Ender Tekin

Principal Data Scientist

American Family Insurance

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Publications

Logo of the MacKeben Lab, featuring a stylized eye design in blue, representing vision research related to eye movement training and gaze strategies.

Tekin, E. ., Coughlan, J. ., & Simon, H. J. (2013). Improving speech enhancement algorithms by incorporating visual information. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 134, 4237–4237.

Logo of the MacKeben Lab, featuring a stylized eye design in blue, representing vision research related to eye movement training and gaze strategies.

Tekin, E. ., Vásquez, D. ., & Coughlan, J. . (2013). S-K Smartphone Barcode Reader for the Blind. Journal on Technology and Persons With Disabilities, 1.

Projects

  • ZoomBoard: an Affordable, Portable System to Improve Access to Presentations and Lecture Notes for Low Vision Viewers
    Completed
    ZoomBoard: an Affordable, Portable System to Improve Access to Presentations and Lecture Notes for Low Vision Viewers

    The goal of the project is to develop a “ZoomBoard” system that students with low vision can use to better access visual material on a whiteboard or blackboard. The prototype version of the system that we plan to develop in this grant will consist of a dedicated camera system placed by the teacher to capture a view of the board, which wirelessly transmits a video stream that will be displayed on a student’s iPad. The student will use the ZoomBoard app to view this video stream, zoom in on any region of interest using a pinch gesture on the iPad, and apply image enhancements such as contrast…

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  • Sign Finder
    Completed
    Sign Finder

    This project seeks to develop a computer vision-based system that allows a visually impaired traveler to find and read informational signs, such as signs labeling office doors, streets, restrooms and Exit signs.

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