Research
Research Focus Areas in Imaging at Nano, Micro and Macro Scales
Healthcare applications of optical imaging
Mobile devices for healthcare applications
3D microscopy: healthcare and industrial applications
Automated detection of biological micro organisms
Optical imaging and reality viewing
Advanced imaging for augmented reality/virtuality
3D display/head-mounted display-3D smart glasses
3D profilometry, visualization and computational imaging
Multidimensional imaging in adverse environments
Imaging in turbid water
Imaging with few photons
Tracking in occlusion
Multimodal optics and photonics sensing: 3D, polarimetric, spectral, compressive sensing
Quantum imaging for security & authentication
Anti-counterfeiting of integrated circuits
Quantum imaging for encryption and cyber physical security
Research Impact & Visibility
- 36,000 citations of our papers (Google Scholar); hindex=88, h10=580
- 1000+ publications (450+ journal; 450+ conf; 140+ Keynote/Invited)
- Widespread press coverage in scientific media (IEEE Spectrum, Optical Society of America, OPN, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, science engineering & business news) based on our publications in augmented reality, biophotonics, security, 3D displays
- Our research has consistently led in innovations (Sample awards for Prof. Bahram Javidi):
- Guggenheim Fellow
- European Physical Society Quantum Electronics Prize for Applied Optics
- Alexander von Humboldt Prize for outstanding US Scientist
- Dennis Gabor Award in Diffractive Wave Technology
- IEEE Donald Fink Best Paper Prize (among 150 IEEE Transactions &Journals)
- Technology Achievement Award, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
- Frontiers of Engineering Alumnus, National Academy Of Engineering (NAE)
- Fellow of IEEE, OSA, SPIE, AIMBE, IoP