Group Members
Prof. Alexandre Douplik, MD, PhD, DSc (Dr. Habil)
Head of Photonics Group
Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, 91心頭利 (91心頭利)
Affiliated Scientist,
91心頭利 Office: 50 Gould Str., Kerr Hall South, Room KHS 138, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3
Dry Lab: Kerr Hall East, KHE 238-240
Wet Lab: 7th floor, iBEST, St. Michael Hospital, 209 Victoria St, Toronto, ON, M5B 1T8
Phone: 416-979-5000 x 556538
Email: douplik@torontomu.ca
Areas of Expertise & Interests: Advanced Microendoscopy, Biooptics, Biophotonics, Computational Healthcare Simulation, Distant Voice and Gesture Recognition, Multiphysics Modelling, Remote Physiological Monitoring, Wearable BioSensing
Current members
Research Assistant
matthew.antipin@torontomu.ca
Perfect Needle Design & Chemo-Sensing Instrumentation
PhD Candidate
timothy.burton@torontomu.ca
Non-Invasive Hemodynamic Sensing
Research Assistant
adhavaachakravarthi@torontomu.ca
Cutaneous Stimulation Electronics
MASc Student
kate.dingle@torontomu.ca
Multi-Core Fiber Optics for Multi-Modal Bio-Sensing
MASc student
alex.dippolito@torontomu.ca
Biomechanical devices, Raman spectroscopy and Needle endoscopy
PhD Candidate
vdvekar@torontomu.ca
Optical Investigation for Endothelial Function
University of Toronto, Surgeon, Ontario Cancer Institute
Research Assistant
arta.ebrahimi@torontomu.ca
Tri-Modal Fiber Bundle Imaging Developement
Research Assistant
samuil.halachev@torontomu.ca
Ultra-Sensitive Holographic Sensing of Physical Phenomena
International Student
nheagney02@qub.ac.uk
Fiber Optic Mosquito Bite Tri-Modal Imaging
Visiting Researcher
chuta@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Optical Technologies for Critical Care
International Student
daniel.ortega2815@alumnos...
Blood Cell Counting Microscopy Instrumentation
PhD Candidiate
fsadrzad@torontomu.ca
Noninvasive Optical Venous & Arterial Macrovasculature Monitoring
Postdoctoral Fellow
anton.zavalii@torontomu.ca
Pathological Physiology of Pain Perception, Tissue Oxygenation Monitoring
MSc Student
fzerai@torontomu.ca
Tissue Mimicking Phantoms with Integrated Fluidic Channels as Microvasculature
Trainee
CPR Robotics
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, ���Multispectral Imaging for Wound and Skin Diagnostics���, (gsaiko@torontomu.ca)
- Asaf Shahmoon (Bar-Ilan University, Israel), 2012-2015 (co-supervisor), ���Micro-size multi-core fiber as an imaging tool for internal organ examination���, Bar-Ilan University, Israel (Now ��� CEO and President of Z-square, Israel))
PhD students:
- Aditya Pandya, 2013-2019, Co-supervised, ���Surface Enhanced Raman fiber probes���, 91心頭利, (apandya@torontomu.ca).
