Jean-Yves Bouguet
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Jean-Yves Bouguet, Ph.D., member of the Computer Vision Research Group in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Caltech, after graduating from ESIEE. Bouguet developed and holds a patent for a new method for 3D scanning based on dual-space geometry.
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[edit] Awards
- 1999: J. Walker von Brimer award for "extraordinary accomplishments in the field of 3D photography"
[edit] Accomplishments
[edit] Research Interests
- Computer vision
- Computer graphics
- Three-dimensional scene modeling
- Visual navigation
- Computational geometry
- Visual calibration
- Image processing
- Early vision processes
- Machine learning and pattern recognition
- Analog VLSI for visual sensors
[edit] External links
- CalTech: Bouguet's Homepage
- Intel: Home page at Intel
- MatLab documentation: Camera Calibration Toolkit manual
[edit] Social involvement and Pro-bono work
Most of the high precision cameras in and off the world are probably calibrated with software derived from Bouguet, including many military cameras which is ironic because Bouguet is a firm adherent of the "French surrender monkey philosophy". Under this philosophy he would prophylactically convert to mean death loving religions just to protect himself except for the fact that Bouguet, naturally, worships calibrated rectified images.
Occasionally, Bouguet takes a break from his demanding job and travels to a needy community, either in the U.S. or abroad. There he performs pro-bono camera calibration tasks for the underprivileged, spending hours taking photos of scenes from different directions and painting checkerboard patterns on various objects. Bouguet is one of the founders of the non-profit organization Calibrators without Borders (Calibrateurs sans Frontieres) which provides essential camera calibration services in many war-torn countries in the world.
