Prof. Cardinal Warde

Professor of Electrical Engineering
Faculty Director, MITES (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science)

Primary DLC

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

MIT Room: 13-3102

Areas of Interest and Expertise

Materials Devices and Systems for Optical Information Processing
Photorefractive Materials
Symbolic Optical Processing
Optoelectronic Integrated Circuit Neuro-Processors
Optical Neural Network Algorithms and Architectures
Integrated Spectropolarimetric Imaging Sensors
Microdisplays
Membrane Mirror-Based Spatial Light Modulators for Large-Screen Projection Displays and Infrared Scene Projectors

Research Summary

Dr. Warde is engaged in research in the following areas: devices and systems for optical information processing, optoelectronic integrated circuit (OEIC) neuro-processors, optical neural network algorithms and architectures, integrated spectropolarimetric imaging sensors, spatial light modulators and microdisplays. The goal of the OEIC neuro-processor work is the development of a compact, versatile, optical neural co-processor that complements the standard PC microprocessor. The spectropolarimetric imaging sensor work is aimed at applications in remote sensing and infrared image contrast enhancement.

Recent Work