Completed Theses & Alumni

2024

Franca auf der Heiden (PhD thesis): “High-Speed Multi-Modal Scattering Polarimetry for Nerve Fiber Imaging”

Ruben Mak (Bachelor thesis): “Analysing 3D-nanoprinted models with different fibre diameters in Computational Scattered Light Imaging”

Wester Stienstra (Bachelor thesis): “Machine learning approaches for enhanced fiber reconstruction from scattered light microscopy data”

Govert Leijdens (Bachelor thesis): “Integrating Scattered Light into Polarization Microscopy”

Puck Dekkers (Bachelor thesis): “Validating Computational Scattered Light Imaging with 3D-Nanoprinted Phantoms: Impact of Supporting Structures and Fiber Radii on Fiber Integrity and Orientation”

Irene Santos Mayo (Bachelor thesis): “3D Nanoprinting for Improved Fibre Reconstruction Using Computational Scattered Light Imaging”

Pim van Beeck (Master thesis): “Resolving the fibrin network within blood clots using Computational Scattered Light Imaging”

Achere Eyong (Master thesis): “Toward the Development of a Portable Setup for Computational Scattered Light Imaging”

Simon van Staalduine (Master thesis): “Scattering patterns in Computational Scattered Light Imaging - Formation and applications”

2023

Roman Pavelkin (Master thesis): “Resolving complex fiber structures with Computational Scattered Light Imaging”

Celine Körner (Bachelor thesis): “Methods for automatic error correction of nerve fiber orientations in scattered light microscopy”

2022

Benedict Kupetz (Bachelor thesis): “Computer-aided evaluation of light scattering patterns for an improved interpretation of nerve fiber inclinations”

Oliver Münzer (Master thesis): “Efficient Scattered Light Imaging Using Compressed Sensing Approaches”

2021

Franca auf der Heiden (Master thesis): “Development of a Scattering Polarimeter for Multi-Modal Measurements of Brain Tissue”

Marouan Ritzkowski (Master thesis): “Development of a scatterometry method for improved examination of nerve fiber orientations in brain sections”

2020

Mehdi Oubaggi (Bachelor thesis): “Optimization of Light Source and Illumination Pattern for Scattered Light Imaging on Brain Tissue”

Jan A. Reuter (Master thesis): “Analysis and validation of light scattering measurements for improved reconstruction of nerve fiber architecture in histological brain sections using 3D-PLI”

Mike Huwer (Master thesis): “Development of a light scattering technique to determine nerve fiber orientations in brain tissue”

Collaborators

Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands

Erasmus Medical Center, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Jülich, Germany

Stanford University, Department of Radiology, Stanford, USA

Vilnius University, Faculty of Physics, Laser Research Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

University of Toronto, Department of Physics, Toronto, Canada

University of Texas, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Austin, USA

Italian National Research Council, Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems, Napoli, Italy

INESC TEC, Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal

Join the Lab!

Become part of our team and exploit the scattering of light to resolve complex fiber structures in the brain and other biological tissues!

Check out our open positions!