Janis Intoy
Ph.D. Candidate
Computational Neuroscience
Boston University
Graduate Research Assistant
Active Perception Lab
University of Rochester
About
Hello! I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program for Neuroscience with a computational specialization at Boston University (entered 2015) studying in the Active Perception Lab at the University of Rochester. I use a combination of psychophysical and theoretical approaches to study the consequences of small eye movements on high-acuity perception and neural processing in the early visual system.
Education
2015 – present
Ph.D. Computational Neuroscience
Graduate Program for Neuroscience
Boston University – Boston, MA
2018 – present
Visiting Graduate Student
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Center for Visual Science
University of Rochester -- Rochester, NY
2008 – 2012
B.S. Computer Science
California Institute of Technology -- Pasadena, CA
Experience
Jan 2016 – present
Graduate Research Assistant
Active Perception Laboratory
University of Rochester -- Rochester, NY
Fall 2016
Teaching Fellow
undergraduate Sensation & Perception course
Boston University -- Boston, MA
June 2012 – May 2015
Engineering Scientist
The Intellisis Corporation (now KnuEdge inc.)
San Diego, CA
2010 – 2011
Undergraduate Research Fellow
Shimojo Lab
Caltech -- Pasadena, CA
Awards
& Honors
NIH Kirchstein Predoctoral Individual NRSA Fellowship, Project - Function of Fixational Eye Movements for Fine Depth Perception. 2018-
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Elsevier/Vision Research Travel Award, Vision Science Society student travel award to attend 2017 meeting.
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Kanel Foundation Scholar, Caltech.
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Caltech.
Leadership
& Outreach
Committee Member & Volunteer, Brain Awareness Week Campaign, University of Rochester (2018 - present).
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Moderator, Boson Area Neuroscience Talk List. (2016 - present)
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Secretary & Treasurer, Neuroscience Graduate Student Organization, Boston University. (2016-2017)
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Exhibitor at Cambridge Science Festival (Apr 2017), AAAS Family Science Days (Feb 2017), Lincoln School Science Fair (Mar 2016), Boston MA.
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Publications & Abstracts
Publications
Saegusa C, Intoy J, Shimojo S (2015). Visual attractiveness is leaky: the asymmetrical relationship between face and hair. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(377).
Abstracts
Intoy J, Bowers NR, Victor JD, Poletti M, Rucci M (2018). The impact of retinal image motion on extra-foveal sensitivity. Talk. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting.
Intoy J, Rucci M (2017). The role of microsaccades in the Snellen acuity test. Talk. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting.
Rucci M, Intoy J, Poletti M (2017). Microsaccades and high-acuity vision. OSA Fall Vision Meeting.
Saegusa C, Intoy J, Shimojo S (2011). Visual attractiveness is leaky (5): perceptual organization matters. Vision Sciences Society Annual Meeting.
Patents & Technical Reports
Intoy J, Lam E (2017). Room occupancy sensing using a thermal tripwire. Technical Report 2017-03, Boston University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (project in EC520 - Digital Image Processing)
The Intellisis Corporation, now KnuEdge Inc. 2018. Estimating Fractional Chirp Rate with Multiple Frequency Representations. U.S. Patent 9922668 filed December 15, 2015, and issued March 20, 2018.
The Intellisis Corporation, now KnuEdge Inc. 2018. Determining Features of Harmonic Signals. U.S. Patent 9870785, filed December 15, 2015, and issued January 16, 2018.