Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI)
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Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI)
Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI) showcases the latest innovations in computational sensing and imaging, emphasizing synergistic activities in optics, detectors and signal processing, including machine learning.
Computational sensing and imaging spans processes that tightly combine optics, sensing and processing to acquire task-relevant information. Computational sensing and imaging use strong coupling with computation to provide an operational capability that is impossible to realize using conventional means - it addresses a dimensionality mismatch that reduces the cost of making measurements compared with conventional means.
Presented work will span topics that range from theoretical advances to application of computational sensing and imaging in medicine, defense and industry. Presenters are encouraged to share their experiences relating to theory, systems, algorithms and applications of computational imaging and sensing.
If you are looking to submit your papers for consideration by the COSI committee, please consider submitting to the following referenced topics in the full list of topic categories and identify COSI as your topical of choice:
1. New technologies and phenomena in sensing, image capture and displays
1.3. Terahertz- and mm-wave-based sensing
1.7. Metaoptics for computational imaging
1.8. Quantum-enhanced sensing and imaging
2. System architecture and co-design for sensing, imaging and displays
2.6. Computational imaging and display systems
2.7. Wavefront sensors and correctors
2.8. Spectroscopy and spectral imaging
3. Image and signal processing and computational techniques
3.2. Deep learning and artificial intelligence for image acquisition and display systems
3.3. Event-based systems
3.6. Lensless imaging
3.7. Sparse imaging and unconventional imaging modalities
3.8. Imaging through scattering media
4. Human and machine vision and perception
4.4. Imaging for mobile computing and AR/VR applications
6. Astronomy, space and remote imaging applications
6.2. Space-based telescopes and imaging
7. Biomedical applications
7.2. Imaging technologies for health care
7.6. Point-of-care sensing applications
7.7. Microscopy and endoscopy
8. Guidance, navigation and autonomy applications
8.2. LIDAR and vision for autonomy
Chairs
Ashley Lyons
University of Glasgow, United Kingdom,
General Chair
Chris Metzler
University of Maryland at College Park, United States,
General Chair
Esteban Vera
Pontificia Univ Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile,
General Chair
Julia Alonso
Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay,
Program Chair
Maciej Trusiak
Warsaw University of Technology, Poland,
Program Chair
Committee Members
- Ashley Lyons, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, General Chair
- Chris Metzler, University of Maryland at College Park, United States, General Chair
- Esteban Vera, Pontificia Univ Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile, General Chair
- Julia Alonso, Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay, Program Chair
- Maciej Trusiak, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, Program Chair
- Jorge Bacca, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
- Caroline Boudoux, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
- David Brady, University of Arizona, United States
- Qing Chao, University of Washington, United States
- Sara Fridovich-Keil, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
- Andrew Harvey, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Ryoichi Horisaki, The University of Tokyo, Japan
- Edmund Lam, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Jinyang Liang, Institut National de la Recherche Sci., Canada
- Yang Liu, Univ of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
- Kristina Monakhova, Cornell University, United States
- Jay Nadeau, Portland State University, United States
- Chrysanthe Preza, University of Memphis, United States
- Jan Rothhardt, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany
- Giuliano Scarcelli, University of Maryland at College Park, United States
- Paulo Silveira, Occipital Inc, United States
- Jasper Tan, Glass Imaging
- Abbie Watnik, US Naval Research Laboratory, United States
- Florian Willomitzer, Univ of Arizona, Coll of Opt Sciences, United States
- Sixian You, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
- Kevin Zhou, University of Michigan, United States
- Chao Zuo, Nanjing Univ of Science and Technology, China
