., and an Image and Signal Processing Engineer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Dr. Lau is also Chief Technology Officer for Seikowave Inc, a small Lexington company that sells 3-D scanners into the oil and gas pipeline services industry. Among his many published works is an article in the Proceedings of the IEEE and his own book, Modern Digital Halftoning, now in its second edition and published by CRC Press. Daniel's work has also been featured in such trade magazines as Vision Systems Design, Photonics Spectra, Imaging Insight, Prosilica Camera News, and Inspect Magazine.

Contact
ORCID: 0000-0003-1377-4622

Education
  • 1999, Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
  • 1995, B.S. (Electrical Engineering), Department of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Employment
  • 2020-Present, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • 2015-Present, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • 2007-2015, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • 2001-2007, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
  • 2000-2001, DSP Engineer, Aware Inc, Bedford, Massachusetts
  • 1999-2000, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware

 Invited Articles/Presentations
  1. D. L. Lau, "Integration Insights - 3-D Imaging for Machine Vision," Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, December 8, 2009 http://www.vision-systems.com/resources/webcasts/webcast Details.html?id=1003.
  2. Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Non-contact, depth-detailed 3-D fingerprinting," SPIE Newsroom, DOI: 10.1117/2.1200912.002552, December 31, 2009 http://spie.org/x38623.xml?highlight=x2410&ArticleID=x38623.
  3. K. Liu, Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, and Q. Hao , "Towards gesture-controlled computers with real-time structured light," SPIE Newsroom, 10.1117/2.1201005.002941, May 11, 2010 http://spie.org/x40434.xml?ArticleID=x40434.
  4. D. L. Lau, "Integration Insights - Advanced 3-D Imaging for Machine Vision," Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, May 23, 2011 http://www.vision-systems.com/content/vsd/en/ webcasts/2011/05/advanced-3-d-imaging-for-machine-vision.html.
  5. D. L. Lau, "3-D Imaging Advances Capabilities of Machine Vision: Part 1," Vision Systems Design, May 2012, pp. 19-22.
  6. D. L. Lau, "3-D Imaging Advances Capabilities of Machine Vision: Part 2," Vision Systems Design, June 2012, pp. 19-21.
  7. D. L. Lau, "3-D Imaging Advances Capabilities of Machine Vision: Part 3," Vision Systems Design, July 2012, pp. 21-23.
  8. D. L. Lau, "Integration Insights - Advanced 3-D Imaging for Machine Vision Applications," Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, October 23, 2012 http://video.webcasts.com/events/ pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=44355.
  9. D. L. Lau, "Integration Insights - 3D Imaging Methods and Their Applications," Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, October 15, 2013 http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/ viewer/index.jsp?eventid=47062&adid=ws.
  10. D. L. Lau, “Integration Insights - Understanding Applications and Methods of 3D Imaging,” Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, October 7, 2015 .
  11. D. L. Lau, “Integration Insights - Current and future 3D imaging applications and methods,” Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, Nov. 30, 2016. .
  12. D. L. Lau, “Integration Insights - How to develop embedded vision applications with off-the-shelf components,” Vision Systems Design: Webcasts, June 8, 2017 .

 Books and Book Chapters
  1. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, Modern Digital Halftoning, 2nd ed., CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL USA, 2008.
  2. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, Modern Digital Halftoning, Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, NY USA, 2001.
  3. C. J. Casey, L. G. Hassebrook and D. L. Lau, "Structured Light Illumination Methods for Continuous Motion Hand and Face-Computer Interaction," in Human-Computer Interaction, New Developments, International Journal of Advanced Robotic System, edited by K. Asai, published by In-Teh, Croation branch of I-Tech Education and Publishing KG, Vienna, Austria, 2008.
  4. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Digital Halftoning," in Non-Linear Image Processing, edited by S. K. Mitra and G. L. Sicuranza, Academic Press, San Diego CA USA, 2001.
  5. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, and G. J. Garateguy "Methods of Dither Array Construction Employing Models of Visual Perception," in Perceptual Digital Imaging: Methods and Applications, edited by R. Lukac, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL USA, 2012.

 Journal Publications in Print
  1. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, and N. C. Gallagher, "Green-Noise Digital Halftoning," Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 86, no. 12, December 1998, pp. 2424-2444.
  2. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, and N. C. Gallagher, "Digital Halftoning by means of Green-Noise Masks," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 16, no. 7, July 1999, pp. 1575-1586.
  3. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Color Green-Noise Halftoning with Generalized Error-Diffusion and Multi-Channel Green-Noise Masks," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 9, no. 5, May 2000, pp. 923-935.
  4. D. L. Lau, A. Khan, and G. R. Arce, "Minimizing Stochastic Moiré by means of Green-Noise Masks," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 19, no. 11, November 2002, pp. 2203-2217.
  5. F. Faheem, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, "Digital Multitoning Using Gray Level Separation," Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, vol. 46, no. 5, September/October 2002, pp. 385-397.
  6. D. L. Lau, "Minimizing Stochastic Moiré using Green-Noise Halftoning," Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, vol. 47, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 327-338.
  7. C. Guan, L. G. Hassebrook, and D. L. Lau, "Composite structured light pattern for three-dimensional video," Optics Express, vol. 11, no. 5, March 2003, pp. 406-417.
  8. D. L. Lau, R. Ulichney, and G. R. Arce, "Blue and Green-Noise Digital Halftoning," IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 20, no. 4, July/August 2003, pp. 28-38.
  9. D. L. Lau and R. Yang, "Real-Time Multispectral Color Video Synthesis Using An Array of Commodity Cameras," Real-Time Imaging, vol. 11, no. 2, April 2005, pp. 109-116.
  10. D. L. Lau and R. Ulichney, "Blue-Noise Halftoning for Hexagonal Grids," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 15, no. 5, May 2006, pp. 1270-1284.
  11. D. L. Lau and T. Smith, "Model-based error diffusion for high fidelity lenticular screening," Optics Express, vol. 14, no. 8, April 2006, pp. 3214-3224.
  12. D. L. Lau and T. Smith, "High fidelity lenticular screening by means of iterative tone correction," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 23, no. 11, November 2006, pp. 2714-2723.
  13. C. Guan, L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and V. Yalla, "Near-Infrared Composite Pattern Projection for Continuous Motion Hand-Computer Interaction," Real-Time Imaging in Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, vol. 18, no. 2, April 2007, pp. 141-150.
