Gary R. Bradski
Gary Bradski is a computer vision scientist who started OpenCV, an open-source computer vision library. He earned a doctorate in cognitive and neural systems at Boston University in 1994. At Intel Research he began the library, which was officially launched in 1999. In January 2009 he was a senior scientist at Willow Garage, a robotics institute and incubator. He is chief science officer at Bonsai Robotics, which bought farm-ng in 2025.
- Now at
- Bonsai Robotics
- Works
- 70
- Citations
- 28,344
- h-index
- 38
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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1994
A doctorate on biological perception
He earns a PhD in cognitive and neural systems at Boston University in 1994.
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1999
OpenCV launched at Intel
At Intel Research he starts the open-source OpenCV library, which is officially launched in 1999.
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January 2009
Senior scientist at Willow Garage
In January 2009 he is a senior scientist at Willow Garage, a robotics institute and incubator.
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2016
An updated OpenCV 3 book
An updated version of his book on OpenCV, covering OpenCV 3, is published by O'Reilly Media in 2016.
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Since 2025
Chief science officer at Bonsai
He joins Bonsai Robotics as chief science officer when it acquires farm-ng in 2025.
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