Eric C. Larson

Associate Professor

Dr. Eric Larson is the Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor in Engineering Innovation. He is also an Associate Professor in the department of Computer Science in the Lyle School of Engineering, Southern Methodist University. His main research interests are in machine learning, sensing, and signal & image processing for various applications in security, healthcare and education. He is active in signal processing education for computer scientists and is an active member of ACM. He received his Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of Washington, where he was co-advised by Shwetak N. Patel and Les Atlas. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2006 and 2008, respectively, at Oklahoma State University, where he was advised by Damon Chandler.

Computer Science
Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering
Southern Methodist University

twitter: @ec_larson
email: eclarson@smu.edu

CS Office: 451 Caruth Hall
Lyle School of Engineering
Caruth Hall
3145 Dyer Street, Suite 445
Dallas, TX 75205

Larson Human Subjects Lab Lab:
Expressway Tower, 8th Floor

About Me
Dr. Larson is the Bobby B. Lyle Endowed Professor in Engineering Innovation, an Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at SMU with courtesy appointment in the Department of Operations Research and Engineering Management and in the Department Electrical and Computer Engineering. He joined SMU in August 2013 after he received his PhD from the University of Washington. He is a member of the Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity, Institute of Computational Biosciences, SMU AT&T Center for Virtualization, and Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He is also a fellow of the Hunt Institute for Engineering Humanity. His research explores the interdisciplinary relationship of machine learning and signal/image processing with the fields of security, mobile health, education, chemistry, and human-computer interaction. Like most academics, he has a passion for teaching and mentoring, and views research as an ideal opportunity to instruct the next generation of computer scientists and engineers. He has positioned himself (with plenty of help from others) in a unique role, supporting different research applications via the integration of machine learning and sensing.

Dr. Larson received his Doctorate from the University of Washington where I was a Intel Science and Technology fellow. At the UW, he was co-advised by Shwetak Patel and Les Atlas. He also have an MS in Image Processing from Oklahoma State University, where he was advised by Damon Chandler. Dr. Larson is an associate editor for the ACM Journal IMWUT. His work has been published in numerous conferences and journals disseminated through different cross-disciplinary venues. Please see his publication page and/or Google Scholar page for more details.

Research Focus
Dr. Larson's research explores the interdisciplinary relationship of machine learning and signal/image processing with the fields of security, health, education, and human-computer interaction. Like most academics, he has a passion for teaching and mentoring, and views research as an ideal opportunity to instruct the next generation of computer scientists and engineers. Dr. Larson is in a unique collaborative role, supporting cyber-security, education, and healthcare applications via the integration of machine learning and sensing. His research supports initiatives not only through basic research but also through applied contributions and rigorous evaluation.

Dr. Larson has received federal grant funding from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Education, National Institutes for Standards and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Naval Research, United States Air Force, Army Research Labs, and US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command. Dr. Larson has also been supported by various private contracts, translating basic research into commercial advancements.