Bioscopy Conference

Colin J. R. Sheppard

University of New South Wales

Colin J. R. Sheppard is currently an Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). His research focuses on optics, microscopy, and imaging. His career includes senior roles at the Italian Institute of Technology, and professorships at the National University of Singapore and the University of Sydney, alongside a long-standing fellowship at Oxford University. His professional service includes roles as president of the International Society for Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS) and vice-president of the International Commission for Optics (ICO). Sheppard has received prestigious honors including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Award and the Institute of Physics Optics and Photonics Division Prize.

Marti Duocastella Sola

Universitat de Barcelona

Martí Duocastella is a full professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and a deputy director of the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB). He obtained his PhD in physics from the UB, followed by postdoctoral research at the Princeton University, and later served as a senior researcher at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. His research focuses on developing novel optical methods for three-dimensional light engineering, with applications in material science, sensing, and biology. He is the founder of SynPix SL and an ERC awardee.

Karen Kristine Sørensen

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Professor Karen Kristine is the Head of the Vascular Biology Research Group in the Department of Medical Biology. Her research focuses on Liver Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell (LSEC) biology, specifically investigating their scavenger functions in health and disease. Her work explores the role of liver sinusoidal cells in virus elimination and the comparative aspects of scavenger endothelial cells. As an active educator, Professor McCourt teaches medicine, odontology, and biomedicine, specializing in cell biology, physiology, histology, and electron microscopy.

Matteo Bregonzio

81Watts – Multidisciplinary Science at Scale

Matteo Bregonzio is the Founder and CTO of 81Watts with over 15 years of experience in AI-driven engineering and management. His career includes serving as CTO at Datrix, where he oversaw R&D strategies, cybersecurity, and the commercialization of AI research. Previously, he worked as a Financial OTC Analyst at BNP Paribas CIB and Barclays, focusing on fixed-income products and technical process optimization. He specializes in AI deployment, containerized CI/CD, and Agile team leadership, focusing on aligning software engineering and deep-tech roadmaps with business and regulatory requirements.

Florian Ströhl

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Dr Ströhl is a research professor in the photonics group at UiT. He obtained his PhD in Biotechnology from Cambridge University before becoming a Marie-Curie Fellow in Tromsø. Since then, he has worked on optical system development, production of optic elements, photolithography, optical theory, nanoscopy for use in pathology, mechanosensitive microscopy development, and volumetric imaging. Currently, his focus is split between an RCN-funded FRIPRO project on lightsheet microscopy development and an ERC Starting Grant in which he is exploring mechanosensitive microscopy in regenerative medicine. He is a strong advocate of open science and engages in educational outreach through video content.

Dilip K. Prasad

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Dilip K. Prasad is a professor at Department of Computer Science. He was a senior research fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore from 2015-2019 and research Fellow at National University of Singapore from 2012-2015. Prior to Ph.D, he worked for 5 years with IBM, Infosys, Mediatek and Philips. He was selected as fellow for Kauffman Global Scholarship in 2011, in which he was trained in entrepreneurship at Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University and Kauffman Foundation. He is a co-author of book titled “Interpretability in Deep Learning”, Springer, 2023. He has secured research and innovation grant from EU, RCN as a PI/co-PI of about ~28 million Euros. He has published 160+ internationally peer-reviewed research articles and patents. His research interests include image processing, pattern recognition and artificial intelligence. He is founder of Spermotile and Finiac.

Yi Huang

Ph.D. Student

Mireia Nager

Researcher/Senior Engineer

Rohit Agrwal

Researcher

Krishna Agarwal

Professor

Åsa Birna Birgisdottir

Associate professor

Biswajoy Ghosh

Researcher