Manuel Ballester

Manuel Ballester is a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University. His research applies novel optimization techniques, advanced computational methods, and machine learning approaches to optics and imaging problems. He is interested in the material characterization of semiconductors (such as CZT and Silicon) to improve sensor performance. He also works on 3D object reconstruction and improving dynamic holographic displays.

Manuel completed his BSc in Mathematics in 2018 at the University of Cadiz. He received an MSc in Optical Physics in 2021 at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is a member of the IVPL lab led by Prof. Katsaggelos, the 3DIM lab led by Prof. Willomitzer, and the CPL lab led by Prof. Cossairt.