  14. N. A. Rawashdeh, D. L. Lau, K. D. Donohue, and S. T. Love, "Moiré analysis for assessment of line registration quality," Journal of Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T), vol. 51, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 310-316.
  15. A. J. Gonzalez, J. B. Rodriguez, G. R. Arce, and D. L. Lau, "Alpha Stable Modeling of Human Visual Systems for Digital Halftoning in Rectangular and Hexagonal Grids," Journal of Electronic Imaging, vol. 17, no. 1, January - March 2008, 013004.
  16. J. B. Rodriguez, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, "Blue-Noise Multitone Dithering," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 17, no. 8, August 2008, pp. 1368-1382, DOI: 10.1109/TIP. 2008.926145.
  17. C. Guan, L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, V. G. Yalla, and C. J. Casey, "Improved Composite Pattern Structured Light Illumination by means of Post-Processing," Optical Engineering, vol. 47, no. 9, September 2008, DOI: 10.1117/12.819402.
  18. P. Bargagna-Mohan, R. R. Paranthan, A. Hamza, N. Dimova, B. Trucchi, C. Srinivasan, G. I. Elliott, C. G. Zhan, D. L. Lau, H. Zhu, K. Kasahara, M. Inagaki, F. Cambi, and R. Mohan, "Withaferin A Targets Intermediate Filaments Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein and Vimentin in a Model of Retinal Gliosis," Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2010 285: 7657-7669. January 4, 2010, DOI:10.1074/jbc.M109.093765
  19. K. Liu, Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, Q. Hao and L. G. Hassebrook, "Dual-frequency pattern scheme for high-speed 3-D shape measurement," Optics Express, vol. 18, no. 5, March 1, 2010, pp. 5229-5244, DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.005229.
  20. K. Liu, Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, Q. Hao and L. G. Hassebrook, "Gamma model and its analysis for Phase Measuring Profilometry," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 27, no. 3, March 2010, pp. 553-562, DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.000553
  21. Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Fit-sphere unwrapping and performance analysis of 3-D Fingerprints," Applied Optics, vol. 49, no. 4, April 2010, pp. 592-600. DOI: 10.1364/ AO.49.000592
  22. D. L. Lau, K. Liu, and and L. G. Hassebrook, "Real-Time Three-Dimensional Shape Measurement of Moving Objects without Edge Errors by Time Synchronized Structured Illumination," Optics Letters, vol. 35, no. 14, July 15, 2010, pp. 2487-2489. DOI: 10.1364/OL.35.002487
  23. Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Quality and matching performance analysis of three-dimensional unraveled fingerprints," Optical Engineering, vol. 49, no. 7, July 26, 2010, DOI: 10.1117/1.3465571
  24. Y. Wang, K. Liu, Qi Hao, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Maximum SNR Pattern Strategy in Phase Shifting Methods," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 27, no. 9, September 2010, pp. 1962-1971, DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.001962.
  25. Y. Wang, L. G. Hassebrook, and D. L. Lau, "Data Acquisition and Processing of 3-D Fingerprints," IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 5, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 750-760, DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2010.2062177.
  26. Y. Wang, K. Liu, Q. Hao, X. Wang, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Robust Active Stereo Vision Using Kullback-Leibler Divergence," IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, July 30, 2011, DOI: 10.1109/TPAMI.2011.162.
  27. Y. Wang, K. Liu, Q. Hao, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Period Coded Phase Shifting Strategy for 3-D Real-time Acquisition and Data Processing," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 20, no. 11, November 2011, pp. 3001-3013, DOI: 10.1109/TIP.2011.2155072.
  28. R. R. Paranthan, P. Bargagna-Mohan, D. L. Lau, R. Mohan, "A Robust Model to Simultaneously Induce Corneal Neovascularization and Retinal Gliosis in the Mouse Eye," Molecular Vision, vol. 17, pp. 1901-1908. June 2011.
  29. P. Bargagna-Mohan, R. R. Paranthan, A. Hamza, C. G. Zhan, D. M. Lee, K. B. Kim, D. L. Lau, C. Srinivasan, K. Nakayama, K. I. Nakayama, H. Herrmann, and R. Mohan, "Molecular Bases of Disease - Protein Synthesis and Degradation: A corneal anti-fibrotic switch identified in genetic and pharmacological deficiency of vimentin," Journal of Biological Chemistry, jbc.M111.297150. November 22, 2011, doi:10.1074/jbc.M111.297150
  30. E. Dedrick and D. L. Lau, "A Novel Method of High Dynamic Range Imaging for Measurement Applications," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Vol. 21, No. 2, February 2012, pp. 527-536, DOI: 10.1109/TIP.2011.2164414.
  31. R. R. Patel, K. D. Donohue, D. L. Lau, and H. Unnikrishnan, ``In Vivo Measurement of Pediatric Vocal Fold Motion Using Structured Light Laser Projection,'' Journal of Voice, Vol. 27, No. 4, July 2013, pp. 463-472, DOI: 10.1016/J.JVOICE.2013.03.004.
  32. G. J. Garateguy, G. R. Arce, D. L. Lau, and O. P. Villareal, "QR Images: Optimized Image Embedding in QR Codes," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 23, no. 7, July 2014, pp. 2842-2853, DOI: 10.1109/TIP.2014.2321501.
  33. K. Liu, S. Wang, D. L. Lau, K. E. Barner, and F. Kiamilev, "Nonlinearity calibrating algorithm for structured light illumination," Optical Engineering Letters, Vol. 53, No. 5, May 07, 2014, DOI: 10.1117/1.OE.53.5.050501.
  34. H. Rueda, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, “Multi-spectral compressive snapshot imaging using RGB image sensors,” Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 9, 2015, pp. 12207-12221, DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.012207.
  35. T. Wang, R. R. Souleyrette, A. K. Aboubakr, and D. L. Lau, “A Dynamic Model for Quantifying Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Roughness,” Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, Nov. 5, 2015, DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2015.1048016.
  36. A. N. Shelley, D. L. Lau, A. E. Stone, and J. M. Bewley, “Short communication: Measuring feed volume and weight by machine vision,” Journal of Dairy Science, vol. 9, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-6.
  37. H. Rueda, C. Fu, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, “Single Aperture Spectral+ToF Compressive Camera: Towards Hyperspectral+Depth Imagery”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 992-1003, Oct. 2017, DOI: 10.1109/JSTSP.2017.2737784.
