# Pamela Cosman

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**Pamela Cosman** is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the [University of California, San Diego](/source/University_of_California,_San_Diego).[1][2] She has conducted a pioneering research on the quality of compressed images for application in medical diagnostic imaging.[3] At UCSD, Cosman currently researches ways to improve wireless video transmission.[4]

## Early life and education

Pamela C. Cosman obtained her B.Sc. with Honors in Electrical Engineering from the [California Institute of Technology](/source/California_Institute_of_Technology) in 1987, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) in 1993 with [doctoral advisor](/source/Doctoral_advisor) Dr. [Bob Gray](/source/Robert_M._Gray).

## Career and research

Following an NSF postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford and at the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) (1993–1995), she joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Currently, Dr. Cosman is a professor at the University of California, San Diego. Her lab conducts research on [video compression](/source/Video_compression) in an effort to minimize losses during wireless transmissions.[5]

Cosman simultaneously conducts sociology research on interruptions and introductions during job talks to explore the bias that exists in the hiring process for computer science and engineering faculty.[6] Cosman is also the Faculty Equity Advisor at UCSD's [Jacobs School of Engineering](/source/Jacobs_School_of_Engineering) where she conducts unconscious bias training for the faculty search committees.[7] The effects of Cosman's course were evident in the nearly 20% increase in female faculty hired between 2013 and 2018.[8] Cosman's efforts were recognized when she won a state grant for enhancing diversity in her department[9] in 2016 as well as the Diversity Award at the ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECE*xpo* in 2019.[10] Cosman is also the author of a children's novel called *The Secret Code Menace*, which uses a narrative about two siblings to keep readers aged 9–12 engaged as it introduces concepts in coding theory like [error correction code](/source/Error_correction_code).[11]

## Awards and recognition

- Inaugural holder of the Dr. John and Felia Proakis Chancellor Faculty Fellowship[12]
- 2018 National Diversity Awards from ECEDHA (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association)[13]
- 2017 Athena Pinnacle Award - Outstanding Educator[14]
- 2016 UC San Diego Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and Diversity Award[15]
- 2008 Fellow of the IEEE[16]
- 1997-1998 Powell Faculty Fellowship[17]

## Selected publications

Publications include:[18]

