1. New technologies and phenomena in sensing, image capture and displays

1.1. Emerging optical materials and components for 3D imaging and sensing 

1.2. Sensor development 

1.3. Terahertz- and mm-wave-based sensing 

1.4. Mid-infrared sensing and imaging 

1.5. Frequency combs 

1.6. Structured illumination 

1.7. Metaoptics for computational imaging 

1.8. Quantum-enhanced sensing and imaging

1.9. Other subtopics

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2. System architecture and co-design for sensing, imaging and displays

2.1. Chemical sensing 

2.2. Flow sensing 

2.3. Remote sensing 

2.4. 3D display systems, including both hardware and software 

2.5. Virtual reality and augmented reality systems 

2.6. Computational imaging and display systems 

2.7. Wavefront sensors and correctors 

2.8. Spectroscopy and spectral imaging 

2.9. Tomography

2.10. Super resolution and nanoscopy 

2.11. Other subtopics

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3. Image and signal processing and computational techniques

3.1. Image processing for acquisition and display systems 

3.2. Deep learning and artificial intelligence for image acquisition and display systems 

3.3. Event-based systems 

3.4. Radiative transfer modeling 

3.5. Real-time wavefront sensing 

3.6. Lensless imaging 

3.7. Sparse imaging and unconventional imaging modalities

3.8. Imaging through scattering media

3.9. Other subtopics

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4. Human and machine vision and perception

4.1. Metrics, characterization and models for visual comfort in displays 

4.2. Human factors for AR/VR display

4.3. Electronic nose and tactile sensors

4.4. Imaging for mobile computing and AR/VR applications 

4.5. Other subtopics

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5. Industrial, security, agriphotonic and environmental applications

5.1 Industrial and agriphotonic process control and monitoring 

5.2 Leak detection 

5.3 Miniaturization, ruggedization and harsh environments 

5.4 Sensing for energy and propulsion 

5.5 Diagnostics for nuclear energy reactors 

5.6 Aerosol and microplastic detection 

5.7 Atmospheric and oceanic propagation modelling and studies 

5.8 Underwater imaging and communications 

5.9 Metrology 

5.10 Terrestrial, aquatic, cryospheric and atmospheric applications of remote sensing 

5.11 Other subtopics

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6. Astronomy, space and remote imaging applications

6.1. Advances in astronomical imaging 

6.2. Space-based telescopes and imaging 

6.3. Free space optical communications 

6.4. Ground-based telescopes and exoplanet detection 

6.5. Radiation hardened sensing 

6.6. Active optics and phasing telescope arrays 

6.7. Turbulence profiling 

6.8. Gravitational wave detection 

6.9. Other subtopics

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7. Biomedical applications 

7.1. Optical and fiber sensors for biomedicine 

7.2. Imaging technologies for health care 

7.3. Brain imaging 

7.4. Ophthalmology 

7.5. Lab on a chip, biological and chemical sensing 

7.6. Point-of-care sensing applications

7.7. Microscopy and endoscopy

7.8. Quantum-enhanced nonlinear microscopy 

7.9. Other subtopics

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8. Guidance, navigation and autonomy applications 

8.1. Gyroscopes and other inertial sensors

8.2. LIDAR and vision for autonomy 

8.3. Quantum technologies for PNT 

8.4. Navigation systems 

8.5. Other subtopics

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9. Imaging and sensing submissions not otherwise listed

Subtopic not required

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