Donald G. Dansereau

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Donald G. Dansereau is a leading researcher in computational imaging and robotic vision, with a primary focus on light field cameras and plenoptic signal processing. His major contributions include pioneering work on plenoptic flow, where he proposed the first closed-form solutions for six-degree-of-freedom visual odometry using light field cameras—a breakthrough that has garnered 66 citations and laid the foundation for robust robot navigation. He also introduced the first light field image-based visual servoing framework, enabling precise robot control directly from light field features (35 citations). Dansereau’s work extends to challenging environments, such as distinguishing refracted features for structure from motion (19 citations) and restoring images in scattering media (4 citations). His research has significant impact in field robotics, including benthic monitoring for Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System, and he has advanced multidimensional circuit design for emerging applications like cognitive radio and robot vision (58 citations). With over 265 total citations across his top papers, Dansereau’s innovations in light field signal processing are critical for robots operating in low-light, refractive, or underwater conditions, making him a key figure in the intersection of computational imaging and autonomous systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Plenoptic flow: Closed-form visual odometry for light field cameras

   66 citations · 2011
2. 2
   Multidimensional (MD) Circuits and Systems for Emerging Applications Including Cognitive Radio, Radio Astronomy, Robot Vision and Imaging

   58 citations · 2013
3. 3
   Plenoptic Signal Processing for Robust Vision in Field Robotics

   40 citations · 2013
4. 4
   Image-Based Visual Servoing With Light Field Cameras

   35 citations · 2017
5. 5
   Distinguishing Refracted Features Using Light Field Cameras With Application to Structure From Motion

   19 citations · 2018
6. 6
   Benthic monitoring with robotic platforms — The experience of Australia

   18 citations · 2013
7. 7
   Simple change detection from mobile light field cameras

   11 citations · 2016
8. 8
   Interactive computational imaging for deformable object analysis

   9 citations · 2016
9. 9
   BuFF: Burst Feature Finder for Light-Constrained 3D Reconstruction

   5 citations · 2023
10. 10
    Light Field Image Restoration for Vision in Scattering Media

    4 citations · 2018

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