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Peyman Milanfar

Peyman Milanfar is a Distinguished Scientist at Google, where he leads the Computational Imaging team. In 2016 he wrote about RAISR, a machine-learning method for sharper images, and in 2018 he co-wrote the post introducing Super Res Zoom for the Pixel 3. He earned an MIT doctorate in 1993, then worked at SRI International from 1994 to 1999. He taught electrical engineering at UC Santa Cruz from 1999 to 2014 and received an NSF CAREER award in 2000. He was elected an IEEE Fellow in 2010 and to the National Academy of Engineering in 2026.

Now at
Google
Works
355
Citations
22,297
h-index
67

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1993

    Degrees from Berkeley and MIT

    After undergraduate work at UC Berkeley, he earns an MIT doctorate in 1993, working with Alan S. Willsky.

  2. 1994–1999

    A research scientist at SRI

    He works as a research scientist at SRI International from 1994 to 1999, before moving to UC Santa Cruz.

  3. 1999–2014

    Professor at UC Santa Cruz

    At UC Santa Cruz, he is a professor of electrical engineering from 1999 to 2014, and he serves as associate dean for research from 2010 to 2012.

  4. 2000–2010

    NSF CAREER award and IEEE Fellow

    In 2000 he wins a National Science Foundation CAREER award. In 2010 he is elected an IEEE Fellow for contributions to inverse problems and super-resolution in imaging.

  5. 2012–2014

    Imaging work at Google X

    From 2012 to 2014 he is on leave at Google X, where he helps develop the imaging pipeline for Google Glass.

  6. 2016–2018

    RAISR and Super Res Zoom

    In November 2016 he writes about RAISR, a machine-learning method that makes images sharper. In October 2018 he co-authors the post introducing Super Res Zoom for the Pixel 3.

  7. 2026

    National Academy of Engineering membership

    In 2026 he is elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

  8. As of October 2026

    Distinguished Scientist at Google

    He is a Distinguished Scientist at Google, where he leads the Computational Imaging team.

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  1. Peyman Milanfar - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Peyman Milanfar sites.google.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Peyman Milanfar | ISL Colloquium isl.stanford.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Engineer Milanfar wins major award from National Science Foundation, 05-01-00 www1.ucsc.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Enhance! RAISR Sharp Images with Machine Learning research.googleblog.com. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. See Better and Further with Super Res Zoom on the Pixel 3 research.google. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. MIT community members elected to the National Academy of Engineering for 2026 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology news.mit.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Denoising: A Powerful Building-Block for Imaging, Inverse Problems, and Machine Learning | Stanford Electrical Engineering ee.stanford.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.