Events
Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy
20 April 2020 – 23 April 2020 OSA Virtual Event - Eastern Daylight Time (UTC - 04:00)
The 2020 meeting will focus on new developments in non-invasive optical tomography and spectroscopy, including the fields of diffuse optical tomography (DOT) and spectroscopy (DOS), diffuse correlation tomography (DCT) and spectroscopy (DCS), photoacoustic tomography (PAT), laser speckle imaging, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence imaging, wavefront engineering to overcome scattering, as well as on novel biophotonics developments in pre-clinical and clinical applications. Such developments will also include a specific focus on diagnostic capabilities derived from probing tissues at the macroscopic level as well as development of portable and low cost instrumentation.
Example topics central to this meeting are novel instrumentation, data analysis algorithms, pre-clinical and clinical applications highlighting the validation and applicability of novel methods and concepts. This meeting is unique in the sense that it brings together researchers working at all levels of this multi-disciplinary effort and has historically been providing the echo-system that has been feeding other more specialized areas and applications. Optical coherence tomography, photoacoustics, diffuse correlation spectroscopy have all spun out of this meeting and now stand-alone application areas such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy of the brain emerged.
Topics
- Diffuse optics (DOT/DOS, DCT/DCS)
Covering all salient aspects ranging from algorithms and devices to pre-clinical and clinical applications.
- Laser speckle imaging
Broadly, this area covers the use of laser speckles and their statistics for biomedical imaging and monitoring.
- Photoacoustic tomography
Covering all salient aspects ranging from algorithms and devices topre-clinical and clinical applications.
- Raman spectroscopy & Fluorescence imaging
These emerging new areas are represented at all levels from the physical basis to novel new devices to pre-clinical and clinical applications.
- The future
Novel developments for pre-clinical and clinical applications covering a wide range of methods.
Speakers
- Michal Balberg, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Depth Profiles of Cerebral Blood Flow Modulation - Gemma Bale, University College London, United Kingdom
Developing a New Optical Platform to Monitor Cerebral Blood Flow and Cellular Metabolism with Broadband Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy - Adam Bauer, Washington University in St Louis, United States
Wide Field Optical Imaging of Cell-specific Contributions to Brain Function - Maysamreza Chamanzar, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Ultrasonically-assisted in situ Micro-endoscopic Optical Imaging - Bin Deng, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Treatment Response Monitoring with Diffuse Optical Tomography-based Multimodal Breast Imaging - Stanislav Emelianov, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Modulatable Contrast nanoAgents for Contrast-enhanced Background-free Imaging Using Light and Sound - Janek Gröhl, German Cancer Research Center, Germany
Machine Learning-based Inference of Functional Tissue Properties from Multispectral Photoacoustic Imaging - Xavier Intes, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, United States
Facilitating Macroscopic Lifetime Imaging via Deep Learning - Farouc Jaffer, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
Intravascular Near-infrared Fluorescence Molecular Imaging to Illuminate Atherosclerosis Pathobiology - Thomas O'Sullivan, University of Notre Dame, United States
Advanced Technologies Enabling the Next Generation of Quantitative Frequency-domain Near-infrared Spectroscopy - YongKeun Park, Korea Advanced Inst of Science & Tech, South Korea
Quantitative Phase Imaging and Artificial Intelligence: Label-free 3D Imaging and Analysis of Individual Live Cells - Rebecca Re, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Clinical Applications of TD-NIRS: A Widespread Scenario - Alex Walsh, Texas A&M University, United States
Autofluorescence Imaging of Immune Cells - Guoqiang Yu, University of Kentucky, United States
Noncontact Multiscale Speckle Contrast Diffuse Correlation Tomography (scDCT) of Deep Tissue Hemodynamics - Zeev Zalevsky, Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Photonic Non-contact Tomographic and Volumetric Tissue Probing - Roger Zemp, University of Alberta, Canada
Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy for Virtual Pathology
Committee
- Regine Choe, University of Rochester, United States, Chair
- Turgut Durduran, ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain, Chair
- Jana Kainerstorfer, Carnegie Mellon University, United States, Program Chair