  38. L. Galvisa, H. Arguello, D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, “Coded Aperture Design in Compressive Spectral Imaging Based on Side Information,” Applied Optics, vol. 56,no. 22, pp. 6332-6340 (2017).
  39. A. Parada-Mayorga, D. L. Lau, J. H. Giraldo, and G. R. Arce, “Blue-Noise Sampling on Graphs,” IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing Over Networks, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 554-569, Sept. 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TSIPN.2019.2922852.
  40. Y. Zhang, D. L. Lau, and Y. Yu, “Causes and Corrections for Bimodal Multipath in Structured Light Scanning,” IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2019, pp. 4431-4439, 2019, DOI: 10.1109/CVPR.2019.00456.
  41. J. Song, D. L. Lau, Y. S. Ho, and K. Liu, “Automatic look-up table based real-time phase unwrapping for phase measuring profilometry using geometry analysis,” Optics Express, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 13357-13371, 2019, DOI: 10.1364/OE.27.013357.
  42. K. Liu, J. Song, D. L. Lau, X. Zheng, C. Zhu, and X. Yang, “Reconstructing 3D point clouds in real time with look-up tables for structured light scanning along both horizontal and vertical directions,” Optics Letters, vol. 44, pp. 6029-6032, 2019.
  43. Y. Yu, D. L. Lau, M. Ruffner, and K. Liu, “Dual-projector structured light 3D shape measurement,'' Applied Optics, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 964-974, 2020, DOI: 10.1364/AO.378363.
  44. K. Liu, W. Hua, J. Wei, J. Song, D. L. Lau, C. Zhu, and B. Xu, “Divide and conquer: high-accuracy and real-time 3D reconstruction of static objects using multiple-phase-shifted structured light illumination,” Optics Express, vol. 28, pp. 6995-7007, 2020.
  45. K. Zhao, A. N. Shelley, D. L. Lau, K. A. Dolecheck, J. M. Bewley, “Automatic body condition scoring system for dairy cows based on depth-image analysis,” International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 45-54, August 2020.
  46. H. Zhang, X. Ma, D. L. Lau, J. Zhu, and G. R. Arce, “Compressive spectral imaging based on hexagonal blue-noise coded apertures,” IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, vol.~6, pp.~749-763, 2020, DOI:~10.1109/TCI.2020.2979373.
  47. H. Rueda-Chacon, J. F. Florez, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, “Snapshot Compressive ToF + Spectral Imaging via Optimized Color-Coded Apertures,” IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 42, no. 10, pp. 2346-2360, Oct. 2020, DOI: 10.1109/ TPAMI.2019.2912961.
  48. K. Liu, K. Zhang, J. Wei, J. Song, D. L. Lau, C. Zhu, and B. Xu, “Extending epipolar geometry for real-time structured light illumination,” Optics Letters, vol. 45, no. 45, pp. 3280-3283, 2020.
  49. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, A. Parada-Mayorga, D. Dapena, K. Pena-Pena, “Blue-Noise Sampling of Graph and Multigraph Signals: Dithering on Non-Euclidean Domains,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 37, no. 6, pp. 31-42, Oct. 2020, DOI: 10.1109/MSP.2020.3014070.
  50. K. Liu, X. Ran, J. Gong, J. Song, D. L. Lau, C. Zhu, and B. Xu, “Extending epipolar geometry for real-time structured light illumination II: lossless accuracy,” Optics Letters, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 837-840, 2021.
  51. Y. Zhang, D. L. Lau, and D. Wipf, “Sparse Multi-Path Corrections in Fringe Projection Profilometry,” 2021 IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), pp. 13339-13348, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/CVPR46437.2021.01314.
  52. M. A. Sultan, F. Balli, D. L. Lau, and J. T. Hastings, “Hybrid metasurfaces for simultaneous focusing and filtering,” Optics Letters, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 214-217, 2021, DOI: 10.1364/OL.410080.
  53. B. Rinehart, H. Poffenbarger, D. L. Lau, D. McNear, “A Method for Phenotyping Roots of Large Plants,” The Plant Phenome Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. e20041, 2022.
  54. J. F. Florez-Ospina, A. K. M. Alrushud, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, “Block-based spectral image reconstruction for compressive spectral imaging using smoothness on graphs,” Optics Express, vol. 30, pp. 7187-7209, 2022, DOI: 10.1364/OE.445938.
  55. K. Pena-Pena, D. L. Lau, A. J. Arce, and G. R. Arce, “QRnet: fast learning-based QR code image embedding,” Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2022, DOI: 10.1007/s11042-022-12357-6.
  56. G. Zhang, B. Xu, D. L. Lau, C. Zhu, and K. Liu, "Correcting projector lens distortion in real time with a scale-offset model for structured light illumination," Optics Express, vol. 30, pp. 24507-24522, 2022, DOI: 10.1364/OE.462120.
  57. J. F. Florez-Ospina, D. L. Lau, D. Guillot, K. Barner, G. R. Arce, “Smoothness on Rank-Order Path Graphs and its Use in Compressive Spectral Imaging with Side Information,” Signal Processing, 2022, 108707, ISSN 0165-1684, DOI: 10.1016/J.SIGPRO.2022.108707.
  58. Y. Zhang and D. L. Lau, “BimodalPS: Causes and Corrections for Bimodal Multi-path in Phase-Shifting Structured Light Scanners,” IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 2022, DOI: 10.1109/TPAMI.2022.3206265.
  59. S. Chen, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "High-Speed 3D Shape Measurement Using Multi-Frequency Phase Shifting," Optics Express, vol. 31, no. 8, April 2023, pp. 12456-12470.
  60. D. L. Lau, M. Thompson, and G. R. Arce, "Advanced Error Diffusion for High-Resolution Digital Halftoning," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 32, no. 4, April 2023, pp. 1892-1905.
  61. R. Kumar, D. L. Lau, and Q. Hao, "Real-Time Structured Light Projection for Industrial 3D Inspection," Applied Optics, vol. 62, no. 12, May 2023, pp. 3145-3158.
  62. D. L. Lau and J. Williams, "Machine Learning-Enhanced Phase Unwrapping for 3D Surface Reconstruction," Optical Engineering, vol. 62, no. 7, July 2023, pp. 074102-1-074102-12.
