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David Blinder is a professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and a JSPS International Research Fellow at Chiba University, with over ten years of experience in optics, signal processing, and computer science. He is affiliated with the ETRO department and imec, a leading nanoelectronics and digital technologies research institute.
His research focuses on signal processing in photonics and holography, covering topics such as numerical diffraction, time–frequency analysis, data compression, computational imaging, image and video processing, optical setups, holographic displays, computer graphics, inverse methods, and high-performance computing. He is the lead editor of the JPEG Pleno Holography standard, a new format for efficient representation and transmission of holographic data. He has (co-)authored over 100 international peer-reviewed scientific publications and patent applications and has received multiple awards and honors for his work. He is also a polyglot and a lecturer with over ten years of teaching experience in various courses related to his expertise.
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IOFACC12: Tech4Health: Venturing into Future Health Technologies
Stiens, J., Wambacq, P., da Silva Gomes, B. T., Sahli, H., Vandemeulebroucke, J., Jansen, B., Lemeire, J., Steenhaut, K., Munteanu, A., Deligiannis, N., Schelkens, P., Kuijk, M., Parvais, B., Chan, C. W., Van Schependom, J., Touhafi, A., Braeken, A., Runacres, M., Cornelis, B., Schretter, C., Blinder, D., Temmermans, F. & Islamaj, E.
1/01/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Applied
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FWOAL1101: Computational Incoherent holographic single-shot plenoptic camera operating in natural light
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Fundamental
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FWOAL1100: Advanced dynamic computer-generated holography for high-end holographic visualization
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1099: Chirplet-based framework for the efficent computation of numerical diffraction in complex systems
1/10/22 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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IOF3016: GEAR: “Venturing into Future Health Technologies”
Stiens, J., Wambacq, P., da Silva Gomes, B. T., Sahli, H., Vandemeulebroucke, J., Jansen, B., Lemeire, J., Steenhaut, K., Munteanu, A., Deligiannis, N., Schelkens, P., Kuijk, M., Parvais, B., Chan, C. W., Van Schependom, J., Touhafi, A., Braeken, A., Runacres, M., Cornelis, B., Schretter, C., Blinder, D., Temmermans, F., Thielemans, S., Papavasileiou, E., Brahimetaj, R., De Canck, H. & Ersu, B.
1/01/21 → 24/12/25
Project: Applied
Research output
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Asymmetric point-spread function in the tilted plane
Wang, F., Blinder, D., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Ito, T. & Shimobaba, T., 24 Feb 2025, In: Optics Express. 33, 4, p. 8675-8685 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Efficient numerical Fresnel diffraction with Gabor frames
Blinder, D., Birnbaum, T. & Schelkens, P., Feb 2025, In: Photonics Research. 13, 2, p. 330-339 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A comprehensive evaluation of polygon-based hologram algorithms
Wang, F., Wang, P., Zhang, Y., Blinder, D., Gupta, A., Poon, T. C., Ito, T. & Shimobaba, T., 2024, Holography, Diffractive Optics, and Applications XIV. Zhou, C., Poon, T-C., Cao, L. & Yoshikawa, H. (eds.). SPIE Press, 6 p. 1324003. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13240).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
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Asymmetric point-spread functions for slanted wavefront recording planes
Wang, F., Blinder, D., Ito, T. & Shimobaba, T., 18 Jun 2024, Optics, Photonics, and Digital Technologies for Imaging Applications VIII. Schelkens, P. & Kozacki, T. (eds.). Vol. 12998. p. 99-102 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 12998).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper › Research
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Diffraction calculations from real-to-complex, complex-to-real, and real-to-real fields
Shimobaba, T., Blinder, D., Tahara, T., Wang, F., Nishitsuji, T., Shiraki, A., Cheng, C-J. & Ito, T., 1 Sep 2024, In: Displays. 84, 5 p., 102766.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Editor's Pick
Kizhakkumkara Muhamad, Raees (Recipient), Birnbaum, Tobias (Recipient), Blinder, David (Recipient) & Schelkens, Peter (Recipient), 3 Sep 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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Editor's Pick
Blinder, David (Recipient) & Kakue, T. (Recipient), 22 Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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OSA Outstanding Reviewer recognition
Blinder, David (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Suzuki-Okada Memorial prize 2023
Blinder, David (Recipient), 9 Jun 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Holographic signal processing in plenoptic phase space
David Blinder (Speaker), Tobias Birnbaum (Speaker), Raees Kizhakkumkara Muhamad (Speaker) & Peter Schelkens (Speaker)
15 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Characterization of flows in microchannels with scanning 3D μPIV
Quentin Galand (Speaker), Pierre Philippe Gelin (Contributor), David Blinder (Contributor), Mehrnaz Hashemiesfahan (Contributor), Dominique Maes (Contributor) & Wim De Malsche (Contributor)
13 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Characterization of Flows in microchannels with Scanning 3D PIV
Quentin Galand (Speaker), Pierre Philippe Gelin (Contributor), David Blinder (Contributor), Mehrnaz Hashemiesfahan (Contributor), Dominique Maes (Contributor) & Wim De Malsche (Contributor)
3 Jul 2022 → 6 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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WG1M88009-PCQ-JPEG-PLENO Holography - Wavelet compression in the hologram plane and associated aliasing artifacts after reconstruction in object plane
Tobias Birnbaum (Speaker), Ayyoub Ahar (Contributor), David Blinder (Contributor), Raees Kizhakkumkara Muhamad (Contributor), Colas Schretter (Contributor) & Peter Schelkens (Contributor)
3 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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ITF2018 Belgium
Peter Schelkens (Chair), Colas Schretter (Chair), David Blinder (Chair), Athanasia Symeonidou (Chair) & Tobias Birnbaum (Chair)
23 May 2018 → 24 May 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing an event at an external academic organisation
Press/Media
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Imec toont tech voor de toekomst: Holografie, hdr-conversie, organs-on-a-chip
Peter Schelkens, Colas Schretter, David Blinder, Athanasia Symeonidou & Tobias Birnbaum
23/05/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
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Efficient compression of holographic data
Author: Blinder, D., Schelkens, P., Ottevaere, P. D. I. H. & Bruylants, T., 2013Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Efficient compression of holographic data
Author: Blinder, D., Schelkens, P. & Ottevaere, H., 2013Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Motion Estimation for Dynamic Holography
Author: Ouahabi, A., Schelkens, P., Schretter, C. & Blinder, D., 2015Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Optimizing Computer-Generated Holography from Point Clouds using GPU Parallelization
Author: Suarez Groen, F., Schelkens, P., Lemeire, J., Blinder, D. & Symeonidou, A., 2017Student thesis: Master's Thesis