The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $198,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) federal grant program to the University of Arizona. The five-year grant, effective September 1, 2024, will support research to enhance the capabilities of polarimetric imaging, which can provide additional visual information beyond traditional cameras. The project aims to develop computational approaches to simulate indoor polarization attributes, create an open-source polarization image library, and explore inverse solutions to enable new applications of polarimetric sensing in areas such as computer graphics, physics-based modeling, and computer vision algorithms. Key objectives include improving the accuracy and efficiency of polarized light-matter interaction modeling, as well as training Native American researchers in entrepreneurial pursuits at the intersection of computational and optical sciences. The grant will enable the University of Arizona to advance research in this emerging field of polarimetric imaging and make the resulting resources and techniques available to the broader research community.
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