Group Members
Alexandre Douplik
Head of Photonics Group
Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, 91福利
Scientist, iBEST, Keenan Research Centre of the LKS Knowledge Institute, St. Michael Hospital
Co-op Program Faculty Advisor, Optica Student Chapter Faculty Advisor, SPIE Toronto Metropolitan Student Chapter Faculty Advisor
Office: KHS 138
416-979-5000 x 556538
douplik@torontomu.ca
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Areas of Interest: laser-tissue interactions, optical physics and engineering, optoelectronics, biomedical imaging, cancer diagnostics, image-guided therapy and device development.
Current members
Mina Bagheri
MASc student
mina.bagheri@torontomu.ca
Spatial Angle Filter (SAF) Imaging
Kiana Daliry
MSc student
kdaliry@torontomu.ca
Spatial Angle Filter (SAF) Imaging: Seeing Deeper Inside Highly Light Scattering Media: Fog or Skin
Leah DeVos
PhD Candidate
leah.devos@torontomu.ca
Monitoring of Perfusion With Remote PPG Imaging
Kate Dingle
MASc student
kate.dingle@torontomu.ca
Biomechanical Devices, Raman Spectroscopy, Endoscopy
Alexander D'Ippolito
MASc student
alex.dippolito@torontomu.ca
Biomechanical devices, Raman spectroscopy and Needle endoscopy
Vanja Dvekar
MSc student
vdvekar@torontomu.ca
Optical Investigation for Endothelial Function
Joshua Essikot
Research Volunteer
joshua.essikot@torontomu.ca
Lockable Arm for an Ultrasonic Probe
Ali Fares
Research Assistant
ali.fares@torontomu.ca
Software Dev
Veronica Kurkjian
MSc student
vkurkjian@torontomu.ca
Phosphenes, Neurostimulation, Visual Prosthesis, Prototyping
Faraz Sadrzadeh-Afsharazar
PhD Candidiate
fsadrzad@torontomu.ca
Noninvasive Optical Venous & Arterial Cervical Macrovasculature Monitoring
Guennadi Saiko
Adjunct Professor
gsaiko@torontomu.ca
Biooptics for Cardiovascular Applications, Emergency and Wound Care
Harmeet Singh
Research Assistant
harmeet2.singh@torontomu
Non - Invasive Phosphene Stimulation & In-house Inventory App development
Fiona Zerai
MSc student
fzerai@torontomu.ca
Skin Blood Capillary Monitoring Based on Spatial Angle Filter (SAF) Imaging
Alumni
Postdocs:
- Aditya Pandya (Toronto Metropolitan), X, "Confocal Multimodal Raman-Fluorescence-Spectral Imaging Microscope From Scratch" (apandya@torontomu.ca)
- Gennadiy Sayko (Toronto Metropolitan), 2011-2016, 鈥淢ultispectral Imaging for Wound and Skin Diagnostics鈥, (gsaiko@torontomu.ca)
- Asaf Shahmoon (Bar-Ilan University, Israel), 2012-2015 (co-supervisor), 鈥淢icro-size multi-core fiber as an imaging tool for internal organ examination鈥, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (Now 鈥 CEO and President of Z-square, Israel))
PhD students:
- Aditya Pandya, 2013-2019, Co-supervised, 鈥淪urface Enhanced Raman fiber probes鈥, 91福利, (apandya@torontomu.ca).