- Amir Rosenthal, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel, Program Chair
- Andrew Berger, U of Rochester, The Institute of Optics, United States
- Laura Di Sieno, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Adam Eggebrecht, Washington University in St Louis, United States
- Sergio Fantini, Tufts University, United States
- Silvina Ferradal, Children's Hospital, Boston, United States
- Sylvain Gioux, Universite de Strasbourg, France
- Parsin Haji Reza, University of Waterloo, Canada
- Shudong Jiang, Dartmouth College, United States
- Ori Katz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Chulhong Kim, POSTECH, South Korea
- Mark Niedre, Northeastern University, United States
- Farouk Nouizi, University of California Irvine, United States
- Ashwin Parthasarathy, University of South Florida, United States
- Narasimhan Rajaram, University of Arkansas, United States
- Dustin Shipp, Utah Valley University, United States
- Ulas Sunar, Wright State University, United States
- Tanja Tarvainen, Itä-Suomen Yliopisto, Finland
- Xueding Wang, University of Michigan, United States
Plenary Session
Steven LeBoeuf
Valencell, Inc, USA
Cuff-like Accuracy in Blood Pressure Monitoring via Wearable Photoplethysmography and Machine Learning
In this study, a machine learning model was developed to predict blood pressure(BP) based on optical and inertial sensor data collected from a commercially available photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor module embedded within a wearable device.
About the Speaker
Inventor of more than 80 granted patents and more than 100 patents pending in the field of wearable biomedical sensing, Steven LeBoeuf is one of the foundational innovators in wearable PPG sensors that are now embedded in millions of wearables on the market today. Before founding Valencell in 2006, Dr. LeBoeuf pioneered innovations in solid state materials, multiwavelength optoelectronic devices, high-power electronics, nanostructured materials and devices, and biochemical sensor systems while serving as a Senior Scientist and Biosensor Project Lead for General Electric. LeBoeuf has developed dozens of strategic partnerships with industry leading consumer technology brands, medical professionals, research institutions, medical device manufacturers, health and fitness companies, and start-ups. One of the most broadly quoted scientists and entrepreneurs in the field of wearable PPG sensing, LeBoeuf has served as a speaker in 50+ events around the world and is routinely interviewed by journalists, industry analysts, venture capitalists, and academic researchers. As a founding pioneer in modern wearables, LeBoeuf has managed Valencell’s foundational patent portfolio, which has been licensed to dozens of companies around the world and implemented in 40+ wearable devices, ranging from earbuds, hearing aids, wristbands, legbands, smartwatches, virtual reality systems, headbands and more. LeBoeuf holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University.
Catharine Young
SHEPHERD Foundation, USA
The Optics of a Changing Scientific Landscape
Based on the current pandemic, society will be forced to rethink how we operate on many levels and academia is no different. From graduate education, to policy reform to mentoring we now face an inflection point.
About the Speaker
Originally from South Africa, Dr. Catharine Young holds a doctorate degree in Biomedical Sciences and previously served as the Senior Director of Science Policy for the Biden Cancer Initiative. Here she fostered discussion and collaboration within the biotech, technology, science, and academic fields to drive innovation solutions and breakthroughs against cancer. Prior to this position, Catharine served as the Senior Science and Innovation Policy Advisor and Head of the DC team for the Foreign Ministry of the UK. Based at the British Embassy, Catharine influenced science and innovation policies of both the UK and US governments, industry, and academia. Following her Postdoctoral training at Cornell University in Biomedical Engineering, Catharine was selected as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs. Here she led international engagements on eliminating biological weapons, improving biosafety and biosecurity, and assisting in the DoD's response to the Ebola outbreak in Western Africa. Catharine also co-founded Blueprint International, a non-profit dedicated to providing novel technological solutions to some of the world’s most pressing social issues. Catharine is the Executive Director of the SHEPHERD Foundation. Recent awards include being selected as a TED Fellow, Alexandria 40 Under 40 and Social Enablers top 100 most inspiring social entrepreneurs. Catharine is an advocate for women in STEM and has been a contributor to major social and media networks including TED-Ed, the Guardian and the UK Science and Innovation Network.
