ECE PhD Thesis Defense: Ruangrawee Kitichotkul

Title: Single-Photon Lidar: Statistical Analysis, High-flux Imaging, and Velocimetry

Presenter: Ruangrawee Kitichotkul

Advisor: Professor Vivek Goyal

Chair: Professor Archana Venkataraman

Committee: Professor W. Clem Karl, Professor Vivek Goyal, Professor Prakash Ishwar, Professor David Lindell

Google Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SV4mQbYAAAAJ

Abstrac t: Single-Photon Lidar (SPL) systems leverage the sensitivity of single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) to achieve long-range, high-resolution 3D imaging. Despite these strengths, the technology faces three critical computational challenges that limit its real-world deployment: the reliance on knowing the ambient background flux, severe performance degradation in high-flux environments due to SPAD dead time, and the i...