Summary
Jean Ponce is a distinguished computer vision researcher and serial academic leader who blends deep theoretical rigor with practical productization as co-founder and CEO of Enhance Lab, commercializing hybrid ML and physics-based imaging solutions. A professor at École Normale Supérieure and Global Distinguished Professor at NYU, he has steered major institutions and conferences (including CVPR, ECCV, ICCV) and served as editor for top journals in the field. His work spans foundational contributions—recognized by ERC funding, Longuet-Higgins and ICML test-of-time prizes—and translational impact, holding two US patents and a textbook used worldwide. Based in Paris, he continues to bridge academia and industry, bringing decades of research leadership to real-world imaging challenges that improve raw-to-photo pipelines.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)
Mathematics, Mathematics at École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay