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Dah-Jye Lee is a prominent researcher in the fields of embedded computer vision, robotic perception, and hardware-accelerated image processing, with particular expertise in applying these technologies to unmanned aerial and ground vehicles. Based at Brigham Young University's Robotic Vision Lab, Lee has made significant contributions to the practical deployment of real-time vision systems in resource-constrained environments. Among his most influential work is his pioneering research into optical flow computation on FPGAs and GPUs, demonstrating that FPGA architectures can achieve the real-time performance that traditional processors cannot match — work that has garnered over 140 citations across multiple publications. His comparative analyses of FPGA and GPU implementations have become essential references for researchers designing embedded vision pipelines. Lee's research extends prominently into micro-UAV development, where he integrated vision-based stabilization and obstacle avoidance into quad-rotor platforms — contributions that collectively reflect over 80 citations and anticipated many challenges now central to autonomous drone navigation. His work on smartphone-based UAV control further illustrates his commitment to accessible, practical robotics solutions. Spanning foundational hardware design to autonomous vehicle competition entries, Lee's body of work offers a rigorous and inventive blueprint for real-world robotic vision systems.