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Bror Hultgren, President and Principal Scientist
Dr. Hultgren has 32 years of professional experience, 26 years of which were spent in the Research Division of Polaroid. In this capacity, he was responsible for the implementation of image science based product development analyses for both photographic and digital imaging systems. He has made significant contributions to film and thermal media programs, digital still camera, scanner and printer hardware programs. At his retirement, he held the position of Distinguished Scientist. He has authored or co authored more than 10 technical papers and presented numerous conference talks. He holds four patents in areas of digital image processing. He holds degrees from M.I.T and Boston University.
     

Selected Papers and Conference Talks

D. Hertel, B. Hultgren, Megapixel Mythology and Photospace: Estimating Photospace for Camera Phones from Large Image Sets, Image Quality and System Performance V, San Jose, CA, SPIE vol 6808 [abstract available as pdf] [Full paper available upon request.]

D. Hertel, B. Hultgren, Image Phi: A User -friendly Tool for Estimating Photospace and its Application to Cell phone Cameras, Proc. IS&T/TDF, Las Vegas, NV, 2007. [abstract available as pdf] [Full paper available upon request.]

B. Hultgren, The Use of a Virtual Printer Model for the Simulation of Imaging Systems, Image Quality and System Performance III, San Jose, CA, SPIE vol 6059 [abstract available as pdf]

J. Bullitt, D. Hertel, B. Hultgren, The Influence of Statistical Variations on Image Quality, Image Quality and System Performance III, San Jose, CA, SPIE vol 6059 [abstract available as pdf] [Full paper available upon request.]

J. Bullitt, B. Hultgren, Polaroid Image Quality Methodology, Proc. IS&T/PICS, Rochester, NY, 2003. p 126

D. Hertel, B. Hultgren, One Step Measurement of Granularity Versus Density Graininess and Micro-Uniformity, Proc. IS&T/PICS, Rochester, NY, 2003. p 552

D. Hertel, B. Hultgren, Scanner-based Granularity Measurements on a Continuous Density Wedge, Proc. IS&T NIP18, San Diego, CA, 2002. p 189

B. Hultgren, The Role of a Virtual Observer in an Automatic Image Processing System, Proc. IS&T/PICS, Portland OR, 1998. p 150

A. Juenger, B. Hultgren, Colorimetric Optimization of an Electronic Still Camera, SPSTJ Workshop: Electronic Photography, 1993, p 93.

Patents

6,128,415 Device profiles for use in a digital image processing system, Hultgren, III; Bror O. (Ipswich, MA), Cottrell; F. Richard (Easton, MA), Thornton; Jay E. (Watertown, MA)

6,008,907 Printer calibration, Vigneau; Michael J. (Stoneham, MA), Thornton; Jay E. (Watertown, MA), Hultgren, III; Bror O. (Ipswich, MA)

5,809,164 System and method for color gamut and tone compression using an ideal mapping function, Hultgren, III; Bror O. (Ipswich, MA)

5,694,484 System and method for automatically processing image data to provide images of optimal perceptual quality Cottrell; F. Richard (South Easton, MA), Hultgren, III; Bror O. (Ipswich, MA)

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Image Integration, Inc.
6 Jeffreys Neck Rd
Ipswich, MA 01938
978.356.5975
e-mail: bror.hultgren@i-2-q.com

 

 


 

 

   
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