Education

2006-present Postgraduate studies, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI), Russia

optical-digital encryption systems in the incoherent quasimonochromatic light

Supervisors: Prof. Manykin~E.A.~(RRC Kurtchatov Institute), Starikov S.N.~(MEPhI) 

2000-2006 Dipl. Engineer in Solid-state physics, MEPhI, Russia

Subject: optical coding and image deconvolution using linear deconvolution filters
Supervisors: Prof. Manykin~E.A.~(RRC Kurtchatov Institute),  Starikov S.N.~(MEPhI), Prof. Bykovsky~A.Y.~(Lebedev Physical Institute, LPI)

 

Research Experience

may 2006-present: Engineer-physicist, Optical Information Processing Lab, MEPhI, Russia

Development of edge-detection algorithms for optical-digital systems; target detection on aero photography images taken in complex weather conditions

Methods: morphological edge detection, and high dynamic range imaging .

 

Scholarships and Awards

2009 - Federal exhibition ``Sci-Technical Creativity of Youth'' (Certificate of distinction)

2008 - UMNIK Fellowship (Russian Federal Fellowship Program for young scientists)

2008 - Federal exhibition ``Sci-Technical Creativity of Youth'' (Certificate of distinction)

2007 -Moscow Telecommunication Conference Award (Diploma of excellence)

Professional Participation

Participation European Machine Vision Association EMVA 1288 Standard (Jan-May 2008)

Membership Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Student Member since 2008

Membership Optical Society of America (OSA) Student Member since 2009.

Membership European Optical Society (EOS) Student Member since 2009.

Membership IEEE Signal Processing Society Student Member since 2009.

 

 

Scientific Interests

Image processing:

image deconvolution and restoration, edge detection, high dynamic range imaging.

Optics: 

hybrid optical-digital systems, physics-based models for vision

 

 

 

Computer skills

OS: UNIX, Debian GNU/Linux, Windows

Scientific software: MATLAB/Octave, L^ATEX, gnuplot, Maple/Maxima

Related software: Adobe Photoshop, GiMP, ImageMagick, nip2 / VIPS library

Programming languages:MATLAB, Python, Perl, Bash, ANSI C (basic level)

 

 

Selected Bibliography

1

Sergey N. Starikov and Mikhail V. Konnik.
Using commercial photo camera's raw-based images in optical-digital correlator for pattern recognition.
In Proc. SPIE, 6977:69770R, 2008. 

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2

Starikov S.N. Konnik M.V., Manykin E.A.
Images reconstruction in optical-digital imaging systems based on ``wavefront coding'' principle.
In Proc. of Optoinformatics'08, Saint-Petersburg, 2008. 

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3

E.A. Manykin M.V. Konnik and S.N. Starikov.
Increasing linear dynamic range of commercial digital photocamera used in imaging systems with optical coding.
In OSAV'2008 Topical meeting, Saint-Petersburg, 2008. 

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4

N.N. Balan, M.V. Konnik, E.A. Manykin, V.G. Rodin, I.V. Solyakin, E.A. Shapkarina, and S.N. Starikov.
Optical-digital incoherent correlators for pattern recognition and imaging.
In 7 APCOM, Vladivostok, 2007. 

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5

Starikov S.N. Konnik M.V., Manykin E.A.
Image linearization of commercial digital camera for holographic optical-digital imaging systems.
In Holography Expo-2007, September 25-27, 2007. 

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6

Sergey N. Starikov, Nikita N. Balan, Mikhail V. Konnik, Vladislav G. Rodin, Ivan V. Solyakin, and Ekaterina A. Shapkarina.
Input scene restoration in pattern recognition correlator based on digital photo camera.
In Proc. SPIE, 6574:65740J, 2007. 

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7

M.V. Konnik, E.A. Manykin, and S.N.Starikov.
Digital image restoration in image systems with optical coding.
In Holography Expo-2006, September 26-28, 2006. 

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Participating in EMVA 1288 standard

Participating in EMVA 1288 standard. 

Personal

Date of birth: June 20, 1982 

Nationality: Russian

Civil status: Single 

 

Activities and Interests

Writing:Technical writer: A column on the UNIX-based technology since June 2006 in Russian, and a column about digital image processing in English since August 2008