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[November 2024] We are honored to announce that our PI – Prof. Maciej Trusiak is selected as an Optica Senior Member!
Full list of 95 new Optica Senior Members elected in 2024 can be found here. Congratulations to everyone!
[October 2024] We are recruiting! Total of FIVE new positions for the PhD Students and Master Students in NCN SHENG project “[TRUE_QPI] High spatio-temporal throughput 2D/3D quantitative phase imaging at the single-cell level” and NCN INTENCITY project “[INTENCITY] High-throughput, high-resolution quantitative phase microscopy and tomography with spatiotemporal coherence engineering for non-invasive single-cell analysis” is now open. For more information visit OPEN POSITIONS tab.
Application deadlines – 2024-11-06 and 2024-11-05!
[16 October 2024] Today we are celebrating a successful defense of Mikołaj Rogalski’s PhD thesis! Mikołaj did a great job working on “Opto-numerical development of quantitative phase microscopy techniques” through the 4 years of his research. His outstanding skills and achievements led him to an excellent scientific results and intriguing future possibilities.
Congratulations Mikołaj!!!
[9 October 2024] Maciej Trusiak attended 2024 NCN (Narodowe Centrum Nauki – polish National Science Centre) awards event rewarding outstanding achievements of young polish scientists. Congratulations for all winners, you really deserve it!
[23 September 2024] Maciej Trusiak attended the ERC event organized by The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the European Research Council (ERC), where he had a chance to meet and listen to the lecture of President of the European Research Council, Professor Maria Leptin.
[9 – 13 September 2024] Michał Józwik attended XIV Laser Technology Symposium which took place in stunning Castle of Ryn, Poland. He represented QCI lab with a poster presentation on “Mikroskopia fazowa w oparciu o interferometr Linnika”.
[July – August 2024] Master student Wiktoria Szymska from Silesian University of Technology joined QCI lab for two-months of internship thanks to Student Internship Program Resonators by Candela Foundation.
During this period she was contributed to ongoing research concerning lensless digital holographic microscopy (LDHM) in QCI lab. She focused on quantitative evaluation of biological processes of tissue clearing and expansion as well as worked on scattering constrains in LDHM.
It was a very productive time for both Wiktoria and QCI lab. Thank you Wiktoria for being a part of our group and thanks to Candela Foundation for making such great opportunities for young researchers.
Good luck Wiktoria with your future scientific development!
[2 – 6 September 2024] Julianna Winnik, Maria Cywińska and Marcin Marzejon represented QCI lab during the 23rd Slovak-Czech-Polish Optical Conference on wave and quantum aspects of contemporary optics, that took place in beautiful Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. During the conference they were able to present some of their recent research achievements.
Julianna Winnik gave a talk on “Phase retrieval methods for lensless digital holographic microscopy and their
robustness to data errors”.
Maria Cywińska delivered an invited (congratulations Maria!) talk concerning “How deep learning can improve digital interferometry?”.
Marcin Marzejon gave a talk on “Nanoscale object tracking with holographic in-line microscopy”.
[3 – 5 September 2024] Half of QCI lab attended Warsaw Summer School on Advanced Optical Imaging organized by Candela Foundation in University of Warsaw Library (Warsaw, Poland). We had a great time listening to the amazing invited speakers and networking with school’s participants during the caffe breaks and various scientific activities included in the program. QCI lab members contributed to the event with:
- invited lecture given by Maciej Trusiak on “Lensless Digital Holographic Microscopy: Fundamental Principles & Applications”
- oral presentation of Piotr Zdańkowski on “Common path optical diffraction tomography for refractive index analysis of lipid droplets”
- poster presentation given by Mikołaj Rogalski concerning “Digital in-line holographic microscopy in low photon budget conditions”
- poster presentation given by Piotr Arcab on “Lensless polarizing holographic microscopy”
- poster presentation given by Emilia Wdowiak on “Analysis and optimization of large area two-photon polymerization phase fabrication” for which she received the award for the best poster (congrats nEmi!)
