Nathan Jacobs
Dr. Nathan Jacobs is a Professor in the Computer Science & Engineering department at Washington University in St. Louis and Director of the Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory. His research focuses on computer vision, specializing in learning-based algorithms for processing large-scale image collections. His current work develops techniques for understanding the visual world from geotagged imagery, including images from social networks, outdoor webcams, and satellites. His research has been funded by NSF, NIH, DARPA, IARPA, NGA, ARL, AFRL, and Google.
He has graduated 14 PhD students, with 6 placed in tenure-track faculty positions and others at leading technology companies including Microsoft, Zillow, and Kitware. He has also mentored numerous MS students and undergraduates, many of whom have gone on to pursue advanced degrees or careers in industry.
Roles and Affiliations
- Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence, Washington University in St. Louis
- Professor, Computer Science & Engineering (primary), with appointments in Electrical & Systems Engineering, Computational and Data Science, and Imaging Science at Washington University in St. Louis
- Director, Multimodal Vision Research Laboratory
- Co-Director, WashU Geospatial Research Initiative