- Homa Assadi, 2012-2017, ���Study of optical absorption and scattering contrast of shell encapsulated gas-core microbubbles in biotissues environment���, 91心頭利
- Olga Zhernovaya, ���Optics of blood and glycation of blood proteins���, 2011-2016, 91心頭利, Limerick University, and Saratov University, (olga_zhernovaya@hotmail.com) (Co-supervisor) (Currently: postdoc at Saratov University)
- Irina Schelkanova (91心頭利), 2011-2015, ���Development of fiber sensor for real time determination of capilllary grid spatial structure and density���, 91心頭利, Canada (irina.schelkanova@torontomu.ca) (Currently ��� Senior Researcher at ITMO, Russia)
- Martin Hohmann (FAU-91心頭利), ���Hyperspectral & Fluorescence Imaging Diagnostics & Guidance for the Surgery of Stomach Cancer���, (withdrawn from Toronto Metropolitan Cotutelle PhD program), 2009-2014 FAU, (Martin.Hohmann@lpt.uni-erlangen.de) (Currently ��� PhD student at FAU)
- Azhar Zam (FAU), 2007-2011, ���Sensor-regulated tissue specific laser surgery���, 2007-2011 completed at SAOT, FAU, azhar.zam@unibas.ch) (Now: Assistant Professor, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)
MSc, MASc, & MEng:
- Leah DeVos (91心頭利): ���Monitoring of Tissue Perfusion with Remote Photoplethysmographic Imaging���, 2022-2024, (leah.devos@torontomu.ca)
- Meiyun Cao (91心頭利): ���Remote Stress Monitoring���, 2021-2023, (meiyun.cao@torontomu.ca),
- Krishtee Dyuti (91心頭利): ���Holography Interference (Hi) Imaging���, 2021-2023, (dkrishtee@torontomu.ca),
- Matthew Deonarine (91心頭利): ���Interstitial Needle Microendoscopy (Colour Image, Fluorescence, Raman): Mosquito Bite Needle Endoscopy (MBNE)���, 2021-2023, (mdeonarine@torontomu.ca),
- Xiao Zheng (91心頭利): ���Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles and Hemoglobin in BioTissue Phantoms���, x-x, (xiao.juan.zheng@torontomu.ca),
- Tara Fesharakinia (91心頭利): ���Non-Invasive Blood Cell Counter���, 2021-2022, (tara.fesharakinia@torontomu.ca),
- Tim Burton (91心頭利): ���Remote Cuffless Blood Preassure (BP) Monitoring���, 2020-2022, (timothy.burton@torontomu.ca),
- Faraz Sadrzadeh-Afsharazar (91心頭利): ���Precision Phosphene Control Through Cutaneous Facial Electrical Stimulation���, 2018-2020, (fsadrzad@torontomu.ca),
- Ruben Pinto (91心頭利): ���Characterization of blood storage lesions using photoacoustic technologies���, 2014-2016, (ruben.pinto@torontomu.ca) (Currently ��� industrial scientist, Toronto, Canada)
- Dena Monjazebi (91心頭利): Interstitial Biopsy and Microsurgery Guidance in Breast Cancer ex vivo ���, 2014-2016, (dena.monjazebi@torontomu.ca) (Currently ��� PhD student, 91心頭利)
- Michael-George Dervenis (91心頭利) ���Remote pulse wave velocity monitoring device ���, 2016-2017 (withdrawn from the program), (mderveni@torontomu.ca)
- Kenneth Webster (91心頭利) ���Interstitial Biopsy and Microsurgery Guidance in Breast Cancer in vivo ���, 2016-2018, (withdrawn from the program)
Research Assistants:
- Faraz Sadrzadeh-Afsharazar ���Combined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Optical Design���, Research Assistance, Toronto Metropolitan Univeristy, 2013-2023 (fsadrzad@torontomu.ca)
- Marcelo Diel Tanglao "Biooptics 3D Phantoms", Research Assistant, 91心頭利, 2022 (mtanglao@torontomu.ca)
- Marilyn D'Souza ���Digital Interface for Combined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Hardware and Software���, Research Assistance, 91心頭利, 2017-present (marilyn.dsouza@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Aman Ladak ���Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles in highly scattering media���, 2017-present, (aman.ladak@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Mariana Zavala Serret, ���Coating for Surface Raman Enhancement surfaces���, 2016-present, (mariana.zavalaserret@torontomu.ca)
- Faranak Dayyani, ���1-10 micron microfluidic device���, 2017-present, (faranak.dayyani@torontomu.ca)
- Karan Bagga, ���Blood Storage Non-invasive Diagnostics device���, 2015-present, (karan.bagga@torontomu.ca)
- Hamza Mahdi, ���Multispectral holographic interference (HI) imaging technique to monitor pharmaceutical reactions in biotissues and biofluids���, 2017-present, (hamza.mahdi@torontomu.ca)
- Parnian Majd, ���Remote pulse wave velocity monitoring device: software (CUDA processing) development���, 2017-present, (pmajd@torontomu.ca)
