List of confirmed Invited Talks (in alphabetical order by author surname):
Dr. Chrysafis ANDREOU, University of Cyprus, Cyprus:
Imaging Cancer with SERS Nanoprobes
Dr. Maria Rosa ANTOGNAZZA, Italian Institute of Technology, Milan, Italy:
Organic semiconductors for regenerative medicine: optical modulation of the cell fate
Prof. Simion ASTILEAN, Babes Bolyai University, Romania:
Plasmonics in Biophotonics: New Nanotools for Sensing, Imaging and Therapy
Prof. Randy BARTELS, Morgridge Institute for Research & University of Wisconsin, USA:
Computational adaptive optics nonlinear holographic microscopy for tissue imaging
Prof. Virginijus BARZDA, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada:
Nonlinear Optical Histopathology
Dr. Erik BECKERT, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, Germany:
Highly flexible and precise, dielectrophoretic and AI image analysis enabled sorting of cells in a microfluidic system
Dr. Arik BERGMAN, Ariel University, Israel:
Highly Sensitive Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensing of Kagome Lattice Inspired Hollow Core Photonic Crystal Fiber for Enhanced Detection of Human Blood Components
Dr. Paolo BIANCHINI, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy:
Single-molecule localization and MINFLUX imaging and tracking with cell-permeant dyes
Prof. Kostadinka BIZHEVA, University of Waterloo, Canada:
Progress on probing neurovascular coupling in the living retina
Prof. Juan M. BUENO, University of Murcia, Spain:
Enhancing Nonlinear Imaging Microscopy through a Photon-counting Camera
Dr. Violeta CĂLIN, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” Bucharest, Romania:
Quantitative Phase Microscopy for Cellular and Tissue Analysis across Malignancy Grades: A Label-Free Approach to Cancer Diagnostics
Assoc. Prof. Cirstina CIRTOAJE, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania:
Liquid crystal based composites for photonic sensors applications
Prof. Gabriella CINCOTTI, Roma Tre University, Italy:
Bridging AFM and s-SNOM: A theoretical model for image reconstruction
Prof. Giuseppe CHIRICO, University of Milano-Biccoca, Italy:
New trends in in vivo optical imaging: beyond 2 photon excitation fluorescence microscopy
Prof. Maddalena COLLINI, University of Milano-Biccoca, Italy:
Super-resolution thermal imaging and temperature monitoring in non linear excitation spectroscopy
Dr. Alberto DE CASTRO, Instituto de Óptica Daza de Valdés, CSIC, Spain:
Optical coherence tomography to study the optics of the human crystalline lens
Dr. Pietro FERRARO, CNR – Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, Italy:
New Insights in Single-Cell Biology via 3D Refractive Index Holographic Tomography
Prof. Monica FLORESCU, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania:
Multifunctional Advanced Materials: Spectroelectrochemical Analysis of Biomolecular Interactions
Prof. Cristina FLORS, Insituto IMDEA Nanociencia, Spain:
Advanced fluorescence microscopy to understand the interactions between bacteria and materials
Dr. Eugen GHEORGHIU, International Centre of Biodynamics, Romania:
High-resolution impedance mapping of a (bio)sample using label-free electrically modulated optical microscopy
Ms. Ofra GOLANI, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel:
Spatial Multi-Omics and Image Analysis Illuminate Unique Zonation Patterns and Disease Mechanisms
Prof. Marie Louise GROOT, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Translation of higher harmonic generation microscopy into the clinic: Biopsy assessment and response to treatment prediction
Assoc. Prof. Radu HRISTU, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania:
Quantitative Multiscale Characterization of Collagen Fibrils via Correlated SHG Microscopy, s-SNOM, and AFM
Assoc. Prof. Takuro IDEGUCHI, Institute for Photon Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan:
Mid-infrared quantitative phase microscopy for live-cell imaging
Prof. Mariana IONITA, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania:
Over two decades of graphene in biomedical field
Dr. Avi KARSENTY, Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel:
Key Physical Considerations in Numerical Analysis for Nanoscopy Experiments
Prof. Karsten KÖNIG, Saarland University, Germany:
Optical Metabolic Imaging of Humans using Multiphoton FLIM Tomography
with Ultracompact Femtosecond Fiber Laser
Prof. Aleksandar J. KRMPOT, Institute of Physics, Serbia:
Nonlinear (two photon and third harmonic generation) imaging and laser cell surgery on hyphae (fungi cells) to enable electrophysiological measurements
Prof. Godai MIAYJI, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan:
Mechanism of direct nanofabrication on solids with intense femtosecond laser pulses
Assoc. Prof. Nirmal MAZUMDER, Manipal School of Life Sciences, India:
Advances of Nonlinear Optical Microscopy and its Biomedical Applications
Prof. Laura MARCU, University of California, Davis, USA:
Next-Generation Cardiovascular Imaging: The Role of FLIM and OCT
Prof. Manuel MARTINEZ-CORRAL, University of Valencia, Spain:
