CV Dazzle is a form of camouflage from computer vision created in 2010 as my masters thesis at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. Unlike traditional camouflage, such as disruptive-pattern material, that hides the wearer from human observation, CV Dazzle is designed to break machine vision systems while still remaining perceptible to human observers. It is the first documented camouflage technique to successfully attack a computer vision algorithm.
The HyperFace (Version 1) prototype was developed for Hyphen-Labs NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism project and debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. The project was collaboration with Hyphen Labs members Ashley Baccus-Clark, Carmen Aguilar y Wedge, Ece Tankal, Nitzan Bartov, and JB Rubinovitz.
Collectively, Stealth Wear is a vision for fashion that addresses the rise of surveillance, the power of those who surveil, and the growing need to exert more control over privacy.
Building off previous work with
CV Dazzle, camouflage from face detection, Stealth Wear continues to explore the aesthetics of privacy and the potential for fashion to challenge authoritarian surveillance technologies.
The collection is inspired by traditional Islamic dress and the idea that garments can provide a separation between man and God. In Stealth Wear, this idea is re-imagined in the context of drone warfare as garments that provide a separation between man and Drone. Items are fabricated with silver-plated fabric that reflects thermal radiation, enabling the wearer to avert overhead thermal surveillance.
MegaPixels is an ongoing project about machine learning image datasets. This first chapter of the project launched in London in 2017 in collaboration with Tactical Tech for the Glass Room exhibition.
The anti-paparazzi clutch. A high-power LED device to overexpose professional dSLR cameras with no delay. This project is a prototype and case study for wearable technology development.
This project began as a conceptual prototype at NYU ITP in 2008 then developed into functional prototype in 2010. The current prototype is capable of thwarting dSLR-based paparazzi attacks within 10 ft. It works by detecting a camera flash (xenon bulb only) and responding in less than .1 milliseconds with a 12,000 lumen LED pulse that overexposes the targeted camera’s sensor.
