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Edward H. Adelson

Edward H. Adelson

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Computer Science

D-Index
89
Citations
60164
World Ranking
629
National Ranking
334

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to image representation and analysis in computer vision
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1961 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Edward H. Adelson is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a primary focus on engineering and neuroscience. The scientist's work extensively addresses subfields including biomedical engineering, cognitive neuroscience, control and systems engineering, mechanical engineering, and artificial intelligence.

Their research topics commonly cover tactile and sensory interactions, robot manipulation and learning, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, soft robotics and applications, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, modular robots and swarm intelligence, and muscle activation and electromyography studies.

Adelson has published numerous papers in various venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The International Journal of Robotics Research
  • Science Robotics
  • Communications Engineering
  • IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Some of the recent papers authored by or associated with this scientist are:

  • "Cable manipulation with a tactile-reactive gripper," 2021, The International Journal of Robotics Research
  • "Visual dexterity: In-hand reorientation of novel and complex object shapes," 2023, Science Robotics
  • "Design of a Fully Actuated Robotic Hand With Multiple Gelsight Tactile Sensors," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "SwingBot: Learning Physical Features from In-hand Tactile Exploration for Dynamic Swing-up Manipulation," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "See, Hear, and Feel: Smart Sensory Fusion for Robotic Manipulation," 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)

They have collaborated frequently with various researchers, including Branden Romero, Shaoxiong Wang, Megha Tippur, Sandra Q. Liu, and Jialiang Zhao.

Throughout their career, Edward H. Adelson has been recognized with several awards and distinctions. These include:

  • IEEE Fellow, awarded in 2019 for contributions to image representation and analysis in computer vision
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, since 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, since 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded multiple times in 1994 and 1961

Best Publications

  • The Laplacian Pyramid as a Compact Image Code

    P. Burt;E. Adelson

  • Spatiotemporal energy models for the perception of motion

    Edward H. Adelson;James R. Bergen

  • The design and use of steerable filters

    W.T. Freeman;E.H. Adelson

  • The Plenoptic Function and the Elements of Early Vision

    Edward H. Adelson;James R. Bergen

  • Shiftable multiscale transforms

    E.P. Simoncelli;W.T. Freeman;E.H. Adelson;D.J. Heeger

  • A multiresolution spline with application to image mosaics

    Peter J. Burt;Edward H. Adelson

  • Representing moving images with layers

    J.Y.A. Wang;E.H. Adelson

  • PYRAMID METHODS IN IMAGE PROCESSING.

    Edward H. Adelson;Peter J. Burt;Charles H. Anderson;Joan M. Ogden

  • Single lens stereo with a plenoptic camera

    E.H. Adelson;J.Y.A. Wang

  • Phenomenal coherence of moving visual patterns

    Edward H. Adelson;Edward H. Adelson;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Motion illusions as optimal percepts

    Yair Weiss;Eero P. Simoncelli;Edward H. Adelson

  • The analysis of moving visual patterns

    J Movshon;E. H. Adelson;M. S. Gizzi;William T. Newsome;William T. Newsome;William T. Newsome

  • Beyond pixels: exploring new representations and applications for motion analysis

    William T. Freeman;Edward H. Adelson;Ce Liu

  • GelSight: High-Resolution Robot Tactile Sensors for Estimating Geometry and Force.

    Wenzhen Yuan;Siyuan Dong;Edward H. Adelson

  • Noise removal via Bayesian wavelet coring

    E.P. Simoncelli;E.H. Adelson

  • Image statistics and the perception of surface qualities

    Isamu Motoyoshi;Shin'ya Nishida;Lavanya Sharan;Edward H. Adelson

  • Recovering intrinsic images from a single image

    M.F. Tappen;W.T. Freeman;E.H. Adelson

  • Probability distributions of optical flow

    E.P. Simoncelli;E.H. Adelson;D.J. Heeger

  • Orthogonal Pyramid Transforms For Image Coding.

    Edward H. Adelson;Eero Simoncelli;Rajesh Hingorani

  • Real world illumination and the perception of surface reflectance properties

    Roland W. Fleming;Ron O. Dror;Edward H. Adelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ce Liu
Ce Liu Microsoft (United States)
Kavita Bala
Kavita Bala Cornell University
Eero P. Simoncelli
Eero P. Simoncelli New York University
James R. Bergen
James R. Bergen SRI International
Yair Weiss
Yair Weiss Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Todd Zickler
Todd Zickler Harvard University

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