Extended depth-of-field microscopy through use of varifocal lenses
Prof. Mona MIHAILESCU, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania:
Single- to multi-cell high content image analyses by multidimensional label-free microscopy
Dr. Aiko NARAZAKI, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan:
Bioactive Coating by Laser-Induced Forward Transfer for Dental Applications
Prof. Raluca NIESNER, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany:
Functional and metabolic in vivo imaging in the bone marrow of murine intact long bones: longitudinal fluorescence lifetime microendoscopy FLIMB
Prof. Marc LAMY DE LA CHAPELLE, Le Mans University, France:
Detection, identification and structural study of biomolecules by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Prof. Loredana LATTERINI, University of Perugia, Italy:
Studies on the interface between nanostructured materials and proteins to develop responsive bio-materials (KEYNOTE TALK)
Prof. Periklis (Laki) Pantazis, Imperial College of London, UK:
Primed Conversion Microscopy: From Tumour Evolution Mapping to Smart Light-Sheet Imaging
Prof. Adrian PODOLEANU, University of Kent, UK:
Leader – Follower Protocols in the Practice of Optical Coherence Tomography
Prof. Chrysanthe PREZA, The University of Memphis, USA:
Efficient image restoration in 3D structured illumination microscopy using plug and play methods to integrate physical and learned models
Dr. Giacomo ROMOLINI, University of Copenhagen, Denmark:
DNA-Stabilized Silver Clusters as NIR Bright Molecular Emitters Beyond Traditional Fluorophores
Dr. Danielis RUTKAUSKAS, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania:
Thyroid cancer assessment with wide-field second-harmonic generation microscopy
Assoc. Prof. Takashi SAITOU, Ehime University, Japan:
Advancing Two-Photon Light-Sheet Microscopy: From Wide-Field Bessel Beams to Versatile Configurations
Dr. Giuseppe SANCATALDO, University of Palermo, Italy:
Phasor Analysis in FLIM: A Window into Molecular Interactions
Prof. Genaro SAAVEDRA, University of Valencia, Spain:
Clever illumination strategies for boosting 3D inspection performance
Assoc. Prof. Laura SIRONI, University of Milano-Biccoca, Italy:
AI-driven analysis of fibrosis in clinical digital pathology
Dr. Felix SIMA, Center for Advanced Laser Technologies – National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Romania:
High-power lasers and biophotonic devices: synergistic tools for cancer research
Dr. Daniela SERIEN, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan:
Ultrafast Laser Direct Write of Free-Form Wireframe Microstructures Made from Pure Protein
Dr. Riccardo SCODDELLARO, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Germany:
Translating AI from bench to bedside: Explainable AI role in the first applications of forward-forward deep learning on human microscopy imaging data
Prof. Christophe SILIEN, University of Limerick, Ireland:
Leveraging illumination and spectral sparsity for super-resolution Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering
Dr. Martin SKORSETZ, JenLab Gmbh, Germany:
Adaptive Optics Multimodal Femtosecond Fiber Laser Microscopy of Organoids
Dr. Koji SUGIOKA, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan:
Super-Resolution Live Imaging of Cancer Cells Migrating in 3D Microfluidic Channels Made of CYTOP
Assoc. Prof. Denis E. TRANCA, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania:
Near-field Optical Imaging of Ranunculus Pollen Grain Nanoscale Architecture
Prof. Devrim ÜNAY, İzmir Demokrasi University, Türkiye:
Computational Microscopy with AI: Algorithms for Analyzing Cellular and Subcellular Structures
Prof. Angelika UNTERHUBER, Medical University Vienna, Austria:
Bridging optical coherence tomography with Raman spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy for biomedical applications
Prof. Frédérique VANHOLSBEECK, The University of Auckland, New Zealand:
A novel multimodal platform incorporating polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography, Raman spectroscopy and mechanical testing for studying cartilage
Dr. Alexander VALLMITJANA, University of California, Irvine, USA:
Label-free two-photon FLIM for clinical dermatology
Dr. Rebeca MARTINEZ VASQUEZ, IFN-CNR, Italy:
Miniaturized imaging window for advanced in-vivo imaging
Dr. Tom VETTENBURG, University of Dundee, Scotland:
Harmonic Optical Coherence Tomography
Prof. Alex VITKIN, University Health Network, Canada:
Shedding light on radiotherapy with functional optical coherence tomography
Dr. Laura VITTADELLO, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France:
Near Infrared Imaging via Harmonic Nanoparticles
Assoc. Prof. Fang YANG, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, China:
Transition metal-doped nanoprobe materials and their applications in tumor theranostics
Prof. Robert J. ZAWADZKI, University of California, Davis, USA:
Progress on optical coherence tomography (OCT) – based assessment of the light-evoked retinal response (optoretinography)
[LIST TO BE UPDATED]