CI4R Graduate Students

​Ph.D. Student, Aug. 2020 – present
Thesis Topic:  Near-real time processing and deep learning in underwater imaging with polarimetric lidar
Email: ooadeolu@ncsu.edu
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Leadership:

• University of Alabama (UA) ECE Graduate Student Association Vice President
• Graduate Student Ambassador for the University of Alabama
• Speaker of the House of Delegates for the UA Graduate School, 2023-2024

Awards/Honors:

• 2nd Place Poster Presentation at ECE Graduate Student Research Presentation Competition, 2024

PhD Student, May 2021 – present
Thesis Topic: Hybrid Data-Driven and Physics-Based Synthesis of Radar Drone Signatures for Deep Learning
Email: sjkearne@ncsu.edu
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Awards/Honors:

• AFRL Sensors Directorate Internship Program, Summer of 2025
• 2nd Place in 2025 IEEE International Radar Conference Best Student Paper Competition
• 3rd Place in IEEE Radar Challenge at the 2024 IEEE Radar Conference for his work entitled “Single CPI Classification of UAVs using Phaser 10 GHz Phased Array Platform”
• NREIP Internship at Naval Research Laboratory, Summers of 2020, 2021, and 2022

PhD Student, August 2023 – present
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Awards/Honors:

• 3rd Place in 2025 IEEE International Radar Conference Best Student Paper Competition

PhD Student, August 2024 – present
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PhD Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering, August 2024 – present
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