- poster presentation given by Karolina Niedziela concerning “Pixel Super Resolution in Lensless Digital In-Line Holographic Microscopy”
- poster presentation given by Wiktoria Szymska on “Quantitative evaluation of tissue clearing and expansion using brightfield microscopy”
- last but definitely not least poster presentation of Julia Dudek on “Autofocusing for numerical reconstruction in off-axis lensless digital holographic microscopy”.
What a week! Thank you for having us and enabling all our contributions.
[July – August 2024] Maria Cywińska visited Active and Reconfigurable Optics Lab, led by Prof. Rosario Porras-Aguilar at University of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC, United States.
Active and Reconfigurable Optics Lab group develops common-path diffraction interferometry, specializing in experimental development of the methods. During Maria’s stay she shared some of her great expertise on quantitative phase imaging algorithms while developing customized numerical solutions.
Maria spent two months in Prof. Porras-Aguilar’s group thanks to Mobility WUT grant, implemented under the project “Research Initiative – Research University”, SEED, and PROM PW 2 projects. Congratulations Maria on getting the grant and pursuing this fascinating research path!
[21-23 August 2024] We were honored to welcome Prof. Martin Booth from Oxford University to our institute these past few days. Prof. Booth is a distinguished figure in the field of optical engineering and microscopy, renowned for his pioneering work in adaptive optics and wavefront sensing.
During his visit, Prof. Booth delivered an engaging lecture about advancements in adaptive optics for microscopic imaging, sharing the latest developments in his research. The lecture was well-attended by faculty members and researchers a sparking vibrant discussions on the future of optical technologies and their applications in various scientific fields. Prof. Booth also toured our laboratories, interacting with our research team’s members, offering valuable feedback on our ongoing projects. His visit was a significant highlight for our community, and we look forward to future collaborations!
[19 August 2024] We are honored to announce that our PI – Prof. Maciej Trusiak is selected as an SPIE Senior Member!
Full list of 107 new SPIE Senior Members elected in 2024 can be found here. Congratulations to everyone!
[15-19 July 2024] Maciej Trusiak, Piotr Zdańkowski and Mikołaj Rogalski represented QCI lab on Optica Imaging Congress – Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI) taking place Toulouse, France.
During the conference they had a chance to deliver talks about:
“Multiplexed Label-Free High-Throughput Holographic Lensless Method for Live Cell Migration Sensing” (Maciej Trusiak)
“Gradient Based Common-Path Optical Diffraction Tomography” (Piotr Zdańkowski)
“Method for in-Line Holographic Microscopy Reconstruction of Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio Holograms” (Mikołaj Rogalski)
[11-13 July 2024] Recently we had a great pleasure to welcome esteemed members of prof. Chao Zuo’s Smart Computational Imaging (SCI) Laboratory at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology – prof. Chao Zuo, prof. Shijie Feng, prof. Jiasong Sun, PhD Yao Fan and PhD Student Zhuoshi Li. This visit facilitated a valuable exchange of ideas and collaborative discussions on cutting-edge advancements in computational imaging. We are thrilled about the joint research opportunities and the strengthening of our academic ties. Thank you for visiting us!
[3-6 June 2024] Maciej Trusiak, Piotr Zdańkowski and Emilia Wdowiak attended Optica Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging Topical Meeting in beautiful Paestum, Italy. Members of QCI lab had a chance to present some of their recent research.
Maciej Trusiak gave an invited talk concerning “Lensless Digital Holographic Microscopy for Label-Free Multi-Contrast High-Throughput Coherent bio-Imaging”.
Piotr Zdańkowski gave a talk on “Bedrosian Theorem Problem in Quantitative Phase Imaging”.
Emilia Wdowiak gave a talk on “Enhancement of Large Area Micro-Printing Phase Quality via Error Analysis and Correction”.
Thank you for having us and organizing this amazing event!
