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    • To develop a scan-free, time-of-flight-based 3D reconstruction method for scattering environments.
    • To model and invert light propagation through scattering layers in a non-confocal system.
    • To achieve rapid (seconds) 3D shape recovery with a single exposure.

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    • Developed a non-confocal time-of-flight scattering imaging model.
    • Mapped 3D object shape to time-resolved measurements via free-space propagation and scattering blur kernel.
    • Implemented a 3D shape reconstruction algorithm involving deconvolution and diffractive wave propagation.

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    • Demonstrated effectiveness on a real scattering imaging system with a single 3.5s exposure.
    • Achieved over 200x speed improvement compared to confocal scanning methods.
    • Successfully reconstructed 3D objects behind scattering layers up to 9.6 transport mean free paths (TMFPs).

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