Varun Shijo

Biography

Varun Shijo is a CSE PhD candidate at the University at Buffalo, jointly advised by Dr. Wenyao Xu and Dr. Jun Xia. His research focuses on real-time biosignal processing with AI-in-the-loop, spanning EEG foundation models (NeurIPS 2025 challenge), ultrasound tongue imaging for speech therapy (ASHA 2025), and photoacoustic imaging. He believes deep learning is a means to create tangible human experiences through brain-computer interfaces.

Recent Publications

• Chuqin Huang, Emily Zheng, Wenhan Zheng, Huijuan Zhang, Yiyang Cheng, Xin Zhang, Varun Shijo, Robert W. Bing, Igor Komornicki, Lori M. Harris, Ermelinda Bonaccio, Kazuaki Takabe, Erin Zhang, Wenyao Xu, Jun Xia (2025)

  Enhanced Clinical Photoacoustic Vascular Imaging through a Skin Localization Network and Adaptive Weighting

  Photoacoustics

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• Varun Shijo, Tri Vu, Junjie Yao, Wenyao Xu, Jun Xia (2023)

  SwinIR for Photoacoustic Computed Tomography Artifact Reduction

  2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)

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• Robert W. Bing, Varun Shijo, Emily Zheng, Wenhan Zheng, Chuqin Huang, Jun Xia (2023)

  Wearable Photoacoustic/Ultrasound Imaging with a Curved Linear Array

  2023 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS)

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• Wenhan Zheng, Huijuan Zhang, Chuqin Huang, Varun Shijo, Chenhan Xu, Wenyao Xu, Jun Xia (2023)

  Deep Learning Enhanced Volumetric Photoacoustic Imaging of Vasculature in Human

  Advanced Science

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