Presenter

Ferrier’s research interests are in the use of computer vision (digital images) to control robots, machinery, and devices, with applications as diverse as medical systems, manufacturing, and projects that facilitate “scientific discovery” (such as her recent project using machine vision and robotics for plant phenotype studies). The use of visual feedback in the control is advantageous when precise fixturing is impractical or impossible. Her work has been applied to visual monitoring of polymer processing, visual control of crystal formation processes, and visual monitoring of nano-scale assembly processes.