- Song Q, **Cosman PC**. Luminance Enhancement and Detail Preservation of Images and Videos Adapted to Ambient Illumination. IEEE Trans Image Process. 2018 Oct; 27(10):4901-4915. PMID [29969400](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29969400).[19]
- Peng YT, Cao K, **Cosman PC**. Generalization of the Dark Channel Prior for Single Image Restoration. IEEE Trans Image Process. 2018 Jun; 27(6):2856-2868. PMID [29570087](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29570087).[20]
- Peng YT, **Cosman PC**. Underwater Image Restoration Based on Image Blurriness and Light Absorption. IEEE Trans Image Process. 2017 Apr; 26(4):1579-1594. PMID [28182556](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28182556).[21]
- S. Guo, E. Ho, Y. Zhang, Q. Chen, V. Meng, J. Cao, S. Wu, L. Chukoskie and P.C. Cosman, "Using Face and [Object Detection](/source/Object_detection) to Quantify Looks During Social Interactions," IEEE International Sympoiusm on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), April 2018.
- K. Cao, Y.-T. Peng, and P.C. Cosman, "Underwater Image Restoration using Deep Networks to Estimate Background Light and Scene Depth," IEEE Southwest Sympoiusm on Image Analysis and Interpretation (SSIAI), April 2018.
- B.A. Myers, E. Knaplus-Soran, D.C. Llewellyn, A. Delaney, S. Cunningham, P. Cosman, T.D. Ennis, and K. Pitts, "Redshirt in Engineering: A model for improving equity and inclusion," 2018 CoNECD – The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference, Crystal City, April 2018
- E.A. Riskin, J. Milford, J. Callahan, P. Cosman, et al., "The redshirt in engineering consortium: Progress and early insights," Proc. of the 125th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, June 2018
- E. Knaplus-Soran, A. Delaney, K.C. Tetrick, S. Cunningham, P. Cosman, et al., "Work in Progress: Institutional Context and the Implementation of the Redshirt in Engineering Model at Six Universities," Proc. of the 125th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, June 2018
- F. Li, Y. Mei, Z. Liu, and P.C. Cosman, "Scene-Aware Soccer Video QoE Assessment- A Compressed-Domain Approach," IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, July 2018.
- Z. Ye, R. Hegazy, W. Zhou, P.C. Cosman, and L. Milstein, "Joint Energy Optimization of Video Encoding and Transmission," Picture Coding Symposium, PCS 2018.
- B. Luo, Q. Peng, P.C. Cosman, and L. Milstein, "Robustness of Deep Modulation Recognition under AWGN and Rician Fading," 52nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, 2018.
- K. Cao, Y. Xu, and P.C. Cosman, "Patch-Aware Averaging Filter for Scaling in [Point Cloud](/source/Point_cloud) Compression," 2018 IEEE GlobalSIP.
- K. Wu, P.C. Cosman, and L. Milstein, "Joint Partial-time Partial-band Jamming of a Multicarrier DS-CDMA System in a Fading Environment," 2018 IEEE GlobalSIP.
- P. Venuprasad, T. Dobhal, A. Paul, T.N.M. Nugyen, A. Gilman, P. Cosman, and L. Chukoskie, "Characterizing Joint Attention Behavior during Real World Interactions using Automated Object and Gaze Detection," 2019 ACM Symposium on [Eye Tracking](/source/Eye_tracking) Research & Applications, June 2019.
- P. Zhang, L. Su, L. Li, B. Bao, P. Cosman, G. Li and Q. Huang, "Training Efficient Saliency Prediction Models with Knowledge Distillation," 2019 ACM Multimedia.
- B. Zhang, P.C. Cosman, and L. Milstein, "Energy Optimization for Incremental Redundancy Hybrid-ARQ," 53rd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, 2019.
- L. Li, Q. Peng, P.C. Cosman, and L. Milstein, "Deep Modulation Recognition in an Unknown Environment," 53rd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, 2019.
- Z. Ye, A. Gilman, Q. Peng, K. Levick, P.C. Cosman, and L. Milstein, "Comparison of Neural Network Architectures for Spectrum Sensing," IEEE GLOBECOM 2019 Workshop on Advancements in Spectrum Sharing.
- L. Su, P.C. Cosman, Q. Peng, "No-Reference Video Quality Assessment Based on Ensemble of Knowledge and Data-Driven Models," International Conference on Multimedia Modeling, 231–242, MMM 2019.

## References

1. Radovan, Mary (2018-10-11). ["Dr. Pamela Cosman"](https://www.sandiegorotary.club/2018/10/dr-pamela-cosman/). *San Diego Rotary*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190823162855/https://www.sandiegorotary.club/2018/10/dr-pamela-cosman/) 23 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

1. ["UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering"](http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/faculty/faculty_bios/index.sfe?fmp_recid=28). *jacobsschool.ucsd.edu*. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

1. Cosman, Pamela; Gray, Robert; Olshen, Richard (2009-01-01), ["Chapter 56 - Quality Evaluation for Compressed Medical Images: Diagnostic Accuracy**Portions reprinted, with permission, from IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, 12(4): 727-739, Dec. 1993 and Proceedings IEEE, 82(6): 919-932, June, 1994."](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780123739049500684), *Handbook of Medical Image Processing and Analysis (Second Edition)*, Bankman, ISAAC N. (ed.), Academic Press, pp. 944–962, ISBN 9780123739049, retrieved 2019-08-23

1. ["UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering"](http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/faculty/faculty_bios/index.sfe?fmp_recid=28). *jacobsschool.ucsd.edu*. Retrieved 2019-08-23.

