Jesse R Codling

(he/him)

PhD Candidate

Professional Summary

About Me

Jesse R Codling is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor working with Dr. Pei Zhang. Before moving to the University of Michigan in 2021, he was a Ph.D. Candidate at Carnegie Mellon University. Jesse’s research focuses on embedded sensing systems using vibrations to facilitate health and activity monitoring for humans and animals. In particular his work leverages physical environmental information in order to overcome noise and reliability issues inherent when deploying devices in harsh environments.

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Education

PhD Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Michigan

MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Michigan

PhD Credit, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

BS, Electrical Engineering

Brigham Young University

Interests

Embedded Systems Design Robust and Failure-Tolerant Sensor Networks Structures as Sensors Physics-Guided Machine Learning

Featured Projects

Geomcu

GeoMCU: Geophone Interface Hardware

GeoMCU is a wireless interface for Structural Vibration sensing using Geophones. Now open-source!

Aug 13, 2024 • 1 min read

Heart Rate

FloHR: Detecting Heart Beats in Floor Vibration

We use our GeoMCU hardware to detect heartbeat-induced floor vibrations, enabling ubiquitous heart rate monitoring. Now published in BuildSys 2024 and winner of a runner-up best …

Jul 15, 2024 • 1 min read

Featured Publications

Heart Rate

FloHR: Ubiquitous Heart Rate Measurement Using Indirect Floor Vibration Sensing

Jesse R. Codling

• Oct 1, 2024 • 1 min read

Stadiums

GameVibes: Vibration-Based Crowd Monitoring for Sports Games through Audience-Game-Facility Association Modeling

Yiwen Dong

• Nov 1, 2023 • 1 min read

Weight Estimation

MassHog: Weight-Sensitive Occupant Monitoring for Pig Pens Using Actuated Structural Vibrations

Jesse R Codling

• Sep 1, 2021 • 1 min read

Pigs Project

PigNet: Failure-Tolerant Pig Activity Monitoring System Using Structural Vibration

Amelie Bonde

• May 1, 2021 • 1 min read

Recent Publications

Yiwen Dong, Zihao Song, Jesse R. Codling, Gary Rohrer, Jeremy Miles, Sudhendu Sharma, Tami Brown-Brandl, Pei Zhang, Hae Young Noh (2025). Robust Piglet Nursing Behavior Monitoring through Multi-Modal Fusion of Computer Vision and Ambient Floor Vibration. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.

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Jesse Codling, Yiwen Dong, Carlos Ruiz, Amelie Bonde, Shijia Pan, Hae Young Noh, Pei Zhang (2025). GeoMCU: Adaptable and Resilient Low-Noise Sensing Platform for Structural Vibrations. engrXiv.

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Yen-Cheng Chang, Jesse Codling, Yiwen Dong, Jiale Zhang, Jiasi Chen, Hae Young Noh, Pei Zhang (2025). Poster Abstract: Leveraging General-Purpose Audio Datasets for Vibration-Based Crowd Monitoring in Stadiums. SenSys 2025.

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Jesse R Codling, Jeffrey D Shulkin, Abhipol Vibhatasilpin, Vedant Adhana, Gary Rohrer, Jeremy Miles, Sudhendu Sharma, Tami Brown-Brandl, Hae Young Noh, Pei Zhang (2025). Poster Abstract: Multiscale Vibration Sensing for Activity and Vital Signs Monitoring in Pig Pens. SenSys 2025.

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Jiale Zhang, Yuyan Wu, Jesse Codling, Julia Gersey, Adeola Bannis, Carlos Ruiz Dominguez, Ke Sun, Pei Zhang (2025). Poster Abstract: On-Shelf Weight Difference Estimation through Active Vibration Sensing. SenSys 2025.

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