The state of the art in advanced imaging takes center stage as Ramesh Raskar of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., presents the latest developments in the field of computational photography at the 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference.
Computational photography exploits plentiful, low-cost computing and memory; new kinds of digitally enabled sensors; optics; probes; smart lighting; and communication to capture information far beyond just a simple set of pixels.
Raskar is head of the Camera Culture research group and codirector of the Center for Future Storytelling, both at the MIT Media Lab. He predicts a richer, multilayered visual experience including depth, fused photo-video representations, or multispectral imagery.
“Computational photography offers the promise of major advances in visual expression and communication,” says Alexis Gerard, 6Sight cofounder and conference chair. “It will enable us to create images that break out of traditional constraints to retain more fully our fondest and most important memories, and it will extend the archival and artistic possibilities of photography. Our attendees will witness the absolute state of the art as Professor Raskar explains and demonstrates advances his group is working on in the areas of generalized optics, sensors, illumination methods, processing, and display. His talk will truly be a window into the future of imaging.”
The 6Sight conference brings together technologists, marketers, futurists, artists, industry and financial analysts, educators, high-volume users, and members of the media who meet to preview breakthrough technologies; forecast innovative uses; and spark new ideas and alliances that benefit current and potential customers, participating companies, and the imaging industry as a whole.
The 6Sight Future of Imaging Conference is Nov. 10-12, 2009, at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, Calif.
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