1. ["UC San Diego wireless expert named IEEE Fellow"](http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/uoc--usd121207.php). *EurekAlert!*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. ["DC: Bagels and Books with Pamela Cosman (BS '87) – CANCELED"](https://www.alumni.caltech.edu/events/dcpamcosman). *Caltech Alumni Association*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. ["Pamela C Cosman"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdujTWYImg), 2 March 2017, retrieved 2020-03-15

1. ["Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association > ECE Resources > ECE Source eNewsletter > May 2019 > Pamela Cosman Honored"](https://www.ecedha.org/ECE-Resources/ECE-Source-eNewsletter/May-2019/Pamela-Cosman-Honored). *www.ecedha.org*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. ["UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Pam Cosman Wins Diversity Award"](https://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=2156). *jacobsschool.ucsd.edu*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. ["Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association > ECE Resources > ECE Source eNewsletter > May 2019 > Pamela Cosman Honored"](https://www.ecedha.org/ECE-Resources/ECE-Source-eNewsletter/May-2019/Pamela-Cosman-Honored). *www.ecedha.org*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. Horwitz, Helen (26 March 2019). ["At UC San Diego, building appreciation for STEM and diversity"](https://insight.ieeeusa.org/articles/cosman/). *IEEE-USA InSight*. IEEE. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

1. ["ECE's Pamela Cosman Honored with Inaugural Dr. John and Felia Proakis Chancellor Faculty Fellowship"](https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/eces_pamela_cosman_honored_with_inaugural_dr._john_and_felia_proakis_chancellor_faculty_fellowship). *ucsdnews.ucsd.edu*. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

1. ["Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association > Awards > Past Winners"](https://www.ecedha.org/Awards/Past-Winners). *www.ecedha.org*. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

1. ["About the Pinnacle Awards"](https://www.athenasd.org/about-the-pinnacle-awards). *www.athenasd.org*. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

1. ["Past Award Recipients"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190428040425/https://blink.ucsd.edu/HR/policies/affirmative/awards/recipients.html). *blink.ucsd.edu*. Archived from [the original](https://blink.ucsd.edu/HR/policies/affirmative/awards/recipients.html) on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2020-03-07.

1. ["UC San Diego wireless expert named IEEE Fellow"](http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-12/uoc--usd121207.php). *EurekAlert!*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. Poor, Vincent (2006). *Signal Processing for Wireless Communication Systems*. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 20. ISBN 0306473224.

1. ["Information Coding Laboratory at UCSD: Publications"](http://code.ucsd.edu/pcosman/pcpapers.html). *code.ucsd.edu*. Retrieved 2020-03-15.

1. Song, Qing & Cosman, Pamela C. (October 2018). "Luminance Enhancement and Detail Preservation of Images and Videos Adapted to Ambient Illumination". *IEEE Transactions on Image Processing*. **27** (10): 4901–4915. [Bibcode:2018ITIP...27.4901S](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ITIP...27.4901S). [doi:10.1109/TIP.2018.2846686](https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2018.2846686). [ISSN 1941-0042](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1941-0042). [PMID 29969400](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29969400). [S2CID 49559673](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:49559673)

1. Peng, Yan-Tsung; Cao, Keming; Cosman, Pamela C. (June 2018). "Generalization of the Dark Channel Prior for Single Image Restoration". *IEEE Transactions on Image Processing*. **27** (6): 2856–2868. [Bibcode:2018ITIP...27.2856P](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018ITIP...27.2856P). [doi:10.1109/TIP.2018.2813092](https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2018.2813092). [ISSN 1941-0042](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1941-0042). [PMID 29570087](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29570087)

1. Peng, Yan-Tsung & Cosman, Pamela C. (April 2017). "Underwater Image Restoration Based on Image Blurriness and Light Absorption". *IEEE Transactions on Image Processing*. **26** (4): 1579–1594. [Bibcode:2017ITIP...26.1579P](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017ITIP...26.1579P). [doi:10.1109/TIP.2017.2663846](https://doi.org/10.1109/TIP.2017.2663846). [ISSN 1941-0042](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1941-0042). [PMID 28182556](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28182556)

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