ANDREW BLANCHARD WATSON (CV- PDF)

MS 262-2 NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
andrew.b.watson@nasa.gov
http://vision.arc.nasa.gov/
(650) 604-5419 -3332 fax

Present Position

Senior Scientist for Vision Research, NASA Ames Research Center

Education

- Columbia University, Psychology, 1969-1973
- University of Pennsylvania, Psychology, Ph.D., 1973-1977

Previous Positions

- Senior Research Associate, Stanford University 1980 - 1982
- NIH Research Fellow, Cambridge University, England 1977 - 1980

Research Interests

- Visual neuroscience and psychophysics
- Computational models of visual function
- Applications of vision science to human factors, displays, imaging technology, and computer vision"

Editorial Boards

- Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Vision 2000 - 2012
- Editor, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception 2012 -
- Editor, Displays: Technology and Applications 1993 -
- Editor, Journal of Intelligent Systems 1990 -
- Editor, Journal of Mathematical Psychology 1988 - 2003
- Editor, Optics Express 1999 - 2002
- Editor, Visual Neuroscience 1992 - 1996

Awards and Fellowships

- Distinguished Service Award, Assoc. for Research in Vision and Ophthal. 2013
- Presidential Rank Award, President of the United States 2011
- Fellow Award, Society for Information Display 2010
- Fellow Award, Assoc. for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2010
- Special Recognition Award, Assoc. for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 2008
- Otto Schade Award, Society for Information Display 2007
- Fellow Award, Optical Society of America 1993
- NASA Ames Associate Fellow 1993 - 96
- H. Julian Allen Award 1990
- NASA Space Act Award 1989, 1997
- NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship 1977 - 1980
- Sigma Xi Prize for Graduate Research 1976

Professional Societies

- Optical Society of America - Fellow
- Society for Information Display - Fellow
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology - Fellow
- Vision Sciences Society
- International Society for Optical Engineering

Conference Committees

- Symposium on Applied Perception 2011 -
- Human Vision and Electronic Imaging 1998 -
- European Visual Information Processing conference 2013 -
- International Conference on Image Processing 2003 - 2008
- IASTED International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction 2009
- Chair, European Conference on Visual perception 2001
- Program Committee, European Conference on Visual perception 2000
- Optical Society of America, Vision Technical Group, Chair 1996 - 1998
- Program Committee, Assoc. for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology 1990 - 1992
- Program Committee, Society for Information Display 1989 - 1996
- National Research Council, "Visual factors in elect. image communications" 1991
- National Research Council, Conference Chair for "Visual Search" 1990
- National Research Council, Panel on "Night Blindness" 1985 - 1987
- National Research Council, Panel on "Pilot Performance Models" 1987 - 1989

Committees

- Society for Information Display, Honors and Awards Committee 2013 -
- International Committee for Display Measurement, Vice Chair 2007 -
- International Commission on Illumination (CIE) 2006 -
- Optical Society of America, Tillyer Award, Chair 2004 - 2006
- Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) 2006 - 2007
- IEEE Video Compression Measurements Subcommittee (IEEE G-2.1.6) 1998 - 2005
- Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) 1997 - 2004
- NASA Ames Science Advisory Council 1994 -
- National Research Council, Committee on Vision 1987 - 1992
- NASA Ames Strategy and Tactics Committee 1985 - 1989

