Ramesh has been "selected as this year's recipient in recognition of his numerous, impactful research contributions in computational imaging and light transport, Ramesh has advanced the field in a wide variety of areas, including transient imaging, light-field displays, and augmented reality."  He has also applied these technologies for social impact.

Congratulations to Ramesh and his collaborators!

Read the full press release at ACM Siggraph  
and hear Ramesh's keynote at this year's conference


Computer vision uncovers predictors of physical urban change, with results for New York, Boston, Detroit, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. 


"The system uses... a depth-sensing camera designed for video gaming. Kinect's built-in software produces a "point cloud," a 3-D map of points in a visual scene from which short bursts of infrared light have been reflected back to a sensor."  Read the story on MIT News


Emerging Worlds June in India: Delhi, Mumbai, Nashik

With hand-selected representatives from government, non profits, academia and industry, the team focused on new opportunities in financial inclusion, data for good governance, and smart cities and AI.  The team included scientists from Camera Culture, Scalable Cooperation, and Changing Places. The team looks forward to inspiring collaborative research to impact billions of lives.  




Flashback

The former Camera Culture postdoc, now faculty at the University of Wisconsin, wins for ultrafast imaging techniques and femto photography.

Ramesh Raskar presents a simple framework to develop innovative ideas.