Damon L. Woodard, Ph.D.
Director, Biometrics and Pattern Recognition Lab (BPRL)
Assistant Professor

Dr. Woodard received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Notre Dame, his M.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Penn State University, and his B.S. in Computer Science and Computer Information Systems from Tulane University. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Clemson University in the School of Computing where he has established the Biometrics and Pattern Recognition Lab (BPRL).

His research interests are biometrics, pattern recognition, and image processing. Prior to joining Clemson University, Dr. Woodard was a Director of Central Intelligence postdoctoral fellow. His postdoctoral research focused on the development of advanced iris recognition systems using high resolution sensors. His current research projects include the development of periocular based biometric systems.