Publications

Journal Articles

- Watson, A. B. (2014). A formula for human retinal ganglion cell receptive field density as a function of visual field location. Journal of Vision, in press.
- Watson, A. B. (2013). A formula for the mean human optical modulation transfer function as a function of pupil size. Journal of Vision, 13(6), http://journalofvision.org/13/6/18/.
- Watson, A. B. (2013). High Frame Rates and Human Vision: A View Through the Window of Visibility. SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, 122(2), 18-32, http://journal.smpte.org/content/122/2/18.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J. (2012). Modeling acuity for optotypes varying in complexity. Journal of Vision, 12(10), 1-19, http://journalofvision.org/12/10/19/.
- Watson, A. B., & Yellott, J. I. (2012). A unified formula for light-adapted pupil size. Journal of Vision, 12(10), http://journalofvision.org/12/10/18/.
- Watson, A. B. (2012). Perimetric complexity of binary digital images: Notes on calculation and relation to visual complexity. Mathematica Journal, 14, http://www.mathematica-journal.com/2012/02/perimetric-complexity of- binary-digital-images/.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J. (2011). Blur Clarified: A review and synthesis of blur discrimination. Journal of Vision, 11(5), 1-23. http://journalofvision.org/11/5/10/.
- Watson, A. B. (2011). It seemed like a good idea at the time: A brief history of Journal of Vision. Journal of Vision, 11(5), 11(5), 1-12, http://journalofvision.org/11/5/ii/.
- Watson, A. B. (2010). Display motion blur: Comparison of measurement methods. Journal of the Society for Information Display, 18(2), 179-190.
- Watson, A. B. (2009). Comparing citations and downloads for individual articles. Journal of Vision, 9(4):i, 1-4, http://journalofvision.org/9/4/i/, doi:10.1167/9.4.i.
- Watson, A., Ramirez, C. V., & Salud, E. (2009). Predicting visibility of aircraft. PLoS ONE, 4(5), e5594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005594.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (2008). Predicting visual acuity from wavefront aberrations. Journal of Vision, 8(4), 1-19, , http://journalofvision.org/8/4/17/, doi:10.1167/8.4.17.
- Watson, A. B. (2007). The spatial standard observer: A new tool for display metrology. Information Display, 23(1), 12-15.
- Watson, A. B. (2007). The numbering of things. Journal of Vision, 7(1), 1-1, http://journalofvision.org/7/1/i/, doi:10.1167/7.1.i.
- Watson, A. B. (2007). Measuring demand for online articles at the Journal of Vision. Journal of Vision, 7(7):i, 1-3, http://journalofvision.org/7/7/i/, doi:10.1167/7.7.i.
- Fiske, T. J., Silverstein, L. D., Hodgson, S., & Watson, A. B. (2007). Visual quality of high-contrast projection screens part i: Visibility of screen-based artifacts and noise. Journal of the Society for Information Display, 15(6), 409-419.
- Liu, Z., Karam, L. J., & Watson, A. B. (2006). JPEG2000 encoding with perceptual distortion control. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 15(7), 1763-1778.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (2005). A standard model for foveal detection of spatial contrast. Journal of Vision, 5(9), 717-740, http://journalofvision.org/5/9/6/, doi:10.1167/5.9.6.
- Watson, A. B. (2001). Welcome to the Journal of Vision. Journal of Vision, 1(1):i, i, http://journalofvision.org/1/1/i/, doi:10.1167/1.1.i.
- Watson, Andrew B., Hu, James & McGowan, John F, III. (2001). Digital video quality metric based on human vision. Journal of Electronic Imaging 10(1), 20-29.
- Watson, A. B. (2000). Visual detection of spatial contrast patterns: Evaluation of five simple models. Optics Express 6(1), 12-33.
- Barth, E. & Watson, A. B. (2000). A geometric framework for nonlinear visual coding. Optics Express 7(4), 155-165.
- Solomon, J. A., Watson, A. B. & Morgan, M. J. (1999). Transducer model produces facilitation from opposite-sign flanks. Vision Res 39(5), 987-92.
- Watson, A. B. (1998). The search for optimal visual stimuli. Vision Research 38(11), 1619-1621.
- Watson, A. B. & Solomon, J. A. (1997). A model of visual contrast gain control and pattern masking. Journal of the Optical Society A , 14, 2379 - 2391.
- Watson, A. B., Yang, G. Y., Solomon, J. A. & Villasenor, J. (1997). Visibility of wavelet quantization noise. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing , 6(8), 1164-1175.
- Rohaly, A. M., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Watson, A. B. (1997). Object detection in natural backgrounds predicted by discrimination performance and models. Vision Research 37(23), 3225-3235.
- Eckstein, M. P., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Watson, A. B. (1997). Visual signal detection in structured backgrounds. II. Effects of contrast gain control, background variations and white noise. Journal of the Optical Society A , 14(9), 2406-2419.
- Watson, A. B. & Solomon, J. A. (1997). Psychophysica: Mathematica notebooks for psychophysical experiments. Spatial Vision , 10(4), 447-466.
