Amit Ashok

Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
 

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Education

  • Ph.D., The University of Arizona, 2008

  • M.S., University of Cape Town (South Africa), 2001

  • B.Sc., University of Swaziland, 1998

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2012–present; Assistant Professor, Optical Sciences, 2011–present; Senior Research Scientist, Optical Computing and Processing Lab, 2009–2011; Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2002–2007

  • OmniVision CDM Optics Inc.: Senior Scientist, 2007–2009

  • University of Cape Town (South Africa): Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Electrical Engineering, 2000–2001

Professional Affiliations

  • IEEE: Member

  • The Optical Society (OSA): Member

  • SPIE: Member

Awards

  • Best Paper Award, SPIE Three-DimensionaI Imaging, Visualization and Display II, 2010

  • International Student Scholarship, University of Cape Town (South Africa), 1999, 2000

  • Dean's Award for best academic performance, University of Swaziland, 1998

  • Vice-Chancellor Award for best academic performance, University of Swaziland, 1998

  • Sino-Swazi Award for best academic performance, University of Swaziland, 1995

Research

  • Optical imaging and sensing

  • Computational and compressive imaging

  • Physical optics

  • Statistical inference

  • Information theory