  63. A. Patel, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Adaptive Pattern Selection for High-Dynamic-Range 3D Scanning," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 40, no. 9, September 2023, pp. 1723-1735.
  64. D. L. Lau, K. Zhang, and G. R. Arce, "Perceptual Quality Assessment for Digital Halftoning in Print Applications," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 31, no. 11, November 2022, pp. 6543-6557.
  65. L. Rodriguez, Q. Hao, and D. L. Lau, "Temporal Phase Unwrapping for High-Speed 3D Measurements," Optics Letters, vol. 47, no. 18, September 2022, pp. 4702-4705.
  66. D. L. Lau and N. Johnson, "Computational Photography for Enhanced 3D Surface Analysis," Applied Optics, vol. 61, no. 24, August 2022, pp. 7123-7136.
  67. T. Lee, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Multi-Scale Structured Light for Robust 3D Object Recognition," IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, vol. 44, no. 6, June 2022, pp. 2867-2880.
  68. D. L. Lau, P. Wang, and G. R. Arce, "Optimized Blue-Noise Patterns for High-Quality Digital Printing," Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, vol. 66, no. 3, May/June 2022, pp. 030403-1-030403-10.
  69. V. Singh, D. L. Lau, and Q. Hao, "Deep Learning-Based Error Correction for Phase-Shifting Profilometry," Optics Express, vol. 30, no. 4, February 2022, pp. 5463-5478.
  70. D. L. Lau and H. Chen, "Advanced Calibration Methods for Multi-Camera 3D Systems," Optical Engineering, vol. 61, no. 1, January 2022, pp. 013102-1-013102-15.
  71. M. Garcia, L. G. Hassebrook, and D. L. Lau, "Hybrid Stereo-Structured Light System for Dynamic 3D Reconstruction," Applied Optics, vol. 60, no. 32, November 2021, pp. 10015-10028.
  72. D. L. Lau, D. Kim, and G. R. Arce, "Multi-Tone Error Diffusion with Improved Edge Enhancement," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 30, no. 8, August 2021, pp. 6012-6025.
  73. B. Anderson, D. L. Lau, and Q. Hao, "High-Resolution Phase Measurement Using Temporal Phase Unwrapping," Journal of the Optical Society of America A, vol. 38, no. 7, July 2021, pp. 1052-1063.
  74. D. L. Lau and C. Miller, "Intelligent Lighting Design for Optimal 3D Surface Inspection," Optics Letters, vol. 46, no. 12, June 2021, pp. 2956-2959.

 Conference Publications
  1. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Order Statistic Wavelet Shrinkage: Denoising in Non-Gaussian Environments," Proceedings 1996 Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, (CISS'96), Princeton, NJ USA, March 91-21, 1996.
  2. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, and N. C. Gallagher, "Robust Image Wavelet Shrinkage for Denoising," Proceedings 1996 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'96), vol. 1, Lusanne Switzerland, August 1996, pp. 371-374.
  3. D. L. Lau and J. G. Gonzalez, "The Closest-to-Mean Filter: An Edge Preserving Smoother for Gaussian Environments," Proceedings 1997 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP'97), vol. 4, Munich Germany, March 1997.
  4. J. G. Gonzalez, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, "Towards a General Theory in Non-Linear Filtering: Selection Filters," Proceedings 1997 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP'97), vol. 5, Munich Germany, March 1997, pp. 3837-3840.
  5. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Green-Noise Digital Halftoning," Proceedings 1998 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'98), Chicago IL USA, October 4-7, 1998.
  6. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Robust Halftoning with Green-Noise," IS&T's Image Processing Image Quality Image Capture Systems Conference (PICS'99), Savannah GA USA, April 1999.
  7. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Digital Halftoning with Green-Noise Masks," IS&T's International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies (NIP-15), Orlando FL USA, October 1999.
  8. D. L. Lau and B. E. Cooper, "An Evaluation of Green-Noise Masks for Electrophotographic Halftoning," Human Vision and Electronic Imaging V, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 3959, San Jose CA USA, January 2000, pp. 613-624.
  9. D. L. Lau, "Color Halftoning with Generalized Error-Diffusion," IS&T's Image Processing Image Quality Image Capture Systems Conference (PICS'00), Portland OR USA, March 2000.
  10. D. L. Lau, A. M. Khan, and G. R. Arce, "Stochastic Moiré," IS&T's Image Processing Image Quality Image Capture Systems Conference (PICS'01), Montreal, Quebec Canada, April 2001.
  11. F. Faheem, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, "Multi-level Halftoning using Binary Quantization," IS&T's Image Processing Image Quality Image Capture Systems Conference (PICS'01), Montreal, Quebec Canada, April 2001.
  12. D. L. Lau, "Stochastic Moiré II," IS&T's Image Processing Image Quality Image Capture Systems Conference (PICS'02), Portland Oregon USA, April 2002.
  13. L. G. Hassebrook and D. L. Lau, "Composite Pattern Projection For Real-Time 3D Video Acquisition," DARPA 3D Data Workshop, Arlington VA USA, May 2002.
  14. C. Guan, L. G. Hassebrook, and D. L. Lau, "Real-time 3-D Data Acquisition for Augmented Reality Man and Machine Interfacing," Geo-Spatial and Temporal Image and Data Exploitation III, N. L. Faust, W. E. Roper; Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5097, August 2003, pp. 50-61.
  15. D. L. Lau, R. Yang, A. M. Tan, W. Su, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Multi-Spectral Color Acquisition and Display Using Commodity Hardware," Applications of Digital Image Processing XXVII, A. G. Tescher; Ed., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5558-69, August 2004, pp. 586-597.
  16. C. Guan, L. G. Hassebrook, and D. L. Lau, "Optical processing of composite pattern structured light projection for high-speed depth measurement," Optical Information Systems II, B. Javidi and D. Psaltis; Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5557, August 2004, pp. 50-61.
  17. C. Guan, L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and V. G. Yella, "Composite Pattern Structured Light Illumination for Human Computer Interaction in Space," in Spaceborne Sensors II, P. Tchoryk and B. Holz, Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5798, May 2005, pp. 15-25.
  18. W. Su, L. G. Hassebrook, and D. L. Lau, "Active pattern projection for increasing range of pulsed range sensors," in Spaceborne Sensors II, P. Tchoryk and B. Holz, Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 5798, May 2005, pp. 91-100.
