Amit Ashok

Amit Ashok is a Professor of Optical Sciences at The University of Arizona's Wyant College of Optical Sciences and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research focuses on computational sensing and quantum-inspired imaging.

• Education: Ph.D. (2008), University of Arizona; M.S. (2001), University of Cape Town; B.Sc. (1998), University of Swaziland
• Professional Affiliations: Senior Member of The Optical Society (OSA), Member of IEEE, SPIE Senior Member

His research leverages physical optics, machine learning, and information theory to design optical imagers and sensors. Key areas include inverse problems, compressive imaging, and quantum-limited resolution.

The Intelligent Imaging and Sensing Lab (I2SL), led by Professor Ashok, develops computational sensing frameworks using reconfigurable optics and parallel computing architectures for applications in high-dimensional imaging and X-ray anomaly detection.

• Scientific Awards: SPIE Best Paper Award (2010), University of Cape Town Scholarships (1999, 2000), University of Swaziland Dean's, Vice-Chancellor, and Sino-Swazi awards (1995-1998)