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David J. Brady

Michael J. Fitzpatrick Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Photonics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Box 90291, Durham, NC 27708-0291
Box 90291, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Thursdays 3-5 pm  

Research Interests


Professor Brady's research focuses on "smart cameras" which use artificial intelligence to increase the amount of visual information captured and to render this information useful. In 2012 his group built the world's first gigapixel camera, his work today focuses on making gigapixel media and interactive virtual reality broadcasting ubiquitous. 

Selected Grants


Improvement of image quality on lensless camera

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Hitachi, Ltd., · 2019 - 2020

Compressive HSI Measurements for ATR

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · 2009 - 2016

X-Ray Scatter and Phase Imaging for Explosive Detection

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by US Department of Homeland Security · 2011 - 2015

Multidisciplinary Neonatal Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015

Comprehensive Space-Object Characterization using Spectrally Compressive Polarimetric Sensing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of New Mexico · 2011 - 2015

Automated Micromanufacturing for Optical Sensing and Computational Imaging, Metamaterials, and Quantum Computing

EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2012 - 2014

Compressive Sampling for Non-imaging Remote Classification

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2010 - 2013

Funding for the Photonics and Communication Initiative

Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Lord Foundation of North Carolina · 2001 - 2012

Development of a Microfabricated, Coded Aperture Mass Spectrometer

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2012

Computational Spectroscopy of Structured Carbon Nanotube Interfaces for Biochemical Sensing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2006 - 2009

Biomedical and Biological Research Applications of a Storage-Ring Free-Electron Laser

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2000 - 2008

Volume Optical Processing for Near Infrared Raman

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2007

Discrimination, Identification and Tracking of Unresolved Targets Using Tomographic Integration of Multiplex Sensor Data

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2002 - 2006

Referencing Structure Tomography for Ubiquitous and Efficient Human Tracking and Identification

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2003 - 2006

Computational Optical Sensors for Tissue and Flow Identification Monitoring and Analysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2001 - 2005

Stereolithography for Rapid Prototyping of 3D Optical Systems

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2004 - 2005

Distributed multiscale geometric processing on real-time sensor networks on radiation fields

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2004