Prospective Students

About the Lab:

The Biophotonics lab focus is on developing non-invasive tools for disease diagnosis-based optical principles. This area is highly application-oriented, at the same time deeply involved in the basic sciences. Using the physics of light-tissue interaction, we try to extract the chemical composition and architecture of the target tissue to understand the biology of tissue transformation during the progression of diseases. We do simulations for optimal device design, instrumentation, and experimentation at research and clinical application levels. Most projects involve large-scale data analysis and interpretation using machine learning / deep learning techniques. The focus is developing clinically viable non-invasive portable units for conveniently sensing physiological conditions. For more details, please visit our website/publications.

Desired background:

Electrical and / or Electronics Engg., Mechanical Engg., Instrumentation Engg., Chemical Engg., Optical engineering, Basic sciences, Biotechnology, Computer Science and Engg with keen interest in device development.

Research Projects are available in the following areas:

• Intracavity perfusion imaging (Instrumentation and Image processing& analysis) 

• High-speed imaging of tissue perfusion (Instrumentation and signal processing& analysis)

• Light tissue interactions in realistic tissue models (in-vitro and in-silico) for diagnostic and therapeutic applications (Mathematical simulations) and validation using standard optical instruments (data collection and analysis)

• Quick tissue analysis for pathology labs (instrumentation, image analysis and classification)

• Development of biochemical sensors using optics (Instrumentation, basic sciences, and data analysis)

• Optics in tissue structural and functional imaging: Development of in-vivo devices (Modeling, Instrumentation, and data analysis)