Welcome to LIAS

Inside our lab

The Laboratory for Imaging Algorithms and Systems, or 'LIAS' is a research group within RIT's Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science. Since its founding in 2001, LIAS has been developing imaging sensor systems and software algorithms and demonstrating working prototypes of these systems to support scientific research, emergency management, and industrial communities.

The LIAS Team

Our group is composed of a few faculty and staff members, as well as quite a few students doing related research. LIAS operates in the IT Collaboratory, a multidisciplinary research facility at RIT.

Research Projects

LIAS is involved in many research projects dealing with image acquisition systems, image processing and remote sensing. We also provide support for students who are working on research projects in imaging science.

Some of our major projects are airborne imaging platforms including the Wildfire Airborne Sensor Program and Modular Imaging Spectrometer Instrument, and data management software for the SOFIA infrared telescope.

LIAS also develops ground-based electronic sensor networks for measuring environmental parameters including air conditions and water temperatures. These sensors are designed mainly for use in emergency response management and wildfire research.