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Ingrid Daubechies awarded National Medal of Science
knamed “The Godmother of the Digital Image” by The New York Times, Daubechies’ research on wavelet theory — a refinement of the Fourier technique — underlies much of today’s image processing technologies, including image compression and denoising. Anytime you go to a movie theater, each frame has been compressed using Daubechies’ wavelet-based method.
“We join so many in congratulating Ingrid on this thrilling recognition of her life’s work and the far-reaching impact of her research, scholarship and mentorship,” said Gary Bennett, dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences. The ensuing collaboration between mathematicians, computer scientists, museum curators and art historians has led to algorithms used to date and mathematically restore artwork that has cracked, faded, or been reduced to rubble by wartime bombing. Rather than boasting about such achievements, Daubechies has worked hard to help make the concept of “first female to” a thing of the past, advocating tirelessly to break gender barriers in STEM.
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