Vyas Akondi
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Vyas Akondi
Vyas Akondi
Dr. Vyas Akondi
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Sciences
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur
Brief Biography
Brief Biography
Vyas Akondi, an Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Berhampur since August 2022, earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science in 2012. He subsequently held postdoctoral positions at University College Dublin and Instituto de Optica in Madrid and served as a Senior Research Scientist at Stanford University until July 2022. Currently leading a research group, Dr. Akondi specializes in advancing adaptive optics technology. His work primarily focuses on developing cutting-edge adaptive optics ocular devices for clinical applications in ophthalmology, aiming to enable early disease diagnosis, management, and the evolution of new therapies and vision correction strategies. Additionally, his research explores using adaptive optics in microscopy to analyze structural and functional changes in biological samples at the microscale. Dr. Akondi is a senior member of Optica and a lifetime member of SPIE.
Professional experience
Professional experience
Assistant Professor (Aug 2022 - Present)
Assistant Professor (Aug 2022 - Present)
Department of Physical Sciences
Department of Physical Sciences
IISER Berhampur, India
IISER Berhampur, India
Senior Research Scientist (March 2018 - July 2022)
Senior Research Scientist (March 2018 - July 2022)
Stanford University, USA
Stanford University, USA
Mentor: Prof. Alfredo Dubra
Mentor: Prof. Alfredo Dubra
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Dec 2014 - Feb 2018)
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Dec 2014 - Feb 2018)
Instituto de Óptica (CSIC), Spain
Instituto de Óptica (CSIC), Spain
Mentor: Prof. Susana Marcos
Mentor: Prof. Susana Marcos
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Mar 2012 - Aug 2014)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Mar 2012 - Aug 2014)
University College Dublin
University College Dublin
Mentor: Prof. Brian Vohnsen
Mentor: Prof. Brian Vohnsen
Courses taught
Courses taught
PHY 101 Mechanics
PHY 101 Mechanics
PHY 102 Electromagnetism
PHY 102 Electromagnetism
PHY 201 Waves and Introductory Optics
PHY 201 Waves and Introductory Optics
CDS 201 Introduction to MATLAB for scientists
PHY 310 Optics
PHY 307 Physics Lab I
PHY 307 Physics Lab I
PHY 308 Physics Lab II
PHY 308 Physics Lab II
PHY 413 Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
PHY 413 Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
PHY 430 Introduction to Fourier Optics
Education
Education
Ph.D. (Physics) (Aug 2006 - Feb 2012)
Ph.D. (Physics) (Aug 2006 - Feb 2012)
Joint Astronomy Programme (JAP)
Joint Astronomy Programme (JAP)
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science
Mentor: Prof. B. Raghavendra Prasad (IIAP)
Mentor: Prof. B. Raghavendra Prasad (IIAP)
M.Sc. (Physics) (June 2004 - Mar 2006)
M.Sc. (Physics) (June 2004 - Mar 2006)
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh
Prasanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh
B.Sc. (Hons. in Physics) (June 2001 - Mar 2004)
B.Sc. (Hons. in Physics) (June 2001 - Mar 2004)
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning
Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka
Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka
Till 12th class (June 1987 - Mar 2001)
Till 12th class (June 1987 - Mar 2001)
Bhadrachalam Public School & Junior College
Bhadrachalam Public School & Junior College
Sarapaka, Telangana
Sarapaka, Telangana
Recognition
Recognition
Paresh Kumar Sahoo (Ph.D. student) received the Optica Travel Grant Award for the paper:
P. K. Sahoo and V. Akondi, “Fast evaluation of wavefront errors in multi-layered samples using discrete Fourier transforms,” presented at the 48th Optical Society of India Symposium (OSIS), PRL Ahmedabad, India, 8–12 December 2025.
Suman Sangiri (Ph.D. student) received the Optica Travel Grant Award for the paper:
S. Sangiri, P. K. Pradhan, and V. Akondi, “Study of the interaction of ocular wavefront aberrations with extended depth-of-focus intraocular lenses in wavefront aberrometry,” presented at the 48th Optical Society of India Symposium (OSIS), PRL Ahmedabad, India, 8–12 December 2025.
Likhith Kumar Pampana (2019 BS-MS student; Master’s thesis student) received the Best Poster Award for the work:
L. K. Pampana, S. Sangiri, and V. Akondi, “Demonstration of defocus estimation using deep neural networks and simulated Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor images,” presented at CSDAB-2023, IISER Berhampur, 23–24 November 2023.
The 2021 article, “Dynamic wavefront distortion in resonant scanners” was selected as the Editor’s pick in Applied Optics journal. DOI: 10.1364/AO.443972.
Dr. Vyas Akondi received the Qualcomm Distinguished Poster Award at the SCIEN Industry Affiliates Meeting, Stanford University, 20 November 2020, for the poster titled, “Image degradation due to dynamic wavefront distortion in resonant scanners.”
Dr. Vyas Akondi was elected as a Senior Optica member (formerly Optical Society of America) in June 2019.
Dr. Vyas Akondi received the 2016 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Optica Publishing Group.
Dr. Vyas Akondi was the recipient of the 2014 M+Visión Advanced Fellowship (2014-2017) in Translational Biomedical Imaging (EU COFUND under FP7 - Marie Curie actions) by the Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium.
Dr. Vyas Akondi was a recipient of the 2011 Robert S. Hilbert Memorial Travel Grant, in recognition of research excellence in the areas of optical engineering, lens design and illumination design, conferred by Optical Research Associates and OSA Foundation.
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