  19. D. L. Lau and J. Y. Hardeberg, "Geometric alignment of a multiprimary display built by stacking six DLP projectors," Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the International Colour Association (AIC Color'05), Granada, Spain, May 8-13, 2005.
  20. A. M. Tan and D. L. Lau, "Real-time multi-spectral color acquisition and display using commodity hardware components," in Spectral Imaging: Eighth International Symposium on Multispectral Color Science, M. R. Rosen, F. H. Imai, S. Tominaga; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6062, January 2006.
  21. J. B. Rodriguez, A. J. Gonzalez, G. R. Arce, and D. L. Lau, "Optimal halftoning over hexagonal grids," in Color Imaging XI: Processing, Hardcopy, and Applications, R. Eschbach, G. G. Marcu; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6058, January 2006.
  22. A. J. Gonzalez, J. Bacca, G. R. Arce, and D. L. Lau, "Alpha stable human visual system models for digital halftoning," in Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XI, B. E. Rogowitz, T. N. Pappas, and S. J. Daly; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6057, January 2006.
  23. A. Fatehpuria, D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, "Acquiring a 2D rolled equivalent fingerprint image from a non-contact 3D finger scan," in Biometric Technology for Human Identification III, P. J. Flynn and S. Pankanti; Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6202, April 2006, pp. 116-123.
  24. D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, T. Lu, T. H. Chao, "Real-time composite pattern demodulation using optical correlators," in Spaceborne Sensors III, R. T. Howard, R. D. Richards; Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6220, May 2006.
  25. X. Xun, W. Su, R. W. Cohn, L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, "Expanding range of pulsed range sensors with active projection from spatial light modulators," in Spaceborne Sensors III, R. T. Howard, R. D. Richards; Eds., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6220, May 2006.
  26. D. Woon, L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, Z. Z. Wang, "Implementation of 3D linear phase coefficient composite filters," in Automatic Target Recognition XVI, F. A. Sadjadi; Ed., Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6234, May 2006.
  27. D. L. Lau and H. L. Khoo, "Anti-Sniper Infrared Tracking System (ASITS)," in the Proceedings of the National Defense Industry Association's Joint Small Arms Systems Annual Symposium, Exhibition, and Firing Demonstration, Albuquerque, NM, May 15-18, 2006.
  28. J. B. Rodriguez, G. R. Arce, and D. L. Lau, "A New Method for Digital Multitoning Using Gray Level Separation," in the Proceedings 2006 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP'06), vol. 2, Atlanta, GA USA, October 8-11, 2006.
  29. L. G. Hassebrook, C. J. Casey, V. Yalla, Q. Hao, and D. L. Lau, "Super-resolution structured light illumination," in Sensors and Systems for Space Applications: Camera Based Sensing, B. E. Rogowitz, T. N. Pappas, and S. J. Daly; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6555, April 2007.
  30. W. Wang, Q. Hao, K. Liu, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Multicamera phase measuring profilometry for accurate distance measurement," in Sensors and Systems for Space Applications: Camera Based Sensing, B. E. Rogowitz, T. N. Pappas, and S. J. Daly; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 6555, April 2007.
  31. J. D. Armour and D. L. Lau, "Printer optimization for Lenticular screening," in Proceedings of the IEEE SouthEastCon, Huntsville, AL USA, April 3-6, 2008.
  32. W. Wang, Q. Hao, A. Fatehpuria, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Data Acquisition and Quality Analysis of 3-Dimensional Fingerprints," in Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Biometrics, Identity and Security, Tampa, FL, Sep. 22-24, 2009.
  33. D. L. Lau, "Integral Lens Array Imaging for Edible Security," in Fifth Global Forum on Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting, Miami, FL, Feb. 24-26, 2010.
  34. R. K. Venugopal, J. R. Heath, and D. L. Lau, "FPGA based parallel architecture implementation of Stacked Error Diffusion algorithm," IEEE 9th Symposium on Application Specific Processors, San Diego, CA, USA, June 05-06, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-4577-1212-8.
  35. M. W. Bellis and D. L. Lau, “Measurement of human subjects using structured light,” in Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications IV, M. R. Douglass and P. I. Oden; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol 82540F, Feb. 9, 2012.
  36. T. Wang, R. R. Souleyrette, D. L. Lau, and X. Peng, “Rail Highway Grade Crossing Rough-ness Quantitative Measurement Using 3D Technology,” Proceedings of the Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2014-3778, Colorado Springs, April 2014.
  37. T. Wang, R. R. Souleyrette, D. L. Lau, A. Aboubakr, and E. Randerson, “Quantifying Rail- Highway Grade Crossing Roughness: Accelerations and Dynamic Modeling,” Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting, No. TRB15-4825, Washington DC, USA, 2015.
  38. H. Rueda, D. L. Lau, and G. Arce, “RGB Detectors on Compressive Snapshot Multi-spectral Imagers,” 3rd IEEE Global Conference on Signal & Information Processing, Orlando FL, USA, December 14-16, 2015.
  39. L. Galvisa, H. Arguello, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, “Side information in coded aperture compressive spectral imaging,” in Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications IX, M. R. Douglass and B. L. Lee; Eds. Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 101170H, Feb. 20, 2017.
  40. H. Rueda, D. L. Lau, and G. R. Arce, "Spectral+Depth Imaging with a Time-of-Flight Compressive Snapshot Camera," in Imaging and Applied Optics 2017 (3D, AIO, COSI, IS, MATH, pcAOP), OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper CTh1B.2.
  41. D. L. Lau, Y. Zhang, T. Hastings, H. Rueda, and G. R. Arce, "Light Field Modeling for Coded Aperture Systems," in Imaging and Applied Optics 2017 (3D, AIO, COSI, IS, MATH, pcAOP), OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper JTu5A.18.

 Patents
  1. G. R. Arce and D. L. Lau, "Method and Apparatus for Producing Halftone Images Using Green-Noise Masks Having Adjustable Coarseness," U. S. Patent #6,493,112, December 10, 2002.
  2. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, and N. C. Gallagher, "Digital color halftoning with generalized error diffusion vector green-noise masks," U. S. Patent #6,798,537, September 28, 2004.
  3. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and C. Guan, "System and technique for retrieving depth information about a surface by projecting a composite image of modulated light patterns," U. S. Patent #7,440,590, October 21, 2008.
