The Schedule
Day 1: Tissue Optics and Optical Fiber Sensing: TOOFS) (Day 1: 6th Januray, 2025)
08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 11:30 (TOOFS 1) (Theory) Tissue Optics I [Prof. Sujatha N., IIT Madras]
11:30 - 13:00 (TOOFS 2) (Theory) Optical Fiber Sensing [Prof. Balaji Srinivasan, IIT Madras]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 (TOOFS 3) (Theory) Phototheranostics: Listening and Treating with Light [Dr. JayaPrakash, IISc Bangalore]
15:30 - 17:00 (TOOFS 4) (Experimental) Hands-on Session on Optical Fiber Sensing [Prof. Srijith K., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Day 2: Spectroscopy: SP (Day 2: 7th Januray, 2025)
09:00 - 10:15 (SP 1) (Theory) Spectroscopy Methods in Life Sciences I [Prof. Nilesh Jayanthilal Vasa, IIT Madras]
10:30 - 11:45 (SP 2) (Theory) Calibrating a Spectrometer and acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra. UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer, Fluorescent spectrometer, Raman Spectrometer. [Mr. Jayakumar Sambasivan, COMTEK]
12:00 - 13:00 (SP 3) Fundamentals in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Session I [Dr. Lakshmi Priya, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 (SP 4) (Experimental) Calibrating a Spectrometer and acquisition of diffuse reflectance spectra. UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometer, Fluorescent spectrometer, Raman Spectrometer. [Mr. Jayakumar Sambasivan, COMTEK]
16:30 - 17:30 (SP 5) (Experimental) Modeling of Radiative Trasport Equation (RTE) using COMSOL Multiphysics & Monte Carlo Techniques [Dr. Uttam M. Pal, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Day 3: Tissue Imaging, Biostatistics & Image Processing: TIBIP (Day 3: 8th Januray, 2025)
09:00 - 11:30 (TIBIP 1) (Theory) Tissue Imaging I [Prof. Hari Varma, IIT Bombay]
11:45 - 13:00 (TIBIP 2) (Theory) Fundamental of Biostatsitiscs in Clinical Diagnosis [Prof. Sreekumar Nair, JIPMER Puducherry]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 (TIBIP 3) (Perspective) Challenges faced by doctors in early detection and management of cancer. Can technology aid? [Dr. Arpitha Anantharaju, JIPMER Puducherry]
15:15 - 16:00 (TIBIP 4) (Theory) Medical Image Processing [Dr. Rohini P., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
16:15 - 17:30 (TIBIP 5) (Hands-on Demonstration) Medical Image Processing [Dr. Rohini P., IIITDM Kancheepuram]
Day 4: Microscopy: MI (Day 4: 9th Januray, 2025)
09:00 - 10:15 (MI 1) (Theory) Microscopic imaging of cells I [Prof. Srivathsan Vasudevan, IIT Indore]
10:30 - 12:45 (MI 2) (Theory) Microscopy imaging of cells II [Dr. Sebastian Raja, Leica Microsystems]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 (MI 3) (Experimental) Bright field, phase contrast microscopy [Dr. Sebastian Raja, Leica Microsystems]
16:00 - 17:30 (MI 4) (Experimental) Fluorescence microscopy and nanoscopy [Dr. Sebastian Raja, Leica Microsystems]
Day 5: Optical Biosensors & Artificial Intelligence: OB & AI (Day 5: 10th Januray, 2025)
09:00 - 10:15 (OB&AI1) (Theory) Optical Biosensors I [Prof. Raghavendra Sai V V, IIT Madras]
10:30 - 11:45 (OB&AI 2) (Theory) Optical Biosensors II [Prof. Ramya Selvaraj, NIT Raipur]
12:00 - 13:00 (OB&AI 3) (Perspective) Point-of-care cancer diagnostics [Dr. Dr. Murugan Nandagopa, LifeCell International Pvt. Ltd.]
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 (OB&AI4) (Perspective) Ultra-low emission in biosamples, determination and processing for diagnosis [Dr. Jayachandra Bingi, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
15:30 - 16:30 (OB&AI5) Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Session II [Dr. Priyanka Kokil, IIITDM Kancheepuram]
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)
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 ®