November 7 seminar: Bradley Ratliff

November 7, 2025

Laboratory-based Scene Generation for Polarimetric Phenomenology Studies

Bradley Ratliff, University of Dayton

3:00 pm, UNM Centennial Engineering Center, Room 1026
Online Guests: Contact Prof. Santhanam <bsanthan@unm.edu> for a Zoom link

Abstract: The Automated Remote Sensing Solar Simulation (ARSSS) facility within the Applied Sensing Lab at the University of Dayton in a unique facility constructed to support parameterized polarimetric scene generation. The ARSSS lab contains highly accurate and repeatable devices for positioning imaging polarimeters, well-characterized light sources, and scenes/objects, enabling collection of unique polarimetric data to support a wide range of phenomenology studies. We describe the facility and its capabilities, datasets we have released publicly, and how these data are enabling our research in the development of novel geometry-optimized polarimetric display strategies.

Bio: Dr. Ratliff is an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio and also the director of the Applied Sensing Laboratory that be founded in 2020. Prof. Ratliff received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in computer and electrical engineering from the University of Dayton in 2000 and 2001, respectively. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 2004 and was the recipient of the 2006 UNM Popejoy Dissertation Prize. His research interests are in the areas of image processing and pattern recognition for remote sensing applications, particularly in the areas of polarimetric, hyperspectral, infrared, and 3D imaging.