- Homa Assadi, 2012-2017, 鈥淪tudy of optical absorption and scattering contrast of shell encapsulated gas-core microbubbles in biotissues environment鈥, 91福利
- Olga Zhernovaya, 鈥淥ptics of blood and glycation of blood proteins鈥, 2011-2016, 91福利, Limerick University, and Saratov University, (olga_zhernovaya@hotmail.com) (Co-supervisor) (Currently: postdoc at Saratov University)
- Irina Schelkanova (91福利), 2011-2015, 鈥淒evelopment of fiber sensor for real time determination of capilllary grid spatial structure and density鈥, 91福利, Canada (irina.schelkanova@torontomu.ca) (Currently 鈥 Senior Researcher at ITMO, Russia)
- Martin Hohmann (FAU-91福利), 鈥淗yperspectral & Fluorescence Imaging Diagnostics & Guidance for the Surgery of Stomach Cancer鈥, (withdrawn from Toronto Metropolitan Cotutelle PhD program), 2009-2014 FAU, (Martin.Hohmann@lpt.uni-erlangen.de) (Currently 鈥 PhD student at FAU)
- Azhar Zam (FAU), 2007-2011, 鈥淪ensor-regulated tissue specific laser surgery鈥, 2007-2011 completed at SAOT, FAU, azhar.zam@unibas.ch) (Now: Assistant Professor, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)
MSc, MASc, & MEng:
- Leah DeVos (91福利): 鈥淢onitoring of Tissue Perfusion with Remote Photoplethysmographic Imaging鈥, 2022-2024, (leah.devos@torontomu.ca)
- Meiyun Cao (91福利): 鈥淩emote Stress Monitoring鈥, 2021-2023, (meiyun.cao@torontomu.ca),
- Krishtee Dyuti (91福利): 鈥淗olography Interference (Hi) Imaging鈥, 2021-2023, (dkrishtee@torontomu.ca),
- Matthew Deonarine (91福利): 鈥淚nterstitial Needle Microendoscopy (Colour Image, Fluorescence, Raman): Mosquito Bite Needle Endoscopy (MBNE)鈥, 2021-2023, (mdeonarine@torontomu.ca),
- Xiao Zheng (91福利): 鈥淥ptical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles and Hemoglobin in BioTissue Phantoms鈥, x-x, (xiao.juan.zheng@torontomu.ca),
- Tara Fesharakinia (91福利): 鈥淣on-Invasive Blood Cell Counter鈥, 2021-2022, (tara.fesharakinia@torontomu.ca),
- Tim Burton (91福利): 鈥淩emote Cuffless Blood Preassure (BP) Monitoring鈥, 2020-2022, (timothy.burton@torontomu.ca),
- Faraz Sadrzadeh-Afsharazar (91福利): 鈥淧recision Phosphene Control Through Cutaneous Facial Electrical Stimulation鈥, 2018-2020, (fsadrzad@torontomu.ca),
- Ruben Pinto (91福利): 鈥淐haracterization of blood storage lesions using photoacoustic technologies鈥, 2014-2016, (ruben.pinto@torontomu.ca) (Currently 鈥 industrial scientist, Toronto, Canada)
- Dena Monjazebi (91福利): Interstitial Biopsy and Microsurgery Guidance in Breast Cancer ex vivo 鈥, 2014-2016, (dena.monjazebi@torontomu.ca) (Currently 鈥 PhD student, 91福利)
- Michael-George Dervenis (91福利) 鈥濺emote pulse wave velocity monitoring device 鈥, 2016-2017 (withdrawn from the program), (mderveni@torontomu.ca)
- Kenneth Webster (91福利) 鈥淚nterstitial Biopsy and Microsurgery Guidance in Breast Cancer in vivo 鈥, 2016-2018, (withdrawn from the program)
Research Assistants:
- Faraz Sadrzadeh-Afsharazar 鈥淐ombined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Optical Design鈥, Research Assistance, Toronto Metropolitan Univeristy, 2013-2023 (fsadrzad@torontomu.ca)
- Marcelo Diel Tanglao "Biooptics 3D Phantoms", Research Assistant, 91福利, 2022 (mtanglao@torontomu.ca)
- Marilyn D'Souza 鈥淒igital Interface for Combined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Hardware and Software鈥, Research Assistance, 91福利, 2017-present (marilyn.dsouza@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Aman Ladak 鈥淥ptical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles in highly scattering media鈥, 2017-present, (aman.ladak@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Mariana Zavala Serret, 鈥淐oating for Surface Raman Enhancement surfaces鈥, 2016-present, (mariana.zavalaserret@torontomu.ca)
- Faranak Dayyani, 鈥1-10 micron microfluidic device鈥, 2017-present, (faranak.dayyani@torontomu.ca)
- Karan Bagga, 鈥淏lood Storage Non-invasive Diagnostics device鈥, 2015-present, (karan.bagga@torontomu.ca)
- Hamza Mahdi, 鈥淢ultispectral holographic interference (HI) imaging technique to monitor pharmaceutical reactions in biotissues and biofluids鈥, 2017-present, (hamza.mahdi@torontomu.ca)
- Parnian Majd, 鈥淩emote pulse wave velocity monitoring device: software (CUDA processing) development鈥, 2017-present, (pmajd@torontomu.ca)
- Sarah Chattha, 鈥濸hantom Development for microendoscopes鈥 (sarah.chattha@torontomu.ca)
- Mehali Mistry, 鈥 Non-invasive blood cell counter鈥, 91福利, 2018-present, (mpmistry@torontomu.ca)
- Hamza Mahdi, 鈥淢ultispectral holographic interference (HI) imaging technique to monitor pharmaceutical reactions in biotissues and biofluids鈥, 91福利, 2019-present, (hamza.mahdi@torontomu.ca)
- Marilyn D'Souza 鈥淒igital Interface for Combined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Hardware and Software鈥, Research Assistance, University of Toronto, 2017-2018 (marilyn.dsouza@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Aman Ladak 鈥淥ptical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles in highly scattering media鈥, UoT, 2017-2018,(aman.ladak@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Mariana Zavala Serret, 鈥淐oating for Surface Raman Enhancement surfaces鈥, 91福利, 2016-present, (mariana.zavalaserret@torontomu.ca)
- Faranak Dayyani, 鈥1-10 micron microfluidic device鈥, 91福利, 2017-present, (faranak.dayyani@torontomu.ca)
- Karan Bagga, 鈥淏lood Storage Non-invasive Diagnostics device鈥, 91福利, 2015-present, (karan.bagga@torontomu.ca)
- Sharif Mansour 鈥淐ombined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Software鈥, Research Assistance, 91福利, 2016-2017, (sharif.mansour@torontomu.ca)
- Jonathan Bonilla, 鈥淗yperspectral gesture and voice driven system鈥, 2017 (jonathan.bonilla@torontomu.ca)
- Nuaira Mohammed 鈥濪evelopment of a smartphone application for blood analysis鈥 Research Assistant, 91福利-Novadaq Technologies Corporation, 2014 鈥 2015, (n36moham@torontomu.ca)
- Fatma Mohammed Khedr 鈥淐ombined Multi-wavelength LED Source鈥, Research Assistance, 91福利, 2015-2016 (fatma.mohamedkhedr@torontomu.ca) (
- Kenneth Macko 鈥淢icroprocessor for pulse wave monitoring鈥, Research Assistance, 91福利, 2015-2015 (kmacko@torontomu.ca) (Currently 鈥 Engineer in Oxylight Corp.)
