Abhay Sharma

Bio

Abhay Sharma has a BS in Imaging Sciences from the University of Westminster, UK and a PhD in Physics from King's College, London. He worked as a research scientist for FujiFilm Electronic Imaging, UK before moving to the US as an Associate Professor in color imaging at Western Michigan University. In July 2005 Sharma accepted a position as Chair of the Heidelberg School of Graphic Communications, Ryerson University, Toronto.

Dr Sharma is a member of the ICC and chairman of the ICC working group that is looking at the issue of profile quality assessment. He is author of an annual review of profiling software called the WMU Profiling Review and has recently published a book entitled Understanding Color Management, Delmar, 2004. Abhay is contributing editor to PhotoTechniques magazine.

Dr Sharma has provided consultancy services to Flint Ink, Alcoa Southern Graphics Systems, Quad/Graphics, Quebecor World, sappi, and others and has received numerous grants including $236,000 from the National Science Foundation for research in the area of imaging and visualization.