Ren Ng

Ren Ng is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is affiliated with the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Lab (BAIR) and the Visual Computing Lab (VCL). His research focuses on imaging, graphics, computer vision, human vision, and artificial intelligence, with notable contributions to computational photography, light field cameras, and neural radiance fields (NeRF). Ng previously founded and served as CEO of Lytro, Inc., which commercialized his Ph.D. research in light field photography.

Ng holds a Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematical Sciences from Stanford University. His awards include the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award, Sloan Research Fellowship, and multiple industry recognitions such as MIT Tech Review's TR35 and Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People in Business.

His research spans cutting-edge topics like color vision modeling, neural rendering, and lensless 3D imaging. Recent work explores stimulating photoreceptors for novel color perception and developing frameworks for human brain-based color vision emergence. Ng advises students in advanced imaging and computational techniques, with publications in top venues like Science Advances, ACM Transactions on Graphics, and NeurIPS.

Key Contributions:

• Pioneered the Lytro light field camera technology
• Co-developed the NeRF framework for 3D scene representation
• Advanced computational imaging techniques (e.g., DiffuserCam)

Grants & Labs: Active in NSF-funded projects and collaborates with institutions like Stanford and UC Berkeley labs. His research impacts fields from medical imaging to consumer electronics.