Jean D. Louis, Ph.D.

“When you create a difference in someone’s life, you not only impact their life, you impact everyone influenced by them throughout their entire lifetime. No act is ever too small. One by one, this is how to make an ocean rise.” -Danielle Doby

About..

I received my PhD in computer science at the University of Florida, under Dr. Juan Gilbert in the Compute for Social Good Lab. I also hold a Master's in computer science and a bachelor's in computer engineering. In 2019, I became a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and GEM fellow . My research interests include Brain-computer interfaces, Human-computer/robotic interaction, and the intersection of Internet of Things and AI. My dissertation work involded TinyML and model quantization.

Research

My research aims to make AI more reliable, transparent, and equitable, particularly in resource-constrained settings. I specialize in developing and analyzing AI models for cyber-physical systems (TinyML), focusing on the Internet of Intelligent Things (IIoT) and its potential for positive social impact. My goal is to create secure AI systems that are not only effective but also aligned with human values and societal needs. Some of my recent work focuses on the impact of model quantization on per-class performance in an image classification scenario.

Teaching

I designed and taught a course in IoT development at the University of Florida. We explore trade-offs and challenges at every level of the IoT stack, including devices, communication, web development, and ML Cloud integration. Students gain hands-on experience with creating an end-to-end IoT system. In post surveys, forty-seven students (96%) indicated that the course either met or surpassed their expectations, and over 80% students found the course content relevant to their future work.

Projects

From a very Young age I have been realy passionate about technology. I grew up taking things aprt across the house to discover how they worked which led me to engineer.

Brain Dron Race

The Brain drone race was the worlds first competition of its kind. It used the engagement levels of each player, as measured by a Brain Computer Interface device, and pushes a drone forward. After being part of the team the first year, I was the team Leader of 9 undergarduite student to help put on the worlds second ever Brain Drone race the following year.

IoT

I gained a passion for IoT and wanted to teach other students about the excitment of IoT. I partnered with the National Society of Black engineers gator chapter and produced a 3 part hands on workshop series on IoT.

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Last Updated: July 2019