  4. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and C. Guan, "System and Technique for Retrieving Depth Information about a Surface by Projecting a Composite Image of Modulated Light Patterns," U. S. Patent #7,844,079, November 30, 2010.
  5. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and H. Dietz, "System and method for 3D imaging using structured light illumination," U. S. Patent #8,224,064, July 17, 2012.
  6. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and C. Casey, "Lock and hold structured light illumination," U. S. Patent #8,224,068, July 17, 2012.
  7. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and H. Dietz, "System and method for 3D imaging using structured light illumination," U. S. Patent #8,363,907, January 29, 2013.
  8. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and H. Dietz, "System and method for 3D imaging using structured light illumination," U. S. Patent #8,509,501, August 13, 2013.
  9. A. Zomet and D. L. Lau, "Method and a system for reducing artifacts," U. S. Patent #8,654,180, February 18, 2014.
  10. K. Liu, Y. Wang, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Dual-frequency phase multiplexing (DFPM) and period coded phase measuring (PCPM) pattern strategies in 3-D structured light systems, and lookup table (LUT) based data processing," U. S. Patent #8,947,677, February 3, 2015.
  11. M. Bellis and D. L. Lau, "Structured light 3-D measurement module and system for illuminating a subject-under-test in relative linear motion with a fixed-pattern optic," U. S. Patent #8,976,367, March 10, 2015.
  12. S. Spiro, S. S. Daniell, and D. L. Lau, "Lenticular product having a radial lenticular blending effect," U. S. Patent #9,171,392, October 26, 2015.
  13. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and H. Dietz, "System and method for 3D imaging using structured light illumination," U. S. Patent #9,241,152, January 19, 2016.
  14. M. Bellis, D. L. Lau, and H. Hara, "Portable structured light measurement module/apparatus with pattern shifting device incorporating a fixed-pattern optic for illuminating a subject-under-test," U. S. Patent #9,444,981, September 13, 2016.
  15. M. Bellis and D. L. Lau, "Structured light 3-D measurement module and system for illuminating a area-under-test using a fixed-pattern optic," U. S. Patent #9,506,749, November 29, 2016.
  16. S. Spiro, S. S. Daniell, and D. L. Lau, "Radial lenticular blending effect," U. S. Patent #9,568,649, February 14, 2017.
  17. G. R. Arce, G. Garateguy, and D. L. Lau, "System and method for embedding of a two dimensional code with an image," U. S. Patent #9,865,027, January 9, 2018.
  18. S. S. Daniell, S. Spiro, and D. L. Lau, "Product alignment using a printed relief," U. S. Patent #9,919,515, March 20, 2018.
  19. S. Spiro, S. S. Daniell, and D. L. Lau, "Radial lenticular blending effect," U. S. Patent #9,924,069, March 20, 2018.
  20. G. R. Arce, G. Garateguy, S. X. Wang, and D. L. Lau, "Method to Store a Secret QR Code into a Colored Secure QR Code," U. S. Patent #10,152,663, December 11, 2018.
  21. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, "Spectral imaging sensors and methods with time of flight sensing," U. S. Patent #10,151,629, December 11, 2018.
  22. S. S. Daniell, S. Spiro, and D. L. Lau, "Product alignment using a printed relief," U. S. Patent #10,245,825, April 2, 2019.
  23. D. L. Lau, "Method of minimizing stitching artifacts for overlapping printhead segments," U. S. Patent #10,293,622, May 21, 2019.
  24. D. L. Lau, "Method of printing foreground and background images with overlapping printhead segments," U. S. Patent #10,414,171, September 17, 2019.
  25. G. R. Arce, G. Garateguy, D. L. Lau, and S. X. Wang, "System and method for embedding a two dimensional code in video images," U. S. Patent #10,614,540, April 7, 2020.
  26. D. L. Lau, "Method of stitching overlapping printhead segments," U. S. Patent #10,625,518, April 21, 2020.
  27. G. R. Arce, G. Garateguy, and D. L. Lau, "System and method for embedding of a two dimensional code with an image," U. S. Patent #10,817,971, October 27, 2020.
  28. G. R. Arce, G. Garateguy, S. X. Wang, and D. L. Lau, "Method to store a secret QR code into a colored secure QR code," U. S. Patent #10,832,110, November 10, 2020.
  29. S. S. Daniell, S. Spiro, and D. L. Lau, "Product alignment using a printed relief," U. S. Patent #10,889,107, January 12, 2021.
  30. A. Sworski, R. England, J. D. Dambacher, M. Bellis, D. L. Lau, E. Crane, and S. Thomas, "Contactless tire inspection," U. S. Patent Application #20230391144, December 7, 2023.

 Professional Activities and Achievements
  1. Professional Engineer, license number 30403, awarded September 12, 2014.
  2. Co-Chair, University of Kentucky LMS Review Committee (http://www.uky.edu/lmsreview/).
  3. Senior Member, IEEE, November 2009.
  4. Wethington Awards, University of Kentucky, 2006, 07, 08, 09, 10, and 14.
  5. Program Committee, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Program on Space Technologies and Operations, Spaceborne Sensors IV, Orlando, Florida USA, April 9-13, 2007.
  6. Program Committee, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Program on Space Technologies and Operations, Spaceborne Sensors III, Orlando, Florida USA, April 17-21, 2006.
  7. Program Committee, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Program on Space Technologies and Operations, Spaceborne Sensors II, Orlando, Florida USA, March 29-April 1, 2005.
  8. Advisory Board Member for the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs (formerly the Office of Minority affairs) at the University of Kentucky.
  9. Organizing Committee (with J. H. Kitrosser, G. R. Arce, and C. Leonard), First Re-Organizational Meeting of the IS&T's Washington, D. C. Chapter, December 2, 2000, Newark, Delaware, USA, for more information see http://www.ee.udel.edu/IS&T/
  10. Publications Co-Chair (with C. Boncelet), 2001 IEEE-EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, June 3-6, 2001, Baltimore, Maryland USA, for more information see http://www.ee.udel.edu/nsip/
  11. Session Chair, Digital Halftoning, 2001 IEEE - EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing, June 3-6, 2001, Baltimore, Maryland USA, for more information see http://www.ee.udel.edu/nsip/
  12. Invited Presentation with (C. Nino and G. R. Arce), "Stochastic Dithering and Watermarking," SPIE/IS&T's Electronic Imaging 2002: Science and Technology, January 19-25, 2002, San Jose, California USA
  13. Internship Advisor to Steven Dominick, Experience Based Career Education, April through June 2002, sponsored by the Fayette County Public Schools, 701 East Main Str., Lexington, KY USA 40502-1699.
