PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Anand Asundi

Also known as Anand Krishna Asundi

Anand Asundi is an optical metrology researcher whose career connects deep learning with phase imaging and industrial 3D vision. He earned civil and aeronautical engineering degrees at IIT Bombay, completed a doctorate at Stony Brook, held a research fellowship at Virginia Tech, and served as a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Hong Kong from 1983 to 1996. In 2013, he directed NTU's Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering and described a patented lens-less 3D microscope. He co-founded d’Optron in 2015, coauthored a deep-learning study in 2019, co-organized an industrial optics session in 2023, and received SPIE's 2024 optical metrology award. In July 2025, he was scheduled to speak about AI-driven 3D vision, and he serves on the AOP 2026 Scientific Committee with dOptron Pte Ltd in Singapore as his affiliation.

Now at
d’Optron Pte Ltd
Born
1953
Works
753
Citations
18,493
h-index
59
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1983–1996

    HKU mechanical engineering professor

    He earns a B.Tech. in civil engineering and an M.Tech. in aeronautical engineering at IIT Bombay, then a Ph.D. at Stony Brook and a research fellowship at Virginia Tech. From 1983 to 1996, he serves as a professor in the University of Hong Kong's Department of Mechanical Engineering.

  2. April 2013

    Directing NTU's optics centre

    In April 2013, NTU opens its Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering with Asundi as director. He describes a patented lens-less 3D microscope that lets users take a photo and refocus on details later.

  3. 2015

    Co-founding d'Optron

    In 2015, he co-founds d’Optron Pte Ltd with Rachel Wang to provide real-time 3D imaging solutions across multiple sectors.

  4. 2019

    Deep learning phase unwrapping

    He coauthors a 2019 study that trains deep neural networks to perform temporal phase unwrapping. The study reports improved reliability under intensity noise, low fringe modulation, and projector nonlinearity.

  5. 2023

    Industrial optics at icOPEN

    In 2023, he co-organizes icOPEN's Optical Engineering in Industry special session alongside Xiang Peng, with d’Optron Pte Ltd as his affiliation.

  6. 2024

    SPIE optical metrology award

    He receives the 2024 SPIE Chandra S. Vikram Award in Optical Metrology for contributions to coherent optical metrology and sensing, with special attention to digital technologies.

  7. July 2025

    AI cameras for industry

    In July 2025, he is scheduled to give a Photonics Lecture Series talk titled “The Future of Industrial Imaging 3D + AI based Cameras” on AI-driven 3D vision for robotics, drones, and logistics.

  8. As of October 2026

    AOP 2026 scientific committee

    As of October 2026, he serves on the Scientific Committee for AOP 2026, with dOptron Pte Ltd in Singapore as his affiliation.

Career

  1. Since 2015d’Optron Pte LtdCo-founder
  2. 2025–2026Manipal Academy of Higher Education
  3. 2013–2015Nanyang Technological UniversityDirector
  4. 2013–2015Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering
  5. 1983–1996University of Hong KongProfessor
  6. Virginia TechResearch Fellow

Education

  1. Stony Brook UniversityPh.D.
  2. IIT BombayB.Tech. and M.Tech.

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

  1. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Nanyang Technological University. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Nanyang Technological University. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  3. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes Nanyang Technological University. We estimate that Google holds the highest combined h-index at 8,016, while universities account for 73% of the deduplicated total across AI organizations.
  4. 5 of the 25 people with the most-cited recent papers also lead on career citationsIncludes Nanyang Technological University. We compare citations to 2023–2025 papers with career citations and h-index, after correcting reviewed publication-date errors: who leads, when they started and where they work.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Prof. Anand Krishna Asundi - Keynote Speakers - IACSIT iacsit.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  2. NTU Singapore opens Centre for Optical & Laser Engineering optics.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  3. Women in Tech | Women in Tech Singapore womenintech.sg. Checked 21 October 2026.
  4. Temporal phase unwrapping using deep learning arxiv.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  5. icOPEN 2023 (Singapore) - International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN) 2023 icopen2023.miceapps.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  6. SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, announces its 2024 Society awards markets.financialcontent.com. Checked 21 October 2026.
  7. The Future of Industrial Imaging 3D + AI based Cameras ieeemy.org. Checked 21 October 2026.
  8. AOP 2026 - Committees aop2026.org. Checked 21 October 2026.