Overview
David Brady leads the Duke Information Spaces Project (DISP). Historically, DISP has focused on computational imaging systems, with particular emphasis on smart cameras for security, consumer, transportation and broadcast applications. Currently DISP focuses primarily on the use of artificial intelligence in camera arrays for interactive broadcasting.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Photonics
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2021 - Present
Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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2021 - Present
Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Bass Fellow
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2007 - Present
Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Recent Publications
Snapshot 3D and texture imaging with structured illumination
Journal Article Optics Express · May 4, 2026 We demonstrate a snapshot 3D and texture imaging method based on structured illumination. A calibrated projector–camera system is modeled using a differentiable projector–camera image formation model, enabling physics-guided, unsupervised learning to joint ... Full text CitePolarization unlocks scene-level 3D imaging
Journal Article Opto Electronic Advances · April 1, 2026 Scene-level high-precision 3D imaging remains a key challenge due to the trade-offs between imaging distance and accuracy. While polarization-based 3D imaging offers potential, it offers a focus on "discontinuous" targets—environments where multiple object ... Full text CiteIntegrated metaoptics for super-resolved imaging
Conference Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering · March 5, 2026 The focal field in incoherent imaging systems is undersampled by conventional focal planes. The field contains multidimensional coherence, spectral, polarization, and focal information that cannot be captured by uniform irradiance sampling. Metaoptics inte ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Improvement of image quality on lensless camera
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Hitachi, Ltd., · 2019 - 2020Compressive HSI Measurements for ATR
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · 2009 - 2016X-Ray Scatter and Phase Imaging for Explosive Detection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by US Department of Homeland Security · 2011 - 2015View All Grants
Education
California Institute of Technology ·
1990
Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology ·
1986
M.S.
Macalester College ·
1984
B.A.