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Researcher

Bahram Javidi

Bahram Javidi is a researcher whose work applies machine learning to optical imaging and medical screening. In 2021, he and graduate student Timothy O’Connor used machine learning to distinguish healthy from COVID-positive red blood cells by their laser-light patterns. He received SPIE’s Dennis Gabor Award in 2005 and Optica’s Emmett Leith Medal in 2021, and became an AAAS Fellow in 2022. As of October 2026, he is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut and leads the MOSIS Lab.

Works
1,301
Citations
35,917
h-index
92
Rankings
#29 by first-author papers, #51 by last-author papers and #52 by cited papers
Badges

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1987–1988

    An award and a move

    In 1987, he receives the Engineering Foundation and IEEE Faculty Initiation Awards. He joins the University of Connecticut in 1988.

  2. 1990

    An NSF investigator award

    In 1990, he receives the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Young Investigator Award.

  3. 2005

    The Dennis H. Gabor Award

    In 2005, SPIE presents him with the Dennis H. Gabor Award.

  4. 2008

    A Helmholtz-Humboldt award

    In 2008, he serves as UConn’s Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and is selected for one of six Helmholtz-Humboldt Research Awards for senior U.S. scientists.

  5. 2021

    Machine learning for COVID screening

    In 2021, he and graduate student Timothy O’Connor use machine learning to distinguish healthy from COVID-positive red blood cells through their laser-light patterns.

  6. 2021

    The Emmett Leith Medal

    In 2021, Optica awards him the Emmett Leith Medal for contributions to information optics, including digital holography for life sciences, information security, and optical sensing.

  7. 2022

    An AAAS fellowship

    In 2022, the American Association for the Advancement of Science names him a Fellow.

  8. As of October 2026

    Professor and MOSIS lab lead

    As of October 2026, he is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut and leads the Multidimensional Optical Sensing and Imaging Systems (MOSIS) Lab.

Career

  1. Since 1987University of ConnecticutBoard of Trustees Distinguished Professor
  2. 2002–2004Seoul National University
  3. 2002–2004Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  4. 2002–2007National University of Ireland, Maynooth
  5. 2000–2004Universitat Jaume I
  6. 2000–2004Wakayama University
  7. 1999–2002University of Tokyo
  8. 1990–1993United States Department of the Air Force
  9. 1987–1989Michigan State University

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

Most-cited works

  1. Optical image encryption based on input plane and Fourier plane random encoding1995 · Optics Letters · 2,669 citations
  2. Advances in optical security systems2014 · Advances in Optics and Photonics · 547 citations
  3. Advances in three-dimensional integral imaging: sensing, display, and applications [Invited]2013 · Applied Optics · 496 citations
  4. Resistance of the double random phase encryption against various attacks2007 · Optics Express · 484 citations
  5. Securing information by use of digital holography2000 · Optics Letters · 484 citations

From OpenAlex, as of 18 October 2026.

  1. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers rose from 3% to 32%Includes University of Connecticut. We estimate where leading AI researchers worked when their most-cited papers appeared. The company share rose from 3% in 1975–1979 to 32% in 2020–2024.
  2. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 111 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Tokyo. Stanford University trained or employed 27 of the 111 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and employment links for major-prize and best-paper winners.
  3. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Tokyo. Our estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.
  4. Google has the highest combined h-index among AI organizationsIncludes University of Tokyo. Our estimates of combined and median h-index at AI organizations, using current affiliations and OpenAlex records.

Colleagues

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

Sources and credits

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  1. IEEE Access | Bahram Javidi ieeeaccess.ieee.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  2. Javidi Garners International Honors - UConn Today today.uconn.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.
  3. 2021 Emmett N. Leith Medal Winner | Optica optica.org. Checked 18 October 2026.
  4. UConn Researchers Develop Cheap, Accurate Device to Diagnose COVID-19 - UConn Today today.uconn.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.
  5. Bahram Javidi, Ph.D., Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor - Expert with University of Connecticut today.uconn.edu. Checked 18 October 2026.