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Switzerland
2026

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Computer Science

D-Index
113
Citations
68067
World Ranking
198
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Michael Unser is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within engineering and computer science.

The main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Their work branches into several subfields such as:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Research topics frequently addressed include:

  • Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques
  • Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
  • Numerical methods in inverse problems
  • Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
  • Neural Networks and Applications

Michael Unser has contributed to a wide array of papers. Recent publications include:

  • DeepImageJ: A user-friendly environment to run deep learning models in ImageJ (2021) in Nature Methods
  • Phase Retrieval: From Computational Imaging to Machine Learning: A tutorial (2023) in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
  • CryoGAN: A New Reconstruction Paradigm for Single-Particle Cryo-EM Via Deep Adversarial Learning (2021) in IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging
  • Time-Dependent Deep Image Prior for Dynamic MRI (2021) in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
  • Learning Activation Functions in Deep (Spline) Neural Networks (2020) in IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Unser include:

  • Jonathan Dong
  • Thanh-an Pham
  • Shayan Aziznejad
  • Alexis Goujon
  • Sebastian Neumayer

The most common venues for publication are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging
  • IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing

Best Publications

  • A pyramid approach to subpixel registration based on intensity

    P. Thevenaz;U.E. Ruttimann;M. Unser

  • Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Inverse Problems in Imaging

    Kyong Hwan Jin;Michael T. McCann;Emmanuel Froustey;Michael Unser

  • Splines: a perfect fit for signal and image processing

    M. Unser

  • Texture classification and segmentation using wavelet frames

    M. Unser

  • Sampling-50 years after Shannon

    M. Unser

  • Design and Validation of a Tool for Neurite Tracing and Analysis in Fluorescence Microscopy Images

    E. Meijering;M. Jacob;J.-C.F. Sarria;P. Steiner

  • B-spline signal processing. I. Theory

    M. Unser;A. Aldroubi;M. Eden

  • B-SPLINE SIGNAL PROCESSING: PART I-THEORY

    M Unser;A Aldroubi;M Eden

  • Interpolation revisited [medical images application]

    P. Thevenaz;T. Blu;M. Unser

  • Experimental investigation of collagen waviness and orientation in the arterial adventitia using confocal laser scanning microscopy.

    Rana Rezakhaniha;Aristotelis Agianniotis;Jelle Tymen Christiaan Schrauwen;Alessandra Griffa

  • A review of wavelets in biomedical applications

    M. Unser;A. Aldroubi

  • B-spline signal processing. II. Efficiency design and applications

    M. Unser;A. Aldroubi;M. Eden

  • Optimization of mutual information for multiresolution image registration

    P. Thevenaz;M. Unser

  • Low-bond axisymmetric drop shape analysis for surface tension and contact angle measurements of sessile drops

    Aurélien F. Stalder;Tobias Melchior;Michael Müller;Daniel Sage

  • A New SURE Approach to Image Denoising: Interscale Orthonormal Wavelet Thresholding

    F. Luisier;T. Blu;M. Unser

  • Fast B-spline transforms for continuous image representation and interpolation

    M. Unser;A. Aldroubi;M. Eden

  • Sum and Difference Histograms for Texture Classification

    Michael Unser

  • B-SPLINE SIGNAL PROCESSING: PART II-EFFICIENT DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS

    Michael Unser;Akram Aldroubi;Murray Eden

  • Fast parametric elastic image registration

    J. Kybic;M. Unser

  • Wavelets in Medicine and Biology

    Akram Aldroubi;Michael A. Unser

  • Convolutional Neural Networks for Inverse Problems in Imaging: A Review

    Michael T. McCann;Kyong Hwan Jin;Michael Unser

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Blu
Thierry Blu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Akram Aldroubi
Akram Aldroubi Vanderbilt University
Dimitri Van De Ville
Dimitri Van De Ville École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Benes L. Trus
Benes L. Trus National Institutes of Health
Demetri Psaltis
Demetri Psaltis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Mathews Jacob
Mathews Jacob University of Iowa
Andrew F. Laine
Andrew F. Laine Columbia University
Alasdair C. Steven
Alasdair C. Steven National Institutes of Health
Carlos Oscar S. Sorzano
Carlos Oscar S. Sorzano Spanish National Research Council
Jong Chul Ye
Jong Chul Ye Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

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