The schedule of the school is set in such a way that the theory sessions will take place in the morning sessions, while the practical/experimental sessions will take place in the afternoon session.
09:15 - 10:30 (Theory and Hands-on) Optical Biosensors (U-bent fiber optic probes) [Prof. Raghavendra Sai V V, IIT Madras]
10:30 - 11:00 Inauguration Session
11:00 - 12:00 (Perspective) Challenges by Surgeons and Clinicians and where Physicist/Engineers can pitch in [Dr. Vaithiswaran, Equitas Hospital]
12:00 - 13:00 (Theory) Theory and Application of Adaptive Optics [Dr. Vyas Akondi, IISER Behrampur]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 (Theory) Fundamental of Biostatsitiscs in Clinical Diagnosis [Prof. Sreekumar Nair, JIPMER Puducherry]
14:00 - 17:00 (Experimental) Hands-on Session by a group of faculties from IIITDM Kancheepuram*
Session Chair: Prof. Tapas Sil, Associate Professor, IIITDM Kancheepuram
09:00 - 10:15 (Theory) Spectroscopy Methods in Life Sciences I [Prof. Nilesh Jayanthilal Vasa, IIT Madras]
10:15 - 11:30 (Theory and Hands-on) Polarized photoacoustic biomolecular sensing [Dr. JayaPrakash, IISc Bangalore]
12:00 - 13:00 Introduction to Spectroscopy and its various applications. [Mr. Jayakumar Sambasivan, COMTEK]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 17:00 (Experimental) Calibrating a Spectrometer and acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra. UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer, Fluorescent spectrometer, Raman Spectrometer. [Mr. Jayakumar Sambasivan, COMTEK]
14:00 - 17:00 (Experimental) Hands-on Session by a group of faculties from IIITDM Kancheepuram*
(Simulation) Modeling of Light Tissue Interaction using COMSOL Multiphysics [Dr. Uttam M. Pal]
Session Chair: Dr. Srijith K, Assistant Professor, IIITDM Kancheepuram
09:00 - 10:30 (Theory) Introduction to tissue imaging: Principles and Methods [Dr. Murli K., IIT Madras]
10:30 - 11:30 (Theory) Basics of Microscopic Imaging [Dr.Sebastian Raja, Leica Microsystems]
12:00 - 13:00 TBD
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 (Demonstration) Hands-on Session by a group of faculties from IIITDM Kancheepuram*
16:00 - 17:00 (Experimental) Fluorescence microscopy and nanoscopy [Dr. Sebastian Raja, Leica Microsystems]
16:00 - 17:00 (Experimental) Bright field, phase contrast microscopy [Dr. Sebastian Raja, Leica Microsystems]
Session Chair: Dr. Monisha M, Assistant Professor, IIITDM Kancheepuram
09:00 - 10:15 (Theory) Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Session [Dr. Priyanka Kokil, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
10:30 - 11:30 (TIBIP 3) Selected Talks by Participants of WiSBO 2026
12:00 - 13:00 (Perspective) Challenges faced by doctors in early detection and management of cancer. Can technology aid? [Dr. Arpitha Anantharaju, JIPMER Puducherry]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:30 Concluding Remarks and Certificate Distribution
* List of Hands-on experiments planned throughout the school:
Confirmed:
Characterization of fiber optic components and devices [Dr. Srijith K., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
OpenCV for AI-assisted machine vision imaging, using Raspberry Pi v4/5 for high-resolution cameras [Dr. Uttam M. Pal, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Development of phantom tissue for testing optical experiments (Tissue Optics) [Dr. Uttam M. Pal, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Biosensing using Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy [Dr. Gowri A., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Imaging cancer cells using Fluorescent Probes(Microscopy) [Dr. Monisha M., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Light transport in tissue with Monte Carlo Simulations using MCML Code (https://omlc.org/software/mc/) [Prof. Tapas Sil, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Modeling Optical Systems using COMSOL Multiphysics ® [Dr. Uttam M. Pal]
If time permits:
Evaluation of carbon dots for biomedical imaging of cancer cells (Microscopy) [Dr. Monisha M., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Hands-on training on fiber splicing machine (Optical fiber sensing) [Dr. Srijith K., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Characterization of passive optical components (Optical fiber sensing) [Dr. Srijith K., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Testing and characterization of Fiber Bragg grating sensor (Optical fiber sensing) [Dr. Srijith K., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Modeling of Radiative Trasport Equation (RTE) using COMSOL Multiphysics & Monte Carlo Techniques [Dr. Uttam M. Pal, IIITDM Kancheepuram]