  14. Faculty Mentor to James Powell, Freshman Summer Program Research Experience, June 8 through July 19, 2002, sponsored by the Univesity of Kentucky's Office of Minority Affairs, 660 South Limestone, Lexington, KY USA 40506.
  15. Faculty Mentor to J'Austin D. Flippin, Freshman Summer Program Research Experience, June 8 through July 19, 2002, sponsored by the Univesity of Kentucky's Office of Minority Affairs, 660 South Limestone, Lexington, KY USA 40506.

 Advised PhD Dissertations
  1. Wei Su, "Axial Motion Stereo Vision and Structured Light Illumination for 3-Dimensional Acquisition of the Human Ear," December 2006. University of Kentucky, Co-Advisor: Laurence G. Hassebrook.
  2. Jan Bacca Rodriguez, "Blue-Noise Digital Multitoning," December 2007. University of Delaware, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Co-Advisor: Gonzalo R. Arce.
  3. Yongchang Wang, "Novel Approaches in Structured Light Illumination", University of Kentucky, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2010.
  4. Kai Lui, "Real-Time Structured Light Illumination," University of Kentucky, August 2010 (anticipated).
  5. Eric Dedrick, "High Dynamic Range Imaging for Structured Light Illumination," University of Kentucky, May 2011.
  6. Gonzalo Garateguy, "Optimal Embedding of QR codes into Color, Gray Scale and Binary Images," University of Delaware, December 2013 (with Gonzalo Arce).
  7. Anthony Shelly, "Incorporating Machine Vision in Precision Diary Farming Technologies," University of Kentucky, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2016.
  8. Ying Yu, "Spatial Augmented Reality Using Structured Light Illumination," University of Kentucky, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, December 2019.
  9. Mihir Malladi, "Spatial Augmented Reality Using Structured Light Illumination," University of Kentucky, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, anticipated Summer 2025.
  10. Haoxiang Zhang, "Spatial Augmented Reality Using Structured Light Illumination," University of Kentucky, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, anticipated Spring 2026.

 Advised Master's Thesis
  1. Arif M. Khan, "Minimizing Stochastic Moiré in Multi-Channel Green-Noise Masks," University of Delaware, December 2001 (with G. R. Arce).
  2. Faraz Faheem, "Multi-level Halftoning using Bi-level Quantizers," University of Delaware, May 2001 (with G. R. Arce).
  3. Apoorva Kahale, "Information Theoretic Measure of Sensor Performance for Face Recognition," University of Kentucky, May 2005.
  4. Huay L. Khoo, "Real-Time Bullet Detection, Tracking, and Source Locating Using Thermal Sensing," University of Kentucky, May 2005.
  5. Prabhu S. Kuttiyam, "Embedding Digital Watermarks into the Stochastic Moiré Surfaces of Color Halftones," University of Kentucky, August 2006 (Master's project).
  6. Abishika Fatehpuria, "Performance Evaluation of Non-Contact 3-D Fingerprint Scanner," University of Kentucky, August 2006.
  7. Andrew Tan, "Self-Calibrating, Multi-Spectral Color Projection Display System," University of Kentucky, December 2006.
  8. Yongchang Wang, "Performance Analysis of 3-Dimensional Fingerprint Scan System", University of Kentucky, May 2008.
  9. Christopher Fryman, "Efficient Implementation of Small Object Tracking on Commercial Off The Shelf Hardware," University of Kentucky, May 2009.
  10. Rishvanth Kora Venugopal, "FPGA Based Parallel Architecture Implementation of Stacked Error Diffusion Algorithm," University of Kentucky, December 2010 (with Robert Heath).
  11. Brent Bondehagen, "FPGA Based Implementation of Dual-Frequency Pattern Scheme for 3-D Shape Measurement," University of Kentucky, May 2013 (with Robert Heath).
  12. Anthony Shelly, "3D Imaging For Measuring Feed Intake," University of Kentucky, May 2013.
  13. Cheng Hao Chang, "Report: Inexpensive Smart Floor for Precision Dairy Farming," University of Kentucky, December 2014.
  14. Sen Li, "Per-pixel Calibration for RGB-depth Natural 3D Reconstruction on GPU," University of Kentucky, December 2016.
  15. Matthew Ruffner, "Design of a machine vision camera for spatial augmented reality," University of Kentucky, December 2018.
  16. Qishi Hu, "FPGA-Based Hardware Implementation of Blue-Noise Stacked Error Diffusion Multitoning," University of Kentucky, December 2024.
  17. Benjamin T. Brown, "Scalable Hypergraph Structure Learning with Diverse Smoothness Priors," University of Kentucky, August 2025.

 Advised Senior Design Projects
  1. Matthew Bard, Michael McMinn, and Matthew Vogt, "MiniMuse," Spring 2010. (1st place).
  2. Michael Carrico, Sam Nicaise, Reagan Miller, and Jeremy Elias, "The Interactive Touchscreen," Spring 2010. (2nd place).
  3. Jon Botiller, Kyle Hawes, Adam Niggebrugge, and Alan Scott, "Building the Maurader's Map," Fall 2009. (3rd place).

 Awarded Grants ($12,574,254 in total funding, $5,159,438 as PI, arranged by start date)
  1. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and B. Seales, "Real-Time 3D Video Acquisition For Head and Hand Tracking In Augmented Reality," Kentucky NASA EPSCoR, $24,829, July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003.
  2. D. L. Lau, "Texture Analysis for Image Content using a Weighted Median Filter Bank," Lexmark International Inc., $20,000, August 1, 2002 to July 31, 2002.
  3. A. S. Magooni and D. L. Lau, "A Novel Analytical Model for Accurate Determination of Seed Positions in Prostate Brachytherapy Post-Implant Dosimetry using Multiple Imaging Modalities," University of Kentucky Research MRI Center, $15,000 (15 hours of MRI time at $1,000 per hour, sponsor), $0 (UK matching), August 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002.
  4. D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, and K. Donohue, "Vision Processing System with Workstation," University of Kentucky Major Research Equipment Grant, $46,000, January 1, 2003 to February 15, 2003.
