Light Field Imaging: Technology and Applications

Sérgio M. Maciel de Faria - Full Professor (2016) from the Dep. of Electrical Engineering of Polytechnic of Leiria. Obtained the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from University of Essex, UK, in 1996 and Agregado by IST, University of Lisbon, in 2014. Former vice-president of Polytechnic of Leiria (1997-99). Head of the IT Leiria site (2014) and former Head of the Multimedia Signal Processing Group in Leiria. Teaching chairs are in the fields of Image Coding, Digital Signal Processing and Microprocessors. He is Senior Member of the IEEE.

His research work spans 2D/3D Image and Video Processing and Coding and Medical Imaging. He is co-inventor of 2 patents, co-founded a Tech startup, co-author of 1 book, 14 book chapters and 200+ publications in international Journals and Conferences. He participates in the MPEG and JPEG activities and has (co)oriented 25+ MSc students and 11 Ph.D. students. Associate Editor of IEEE Transaction on Image Processing and Associate Editor of Signal Processing: Image Communication, Elsevier.