B.S. Manjunath

B.S. Manjunath is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He serves as Director of the Center for Multimodal Big Data Science and Healthcare and the Center for Bio-image Informatics. His research focuses on image/video analysis, multimedia databases, steganography, and bio-informatics. Manjunath holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California (1991), M.E. from Indian Institute of Science (1987), and B.E. from Bangalore University (1985). He is an IEEE Fellow and ACM Fellow.

Education:

• Ph.D. (1991), Signal & Image Processing Institute, EE-Systems, USC
• M.E. (1987), Systems Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science
• B.E. (1985), Electronics Engineering, Bangalore University

Research Interests:

• Image/video analysis (segmentation, registration, texture analysis)
• Multimedia databases and data mining
• Steganography and digital forensics
• Signal/image processing for bio-informatics

His work includes developing the BisQue open-source platform for image informatics and leading NSF-funded initiatives in bio-image informatics and interactive multimedia.

Key Contributions:

• Over 300 peer-reviewed publications
• 24 patented technologies
• Co-editor of the ISO/MPEG-7 multimedia standard
• Founder faculty of the Media Arts and Technology Program

Awards and Affiliations:

• IEEE Fellow (2025) and ACM Fellow (2025)
• Affiliated with UCSB’s Computer Science Department and Dynamical Neuroscience Program
• Former Director of the NSF-sponsored Interactive Digital Multimedia IGERT program

Labs and Platforms:

• Director of the Vision Research Lab
• Lead developer of the BisQue image informatics system
• Pioneering work in multimodal camera networks and healthcare analytics