Joel Alter Greenberg

Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Greenberg's research is in the area of computational imaging with a focus on physics-based modeling and system-level design from fundamental science through algorithm implementation. His work spans the electromagnetic spectrum, with a focus on X-ray and visible imaging and detection systems for security and medical applications.Appointments and Affiliations
- Associate Research Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact Information
- Office Location: Box 90291, Dept of Ece, Durham, NC 27708
- Office Phone: (919) 660-0183
- Email Address: joel.greenberg@duke.edu
- Websites:
Education
- Ph.D. Duke University, 2012
Research Interests
Computational sensing with a focus on novel, physics-based measurement techniques for practical applications. Primarily focused in the electromagnetic/optical spectrum ranging from ELF through visible and hard X-rays, with applications to security, non-destructive testing, and medical imaging. Investigations range from basic science (e.g. fundamental studies in material science, optics, and information science) to applied and transitional work (e.g. design and implementation of architectures at the system level targeted at particular, real-world problems)Courses Taught
- ECE 493: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering
In the News
- A Speedier and More Accurate Future for Airport Security Screening (Feb 24, 2020 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke researchers developing the next generation of airport scanners (Dec 13, 2018 | Triangle Business Journal)
- Duke to Lead $5.83 Million DHS Project to Reinvent Airport Screening (Dec 10, 2018 | Pratt School of Engineering)
- Duke to Lead $5.83 Million DHS Project to Reinvent Airport Screening (Dec 7, 2018)
- Decoding Multiple Frames from a Single, Scattered Exposure (Sep 27, 2018)
Representative Publications
- Stryker, S; Kapadia, AJ; Greenberg, JA, Simulation based evaluation of a fan beam coded aperture x-ray diffraction imaging system for biospecimen analysis., Phys Med Biol, vol 66 no. 6 (2021) [10.1088/1361-6560/abe779] [abs].
- Ding, Y; Coccarelli, D; Hurlock, A; Greenberg, JA; Gehm, M; Ashok, A, Task-specific information in X-ray diffraction and transmission modalities: A comparative analysis, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics, vol 11404 (2020) [10.1117/12.2558267] [abs].
- Coccarelli, D; Gehm, ME; Greenberg, JA, Modeling realistic virtual objects within a high-throughput X-ray simulation framework, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Active Materials: Behavior and Mechanics, vol 11404 (2020) [10.1117/12.2558947] [abs].
- Li, X; Greenberg, JA; Gehm, ME, Single-shot multispectral imaging through a thin scatterer, Optica, vol 6 no. 7 (2019), pp. 864-871 [10.1364/OPTICA.6.000864] [abs].
- Gong, Q; Greenberg, JA; Stoian, RI; Coccarelli, D; Vera, E; Gehm, ME, Rapid simulation of X-ray scatter measurements for threat detection via GPU-based ray-tracing, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions With Materials and Atoms, vol 449 (2019), pp. 86-93 [10.1016/j.nimb.2019.03.006] [abs].