Abhijit Mahalanobis

Dr. Abhijit Mahalanobis is an Associate Professor at the University of Central Florida (UCF), affiliated with the Center for Research in Computer Vision (CRCV). Previously, he served as a Senior Fellow at Lockheed Martin and held academic positions at the University of Arizona and the University of Maryland. He earned his B.S. from UC Santa Barbara (1984) and M.S./Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University (1985/1987).

His research focuses on computational sensing, imaging systems, and automatic target recognition (ATR). Notable contributions include work on correlation filters, compressive sensing, and 3D imaging. He has published over 170 papers, holds four patents, and co-authored a book on pattern recognition.

Dr. Mahalanobis has received prestigious awards such as the IEEE Fellow (2015), OSA Fellow (2004), and SPIE Fellow (1997). He has been honored with the Lockheed Martin NOVA Award (2005), Scientist of the Year (2006), and Innovator of the Year (1999). He has served on editorial boards for journals like Applied Optics and Pattern Recognition, and chairs for OSA and SPIE conferences.

His research spans topics including infrared target detection, compressive sensing architectures, and deep learning for target recognition. The CRCV lab, under his leadership, develops advanced algorithms for defense and surveillance applications.