Kathrin Berkner
Director of R&D
- Ricoh Innovations, Corp.
Professional Information
Kathrin
Berkner
Director of R&D
Ricoh Innovations, Corp.
Research
Education, Honors & Awards
Universitat Bremen; Universitat Hannover
PhD- Mathematics- Universität Bremen, 1996;
Diplom (Masters)- Mathematics- Universität Hannover, 1992
1996
Best Paper Award for "3D-Keypoint Detection by Lightfield Scale-Depth Space Analysis ICIP conference, October 2014, Paris, France, October 2014; Best Paper Award at International Conference on Multimedia & Expo, 2006; Ricoh internal Minori award for outstanding creativity, 2003; Ricoh Patent award 2008; CRA-W Industry researcher of the month, Feb 2009
Personal Information
United States
California
Los Latos
IEEE; SPIE; ACM; OSA
Music (specifically the violin); Sports; Camping; Skiing; Volunteer for the Boy and Girl Scouts
Married; Mother of twins
16-20 Years
Kathrin Berkner is Director of R&D, leading the Computation Optics & Visual Processing Group at the California Innovation Center of Ricoh Innovations where she is responsible for creating innovative technology for computational imaging systems for computer and human vision applications, starting from digital-optical co-design of optics and signal processing algorithms via prototyping to transferring the innovative concepts into Ricoh's products. A devoted wife and mother of twins, she enjoys the violin, spending time in the outdoors, and volunteering with the Boy and Girl Scouts.
Kathrin has a PhD in Mathematics from the Universität Bremen, 1996, and a Masters degree in Mathematics from the Universität Hannover, 1992. She has authored over 20 technical publications and has over 30 patents granted or pending. She has received numerous awards, including the Best Paper Award for 3D-Keypoint Detection from the Lightfield Scale-Depth Space Analysis ICIP conference (2014) and speaks German, English and Japanese. Her area of expertise in in creating imaging solutions for healthcare and visual services, within a wide range of emerging technologies: computational imaging, task-specific optical-digital imaging system design, light field imaging, sparse representations, 3D capture and display, computer vision and scene understanding.
The Economist
Algorithms; Sensors; Digital Imaging; Optics; Machine Learning; Computer Vision; Signal Processing; Simulations; Layout; Leadership; Analytical Skills; Pattern Recognition; Image Analysis; LaTeX; User Experience; Mathematical Modeling