Winona Richey
Senior Research Engineer at POLARISᴬᴿ
Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolWinona Richey is a Senior Research Engineer with nine years of experience applying computer vision and computational methods to surgical guidance and medical imaging. Currently at POLARISAR she develops augmented reality navigation systems for orthopedic surgery, translating PhD research on image-guided breast-conserving surgery into clinical-grade software. Her background spans end-to-end prototyping—including Python toolchains, 3D Slicer integrations, Qt interfaces, stereo camera surface acquisition, and biomechanical registration—demonstrating a rare blend of research rigor and production engineering. She also has a strong track record mentoring and leading teams, from supervising tutors to coordinating service-learning programs, reflecting a commitment to expanding STEM access. Notably, she has deployed systems on human subjects and iterated with surgeons, showing practical impact beyond publications.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science and Engineering - BSE, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science and Engineering - BSE, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Computer Science at Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomedical/Medical Engineering at Vanderbilt UniversityProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
wrichey/capstone
May 2017 - Apr 2021
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
wrichey/wrichey.github.io
Feb 2021 - Mar 2024
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
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