Our Researchers

Dr. Stephen J. Elliott
Director
Dr. Elliott is the director of the labs. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Technology, Leadership and Innovation and is heavily involved in research, education and standardization activities related to biometrics.

M.S. Students

Kevin O’Connor
Graduate Researcher
Kevin is a graduate researcher at Purdue. He received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Technology and has visited France for his work. His research interests include applied research in face and iris recognition.

Michael Brockly
Graduate Researcher
Michael is a first year graduate researcher in the Biometrics Lab. His research interests center on the Human Biometric Sensor Interaction model. He has published internationally on the topic – in Barcelona, Spain on Dynamic Signature Verification, and more recently in Sydney, Australia. Mike’s MS thesis topic is on the role of operator error in data collection and how this impacts the performance metrics of the HBSI model.

Jacob Hasselgren
Graduate Researcher

Undergraduate Researchers

Carl Dunkelberger
Undergraduate Researcher
Carl is an undergraduate student enrolled in Computer and Information Technology. His research interests include data management and information systems.

Past Researchers

Mitch Mershon