Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy

07 April 2024 – 10 April 2024 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA

Focuses 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) and spectroscopy (PAS), laser speckle imaging, Raman spectroscopy, fluorescence imaging, wavefront engineering to overcome scattering, as well as on novel biophotonics developments in pre-clinical and clinical applicat

Such developments will also include a specific focus on diagnostic and treatment-monitoring capabilities derived from probing tissues at the macroscopic level, as well as the 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 that it brings together researchers working at all levels of this multidisciplinary effort and has historically provided the ecosystem feeding other more specialized areas and applications.

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 that it brings together researchers working at all levels of this multidisciplinary effort and has historically provided the ecosystem feeding other more specialized areas and applications.

Topic Categories
 

Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy

1. Diffuse Optics (DOT/DOS, DCT/DCS)
   Covers all salient aspects ranging from algorithms and devices to pre-clinical and clinical applications
2. Laser Speckle Imaging
   Covers the use of laser speckles and their statistics for biomedical imaging and monitoring
3. Photoacoustic Tomography and Spectroscopy
   Covers all salient aspects ranging from algorithms and devices to pre-clinical and clinical applications
4. Raman Spectroscopy & Fluorescence Imaging
   Covers all levels from the physical basis to novel new devices to pre-clinical and clinical applications, including the development and use of exogenous probes
5. The Future
   Novel technological developments and emerging pre-clinical and clinical applications covering a wide range of methods. For example, the use of less explored wavelength ranges, development of wearables or implantables, new contrasts,and new measurement techniques

 

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Committee Members

• Stefan Carp, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States, Chair
• Chulhong Kim, Pohang Univ of Science & Technology, Republic Of Korea, Chair
• Srivalleesha Mallidi, Tufts University, United States, Program Chair
• Darren Roblyer, Boston University, United States, Program Chair
• Michal Balberg, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
• Regine Choe, University of Rochester, United States
• Bin Deng, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
• Laura Di Sieno, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Turgut Durduran, ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain
• Sergio Fantini, Tufts University, United States
• Christa Haase, Northeastern University, United States
• Zeinab Hajjarian, University of Massachusetts Lowell, United States
• Jeesu Kim, Pusan National University, Republic Of Korea
• Tiffany Ko, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, United States
• Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland
• Chengbo Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
• Mark Niedre, Northeastern University, United States
• Farouk Nouizi, University of California Irvine, United States
• Ashwin Parthasarathy, University of South Florida, United States
• Miguel Pleitez, Technische Universität Munchen, Germany
• Manojit Pramanik, Iowa State University, United States
• Narasimhan Rajaram, University of Arkansas, United States
• Parsin Reza, University of Waterloo
• Dustin Shipp, Utah Valley University, United States
• Bryan Spring, Northeastern University, United States
• Tanja Tarvainen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
• Min Wu, Eindhoven University Of Technology
• Meryem Yucel, Boston University, United States
• Yue Zhuo, Yale University, United States

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Plenary Speakers

 

Dr. Irina Larina

Baylor College of Medicine, USA
Dynamic OCT for In Vivo Investigation of the Fallopian Tube Physiology: Eggs, Sperm and Cilia

Sarah Bohndiek

University of Cambridge, UK
Harnessing the Power of Spectroscopy in Early Cancer Detection

Gerwin Puppels

Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Raman Spectroscopy: Translation to the Clinic

Samuel Achilefu

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), USA

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Invited Speakers

• Bernard Choi, University of California Irvine, United States
   
• Turgut Durduran, ICFO -Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain
   
• Rongkang Gao, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  New Algorithm Strategies in Structural and Functional Photoacoustic Computational Tomography  
   
• Christa Haase, Northeastern University, United States
   
• Jeesu Kim, Pusan National University, Republic Of Korea
   
• Anand Kumar, Harvard University, United States
   
• Amaan Mazhar, Modulim, United States
   
• Isha Munjal, Indian Institute of Science, India
  Spatial Impulse Response of Ultrasound Transducer Correction Using Deep Learning in Photoacoustic Tomography  
   
• Hee-Kyung Na, Korea Research Inst of Standards & Sci, Republic Of Korea
   
• Yumie Ono, Meiji University, Japan
   
• Byullee Park, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic Of Korea
   
• Vivek Srinivasan, New York University, United States
   
• Robert Warren, Hamamatsu Ventures USA, United States
   
• Kuan Cheng Wu, Boston University, United States
   
• Junjie Yao, Duke University, United States
   

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 Industry Sessions
 

Biophotonics Industry Keynote Speaker: Julia Eng

Photonics in Like Sciences: Connecting Laboratories, Instruments and Consumers with Innovative Solutions

Julie Sheridan Eng was named Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Coherent in 2022.  Prior to becoming CTO, Dr. Eng served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Coherent/II-VI’s Optoelectronic Devices and Modules Business Unit. Prior to joining II-VI through the II-VI acquisition of Finisar, Dr. Eng worked at Finisar, serving most recently as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Finisar’s 3D Sensing Business Unit, and prior to that, as Executive Vice President of Datacom Engineering.  Prior to joining Finisar, Dr. Eng was part of AT&T/Lucent/Agere, where she managed datacom transceivers.

