Dr. D. J. Lee (李大捷 博士)
Dr. D. J. Lee holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University and an MBA from Shenandoah University. He is a distinguished teacher, researcher, inventor, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in the machine vision industry before joining the faculty of Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2001. Currently, Dr. Lee serves as a Professor and the Director of the Robotic Vision Laboratory in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at BYU. In 2012, he co-founded Smart Vision Works, Inc., pioneering AI-based smart cameras for automated visual inspection in agriculture and food. Most recently, in July 2023, he founded Authentiface, Inc. to bring to market his innovative Facial Motion Authentication technology, developed at BYU. Dr. Lee’s research interests include artificial intelligence, high-performance visual computing, robotic vision, and automated visual inspection. Scroll down and click on the tabs below for details.
Education
Work Experiences
Other Experiences
Honors and Awards
Professional Activities
Courses Taught
- MBA, Shenandoah University, (1999)
- PhD Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, (1990)
- MS Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, (1987)
- BS Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, (1984)
- AS Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, (1979)
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Professor - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2009~)
Associate Professor - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2001~2009)
Director – Robotic Vision Laboratory (2004~) - Robotics Vision System, Inc. (RVSI) - Electronics, Hauppauge, New York
Director of Vision Technology (2000~2001) - Agri-Tech, Inc., Woodstock, Virginia
Vice President of Research and Development (1998~2000)
Research and Development Manager (1996~1998) - Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Senior Systems Engineer (1995~1996) - Innovision Corporation, Madison, Wisconsin
Staff Scientist & Vision Project Manager (1990~1995) - Texas Tech University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Lubbock, Texas
Research Associate, Instructor and Teaching Assistant (1985~1990)
- Authentiface, Inc.
Founder (2023~Present) - Smart Vision Works, Inc.
Cofounder (2012~2023): Acquired by KPM Analytics in March 2023. - Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nanfang College of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Adjunct Professor (2017~2021) - SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Senior Research Fellow & Visiting Professor (May~Dec, 2017) - Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
Adjunct Professor (2008 and 2017) - Smart Vision Works AF, LLC.
Founder (2006~2023) - National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Biomedical Informatics Training Program
Visiting Faculty (Summer 2002) - CS Technologies
Founder (1995~2006)
- Brigham Young University Technology Transfer Award (2023)
- Outstanding Alumni, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (2023)
- Brigham Young University, Inspiring Learning Award (2022)
- Michigan Invasive Carp Challenge, Fourth Place (out of 353 from 27 countries) (2018)
- Outstanding Alumni, National Taipei University of Technology (2018)
- Brigham Young University, ECEn Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award (2017)
- Brigham Young University Student Association Best Faculty Advisor (2005)
Texas Tech University Electrical Engineering Academy (2002)
Editor and Editorial Board
- Editor for International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering (2022~)
- Section Board for Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems - Electronics (2020~)
- Editorial Board Member & Guest Editor – Electronics (2018~)
- Associate Editor & Editorial Board Member – International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (2012~)
- Guest Editor - Special Issue "Convolutional Neural Networks and Vision Applications" (2021)
- Guest Editor - Special Issue "Convolutional Neural Network Design and Hardware Implementation for Real-Time Vision Applications" (2019)
- Steering Committee - IEEE Symposium on Computer Based Medical Systems (CBMS) (2003~)
- Associate Editor & Editorial Board Member – The Scientific World Journal (2013~2016)
- Editorial Board Member – Conference Papers in Signal Processing Journal (2012~2015)
- Editor - Proceedings of IEEE Symposium on Computer Based Medical Systems (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009)
Proposal Reviewer and Panel Member
- Natural Sciences and Engineering, Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (2024)
- US Army Research Lab (2023)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering, Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (2021)
- USDA Small Business Innovation Research (2001~2004, 2012, 2015)
- New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (2013)
- USDA NIFA Secondary Post-Secondary Panel (2013)
- New Zealand Ministry of Science and Innovation (2012)
- NSF Theoretical Foundation Signal Processing Panel (2005)
- NSF Information System Sensor Nets Panel (2003)
- U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) (2003)
- ECEn 631 - Robotic Vision
- ECEn 522R - Self-Driving Car
- ECEn 224 - Introduction to Computer Systems
- ECEn 220 - Fundamental of Digital System Design
- China Global Leadership study abroad program director in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2018
- ECEn 490 - Senior Projects
- EngT 231 - Foundations of Global Leadership
- ECEn 124 - Introduction to Computer Systems
- ECEn 324 - Computer System Architecture
- ECEn 626 - Data Communications and Networking
- EngT 480 - Globalization and Engineering