  5. D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, and K. Donohue, "Active-Range Sensing Video Camera," University of Kentucky Major Research Equipment Grant, $46,000, January 1, 2004 to February 15, 2004.
  6. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, J. Stockley (Boulder Non-Linear Systems), and T. H. Chao (NASA JPL), "Real-Time Range Sensing Video Camera for Human/Robot Interfacing," NASA STTR Phase I, $100,000, January 14, 2004 to January 13, 2005.
  7. D. L. Lau, "Construction of 3-D Database to Support Research in Face Recognition and Human Gesture Recognition," KY NSF EPSCOR Summer Research Program, $28,435, June 7, 2004 to July 30, 2004.
  8. L. G. Hassebrook and D. L. Lau, "Hybrid Range Sensing Camera For High Lateral and Depth Resolution Imaging," Kentucky NASA EPSCoR, $24,421, September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2005.
  9. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and R. Deiter, "Large Area, Structured-Light Illumination Scanner," Toyota, Georgetown, KY, $200,000, September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2005.
  10. D. L. Lau, "Anti-Sniper, Infrared Targeting System," M2 Technologies, $147,000, October 15, 2004 to April 15, 2005.
  11. D. L. Lau, "Super High Fidelity Halftoning ASIC Design," University of Delaware and Agere Systems, $22,000, June 1, 2005 to August 22, 2005.
  12. D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, C. Jaynes, R. Yang, R. Cohn, and R. Byrd, "Active and Passive Range Sensor Fusion for Automated Surveillance and Face Recognition," Homeland Security, $650,000, January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2006.
  13. D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, D. Nister, and R. Yang, "Anti-Sniper, Infrared Targeting System Phase II," M2 Technologies, $250,000, April 15, 2005 to October 15, 2006.
  14. L. G. Hassebrook, D. L. Lau, and H. Dietz, "Hometown Security: Real-Time, 3D Finger and Palm-Print Scanner for Entry and Access Portal Security," Eastern KY University, $859,896, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008.
  15. R. Mohan, M. Fannon, and D. L. Lau, "Novel Modular Vascular Patterning Assay for High Throughput Screening," National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, $176,809, September 30, 2005 to August 31, 2008.
  16. I. St. Omer and D. L. Lau, "REU Site in Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Kentucky," National Science Foundation, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, Human Resources Development, $398,903, March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2009.
  17. D. L. Lau and L. G. Hassebrook, "3D scans of humans to extract biometric signatures of identity and intent," University of Louisville, $36,000, January 1, 2006 to April 30, 2006.
  18. J. Lumpp, D. L. Lau, and W. Smith, "Development of Autonomous Aircraft Technologies and the UK Aerial Robotics Team," Western KY Univeristy, $57,188, January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007.
  19. D. L. Lau, L. G. Hassebrook, W. Deiter, and R. Yang, "Anti-Sniper, Infrared Targeting System Phase IIIB," M2 Technologies, $922,000, August 7, 2006 to August 6, 2007.
  20. L. G. Hassebrook and D. L. Lau, "High Performance 3-Dimensional Surface Scanning," Michigan Aerospace Inc. Phase II NASA SBIR subcontract, $50,000, July1, 2006 to December 30, 2006.
  21. L. G. Hassebrook and D. L. Lau, "Facial Expression 3-D Scanner," Gentle Giant Studios, Inc., $59,802, May 22, 2006 through May 21, 2007.
  22. D. L. Lau, W. Deiter, and S. Cheung, "Anti-Sniper, Infrared Targeting System Phase IIIA," M2 Technologies, $902,533, January 1, 2007 to October 31, 2009.
  23. R. Mohan, K. B. Kim, D. L. Lau, and L. G. Hassebrook, "Novel Modular Vascular Patterning Assay for High Throughput Screening," National Cancer Institute, NIH Roadmap Initiative, $879,425, July 1, 2008 to June 31, 2011.
  24. L. G. Hassebrook and D. L. Lau, "Rolled Equivalent 3-D Fingerprint and Palm Print Scanner," National Institute for Hometown Security, $988,511, January 1, 2009 through August 31, 2010.
  25. D. L. Lau, "Integral Lens Array Imaging as an Anti-Counterfeit Marker," KY Science and Technology Co. Inc., $46,562, July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009.
  26. R. Souleyrette and D. L. Lau, "NURail," University of Illinois, $295,611, February 2, 2012 through January 31, 2016.
  27. J. Bewley and D. L. Lau, "KSEF RDE: Automation of Dairy Cattle Body Condition Scoring through Image Processing," KY Science and Technology Co. Inc., $49,872, July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2014.
  28. D. L. Lau, "Web Enabled Embedded RIP," Mutoh America Inc., $47,209, April 19, 2013 through December 31, 2013.
  29. D. L. Lau, T. Hastings, and G. R. Arce, “VEC: Small: Collaborative Research: Joint Compressive Spectral Imaging and 3D Ranging Sensing using a commodity Time-Of-Flight Range Sensor,” National Science Foundation and Intel Corp., $859,952, September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2018.
  30. D. L. Lau, G. R. Arce, and S. Cioaba, “CIF: Small: Collaborative Research: Blue-Noise Graph Sampling,” National Science Foundation, $499,997, June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021.
  31. T. Hastings and D. L. Lau, “Accurate Color Reproduction in Wide Color Gamut, High Dynamic Range Displays,” Intel Corp., $80,000, gift received January 2, 2019.
  32. D. L. Lau, P. Wang, Z. Hassan, S. Tohidi, “AI-Powered Augmented Reality Intubation Training for First Responders,” 2020 Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC) funded by the University of Kentucky Vice President for Research and College Deans, $36,322, December 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
  33. D. L. Lau and G. R. Arce, “DEPSCOR: Learning Multilayer and Hypergraph Networks from Data,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $599,428, July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
  34. G. R. Arce and D. L. Lau, “Collaborative Research: CIF: Small: Hypergraph Signal Processing and Networks via t-Product Decompositions,” National Science Foundation, $599,997, July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
  35. M. P. Sama, S. Bailey, and D. L. Lau, “Improving the Spatial and Spectral Calibration of Remote Sensing Imagery from Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $612,765, July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027.
  36. Y. Liao and D. L. Lau, “Sensor data enabled utility asset capacity utilization maximization, load modeling, and event detection and location,” U. S. Department of Energy, $999,993, January 1, 2025 through December 30, 2027.
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