- Michael-George Dervenis 鈥淢onitoring of skin burns via mapping water concentration鈥, Research Assistant, 91福利; St. Michael Hospital, 2014 鈥 2015, (mderveni@torontomu.ca)
- Hanan Babar 鈥淎ugmented Reality Educational Platform鈥, Research Assistant, 91福利, 2014 鈥 2015, (hannan.b.94@gmail.com)
- Lior Dubnitzky 鈥濻pectral imaging for endoscopic cancer disgnostics鈥, Research Assistant, 91福利, 2013 鈥 2014, (lior.dubnitzky@torontomu.ca)
- Samuel Peters 鈥淏iotissue phantoms for biooptics and optoacoustics鈥, Research Assistant, 91福利, 2013 鈥 2014, (samuel.peter@torontomu.ca)
Research Engineers:
- Nuaira Mohammed, "Interstitial Needle Microendoscopy (Color Image, Fluorescence, Raman): Mosquito Bite Needle Endoscopy (MBNE)" , Research Engineer, 91福利, 2016-2023, (n36moham@torontomu.ca)
- Sina Sartipzadeh Amirghasemi 鈥淗olography Interference (Hi) Imaging鈥, Research Engineer, 91福利, 2021, (ssartipz@torontomu.ca)
Coop Students:
- Andrew Park (UoWaterloo Coop Student), "Precision Phosphene Control Through Cutaneous Facial Electrical Stimulation", 2021, (andrew.park@uwaterloo.ca)
- Erin Grant-Allen (UoWaterloo Coop Student), "Nano-Ambience - Nanoporous Matrix For Ultra-Sensitive Collection And Detection Of Pathogens And Organic Compounds Via Raman Scattering", 2021, (egrantallen@uwaterloo.ca)
- Shawn Brown (UoWaterloo Coop Student), 鈥淧recision Phosphene Control Through Cutaneous Facial Electrical Stimulation鈥, 2020 (srbrown@uwaterloo.ca (opens in new window) )
- Joseph Thaliath (UoWaterloo Coop Student), 鈥淩emote cuffless blood pressure (BP) monitoring鈥, 2019, (joseph.shaju.thaliath@edu.uwaterloo.ca (opens in new window) )
- Abdulrahman Abdulghafar, (UoWaterloo Coop Student), 鈥淢icrosoft Hololens Virtual Labs鈥, 2017 (aabdulghafar@edu.uwaterloo.ca)
- Rashid Mashrukh (UoWaterloo Coop Student), 鈥淗olography Interferometry鈥, 2016 (m24rashi@uwaterloo.ca)
- Rayyan Ghani (UoWaterloo Coop Student), 鈥3D gesture and voice recognition system, 2016 (rghani03@gmail.com)
- Tianxing Xue, (University of Waterloo, Canada), 鈥淩emote pulse wave monitoring iPhone application鈥, 91福利, 2015-2016
International Interns:
- Thomas Comber, 鈥淗olographic Interformetry (HI) Imaging鈥, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2024, ()
- Marius Michel, 鈥淢osquito Bite Needle Endoscopy (MBNE)鈥, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremburg, Germany, (mariuspm@freenet.de)
- Felix Schick, 鈥淗emoglobin Forms transformation spectroscopy鈥, Charites Clinic, Berlin, Germany, 2018, (felix.schick@charite.de)
- Slim Tajouri, 鈥淓xperimental and theoretical analysis of properties of mixture of scatterers containing Hemoglobin鈥, Biomedical Physics and Engineering, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, (slim.tajouri@torontomu.ca) (Currently 鈥 licensed engineer, Paris, France)
- Harshad Karia, 鈥淚nteractive biotissue phantoms for optoacoustic tomography鈥, University College London (UCL), UK, 2016-2017, (harshad.karia.13@ucl.ac.uk) (Currently 鈥 licensed pharmacist, London, UK)
- Wagner Von Helden Schunemann, 鈥淧hotosensitizer Doped Dental, Composite for Photodynamic Therapy in Dentistry鈥, MITACS GLOBAL Student, University of S茫o Paulo, S茫o Paulo, Brazil, (wagnerschunemann@gmail.com)
Undergrad Last Year Projects:
- Grace Jaklic, 鈥淧ulse Wave Velocity Imaging: Assessing Tissue Blood Flow Through Photoplethysmography鈥, 2019-2020, (gjaklic@torontomu.ca)
- Mark Persic, 鈥淒isplacement Determination of Biological Samples using Digital Holographic Interferometry鈥, 2019-2020, (mpersic@torontomu.ca)
