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SUMMARY:IC Colloquium : The Light Field Paradigm for Computational Imaging
  Systems
DTSTART:20140410T161500
DTEND:20140410T173000
DTSTAMP:20260408T081624Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Par : Ren Ng\, Lytro\, Inc.Abstract \nComputation promises to 
 bring a revolution to imaging\, and early successes have already achieved 
 mainstream impact.  Nevertheless\, almost all real world uses are limited
  by working from 2D representations of light (images)\, while it is well k
 nown that light is inherently a 4D function in free-space (the light field
 ).  Recording and processing the 4D light field is necessary to more deep
 ly realize the potential of integrating advanced computation into the imag
 ing pipeline. \nIn this talk\, I will present aspects of the capabilities
 \, theory and engineering of light field imaging systems.  We will cover 
 a signal processing theory that unifies computational refocusing and compu
 tational correction of lens aberrations. I will also present recent result
 s in exploiting such computation to design superior lenses.  Finally\, I 
 will provide context for how light field imaging fits with technology tren
 ds in the global supply chain\, and identify high-potential research chall
 enges and opportunities.Biography\nDr. Ren Ng is Founder and Executive Cha
 irman at Lytro\, a startup company in Mountain View that develops computat
 ional imaging cameras and software.  Previously\, Ren served as Lytro's C
 EO\, growing the team to 70 people and shipping the first camera for consu
 mers.  Ren's interests are in imaging\, graphics and applied mathematics\
 , and his technical focus is on investigating the theory and engineering o
 f computational imaging systems.  Ren completed his Ph.D. in computer sci
 ence at Stanford University\, which received the ACM Doctoral Dissertation
  Award and Stanford's Arthur Samuel Award.  Ren has received the HIPA Pho
 tographic Research Award\, PMDA Technical Achievement Award\, R.I.T.'s Ima
 ging Hall of Fame\, the Selwyn Award from the Royal Photographic Society\,
  MIT Tech Review's TR35 and Entrepreneur of the Year\, Fast Company's 100 
 Most Creative People in Business\, and Silicon Valley Journal's 40 under 4
 0.More information
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