- Solomon, J. A. & Watson, A. B. (1996). Cinematica: A system for calibrated, Macintosh-driven displays from within Mathematica. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 28(4), 607-610.
- Watson, A. B. & Turano, K. A. (1995). The optimal motion stimulus. Vision Research 35(3), 325-336.
- Watson, A. B. (1994). Image compression using the Discrete Cosine Transform. The Mathematica Journal, 4(1), 81-88.
- Watson, A. B. & Eckert, M. P. (1994). Motion-Contrast Sensitivity: Visibility of Motion Gradients of Various Spatial Frequencies. Journal of the Optical Society of America A 11(2), 496-505.
- Eckert, M. P., Buchsbaum, G., & Watson, A. B. (1992). Separability of spatiotemporal spectra of image sequences. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 14(12), 1210-1213.
- Watson, A. B. (1992). Transfer of contrast sensitivity in linear visual networks. Visual Neuroscience 8, 65-76.
- Watson, A. B. (1990). Perceptual-components architecture for digital video. Journal of the Optical Society of America A 7(10), 1943-1954.
- Watson, A. B. (1990). Optimal displacement in apparent motion and quadrature models of motion sensing. Vision Research 30(9), 1389-1393.
- Watson, A. B. (1990). Gain, noise, and contrast sensitivity of linear visual neurons. Visual Neuroscience 4, 147-157.
- Watson, A. B., & Fitzhugh, A. (1990). The method of constant stimuli is inefficient. Perception & Psychophysics, 47(1), 87-91.
- Stone, L. S., Watson, A. B., & Mulligan, J. B. (1990). Effect of contrast on the perceived direction of a moving plaid. Vision Research 30(7), 1049-1067.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1989). A hexagonal orthogonal oriented pyramid as a model of image representation in visual cortex. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 36(1), 97-106.
- Peterson, V. L., Kim, J., Holst, T. L., Deiwert, G. S., Cooper, D. M., Watson, A. B., & Baily, F. R. (1989). Supercomputer requirements for selected disciplines important to aerospace. IEEE Proceedings 77(7), 1038-1055.
- Watson, A. B. (1987). Efficiency of a model human image code. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 4(12), 2401-2417.
- Watson, A. B. (1987) The cortex transform: Rapid computation of simulated neural images. Computer Vision, Graphics, and Image Processing 39(3), 311-327.
- Watson, A. B. (1987) Estimation of local spatial scale. Journal of the Optical Society of America A 4, 1579-1582.
- Watson, A. B. and Poirson A. (1986) Separable two-dimensional discrete Hartley transform. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 3(12), 2001-2004.
- Watson, A. B. (1986) Apparent motion occurs only between similar spatial frequencies. Vision Research 26(10), 1727-1730.
- Watson, A. B., Ahumada A. J. Jr., and Farrell J. E. (1986) Window of visibility: A psychophysical theory of fidelity in time-sampled visual motion displays. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 3(3), 300-307.
- Watson, A. B., Nielsen K. R. K., Poirson A., Fitzhugh A., Bilson A., Nguyen K., and Ahumada A. J. Jr. (1986) Use of a raster framebuffer in vision research. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers 18(6) 587-594.
- Watson, A. B. and Ahumada A. J., Jr. (1985) Model of human visual motion sensing. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2, 322-342.
- Ahumada, A. J., Jr. and Watson A. B. (1985) Equivalent-noise model for contrast detection and discrimination. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2, 7, 1133-1139.
- Nielsen, K. R. K., Watson A. B., and Ahumada A. J., Jr., (1985) Application of a computable model of human spatial vision to phase discrimination. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 2, 9, 1600-1606.
- Enroth-Cugell, C., Robson, J. G., Schweitzer-Tong, D., & Watson, A. B. (1983). Spatio-temporal interactions in cat retinal ganglion cells showing linear spatial summation. Journal of Physiology (London) 341, 279-307.
- Watson, A. B., Barlow H. B. & Robson J. G. (1983) What does the eye see best? Nature 302(5907), 419-422.
- Watson, A. B. and Pelli D. G. (1983) QUEST: A Bayesian adaptive psychometric method. Perception & Psychophysics 33(2), 113-120.
- Watson, A. B. (1982) Derivation of the impulse response: Comments on the method of Roufs and Blommaert. Vision Research 22, 1335-1337.
- Watson, A. B. (1982) Summation of grating patches indicates many types of detector at one retinal location. Vision Research 22, 17-25.
- Watson, A. B. (1981) A single-channel model does not predict visibility of asynchronous gratings. Vision Research 21, 1799-1800.
- Watson, A. B. & Robson J. G. (1981) Discrimination at threshold: Labeled detectors in human vision. Vision Research 21, 1115-1122.
- Watson, A. B. & Nachmias J. (1980) Summation of asynchronous gratings. Vision Research 20, 91-94.
- Watson, A. B., Thompson P. G., Murphy J. & Nachmias J. (1980) Summation and discrimination of gratings moving in opposite directions.Vision Research 20, 341-347.
- Watson, A. B. (1979) Probability summation over time. Vision Research 19, 515-522.
- Watson, A. B. & Nachmias J. (1977) Patterns of temporal interaction in the detection of gratings. Vision Research 17, 893-902.

