Author, Reviewers, a nd Artist
Author
Yung-Hsiang Lu is an associate professor at the School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering in Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. He is an ACM (Associ-
ation for Computing Machinery) Distinguished Scientist and ACM Distinguished Speaker.
In August-December 2011, he was a visiting associate professor at the Department of Com-
puter Science in the National University of Singapore. He received the Ph.D. degree from
the Department of Electrical Engineering in Stanford University, California, U.S.A.
Reviewers
Aaron Michaux is a graduate student at the School of Electrical and Computer Engi-
neering in Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. He was awarded a BSc in
computer science from the University of Queensland, Australia, and a BA in psychology
from Saint Thomas University, New Brunswick, Canada. Aaron worked as a professional
programmer for 10 years before heading back to school to work on a Ph.D. His research
focuses mainly around computer vision and human visual perception.
Pranav Marla is an undergraduate student at the College of Science in Purdue Univer-
sity, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A. He is pursuing a major in Computer Science, with
minors in Computer Engineering, Psychology, and Philosophy. He is hoping to specialize in
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
Artist
The book’s cover is painted by Kyong Jo Yoon. Yoon is a Korean artist and often places
heroic figures in natural settings. He is an adviser of the Korean Fine Arts Association and
his work is on display in the Ann Nathan Gallery in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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