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Short Course for Professionals, August 3-6, 2015

 

This course provides an overview of computational imaging and visual mining techniques. Key topics include light fields, high-dynamic range imaging, time of flight imaging, signal processing, applied optics, Fourier optics, ultrafast and multi-spectral imaging, compressive sensing, computer vision, web crawling on visual data, image analysis on mobile phones, and social photo collections. Participants will engage with these topics through a mix of theory, hands-on open-ended exercises, and practical applications. Group discussions will address trends in imaging technology and explore emerging solutions that are opening up new research and commercial opportunities in immediate as well as future applications.

 

Want to attend? Use this code for a 15% discount: SPIMAGE15

 

 

In addition to a person's eye health recent studies indicate retinal eye imaging can also reveal ailments such as heart disease, stroke threats, diabetes and Alzheimer's. Retinal imaging was best left to doctors, but a new device could put eye monitoring into the hands of patients. Follow this link to learn more and be sure to watch Ramesh Raskar's TEDMED talk to learn about the technology's history. 

 


Fluorescent Probes in Imaging Systems

 
Guy Satat's feature in  Nature Communications , " Locating and classifying fluorescent tags behind turbid layers using time-resolved inversion," demonstrates how the use of fluorescent probes allows for significant advances in many imaging systems, in particular, medical imaging systems. Learn more here
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"We present SpecTrans, a new sensing technology for surface classification of exotic materials, such as glass, transparent plastic, and metal. The proposed technique extracts optical features by employing laser and multi-directional, multi-spectral LED illumination that leverages the material's optical properties." 

 

Check out SpecTrans comprehensive website for more information. 

 



 

Using Low Cost Time of  Flight Cameras 
to Capture What's Just Around the Bend

 

Read Achuta Kadambi's "Occluded Imaging with time of Flight Sensors," which explores the question of whether "phase based Time of Flight (ToF) range cameras can be used for looking around corners and through scattering diffusers."  

 

REDx and Kumbhathon

Camera Culture India Initiatives
 
 

A recent Guardian feature takes a look at how this years Kumbhathon in Nashik uses technological innovations to address some of the issues that arise from the 20-day Hindu festival, Kumha Mela. Meanwhile activities in REDx Mumbai are well underway where innovators are working to solve pressing health issues that impact India and the world.  Learn more about the initiatives and be a part of our Emerging Worlds Effort.