Books and Book Chapters

- Watson, A. B. (2010). Human Vision. In Human Integration Design Handbook (Vol. NASA/SP-2010-3407): NASA.
- Watson, A. B., & Silverstein, L. D. (2010). Visual Displays, In Human Integration Design Handbook (pp. 761-822): NASA.
- Watson, A. B., ed. (1993). Digital images and human vision. Cambridge MA: MIT Press.
- Watson, A. B. & A. J. Ahumada, J. (1994). A hexagonal orthogonal-oriented pyramid as a model of image representation in visual cortex. In M. M. G. a. G. K. Knopf (Ed.), Neuro-vision systems: principles and applications New York: IEEE Press.
- Watson, A. B. (1991). Cortical Algotecture. In C. B. Blakemore (Ed.), Vision: Coding and efficiency Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Watson, A. B. (1991). Neural contrast sensitivity. In M. S. Landy, & J. A. Movshon (Ed.), Computational models of visual processing (pp. 95-107). Cambridge: MIT Press.
- Watson, A. B. (1991). Multidimensional pyramids in vision and video. In A. Gorea (Ed.), Representations of vision: trends and tacit assumptions in vision research (pp. 17-26). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Watson, A. B. (1990). Models in early vision. In J. I. Elkind, S. K. Card, J. Hochberg, & B. M. Huey (Ed.), Pilot performance models for computer-aided engineering (pp. 61-74). Boston: Academic Press.
- Watson, A. B. (1989) Toward a model-based human factors. In W. B. Rouse (Ed.), Advances in man-machine systems research, vol. 5, (pp. 229-279). Greenwich, Connecticut: JAI Press.
- Watson, A. B (1987) The role of vision models in human factors. Night Vision Washington D.C.: National Academy of Sciences Press.
- Watson, A. B. (1987) The ideal observer as a modeling tool. Frontiers of visual science: Proceedings of the 1985 Symposium. Washington D.C.:National Academy Press, 32-37.
- Watson, A. B. (1986). Temporal Sensitivity. In K. Boff, L. Kaufman, & J. Thomas (Ed.), Handbook of Perception and Human Performance New York: Wiley.
- Watson, A. B. (1983) Detection and recognition of simple spatial forms. In Physical and biological processing of images.Edited by O. J. Braddick and A. C. Slade. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Also published as NASA Technical Memorandum 84353.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1983). A look at motion in the frequency domain. In J. K. Tsotsos (Ed.), Motion: Perception and representation (pp. 1-10). New York: Association for Computing Machinery. Also published as NASA Technical Memorandum 84352 .

Patents

- Watson, A.B. and Ahumada, A.J. (2014) Visible motion blur , US Patent 8,675,922.
- Watson, A.B. and Ahumada, A.J. (2013) Prediction of visual acuity from wavefront aberrations , US Patent 8,408,707.
- Watson, A. B. (2012). Spatial standard observer, US Patent 8,139,892.
- Watson, A. B. (2012). Video acuity measurement system. US: NASA, filed
- Watson, A. B. (2010). Spatial standard observer, US Patent 7,783130.
- Watson, A. B. (2002). Method and apparatus for evaluating the visual quality of processed digital video sequences, US Patent 6,493,023.
- Watson, A. B. (2000). Efficient adaptive estimation of sensory scales NASA Ames Research Center Disclosure of Invention.
- Watson, A. B. (1997). Image data compression having minimum perceptual error. US Patent 5,629,780.
- Watson, A. B. (1995). Image data compression having minimum perceptual error. US Patent 5,426,512.

Standards

- NASA/SP-2010-3407 the Human Integration Design Handbook (HIDH) http://ston.jsc.nasa.gov/collections/TRS/_techrep/SP-2010-3407.pdf. Principal author of sections on "Human Vision" and "Visual Displays."
- NASA-STD-3001, Space Flight Human System Standard Volume 2, Human Factors, Habitability, and Environmental Health. Principal author of sections relating to visual human factors.
- International Committee on Display Metrology, Display Measurement Standard (ICDM-DMS). (2013) Principal author of sections on motion blur, display uniformity, and display flicker.
- Watson, A. B. (2005). Draft standard for the subjective measurement of visual impairments in digital video using a just noticeable difference scale (IEEE Draft Standard No. IEEE P1486/D07): IEEE G-2.1 Audio-Video Techniques Committee, G-2.1.6 Subcommittee on Video Compression Measurements of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.

