Quinn Jones
I'm currently a third-year PhD student at the Vision Lab at WVU. My research interests include computer vision in the video and microscopy domains and their intersection with emerging virtual reality technologies.
In what spare time remains afterwards, I enjoy fine dining, strength training, rock climbing, postmodern art, and politics.
Name | : | Quinn Jones |
Phone | : | 304 293 3484 |
: | quinnkjones@gmail.com || qjones1@mix.wvu.edu | |
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Employment
I have been working in software engineering and research since 2013 with experience ranging from virtual reality, SAAS, business intelligence, and most recently in machine learning especially as it pertains to computer vision in video, all while furthering my education.
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2013 - 2016
Undergraduate Research Assistant
WVU Sensory Neuroscience Research Center
Computer science researcher working in tandem with Neuroscientists to enable deeper study of the brain.
Projects included:
- Interactive CAVE Virtual Reality System for microscopy
- Linear classifier for three-dimensional neuron models
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2015 - 2016
Software Development Intern
Nasa IV&V, Goddard Space Flight Center
- Researched and Developed a report generating software solution
- Learned and utilized .NET Framework, C# and Windows OpenXML
- Space Network protocol simulation
- Security analysis and intrusion training
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2016 - 2017
Software Engineer
IstoVisio Inc.
Virtual Reality project for use with comtemporary head mounted display technology for Neuroscientists to inspect three-dimensional microscopy volumes.
Features include: cross platform availability, integrated remote database services, and more.
See syglass.io for more details.
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2016 - Present
Ruby Distinguished Doctoral Fellow
After receiving one of five Ruby Fellowships conferred in 2016 I've begun my research career in earnest under the mentorship of Dr. Gianfranco Doretto.
My research focuses on applications to Computer Vision in the video domain such as the potential uses of LSTM networks and tasks such as person recognition on datasets such as Youtube Faces or PaSC
Education
I have been studying computer science and computer engineering since 2011. In that capacity WVU has served me well in expanding my understanding of mathematics, physics, design, and the nature of knowledge itself.
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2011 - 2016
Joint BS in Computer Science and Computer Engineering
West Virginia University
Study and research including Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, and Mobile Medical Devices.
Graduated Summa Cum Laude and Honors College Alumnus -
2016 - Present
PhD in Computer Science
West Virginia University
Currently studying towards a PhD in Computer Science with an emphasis in knowledge-systems, e.g. Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Structure from Motion, Stochastic Systems, and more.
Awards and Membership
Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship
Ruby McQuain Charitible Trust and the WVU Foundation
Eta Kappa Nu (Corresponding Secretary), Tau Beta Pi, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Fraternal Organizations
Summa Cum Laude and Honors Alumnus
West Virginia University
Publications and Presentations

12/04/2018
Deep Supervised Hashing with Spherical Embedding
Asian Conference on Computer Vision
Stanislav Pidhorskyi, Quinn Jones, Saeid Motiian, Donald Adjeroh, and Gianfranco Doretto
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12/04/2017
Few-Shot Adversarial Domain Adaptation
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems
Saeid Motiian, Quinn Jones, Seyed Iranmanesh, Gianfranco Doretto
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03/30/2014
Braintrek: An immersive environment for investigating neuronal tissue
IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces
M. Morehead, Q. Jones, J. Blatz, P. Holcomb, J. Schultz, T. DeFanti, M. Ellisman, G. Doretto, and G. A. Spirou
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03/04/2015
Automatic Classification of Neuron Morphology
Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC)
Quinn Jones, Michael Morehead, George A. Spirou, and Gianfranco Doretto
Poster PDF
12/01/2016
Immersive virtual reality portal into cellular and subcellular brain structure
WVCTSI Annual Meeting
M. Morehead, S. Pidhorskyi, Q. Jones, J Nguyen, H. Zheng, N. Spencer, T. Scott, J. Brack, G. Spirou, and G. Doretto.

07/31/2016
LabBook: Virtual notebook for organizing scientic visualization
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Retreat
J Nguyen, M. Morehead, S. Pidhorskyi, Q. Jones, H. Zheng, J. Brack, N. Spencer, G. Spirou, and G. Doretto. and G. A. Spirou

07/31/2016
syGlass: Interactive and immersive scientific visualization
Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Retreat
Quinn Jones, Michael Morehead, George A. Spirou, and Gianfranco Doretto

07/24/2014
Automatic classification of neuron morphology by age or type
Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Q. K. Jones, M. D. Morehead, G. A. Spirou, and G. Doretto.

01/30/2014
The implementation of a virtual reality system to aid neuroscience research
Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC)
Q. K. Jones, M. Morehead, J. M. Blatt, T. Iyalla, G. Spirou, and G. Doretto.

07/25/2013
The implementation of a virtual reality system for the purpose of neuroscience research
Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
Q. K. Jones, M. Morehead, J. M. Blatt, T. Iyalla, G. Spirou, and G. Doretto.