Jeremy Juybari

Jeremy is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Engineering at the University of Maine, specializing in artificial intelligence and its application to medical imaging and signal processing. He also holds an M.A. in Mathematics (2020), where his thesis, “The Effects of Image Saturation on Multifractal Statistics”, led to an innovative technique for rescuing 2D Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima (WTMM) statistics from image saturation. This advancement allowed previously excluded mammogram subregions to be analyzed and was published in the paper “Elimination of Image Saturation Effects on Multifractal Statistics Using the 2D WTMM Method.”

Jeremy’s doctoral work sits at the intersection of AI, computer vision, and biomedical applications. His research on “Context-guided Segmentation for Histopathologic Cancer Segmentation” demonstrated that incorporating tissue context significantly improves segmentation accuracy. This work was featured by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and introduced a novel cross-attention architecture to integrate contextual and fine-grained tissue information. He is currently exploring AI methods for superpixel generation and is developing new strategies to optimize roughness estimation using shortcuts with the WTMM methodology.

Originally drawn to UMaine to study under wavelet and fractal expert Dr. Andre Khalil, Jeremy transitioned into the Ph.D. program in Computer Engineering after being introduced to Dr. Yifeng Zhu, with whom Dr. Khalil now co-advises. Jeremy is an active member of both the CompuMAINE Lab and the DEAL Lab, where he contributes to projects in image colocalization metrics, advanced programming workflows, and lab leadership. His technical toolkit includes Python, PyTorch, R, C, and Bash, and he is known for mentoring peers and facilitating remote development environments, including on the ARCSIM cluster.

Jeremy has demonstrated leadership throughout his academic journey. He founded the CompuMAINE Lab’s machine learning subgroup in 2019 and led a Linux programming subgroup in 2022. In recognition of his research contributions, he was awarded the 2025 Graduate Assistant Research Award from the Maine College of Engineering and Computing, and he received the Graduate Student Government (GSG) Summer Research Fellowship in 2021. In 2023, he also founded the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) graduate student club, where he currently serves as president. 

Beyond academia, Jeremy brings real-world business acumen and commercialization experience. He participated in a series of national innovation and entrepreneurship programs, including NSF I-Corps (2022), VentureWell E-Team Stage 2 (2023), and VentureWell OPEN Minds (2024), where his team earned second place for their pitch. These experiences strengthened his ability to communicate research value, navigate early-stage venture development, and apply user-centered design principles to problem-solving.

In 2021, he also served as CEO of a small defense startup, gaining firsthand experience in leadership, project management, and business operations. Prior to that, he co-founded an e-commerce website in 2018, where he managed the site’s cybersecurity, customer support, and WordPress infrastructure until his buyout in 2023. He now supports strategic growth and client-facing work as a business development consultant at Maden Consulting.

Looking ahead, Jeremy is eager to bring his skills to industry, particularly in roles focused on solving complex challenges, regardless of the field. He thrives in interdisciplinary, team-based environments and is driven by collaborative problem solving. Jeremy is seeking a career where he can contribute meaningfully to innovative projects, applying his technical expertise to create real-world impact across diverse domains.

 

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