[21 May 2024] Piotr Zdańkowski had a pleasure to present to His Magnificence Rector of Warsaw University of Technology prof. Krzysztof Zaremba our Quantitative Computational Imaging LAB group, while His Magnificence visited Faculty of Mechatronics. Piotr presented our recent research work, future prospects and scientific achievements of the members of QCI lab. Then we were able to introduce His Magnificence to our laboratories and experimental side of our work.
[21 May 2024] We attended an open lecture followed by questions and answers session given by Dr Manel Mondelo-Martell – Associate Editor at Nature Communications. Dr Mondelo-Martell shared an intriguing “Insights into scientific publishing and the Nature portfolio” and answered inquisitive questions from the audience.
Thank you for visiting Warsaw University of Technology and sharing your expertise!
[16 May 2024] Maciej Trusiak had a pleasure to participate in Nencki Institute Seminar in Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology PAS, giving a lecture entitled “Lensless digital holographic microscopy for label-free coherent bio-imaging”.
Special thanks to PhD Marzena Stefaniuk for invitation and hospitality!
[16 – 17 April 2024] QCI lab had a pleasure to host Ph.D. Mateusz Szatkowski, Optica ambassador, and hear his inspiring talks about his research and scientific carrier experience. Than you for visiting us!
[7 – 11 April 2024] Maciej Trusiak, Piotr Zdańkowski and Michał Józwik took part in SPIE Photonics Europe 2024 that took place in Strasbourg, France. Maciej gave an invited talk about:
“Enhancement and evaluation of phase imaging capabilities in lensless digital holographic microscopy”
Piotr contributed to the conference giving talk about:
“Phase shifting common path polarization grating based diffraction tomography”
Michał had a chance to present his research in the poster session about:
“Phase measurements in Linnik interferometer with physically and numerically minimized errors”
Attending the conference they had a chance to listen to world’s greatest scientific minds and learn about exciting novelties in the field. The event gave an outstanding networking opportunities to connect with Europe’s greatest research groups.
[24 – 27 March 2024] Maciej Trusiak and Piotr Zdańkowski took part in Focus on Microscopy FOM2024 conference in Genoa, Italy. They contributed to the conference giving talks about:
“Correlative lensless digital holographic microscopy for high-throughput quantitative imaging of cell cultures and tissue slices” (M. Trusiak)
“Common path optical diffraction tomography for refractive index analysis of lipid droplets” (P. Zdańkowski)
[21 March 2024] Maciej Trusiak and Piotr Zdańkowski attended LIDER gala organized by National Centre for Research and Development NCBR, as they recently received two grants for their research, concerning:
“Lensless holographic microscope enabling high-throughput label-free biomedical samples testing” (M. Trusiak)
“Fourier ptychographic microscope for biomedical imaging applications with numerically increased resolution and contrast” (P. Zdańkowski)
In total both grants cover over 3.5 mln zł for research and development of newly emerging technologies.
[27 January – 1 February 2024] Our freshly-defended PhD Maria Cywińska and QCI lab’s PhDreamTeam – Mikołaj Rogalski, Piotr Arcab and Emilia Wdowiak took part in SPIE #PhotonicsWest 2024 in San Francisco, CA, United States. During the conference they contributed to Quantitative Phase Imaging X poster session on Monday Jan 29. Their posters covered the topics:
“inPHASENet: convolutional neural network for high space-bandwidth product single-fringe-pattern phase imaging” by Maria Cywińska
“Phase from defocus: transport of intensity or in-line holography?” by Mikołaj Rogalski
“3-channel multiplexed lensless holographic microscope for comparative examination of live cell cultures” by Piotr Arcab
“Quantitative study of phase sensitivity in immersion-based lensless digital holographic microscopy” by Emilia Wdowiak
What’s more Mikołaj Rogalski gave a talk on behalf of Piotr Zdańkowski on “Common path single-shot Hilbert optical diffraction tomography”, which included the latest of his works.
QCI lab members had also a chance to visit Radosław Chrapkiewicz (Director of Engineering, Biology Stanford University School of Medicine) and learn about his study on in vivo imaging of mouse brain’s activity in large field of view. Thank you for having us!