Technical Reports & Conference Proceedings

- Ahumada, A. J., & Watson, A. B. (2013). Visible contrast energy metrics for detection and discrimination. Proceedings of the SPIE, 8651, 86510D-86510D, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2009383
- Watson, A. B. (2011). Video Acuity: A Metric to Quantify the Effective Performance of Video Systems. Proceedings, Optical Society of America, Imaging Systems Applications Topical Meeting, IMD3, http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=IS-2011-IMD3.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J. (2011). 64.3: Flicker Visibility: A Perceptual Metric for Display Flicker. SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 42(1), 957-959, http://dx.doi.org/10.1889/1.3621499.
- Watson, A. B. (2010). Visible Motion Blur: A perceptual metric for display motion blur. Society for Information Display Digest of Technical Papers.
- Tourancheau, S., Brunnstrom, K., Watson, A. B., & Andren, B. r. (2010). Evaluation of Blur Edge Time as a predictor of perceived motion blur. Society for Information Display Digest of Technical Papers .
- Watson, A. B. (2009). Comparison of motion blur measurement methods. Society for Information Display Digest of Technical Papers, 2009(17-1), 206-209.
- Watson, A. B. (2006). The Spatial Standard Observer: A human vision model for display inspection SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, 37, 1312-1315.
- Watson, A. B. (2005). A spatial standard observer for vision technology. Proceedings of the SPIE-IS&T Electronic Imaging, 5666, 1-3.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (2005). Spatial Standard Observer for Visual Technology. Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC).
- Liu, Z., Karam, L. J., & Watson, A. B. (2003). JPEG2000 encoding with perceptual distortion control. International Conference on Image Processing Proceedings, 1, 637-640.
- Carney, T., Klein, S.A., Beutter, B., Norcia, A.M., Chen, C.C., Tyler, C.W., & Watson, A.B. (2002). Extending the modefest image/threshold database into the spatio-temporal domain. Proceedings of the SPIE, 4662 (16), 138-148.
- Watson, A.B. (2002). Draft Standard for the Subjective Measurement of Visual Impairments in Digital Video Using a Just Noticeable Difference Scale. (pp. 1-18): IEEE G-2.1 Audio-Video Techniques Committee, G-2.1.6 Subcommittee on Video Compression Measurements of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society.
- Watson, A.B., & Malo, J. (2002). Video quality measures based on the Standard Spatial Observer. International Conference on Image Processing (pp. III-41-44). Rochester, NY: IEEE.
- Wuerger, Sophie, Watson, Andrew B. & Ahumada, A.J., Jr. (2002). Toward a standard observer for spatio-chromatic detection. Proceedings of the SPIE 4662(19).
- Carney, T., Klein, S. A., Beutter, B., Norcia, A. M., Chen, C. C., Tyler, C. W. & Watson, A.B. (2002). Extending the modefest image/threshold databased into the spatio-temporal domain. Proceedings of the SPIE 4662(16).
- Watson, Andrew B. & Kreslake, Lindsay. (2001). Measurement of visual impairment scales for digital video. Proceedings of the SPIE 4299, 79-89.
- Carney, T., Tyler, C. W., Watson, A. B., Makous, W., Beutter, B., Chen, C.-C., Norcia, A. M. & Klein, S. A. (2000). Modelfest: year one results and plans for future years Proceedings, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging IV, 3645.
- Libert, J. M., Watson, A. B. & Rohaly, A. M. (2000). Toward developing a unit of measure and scale of digital video quality: IEEE Braodcast Technology Society Subcommittee on Video Compression Measurements, Proceedings, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging, San Jose, CA, SPIE, 3959, pp. 160-167.
- Watson, A. B., Hu, J., III, J. F. M. & Mulligan, J. B. (1999). Design and performance of a digital video quality metric Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display IX, San Jose, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3644, pp. 168-174.
- Watson, A. B. (1998). Toward a perceptual video quality metric Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display VIII, San Jose, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3299, pp. 139-147.
- Carney, T., Klein, S. A., Tyler, C. W., Silverstein, A. D., Beutter, B., Levi, D., Watson, A. B., Reeves, A. J., Norcia, A. M., Chen, C.-C., Makous, W. & Eckstein, M. P. (1999). The development of an image/threshold database for designing and testing human vision models Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display IX, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3644, pp. 542-551.
- Watson, A. B., Taylor, M. & Borthwick, R. (1997). Image quality and entropy masking Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display VIII, San Jose, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3016, pp. 2-12.
- Watson, A. B. (1997). Compressing image data with minimal perceptual errors. NASA Tech Briefs 21(1), 73-74.