- Shayan Parmar, 鈥淒etermining How To Increase Signal To Noise Ratio For Raman Spectroscopy Using Filtering Techniques And Various Optical Fibers鈥, 2019-2020, (shayan.parmar@torontomu.ca)
- Akinpelumi Olukunle, 鈥淒eveloping Monolayer Films Through Continuous Flow Microfluidics鈥, 2016-2017, (aolukunl@torontomu.ca)
- Aryan Safakish, 鈥淥ptimization of Microsphere Monolayers in Preparing Nanostructures to enhance Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Signals鈥, 2016-2017, (asafakis@torontomu.ca)
- Farishta Sultani, 鈥淒esigning a quality control test protocol for polystyrene microsphere monolayers through processing of images acquired from Surface Profilometer and Atomic Force microscopes (AFM)鈥, 2016-2017, (fsultani@torontomu.ca)
- Anna Chen, 鈥 The Design and Optimization of Thin (100um: 2mm) Tissue Mimicking Phantoms using OCT to Verify the Layer Thickness鈥, 2016-2017, (anna.chen@torontomu.ca)
- Michael-George Dervenis 鈥濺emote pulse wave monitoring hand held device 鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2015-2016 (mderveni@torontomu.ca)
- Pardis Saljoughian-Esfahani 鈥濪esign of multiple photon collection geometries for Raman Spectroscopy to evaluate enhanced collection efficiency for spontaneous and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy 鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2015-2016 (pardis2.saljoughiane@torontomu.ca)
- Cyrus Talebpour 鈥 Contrast enhancement in diffuse reflectance imaging system by injection of microbubble to phantom鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2015-2016 (cyrus.talebpour@torontomu.ca)
- Lidya Nacy 鈥濪ependence of the Resolution on Scattering Coefficient, Thickness, Detector Size, and Step Size in Epithelium Tissue 鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2014-2015, (lidia.nacy@torontomu.ca)
- Jawad Hilaneh 鈥濪evelopment of a library of spectrum for different substances obtained using Raman Spectroscopy 鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2014-2015, (jhilaneh@torontomu.ca)
- Charles Wilson 鈥濷pticStudio Modeling in the Design of an LED Solar Simulator 鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2014-2015, (charles.wilson@torontomu.ca)
- Kiron Gonidis 鈥濼he development of a next-generation solar simulator using LED technology鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2014-2015, (kiron.gonidis@torontomu.ca)
- Anthea Salinas 鈥濧ssessment of polystyrene nano spheres during nanosphere lithography using a camera-filter coupling鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2014-2015, (anthea.salinas@torontomu.ca)
- Deirdre Sequeira 鈥濧ccurate measurement of collimated transmission鈥, 4th year project, 91福利 2013 鈥 2014, (deirdre.e.sequeira@torontomu.ca)
- Ermias Woldemichael 鈥濱nvestigation of Environmental Influence on Raman Scattering鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2013 鈥 2014, (ewoldemi@torontomu.ca)
- Graham MacDonald 鈥濵onitoring of Vessel Density for Cancer Diagnostics鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2013 鈥 2014, (graham.macdonald@torontomu.ca)
- Ruben Pinto 鈥濪evelopment of remote sensing technology for critical health parameters鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2013 鈥 2014, (ruben.pinto@torontomu.ca)
- Abdulkarim Muhaseen 鈥濪evelopment of a smartphone application for blood analysis鈥, 4th year project, 91福利, 2013 鈥 2014, (abdulkarim.muhaseen@torontomu.ca)
- Sami Boubertakh Discrete Light source for spectral imaging, 4th year project, 91福利, 2013-2014, (sami.boubertakh@torontomu.ca)