Seungman Choi
**Keywords: Computational Imaging, Optimization, Information Theory, Nonlinear Optics**
I’m a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, advised by Prof. Zubin Jacob (2022–present). My research focuses on physics-informed computational imaging under photon-limited regimes. By bridging optical system design, estimation theory, and information-theoretic analysis, my work aims to push imaging performance beyond conventional resolution limits, with a focus on challenging problems in astronomical and semiconductor imaging.
My early training was in mechanical engineering, where I received both my B.S. and M.S. degrees from Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology). I then worked as a research associate at KAIST while fulfilling my military service, under the supervision of Prof. Seung-Woo Kim and Prof. Young-Jin Kim. During this period, I gained extensive hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing, EUV generation, and coherent diffraction imaging, forming the foundation of my current research.
news
| Jan 30, 2026 | (Award) Zetascope received a $50,000 Semifinal Round Winner award in the “DARPA CIDAR Challenge”, to which I contributed as a core member. |
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| Jan 07, 2026 | (Paper) Published “Poisson wavefront imaging in photon-starved scenarios” in JOSA B. |
| Dec 16, 2025 | (Award) Preselected for the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship (Jan–Mar 2027) |
| Dec 04, 2025 | (Trip) On-sky demonstration at Mcdonald telescope |
selected publications
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Poisson wavefront imaging in photon-starved scenariosJournal of the Optical Society of America B, 2026 -
Photon-starved imaging through turbulence at the diffraction limitarXiv preprint arXiv:2510.22806, 2025 -
Programmable structured DUV illumination by coherent harmonic generation at crystalline solids for nanometer-resolution inspection of periodic samplesPhotoniX, 2025 -
Coherent manipulation of extreme-ultraviolet Bessel vortex beams from solids by active wavefront shaping of driving fundamental beamsACS Photonics, 2023 -
Dynamic ultraviolet harmonic beam pattern control by programmable spatial wavefront modulation of near-infrared fundamental beamNanophotonics, 2023