- Watson, A. B., Borthwick, R. & Taylor, M. (1997). DCTune perceptual optimization of compressed dental X-Rays Proceedings, Medical Imaging, Newport Beach, CA, SPIE, 3031, pp. 358-371
- Watson, A. B., Hekstra, A. P., Schertz, A., Rohaly, A., Webster, A., Beerends, J. G., Fibush, D., Evain, J.-P., Contin, L., Jubin, J., Libert, J. M., Corriveau, P. & NISHIDA, Y. (1999). Preliminary report from Video Quality Experts Group (VQEG) on the validation of objective models of video quality assessment International Telecommunications Union .
- Eckstein, M. P., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Watson, A. B. (1997). Image discrimination models predict human detection in medical images Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display VIII, San Jose, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3016.
- Eckstein, M. P., Ahumada, A. J., Jr., Watson, A. B. & Whiting, J. S. (1997). What is degrading human visual detection performance in natural medical image backgrounds? Proceedings, Medical Imaging, Newport Beach, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3031.
- Watson, A. B., Borthwick, R. & Taylor, M. (1997). DCTune perceptual optimization of compressed dental X-Rays Proceedings, Medical Imaging, Newport Beach, CA, SPIE, 3031.
- Watson, A. B. (1997). Compressing image data with minimal perceptual errors. NASA Tech Briefs 21(1), 73-74.
- Watson, A. B., Taylor, M. & Borthwick, R. (1997). Image quality and entropy masking Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display VIII, San Jose, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3016, pp. 2-12.
- Eckstein, M. P., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Watson, A. B. (1997). Image discrimination models predict human detection in medical images Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display VIII, San Jose, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3016.
- Eckstein, M. P., Ahumada, A. J., Jr., Watson, A. B. & Whiting, J. S. (1997). What is degrading human visual detection performance in natural medical image backgrounds? Proceedings, Medical Imaging, Newport Beach, CA, SPIE, Bellingham, WA, 3031.
- Watson, A. B. (1996). Perceptual image compression in telemedicine Proceedings, Advanced medical image compression, storage and transmission technologies workshop, Anaheim, CA, NASA.
- Rosenholtz, R. & Watson, A. B. (1996). Perceptual adaptive JPEG coding Proceedings, IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Lausanne, Switzerland, IEEE, I, pp. 901-904.
- Watson, A. B., Yang, G. Y., Solomon, J. A. & Villasenor, J. (1996). Perceptual approaches to wavelet quantization, Proceedings, IEEE Image and Multidimensional Digital Signal Processing Workshop, Belize, IEEE.
- Watson, A. B., Yang, G. Y., Solomon, J. A. & Villasenor, J. (1996). Perceptually lossless wavelet compression, Proceedings, NASA Data Compression Workshop, Snowbird, Utah, NASA
- Watson, A. B., Yang, G. Y., Solomon, J. A. & Villasenor, J. (1996). Visual thresholds for wavelet quantization error., In B. Rogowitz, & J. Allebach (Ed.), Human Vision and Electronic Imaging (pp. 382-392). The Society for Imaging Science and Technology.
- Rohaly, A. M., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Watson, A. B. (1995). A Comparison of Image Quality Models and Metrics Predicting Object Detection. In J. Morreale (Ed.), Society for Information Display International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (pp. 45-48). Santa Ana, CA: Society for Information Display.
- van Dijk, T., Martens, J.-B. & Watson, A. B. (1995). Quality assessment of JPEG-coded images using numerical category scaling Proceedings, European Symposium on Advanced Networks and Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, European Optical Society. Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1995). ICT quantization matrix design for the Galileo S-Band Mission. NASA Technical Memorandum.
- Watson, A. B., & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1995). Preservation of photometric accuracy in ICT-compressed imagery. NASA Technical Memorandum.
- Ahumada, A. J., Jr., Watson, A. B. & Rohaly, A. M. (1995). Models of human image discrimination predict object detection in natural backgrounds Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display VI (SPIE Proceedings v. 2411), in press.
- Watson, A. B., Solomon, J. A. & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1994). The visibility of DCT basis functions: effects of display resolution Proceedings, Data Compression Conference, Snowbird, Utah, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 371-379.
- Watson, A. B., Gale, A., Solomon, J. A. & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1994). Visibility of DCT Quantization Noise: Effects of Display Resolution Proceedings, Society for Information Display, San Jose, CA, Society for Information Display, pp. 697-700.