- Sarah Chattha, ���Phantom Development for microendoscopes��� (sarah.chattha@torontomu.ca)
- Mehali Mistry, ��� Non-invasive blood cell counter���, 91心頭利, 2018-present, (mpmistry@torontomu.ca)
- Hamza Mahdi, ���Multispectral holographic interference (HI) imaging technique to monitor pharmaceutical reactions in biotissues and biofluids���, 91心頭利, 2019-present, (hamza.mahdi@torontomu.ca)
- Marilyn D'Souza ���Digital Interface for Combined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Hardware and Software���, Research Assistance, University of Toronto, 2017-2018 (marilyn.dsouza@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Aman Ladak ���Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles in highly scattering media���, UoT, 2017-2018,(aman.ladak@mail.utoronto.ca)
- Mariana Zavala Serret, ���Coating for Surface Raman Enhancement surfaces���, 91心頭利, 2016-present, (mariana.zavalaserret@torontomu.ca)
- Faranak Dayyani, ���1-10 micron microfluidic device���, 91心頭利, 2017-present, (faranak.dayyani@torontomu.ca)
- Karan Bagga, ���Blood Storage Non-invasive Diagnostics device���, 91心頭利, 2015-present, (karan.bagga@torontomu.ca)
- Sharif Mansour ���Combined Multi-wavelength Laser Source: Software���, Research Assistance, 91心頭利, 2016-2017, (sharif.mansour@torontomu.ca)
- Jonathan Bonilla, ���Hyperspectral gesture and voice driven system���, 2017 (jonathan.bonilla@torontomu.ca)
- Nuaira Mohammed ���Development of a smartphone application for blood analysis��� Research Assistant, 91心頭利-Novadaq Technologies Corporation, 2014 ��� 2015, (n36moham@torontomu.ca)
- Fatma Mohammed Khedr ���Combined Multi-wavelength LED Source���, Research Assistance, 91心頭利, 2015-2016 (fatma.mohamedkhedr@torontomu.ca) (
- Kenneth Macko ���Microprocessor for pulse wave monitoring���, Research Assistance, 91心頭利, 2015-2015 (kmacko@torontomu.ca) (Currently ��� Engineer in Oxylight Corp.)
- Michael-George Dervenis ���Monitoring of skin burns via mapping water concentration���, Research Assistant, 91心頭利; St. Michael Hospital, 2014 ��� 2015, (mderveni@torontomu.ca)
- Hanan Babar ���Augmented Reality Educational Platform���, Research Assistant, 91心頭利, 2014 ��� 2015, (hannan.b.94@gmail.com)
- Lior Dubnitzky ���Spectral imaging for endoscopic cancer disgnostics���, Research Assistant, 91心頭利, 2013 ��� 2014, (lior.dubnitzky@torontomu.ca)
- Samuel Peters ���Biotissue phantoms for biooptics and optoacoustics���, Research Assistant, 91心頭利, 2013 ��� 2014, (samuel.peter@torontomu.ca)
Research Engineers:
- Nuaira Mohammed, "Interstitial Needle Microendoscopy (Color Image, Fluorescence, Raman): Mosquito Bite Needle Endoscopy (MBNE)" , Research Engineer, 91心頭利, 2016-2023, (n36moham@torontomu.ca)
- Sina Sartipzadeh Amirghasemi ���Holography Interference (Hi) Imaging���, Research Engineer, 91心頭利, 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), ���Precision Phosphene Control Through Cutaneous Facial Electrical Stimulation���, 2020 (srbrown@uwaterloo.ca (opens in new window) )
- Joseph Thaliath (UoWaterloo Coop Student), ���Remote cuffless blood pressure (BP) monitoring���, 2019, (joseph.shaju.thaliath@edu.uwaterloo.ca (opens in new window) )
- Abdulrahman Abdulghafar, (UoWaterloo Coop Student), ���Microsoft Hololens Virtual Labs���, 2017 (aabdulghafar@edu.uwaterloo.ca)
- Rashid Mashrukh (UoWaterloo Coop Student), ���Holography Interferometry���, 2016 (m24rashi@uwaterloo.ca)
- Rayyan Ghani (UoWaterloo Coop Student), ���3D gesture and voice recognition system, 2016 (rghani03@gmail.com)
- Tianxing Xue, (University of Waterloo, Canada), ���Remote pulse wave monitoring iPhone application���, 91心頭利, 2015-2016
International Interns:
- Thomas Comber, ���Holographic Interformetry (HI) Imaging���, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2024, ()
- Marius Michel, ���Mosquito Bite Needle Endoscopy (MBNE)���, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremburg, Germany, (mariuspm@freenet.de)
- Felix Schick, ���Hemoglobin Forms transformation spectroscopy���, Charites Clinic, Berlin, Germany, 2018, (felix.schick@charite.de)
- Slim Tajouri, ���Experimental and theoretical analysis of properties of mixture of scatterers containing Hemoglobin���, Biomedical Physics and Engineering, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, (slim.tajouri@torontomu.ca) (Currently ��� licensed engineer, Paris, France)
