about VSR

Visionary Systems and Research (VSR), led by Dr. Christopher Stauffer, provides leading capabilities in computer vision, machine learning, and big data to impact how we live our lives. At VSR, we seek an honest brokering of ideas and solutions simultaneously in academic, government, and industry sectors.

With over a decade of experience in building real-time computer vision and pattern recognition systems, including building one of the first and longest running intelligent visual surveillance system at MIT, VSR is uniquely positioned to provide robust solutions through technology foresight. In addition, VSR maintains links to leading researchers at major universities and institutions. 

Dr. Christopher Stauffer performs leading research at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and provides technical solutions and guidance to academic, commercial, and defense entities. Dr. Stauffer completed his doctorate in computer science at MIT and earned three Bachelor of Science degrees from Northwestern University in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Biomedical Engineering. 

Dr. Stauffer enjoys designing and implementing complex systems with unique challenges, such as real-time implementation with limited SW&P (size weight and power) constraints, big data, long-term operation, challenging interaction models, and unsolved algorithm requirements.