The results are in for the IEEE SPS 2025 President-Elect Special Election. 

This post introduces a novel approach to extending the depth of field (DOF) in lensless cameras using optimized radial coded masks. Our proposed method overcomes the limitations of previous and generic coded mask designs by employing a radial-shape-constrained optimization procedure, resulting in improved optical transfer functions while enabling extended DOF. Through simulations and prototype experiments, we demonstrate that our optimized radial mask achieves superior imaging quality compared to hand-crafted radial patterns and larger DOF than non-radial masks.

Nominations will be open 1 December - 15 June for IEEE Medals and Recognitions - IEEE’s highest awards. All are encouraged to submit a nomination for a worthy candidate within their technical fields.

Make April a month to learn and grow with special discounts on SPS short courses in celebration of IEEE Education Week.

Underwater images are highly susceptible to quality degradation due to light's scattering and absorption [1,2]. Unfortunately, underwater images with deteriorating quality impose many limitations in following visual perception analysis and practical underwater applications.

The IEEE Transactions on Multimedia is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Multimedia Prize Paper Award. Nominations are due no later than 31 March 2025.

Mathews Jacob is a professor in the Department of ECE at the University of Virginia. His research interests include computational medical imaging. He received a B.Tech from National Institute of Technology Calicut, M.E from the Indian Institute of Science, and Ph.D. from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, the Women in Signal Processing (WISP) Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society is excited to showcase our ongoing initiatives and highlight the contributions of women to the field. 

Dr. Shoko Araki is a Senior Research Scientist at NTT Communication Science Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan, where she is currently leading the Signal Processing Research Group.