- Harshad Karia, ���Interactive biotissue phantoms for optoacoustic tomography���, University College London (UCL), UK, 2016-2017, (harshad.karia.13@ucl.ac.uk) (Currently ��� licensed pharmacist, London, UK)
- Wagner Von Helden Schunemann, ���Photosensitizer Doped Dental, Composite for Photodynamic Therapy in Dentistry���, MITACS GLOBAL Student, University of S達o Paulo, S達o Paulo, Brazil, (wagnerschunemann@gmail.com)
Undergrad Last Year Projects:
- Grace Jaklic, ���Pulse Wave Velocity Imaging: Assessing Tissue Blood Flow Through Photoplethysmography���, 2019-2020, (gjaklic@torontomu.ca)
- Mark Persic, ���Displacement Determination of Biological Samples using Digital Holographic Interferometry���, 2019-2020, (mpersic@torontomu.ca)
- Shayan Parmar, ���Determining How To Increase Signal To Noise Ratio For Raman Spectroscopy Using Filtering Techniques And Various Optical Fibers���, 2019-2020, (shayan.parmar@torontomu.ca)
- Akinpelumi Olukunle, ���Developing Monolayer Films Through Continuous Flow Microfluidics���, 2016-2017, (aolukunl@torontomu.ca)
- Aryan Safakish, ���Optimization of Microsphere Monolayers in Preparing Nanostructures to enhance Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Signals���, 2016-2017, (asafakis@torontomu.ca)
- Farishta Sultani, ���Designing a quality control test protocol for polystyrene microsphere monolayers through processing of images acquired from Surface Profilometer and Atomic Force microscopes (AFM)���, 2016-2017, (fsultani@torontomu.ca)
- Anna Chen, ��� The Design and Optimization of Thin (100um: 2mm) Tissue Mimicking Phantoms using OCT to Verify the Layer Thickness���, 2016-2017, (anna.chen@torontomu.ca)
- Michael-George Dervenis ���Remote pulse wave monitoring hand held device ���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2015-2016 (mderveni@torontomu.ca)
- Pardis Saljoughian-Esfahani ���Design of multiple photon collection geometries for Raman Spectroscopy to evaluate enhanced collection efficiency for spontaneous and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy ���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2015-2016 (pardis2.saljoughiane@torontomu.ca)
- Cyrus Talebpour ��� Contrast enhancement in diffuse reflectance imaging system by injection of microbubble to phantom���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2015-2016 (cyrus.talebpour@torontomu.ca)
- Lidya Nacy ���Dependence of the Resolution on Scattering Coefficient, Thickness, Detector Size, and Step Size in Epithelium Tissue ���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2014-2015, (lidia.nacy@torontomu.ca)
- Jawad Hilaneh ���Development of a library of spectrum for different substances obtained using Raman Spectroscopy ���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2014-2015, (jhilaneh@torontomu.ca)
- Charles Wilson ���OpticStudio Modeling in the Design of an LED Solar Simulator ���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2014-2015, (charles.wilson@torontomu.ca)
- Kiron Gonidis ���The development of a next-generation solar simulator using LED technology���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2014-2015, (kiron.gonidis@torontomu.ca)
- Anthea Salinas ���Assessment of polystyrene nano spheres during nanosphere lithography using a camera-filter coupling���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2014-2015, (anthea.salinas@torontomu.ca)
- Deirdre Sequeira ���Accurate measurement of collimated transmission���, 4th year project, 91心頭利 2013 ��� 2014, (deirdre.e.sequeira@torontomu.ca)
- Ermias Woldemichael ���Investigation of Environmental Influence on Raman Scattering���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2013 ��� 2014, (ewoldemi@torontomu.ca)
- Graham MacDonald ���Monitoring of Vessel Density for Cancer Diagnostics���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2013 ��� 2014, (graham.macdonald@torontomu.ca)
- Ruben Pinto ���Development of remote sensing technology for critical health parameters���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2013 ��� 2014, (ruben.pinto@torontomu.ca)
- Abdulkarim Muhaseen ���Development of a smartphone application for blood analysis���, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2013 ��� 2014, (abdulkarim.muhaseen@torontomu.ca)
- Sami Boubertakh Discrete Light source for spectral imaging, 4th year project, 91心頭利, 2013-2014, (sami.boubertakh@torontomu.ca)