- Solomon, J. A., Watson, A. B. & A. J. Ahumada, Jr. (1994). Visibility of DCT Quantization Noise: Contrast Masking. In J. Morreale (Ed.), Society for Information Display International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers (pp. 701-703). Santa Ana, CA: Society for Information Display.
- Peterson, H. A., A. J. Ahumada, J. & Watson, A. B. (1994). Visibility of DCT Quantization Noise: Spatial Frequency Summation. In J. Morreale (Ed.), Society for Information Display International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, (pp. 704-707). Santa Ana, CA: SID.
- Peterson, H. A., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Watson, A. B. (1994). The visibility of DCT quantization noise: spatial frequency summation Proceedings, Data Compression Conference, Snowbird, Utah, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 530.
- Solomon, J. A., Watson, A. B. & Ahumada, A. J., Jr. (1994). The visibility of DCT basis functions: effects of contrast masking Proceedings, Data Compression Conference, Snowbird, Utah, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 361-370.
- Watson, A. B., Gale, A., Ahumada, A. J., Jr. & Solomon, J. (1994). DCT Basis Function Visibility: Effects of Viewing Distance and Contrast Masking. In B. E. Rogowitz (Ed.), Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display IV Bellingham, WA: SPIE.
- Watson, A. B. (1993). DCT quantization matrices visually optimized for individual images Proceedings, Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display IV, Bellingham, WA, SPIE, pp. 202-216.
- Watson, A. B. (1993). DCTune: A technique for visual optimization of DCT quantization matrices for individual images. Society for Information Display Digest of Technical Papers XXIV, 946-949.
- Watson, A. B. (1993). Visually optimal DCT quantization matrices for individual images Proceedings, Data Compression Conference Proceedings 1993, Washington, IEEE Computer Society Press, pp. 178-187.
- Peterson, H. A., Ahumada, A. J., Jr., & Watson, A. B. (1993). The Visibility of DCT Quantization Noise. SPIE Proceedings 1913, 942-945.
- Peterson, H. A., Ahumada, A. J., Jr., & Watson, A. B. (1993). An improved detection model for DCT coefficient quantization. SPIE Proceedings 1913 , 191-201.
- Watson, A. B. (1992). Vision models for information display. SID Seminar Lecture Notes (pp. M-7/1-46). Playa Del Rey, CA: Society for Information Display.
- Watson, A. B., & Tiana, C. L. M. (1992). Color motion video coded by perceptual components. Society for Information Display Digest of Technical Papers 23, 314-317.
- Watson, A. B. (1992). Models of human vision SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering Short Course Notes SC1.
- Watson, A. B. (1990). Digital visual communications using a perceptual components architecture. Pasadena, CA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
- Stone, L. S., Watson, A. B., & Mulligan, J. B. (1989). Contrast affects the perception of direction of a moving pattern. NASA Technical Memorandum 102234.
- Watson, A. B., & Mulligan, J. B. (1989). Vision Science and Technology at NASA: Results of a workshop. NASA Technical Memorandum 102214.
- Stein, C. S., Watson, A. B., & Hitchner, L. E. (1989). Psychophysical rating of image compression techniques. Optical Society of America, 1989 Technical Digest Series 16, 76-80.
- Watson, A. B., & Fitzhugh, A. E. (1989). Modelling character legibility. Society for Information Display Digest of Technical Papers 20, 360-363.
- Stein, C. S., Watson, A. B., & Hitchner, L. E. (1989). Psychophysical rating of various compression techniques. SPIE Proceedings 1077.
- Watson, A. B. (1989). Receptive fields and visual representations. SPIE Proceedings 1077, 190-197.
- Watson, A. B. (1989). Recursive, in-place algorithm for the hexagonal orthogonal oriented quadrature image pyramid. Proceedings of the SPIE 1099, 194-200.
- Ahumada, A. J., Jr., & Watson, A. B. (1988). Simulation of early visual processes. Proceedings of the 1988 Computer Simulation Conference, 411-415.
- Nagel D. C. & Watson A. B. (1987) Toward computational human factors. AIAA Conference Proceedings.
- Watson A. B., Ahumada A. J. Jr. (1987) An orthogonal oriented quadrature hexagonal image pyramid. NASA Technical Memorandum 100054
- Watson A. B. (1986) Ideal shrinking and expansion of discrete sequences. NASA Technical Memorandum 88202.
- Ahumada A. J., Jr. and Watson A. B. (1984) Uniform apparent contrast noise: A picture of the noise of the visual contrast detection system. NASA Technical Memorandum 85867.
- Ahumada A. J., Jr., Nagel D. C., and Watson A. B. and Yellott J. I., Jr. (1983) Reduction of display artifacts by random sampling. Proceedings of the SPIE 432, 216-221.
- Watson A. B. & Pelli D. G. (1979) The QUEST staircase procedure. Applied Vision Association Newsletter 14 , 6-7.
- Watson A. B. (1977) The visibility of temporal modulations of a spatial pattern. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Pennsylvania.