Dr. Eng is a Past Chair of the IEEE Committee on Women in Engineering and presently serves on the Board of Directors of Optica. She holds a BA degree in Physics from Bryn Mawr College and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).  She earned MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. In 2022, she was elected Fellow of Optica for distinguished contributions to the advancement of optics and photonics.
 

Exploring the Landscape of Biophotonics: Trends, Challenges, Collaborations and Future Prospects
 

Moderator
Caroline Boudoux, CEO, Castor Optics; Professor, Polytechnique Montreal and Author

Panelists

• Michael Choma, Yale University
• Jessie Weber, Medical and Mid-infrared at Coractive
• Yasaman Soudagar, Co-Founder Neurescence Inc., Bruker Corp.
• Graham Dempsey, Quiver Bioscience
• Adam Wax, Duke University
   

Industry Networking Event

Presenters: 

• Caroline Boudoux, CEO, Castor Optics, Professor, Polytechnique Montreal, Author
  It Goes without Saying: Taking the Guesswork Out of Your PhD in Engineering
   
• Ty Olmstead, Florida Photonics Cluster, USA
  Exploring Florida's Biophotonics Ecosystem: Insights from the Florida Photonics Cluster
   

Optical Sensing and Imaging in Healthcare: Perspectives and Future Directions
 

Moderator: Kathy Beaudette, Industry Co-Chair, Castor Optics

Panelists:  

• Michael Choma, Professor, Yale University of Medicine, Theranova

• Jessie Weber, Coractive
   

Optical Imaging in Drug Development
 

Moderator: Ewa Zarnowska, Industry Co-Chair, Coherent Corp.

Panelists:

• Graham Dempsey, Founder and CSO, Quiver Bioscience
• Yasaman Soudagar, Co-Founder Neurescence Inc., Bruker Corp.

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 Industry Events

 

Women in Optics Reception

Saturday, 06 April 19:00 - 20:00

Lona Cocina

This informal networking event brings together women in biomedical optics — to meet other women in the field and discuss challenges and opportunities. All are welcome, regardless of gender. Please join Chairs Christine Hendon, Jonathan Liu and members of the Optica Biophotonics Congress committee, and meet others attending this cutting-edge congress. Share your ideas to help ensure our community and this meeting is as welcoming and inclusive as possible.
 

The Role of Standardization in Biophotonics

Sunday, 07 April 12:15 - 13:15

You’re invited to join the Optica Technical Groups for a panel discussion that will raise awareness and emphasize standardization’s role in accelerating biophotonics technology development. You will have the chance to hear thoughts from diverse stakeholders in academia, industry, standardization, and funding bodies on ways we can further standardize the field and push forward the development of biophotonics technologies.

RSVP here for this technical group event to let us know you will attend.

Moderator

• Katarzyna Komolibus, Senior Researcher in Biophotonics, Tyndall National Institute
• Sanathana Konugolu Venkata Sekar, Senior Staff Researcher, Team Leader, Tyndall National Institute

Speakers

• Sarah Bohndiek, Professor of Biomedical Physics at the University of Cambridge, UK
• Turgut Durduran, Professor and Group Leader of Medical Optics Groups at ICFO, Spain 
• Caroline Boudoux, Professor of Engineering Physics at Polytechnique Monéal, CEO, Co-Founder of Castor Optics, Canada 
• Jennifer Lynch, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA 
• Tim Quang, Staff Scientist at the Section on Biomedical Optics at the National Institutes of Health, USA

Candid Conversations: Machine Learning for Biophotonic Applications with Kivanc Kose

Monday, 08 April 12:00 - 12:45

You are invited to join the Microscopy and OCT Technical Group for an informal discussion exploring the application of machine learning in biophotonics. The technical group has invited Dr. Kivanc Kose from the Optical Imaging Laboratory at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, an expert in image processing, image analysis, computer vision, computational methods, and machine learning, to chat with attendees. Dr. Kose will briefly introduce the topic, and then we will open the floor to questions.

RSVP here to join us for this candid conversation.

Moderator:  Aditi Sahu, Senior Research Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA;NewYork

Speaker" Kivanc Kose, Senior Research Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA;NewYork
 

Congress Reception

Monday, 08 April 18:30 - 20:00

Join your peers for the congress reception. Due to high winds, the Congress Reception has moved to the Atlantic Ballroom Foyer.

Maternal Health Panel

Tuesday, 09 April 16:00 - 17:00

The panel will tackle the complex challenges in maternal health, with a primary focus on implementing technical strategies to decrease maternal mortality rates. It will scrutinize various factors influencing maternal health outcomes, such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, and geography. Additionally, the panel will delve into how technology and innovation can improve access to maternal health services, especially for marginalized or remote communities. Our objective is to pinpoint effective strategies and champion actionable solutions to expedite progress in maternal health, thus safeguarding the well-being of mothers and their infants across diverse regions and populations.

Moderator
Jessica Ramella-Roman, Florida International University

Speakers

• Christine O’Brien, Washington University in St Louis
• Latisha Barfield, Florida International University

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