Leonid Rudin is an American computer scientist known as the co-founder and CEO of Cognitech.[1] He is one of the leaders in the Forensic Video Image processing field.[2]

Leonid Rudin
NationalityAmerican
EducationMSci. & PhD. (Computer Science & Computational Imaging Science
Alma materCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)
OccupationComputer Scientist
Known forCo-founder and CEO of Cognitech

Education edit

Rudin holds an MSci. and PhD., degrees in Computer Science and Computational Imaging Science from California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Career edit

Rudin has worked in the computer software industry for decades.[citation needed] He pioneered Total Variation Minimization approach in Image Processing and Analysis.[3]

Rudin is the first author of a highly cited original paper in image processing.[4] He is the co-founder of Forensic Video Processing and 360 Forensic Photogrammetry fields.[5] Between 1989 and 2008, he served as "Principal R&D Investigator" for Defense Advanced Project Agency (DARPA).[6] In 1992, he co-authored and co-designed the first commercial Forensic Video software known as "Video Investigator".[7]

In 1988, Rudin co-founded Cognitech, a company that develops forensic video enhancement software & hardware.[8][9] Between 2000 and 2008, he served as "Prncipal R&D Investigator" for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).[10]

Rudin has several USPTO Patents.[11] He is a member of professional associations such Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),[12] American Academy of Forensic Science (AAFS),[13] and American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS).[14]

Awards and honors edit

Rudin is the winner of 2010 American Technology Award for PiX2GPS and the winner of DePrima Mathematics Applications Award.[15]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Adam Vrankulj,"Cognitech Inc announces certification course on forensic video processing for end users". biometricupdate.com. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  2. ^ "Cognitech Donations of 25 Forensic Video Tri-Suite Software Research Licenses". forensicmag.com. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  3. ^ Rudin, L.; Monasse, P.; Ping Yu (2005). "Epipolar photogrammetry: A novel method for forensic image comparison and measurement". IEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2005. pp. III-385. doi:10.1109/ICIP.2005.1530409. ISBN 0-7803-9134-9. S2CID 14885862.
  4. ^ "Lenny Rudin - Publications". semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2019-10-11.[ambiguous]
  5. ^ "Cognitech Announces Educational Donation of 25 Forensic Video Tri-Suite software Research Licenses to the University of Colorado, National Center for Media Forensics". prweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  6. ^ "Enabling Technologies for Law Enforcement and Security". spie.org. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  7. ^ Frank Klimko"The Evidence Is Conclusive, Video Helps Solve Crimes". creativeplanetnetwork.com. 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  8. ^ "OPD gets free facial recognition/video enhancement software to target Occupy Oakland". indybay.org. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  9. ^ "Cognitech's Face Fusion 3D". daetechsystems.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  10. ^ "L. Rudin's research while affiliated with University of the Balearic Islands and other places". Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  11. ^ "Cognitech, Inc. Announces Participation in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Annual Scientific Meeting and a US Patent Award". prweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  12. ^ "International Conference on Image Processing". Proceedings of 3rd IEEE International Conference on Image Processing. 1996. pp. iii–xxxi. doi:10.1109/ICIP.1996.560483. ISBN 0-7803-3259-8.
  13. ^ "Upcoming AAFS Annual Meeting". cerias.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  14. ^ "(PDF) Section: Photography and Imaging Bibliography". academia.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-11.[title missing]
  15. ^ "Cognitech is the 2010 Winner of the American Technology Award". cognitech.com. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 2019-10-11.