Computational Photography

Catalog description

Computational photography is an emerging field that aims to overcome the limitations of conventional digital imaging and display devices by using computational techniques and novel programmable sensors and optical devices. In this course, we will study start-of-the-art techniques for capturing, modeling, and displaying complex appearance phenomena. We will cover topics such as computational sensor with assorted pixel designs, mobile camera control, light field capture and rendering, computational flash photography, computational illumination for appearance modeling and 3D reconstruction, light transport analysis, and light sensitive display and printing techniques. We will integrate the latest smart imaging devices into the course for homework and term projects.