Selected Invited Presentations

- Vision models and visual quality , Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, February 2013.
- Vision models and visual quality, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, April, 2012.
- Video Acuity: A Metric to Quantify the Effective Performance of Video Systems, Optical Society of America, Imaging Systems Applications Topical Meeting, July 2011.
- Vision models and visual quality, Quality of Multimedia Experience (QOMEX) Meeting on June 21, 2010, Trondheim Norway.
- Metrics for predicting visual acuity, Wavefront Congress, Alicante, Spain, March 4-7, 2009.
- Developing Human Vision Models for Video Compression, Display Design, and Other Visual Technologies, Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA, March 2006.
- Eye-Robot: A standard observer for visual technology, Electronic Imaging, San Jose, CA, January 17, 2005
- Human optical image quality and the Spatial Standard Observer, OSA Fall Vision Meeting, Rochester, NY, October, 2004
- The challenge of video quality estimation, 37th Annual IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, 11/10/03.
- Vision Science and Technology at NASA Ames Research Center, American Academy of Optometry Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11/98.
- Image Quality, Applied Vision Association, Keynote Speech, Dundee, Scotland, 4/10/97
- Perceptual Modeling of Image Quality , Integrated Media Center, Univ. of Southern California, 2/97
- Image quality and vision models, Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, 11/96.
- Perceptual aspects of image compression. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, 11/94.
- Digital video and human visual perception. NSF Workshop on Digital Video, UC Irvine, 12/93.
- Vision models for display design. EuroDisplay 93: The 13th International Display Research Conference Seminar and Exhibition, Strasbourg, France: 9/93.
- Vision Models for information display. Society for Information Display, Boston, MA, 5/92.
- Models of human vision. SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering Symposium on Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Display, 2/92.
- Image decomposition in human vision. Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, 11/91.
- Perceptual approaches to image coding. National Research Council Workshop on Visual Factors in Electronic Image Communications, Woods Hole, MA, 7/91.
- Vision Science and Technology: designing for the minds eye. Dedication Symposium for the NASA Human Performance Research Laboratory 6/90.
- Multidimensional pyramids in vision and video. Symposium on Visual Pyramids and Neural Networks, 13th European Conference on Visual Perception, Paris 9/90.
- Mathematica and Vision Science. First Annual Mathematica Conference, Redwood City, CA, 1/90.
- Spatiotemporal contrast sensitivity of linear visual neurons. 12th European Conference on Visual Perception, Haifa, Israel, 9/89.
- Neural Contrast sensitivity, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium on Computational models in visual processing, 6/89.
- Neural codes, receptive fields, and visual representations. Optical Society of America Topical Meeting on Applied Vision, San Francisco, CA, 7/89.
- Neural Image Codes. at NASA International Workshop on Visual Information Processing for Television and Telerobotics, Williamsburg, VA, 5/89.
- Receptive fields and visual representations. SPIE Meeting on "Human Vision, Visual Processing, and Digital Displays" 1/89.
- Modeling character legibility, Society for Information Display, Baltimore MD, 5/89
- Human visual representation of spatial imagery. Tenth European Conference on Visual Perception, Varna, Bulgaria, September, 1987.
- Hypothetical image codes in human vision. Symposium on Vision: Coding and Efficiency, Cambridge, England, September, 1987.
- Efficient image compression based on human vision models. Rank Prize Funds Symposium on Efficiency in Human and Machine Vision, London, England, December, 1986.
- Efficient image representation and the perception of shape. Rochester Center for Visual Science, Symposium on
- Computational Vision, University of Rochester, June, 1986.
- The ideal observer concept in models of human vision. National Research Council, Committee on Vision, Symposium on Frontiers of Visual Science, Washington, DC, December, 1985.
- The role of models in human factors. National Research Council, Committee on Vision, Conference on Night Vision, Brooks AFB, October, 1985.
- Computational experiments in spatial vision. Annual meeting of the Optical Society of America, San Diego, CA, October, 1984.

Selected Colloquia

- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- University of California, San Diego, CA
- University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
- University of California, Berkeley, CA
- University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
- University of California, Irvine, CA
- University of Southern Calif., Los Angeles, CA
- Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
- Oxford University, Oxford, England
- University of Sussex, Brighton, England
- University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- New York University, New York, NY
- RCA Sarnoff Research Labs, Princeton, NJ
- Smith-Kettlewell Institute, San Francisco, CA