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Professor
George Barbastathis
Interests
- Quantitative phase imaging in the visible and x-ray bands
- Correlation functions and sparse representations
- GRadient-INdex (GRIN) optics
Professor Barbastathis News + Media
Model quantifies the impact of quarantine measures on Covid-19’s spread
A machine learning algorithm developed by Professor George Barbastathis combines data on Covid-19's spread with a neural network, to help predict when infections will slow down in each country.
Deep-learning technique reveals “invisible” objects in the dark
Professor George Barbastathis trained a computer to recognize more than 10,000 transparent glass-like etchings in the dark. This method could help illuminate features of biological tissues in low-exposure.
Scientists make microscopes from droplets
MIT researchers devise tiny “microlenses” made from complex liquid droplets the size of a human hair.
Faculty Details
Education
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1993
NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
B.Eng. -
1994
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
M.Sc. -
1998
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Ph.D.
Research Interests
- Optical imaging
- Holography
- Statistical optics
- Compressive imaging
- Artificial dielectrics
- Nonlinear Hamiltonian optics
Honors + Awards
- 2011, Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA)
- 2015, China One Thousand Scholar Award
- 2022, Ruth and Joel Spira Award
- 2022, SPIE Fellow
Memberships
- Optical Society of America (OSA)
- Society for Photo Instrumentation Engineering (SPIE)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Professional Service
- program/general chair at numerous conferences and conference committees
MIT Service
- 2014-present, Area Head for Controls, Instrumentation and Robotics
Teaching
- Optics (2.71 / 2.710)
- Optical Engineering (2.717)
- Instrumentation (2.671)
- Systems and Control (2.004, 2.04A)
- Mechanics (2.001)