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Author's Biography
Shehrzad graduated in 1996 with a B.S. in Computer Science (minor in Applied Mathematics) from the
University of California at Davis. Upon graduation, he went to work for
Applied Signal Technology, a defense telecommunications firm. During his time there, he worked on a
variety of signal intelligence products, including this one.
Also during that time, Shehrzad completed his Masters in Computer Engineering from Santa Clara University (1999).
Upon completion of his M.S., Shehrzad went to do medical imaging work at a small Silicon Valley company,
Accuray, where he worked on a variety of medical imaging applications.
He is a co-inventor on two patents that flowed out of his tenure there: "Apparatus and method for registering 2D
radiographic images with 2D reconstructed images of 3D CT scan data" and "Image guided radiosurgery method
and apparatus using registration of 2D X-ray images with digitally reconstructed radiographs of 3D CT scan data".
Following Accuray, he had a four-year stint as the lead software engineer at Labcyte,
a Silicon Valley biotech instrumentation company. His primary function was the development of novel acoustic signal
processing algorithms fundamental to the operation of the microfluidics instrumentation and the underlying technology,
"ADE" or Acoustic Drop Ejection. In particular, he was a key member of the team that developed the
Echo 550 compound reformatter,
an instrument selected by R&D Magazine as one of the 100 most technologically
significant products introduced in 2004. He was the primary systems and algorithm engineer for the follow-on Echo 380
auditor, and spearheaded the development of this next-generation instrument. Shehrzad engineered the video and
imaging subsystem for Labcyte's prototype
MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization) Spotter instrument, which has been in active use since 2002.
During his four fruitful years at Labcyte, Shehrzad led the software team and acted as the main software architect,
and is a co-inventor on key patent filings pertaining to the instrument's technological heart.
Since 2005, Shehrzad has been the Director of Software Engineering at Restoration Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup
developing a robotic system that autonomously (with limited human intervention) performs hair transplant operations.
His primary goal, aside from building the team, has been the development of novel and efficient video and imaging
algorithms to tackle this very difficult technical challenge. His recently issued US patent 7,477,782 was the first
patent issued to Restoration Robotics.
Shehrzad currently lives in Palo Alto, California with his wife and two sons. He is a frequent contributor to software trade industry
magazines such as Dr. Dobb's Journal and C/C++
Users Journal. A list of his published articles follow (note that you need to register with the CMP Media web site to
have access to the online versions of the articles):
- Ellson et. al, "In Situ DMSO Hydration Measurements of HTS Compound Libraries," Combinatorial
Chemistry & High Throughput Screening, Sept. 2005, Volume 8, Number 6 (pp. 489-498).
- Quality Control of HTS Tube Stores,
SBS 2005.
- Use of focused acoustics for auditing
assembled assay plates - A QC validation in HTS, Lab Automation 2005.
- Gamma correction of RGB images using TI DSPs, June 2005. You can download the source code (MATLAB, Host C#, and Target Code Composer Studio) that accompanies this article by clicking on this link.
- 64-Bit Computing & DSPs, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, pp. 78-83, Mar 2005. This article was adapted from portions of Embedded Image Processing on the TMS320C6000™ DSP (mostly Appendix B).
- C#, COM Objects, & Interop Services, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, pp. S1-S5, Sept 2004.
- Motion Estimation and MPEG Encoding, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, pp. 33-37, May 2004.
- Policy-Driven Design & the Intel IPP Library, C/C++ Users Journal, pp. 38-42, Jan 2004.
- Cross-Correlation and Matched Filters, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, pp. 52-56, Apr. 2003.
- Slice Iterators, Windows Developer Magazine, pp. 10-23, July 2002.
- Optimization and Fixed-Point Iteration, Dr. Dobb’s Journal, pp. 115-117, Dec. 2001.
- Image Rotation Using OpenGL Texture Maps, C/C++ Users Journal, pp. 10-17, Sept. 2001.
Issued Patents:
- US Patent 7,354,141 -- "Acoustic assessment of characteristics of a fluid relevant to acoustic ejection"
- US Patent 7,204,640 -- "Apparatus and method for registering 2D radiographic images with images reconstructed from 3D scan data".
- US Patent 7,477,782 -- "System and Method For Classifying Follicular Units"
Patent Applications:
- US Patent Application 20080049993 -- "System and method for counting follicular units".
- US Patent Application 20060071983 -- "Method for acoustically ejecting a droplet of fluid from a reservoir by an acoustic fluid ejection apparatus"
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