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2011-2012 Seminar Schedule

August

Using Natural Disaster Impacts to Identify Vulnerabilities Created by Global Shocks – A Visual Analytics Approach
Dr. Brian Tomaszewski
Assistant Professor
Department of Information Sciences & Technologies
Rochester Institute of Technology

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September
7	Taming the Complexity of Light Transport Dr. Srinivasa Narasimhan The Robotics Institute School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University	abstract speaker bio presentation video
14	Computational Optical Imaging: A Task Specific Approach Dr. Amit Ashok College of Optical Sciences University of Arizona	abstract speaker bio presentation video
21	Low Order Geometric Models for Ill-Posed Imaging Problems Dr. Eric Miller Prof. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Tufts	abstract speaker bio presentation video
28	Monitoring for Harmful Algal Blooms: The Promise and Pitfalls of the Great Lakes Observing System Dr. Gregory Boyer Faculty of Chemistry and Director, Great Lakes Research Consortium State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	abstract speaker bio presentation video

October
5	Data Analysis and Visualization at RDAV "The Eyes of the Tera Grid" Burlen Loring Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	abstract speaker bio presentation video
12	100+ Years in the Cornell Plant Path Photo Lab: From Glass Plate Negatives to Digital Stacking Software Kent Loeffler Dept. of Plant Pathology Cornell University	abstract speaker bio presentation video
19	Sparsity Models for Hyperspectral Imaging and Compressive Sensing LIDAR Dr. Christopher Rozell Laboratory for Neuroengineering School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology	abstract speaker bio presentation video
26	Programmable Matter: The Shape of Things to Come Dr. Hod Lipson Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and Computing & Information Science Cornell	abstract speaker bio presentation video

November
2	RGB+: Exploiting Near-Infrared to Advance Computational Photography and Computer Vision Dr. Sabine Süsstrunk Images and Visual Representation Group École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	abstract speaker bio presentation video
9	Microgeometry Capture using GelSight Dr. Micah Kimo Johnson MIT CSAIL	abstract speaker bio presentation video
30	Optical Sensing of Mechanical Motion Dr. Mishkat Bhattacharya Assistant Professor Department of Physics Rochester Institute of Technology	abstract speaker bio presentation video

December

State Estimation in the Chesapeake Bay: Data Assimilation and Satellite Derived Salinity
Dr. Matthew J. Hoffman
School of Mathematical Sciences
RIT

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Imaging Science Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Keynote Presentation - Photonic Color: Lab-to-Market
Dr. Geoff Ozin
University of Toronto

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January 2012
11	The Role of Airborne Remote Sensing in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Dr. Thomas Kampe Product Team Lead, Airborne Remote Sensing Senior Supervising Scientist NEON, Inc.	abstract speaker bio presentation video
18	(Computer) Vision without Sight Dr. Roberto Manduchi Associate Professor Computer Engineering UC Santa Cruz	abstract speaker bio presentation video
25	Interaction and integration of vision and proprioception in human motion perception Dr. Bo Hu Department of Computer Science University of Rochester	abstract speaker bio presentation video
26 (Thursday) 4:00 PM Carlson Auditorium	SPECIAL GUEST SEMINAR Please note date, time, and location Computational Light Field Displays Dr. Gordon Wetzstein Postdoctoral Associate Camera Culture Group MIT Media Lab	abstract speaker bio presentation video

February
1	Digital Image Forensics: There is More to a Picture Than Meets the Eye Dr. Siwei Lyu Assistant Professor Computer Science Department University at Albany, SUNY	abstract speaker bio presentation video
8	Sub-pixel Hyperspectral Image Analysis using Piece-wise Convex Spectral Unmixing Dr. Alina Zare Assistant Professor Electrical & Computer Engineering Department University of Missouri	abstract speaker bio presentation video
15	A New Era in Ground-Based Astronomy with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Dr. Steve Bickerton Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences Princeton University	abstract speaker bio presentation video
22	Dr. Kevin Kochersberger Research Associate Professor Unmanned Systems Laboratory Virginia Tech	abstract speaker bio presentation video

March
14	Dr. Vladislav V. Yakovlev Department of Physics University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee	abstract speaker bio presentation video
21	Dr. Joseph W. Haus Director, Electro-Optics Program University of Dayton	abstract speaker bio presentation video
28	Dr. Natasha M. Litchinitser Associate Professor Department of Electrical Engineering University at Buffalo, SUNY	abstract speaker bio presentation video

April
4	Dr. Li Zhang University of Wisconsin	abstract speaker bio presentation video
11	Dr. William Noel Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books Walters Art Museum	abstract speaker bio presentation video
18	Dr. Ko Nishino Associate Professor Dept. of Computer Science Drexel University	abstract speaker bio presentation video
24 (Tuesday) 12:00 PM Carlson Auditorium	Special Joint Department of Physics and Center for Imaging Science Colloquium Please note date, time, and location Solar Sailing: Using Solar Photon Pressure for Exploring the Solar System and Beyond Dr. Les Johnson Deputy Manager Advanced Concepts Office NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	abstract speaker bio presentation video
25	Dr. Francisco Imai Canon USA Inc.	abstract speaker bio presentation video

May
2	Dr. Peter Bajorski CIS Graduate Program Faculty	abstract speaker bio presentation video
9	Dr. Brian J. Daniel Research Physicist Naval Research Laboratory	abstract speaker bio presentation video
16	Dr. Shannon Hughes Assistant Professor in Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering University of Colorado at Boulder	abstract speaker bio presentation video

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First year doctoral student co-authors study on stable optical lift

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Joel Kastner
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Research Interests: Star and planet formation Late stages of stellar evolution X-ray, optical/IR, and radio spectroscopy Image processing algorithms and systems

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First year doctoral student co-authors study on stable optical lift

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