The Schedule (Being Updated)
Day 1: Tissue Optics and Optical Fiber Sensing (Day 1)
08:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 11:00 (Theory) Tissue Optics I
11:30 - 13:00 (Theory) Tissue Optics II
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 (Theory) Optical Fiber Sensing I [Dr. Srijith K.]
15:30 - 16:30 (Theory) Optical Fiber Sensors in Biomedical Applications [Prof. Naveen Kumar]
16:30 - 17:30 (Experimental) Hands-on Session on Optical Fiber Sensing
Day 2: Spectroscopy: SP (12th December)
09:00 - 10:15 (SP 1) (Theory) Spectroscopy Methods in Life Sciences I [Prof. Tapas Sil]
10:30 - 11:45 (SP 2) (Theory) Spectroscopy Methods in Life Sciences II [Dr. Vivek Kumar]
12:00 - 13:00 (SP 3) (Experimental) Calibrating a Spectrometer and acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra. UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer, Fluorescent spectrometer, Raman Spectrometer. [Mr. Jayakumar Sambasivan]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Challenges faced by doctors in early detection and management of cancer. Can technology aid? [Dr. Arpitha Anantharaju, JIPMER Puducherry]
14:00 - 15:00 (SP 4- Continued) (Experimental) Calibrating a Spectrometer and acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra. UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer, Fluorescent spectrometer, Raman Spectrometer. [Mr. Jayakumar Sambasivan]
16:00 - 17:30 (SP 5) (Experimental) Modeling of Radiative Trasport Equation (RTE) using COMSOL Multiphysics & Monte Carlo Techniques
Day 3: Tissue Imaging & Image Processing: TIIP (13th December)
09:00 - 10:15 (TIIP 1) (Theory) Tissue Imaging I [Prof. Hari Varma]
10:30 - 12:45 (TIIP 2) (Theory) Tissue Imaging II [Prof. Hari Varma]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 (TIIP 3) (Theory) Medical Image Processing [Dr. Rohini P.]
16:00 - 17:30 (TIIP 4) (Hands-on Demonstration) Medical Image Processing [Dr. Rohini P.]
Day 4: Microscopy: MI (14th December)
09:00 - 10:15 (MI 1) (Theory) Microscopic imaging of cells (live cell imaging and Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms for cancer diagnosis) [Dr. Monisha M.]
10:30 - 12:45 (MI 2) (Experimental) Carbon quantum dots for bioimaging of cancer cells [Dr. Monisha M.]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 (MI 3) (Theory & Experimental) Bright field, phase contrast microscopy [Dr. Sebastian Raja]
16:00 - 17:30 (MI 4) (Experimental) Fluorescence microscopy and nanoscopy [Dr. Sebastian Raja]
Day 5: Optical Biosensors & Artificial Intelligence: OB & AI (15th December)
09:00 - 10:15 (OB 1) (Theory) Optical Biosensors I [Dr. Gowri A.]
10:30 - 11:45 (OB 2) (Theory) Optical Biosensors II [Dr. Gowri A.]
12:00 - 13:00 (OB 3) (Perspective) Ultra-low emission in biosamples, determination and processing for diagnosis [Dr. Jayachandra Bingi]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 (AI 1) Artificial Intelligence [Prof. Priyanka Kokil]
15:30 - 16:30 (AI 2) Artificial Intelligence [Prof. Priyanka Kokil]
16:30 - 17.30 Concluding Remarks and Certificate Distribution
List of Hands-on experiments planned throughout the school:
Development of phantom tissue for testing optical experiments (Tissue Optics)
Developing 3D designs and printing your very first 3D Print
Fluorescence-based detection of bacterial viability using Propidium Iodide staining (Microscopy)
Evaluation of carbon dots for biomedical imaging of cancer cells (Microscopy)
Hands on training on fiber splicing machine (Optical fiber sensing)
Characterization of passive optical components (Optical fiber sensing)
Testing and characterization of Fiber Bragg grating sensor (Optical fiber sensing)
Modeling Optical Biosensor (Plasmonic) using COMSOL Multiphysics ®