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Ingrid Daubechies
Developing wavelets that helped make digital image compression practical.
Compact wavelets · Ten Lectures on Wavelets
- Born
- 17 August 1954
- Birthplace
- Houthalen, Belgium
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Ingrid Daubechies
Daubechies trained as a physicist before becoming a leading applied mathematician. Her work connects abstract mathematics with digital images, signal processing and the scientific examination of art.
Early life
Belgian beginnings
Grew up in Houthalen and studied physics at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Doctoral research
Completed her doctorate in theoretical physics in 1980.
Career
- 1987
Bell Laboratories
Joined Bell Labs while developing practical wavelet methods.
- 1994
Princeton professor
Moved to Princeton after teaching at Rutgers.
- 2011
Duke and international leadership
Joined Duke and began a term as the first woman president of the International Mathematical Union.
Contributions
Compact wavelets
Published wavelets that combine useful mathematical properties with efficient computation.
Ten Lectures on Wavelets
Wrote an influential introduction to the theory and its applications.
Art analysis
Collaborated on image-processing techniques that help conservators study paintings.
Beyond mathematics
Mathematics and art
Co-led Mathemalchemy, a collaborative installation combining mathematical ideas and craft.
Supporting students
Helped develop programmes encouraging women to continue into mathematical research.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗University of St Andrews biography ↗Photo: Rodrigo Leão / ICM 2018. PDM-owner · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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