ACTIVITIES

Tiia Lillemaa and Aravind Simon attended the conference "Exciting Minds – Unlocking ERC Potential in Estonia," hosted by ETAG - Estonian Research Council. The event celebrated Estonia’s achievements in research and explored strategies to increase success in securing European Research Council (ERC) grants. The presenters emphasized the importance of networking, mentoring, and the exchange of experience in boosting research competitiveness. 

The discussions throughout the day called for stronger national and institutional support, cultural shifts toward embracing international competition, and greater persistence. The Estonian Research Council reaffirmed its commitment to continuous improvement and innovation, recognizing ERC grants as a benchmark of excellence.

Today, around 20 high school students from Tartu St. Peter Lutheran School, led by Siim Hodemann, visited the CIPHR lab.

Exciting ideas on imaging concepts were shared with the students.   

Prof. Joseph Rosen is a Benjamin H. Swig Professor of Optoelectronics with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.

The program is coordinated by Dr. Dalia Kaškelytė, [Director, Vilnius University Faculty of Physics Laser Research Center].

04 - 09.08.2024

33^rd Jyväskylä Summer School program in Finland

The course concentrated on DNA-nanotechnology and its utilization in modern nanoscience. Four expert lecturers Prof. Jussi Toppari (JYU), PD Dr. Adrian Keller (Paderborn University, Germany), Assoc. Prof. Veikko Linko (University of Tartu, Estonia), Assoc. Prof. Siim Pikker (University of Tartu, Estonia) introduced and explain the novel but already widely used methods on how the DNA-molecule can be utilized to build self-assembled nanostructures and how these structures can be further utilized for example in photonics, pharmacy and health care, microfabrication etc.

The learned methods are currently more and more used in development and research of modern technology and health care, and are thus immediate important and useful for students to learn them.

We are happy to share that our team Prof. Vijayakumar Anand, Dr. Vipin Tiwari, Shivasubramanian Gopinath, Daniel Smith and Aravind Simon visited Vilnius University Laser Research Center (VU LRC), Lithuania. Prof. Vijayakumar Anand presented a talk on Recent Advances in Coded Aperture Correlation Holography. Shivasubramanian Gopinath presented a talk on Modulating Imaging Characteristics Post Recording -   A New Pathway in Imaging, and Daniel Smith presented a talk on Micro-Optics in Astronomy.

We warmly welcome Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Vipin Tiwari to our team

Congratulations and welcome to the team! We are excited to have you at the ERA Chair CIPHR project.  

Celebration for welcoming new members and acknowledging the publication of an article in the Photonics Journal

Today, the ERA CIPHR team gathered to celebrate Praveen, and the team's work being published as the first paper in the Special Issue "Advances and Application of Imaging on Digital Holography" in the Journal Photonics (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics). Congratulations to him and the whole team for their invaluable contributions, support, and guidance.

We welcome Dr. Viktor Palm, and Andrei Loan Bleahu, to our team. We are delighted to have you on board and look forward to exciting collaboration and joint research.

On July 7, 2022, at the Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, the Workshops were organized by the ERA chair of Computational Imaging and Processing in High Resolution (CIPHR) and the Estonian Physics Students Society (FÜS). Three workshop sessions were held including “Introduction to Holography with MATLAB.” by Prof. Vijayakumar Anand; “Photo recognition and generative adversarial network-based computational experiments” by Dr. Amudhavel. J and workshop on “Optical Interferometry” by Prof. Vijayakumar Anand and Dr. Praveen. PA. The participants obtained hands-on training in MATLAB to simulate diffraction, and interference, synthesize holograms, and design holographic optical elements for different applications., building simple Deep Learning networks for photo recognition by pattern recognition and building interferometers.

A seminar on “FINCHing objects with a super-resolution – Fundamentals to applications” was presented by ERA CIPHR Chair at the Institute of Physics on 16^th of June 2022.

KARL STORZ Video Endoscopy Estonia

Since its beginnings in 1945, the KARL STORZ family company has grown into a global manufacturer and distributor of endoscopes, medical instruments, and devices. They are no giant on an international scale but a leader in the things that matter: creativity, flexibility, and expertise.

Their range of endoscopic instruments for human medicine, veterinary medicine, and industrial endoscopy now includes more than 15,000 products. The most recent KARL STORZ developments are in digital documentation systems and comprehensive operating room concepts. As a system supplier, the company combines its expertise in endoscopy with software solutions to achieve integration in the operating room and to support clinical process and resource management.

KARL STORZ team visited the ERA CIPHR Lab, Prof. Vijayakumar Anand presented a detailed presentation on 5D imaging system using random pinhole, Computational imaging enhancement, and holography techniques, and his research direction in manufacturing endoscopic instruments for human medicine. The KARL STORZ team was highly enthusiastic about our research directions and collaboration.

ERA Chair visited Tartu Observatory on 14 June 2022 together with Aravind Simon and Tiia Lillemaa. Head of the Laboratories Prof Riho Vendt introduced the development and testing of space technology, environmental testing, and optical measurements. The laboratory includes special electrostatic discharge safe areas, a clean room and an anechoic environment. All laboratories include automatic control for ambient temperature and humidity conditions. The optics specialist Ilmar Ansko, and Lead Engineer Viljo Allik showed the principal area of activity of The Tartu Observatory is the research and experimental development of natural sciences to promote science in the fields of astronomy, remote sensing, and space technology, provide research-based services in these areas, be a reliable partner in the international networks, train young scientists and extend the natural-scientific worldview. 

We visited the laboratories in Tartu Observatory and discussed the possibility of collaborating with a different lab in Space technology and partnering in international research and technology development.

On the 10th of June 2022, the ERA CIPHR Team attended a Development seminar hosted by the Institute of Physics at Luke Mano, near Tartu. Prof. Toomas Plank and Prof. Indrek Jogi gave a talk about the Institute of Physics' Research Development, Study Programs & Teaching, and other activities. The seminar included a constructive debate and discussion about the development plan.

METROSERT is Estonia's largest provider of metrological services, conducting research and assisting in the development of services. On June 9, 2022, the METROSERT team visited the Institute of Physics to discuss their metrological measurement tools, explore the viability of doing research and developing new measuring instruments, and collaborate on an industrial grant.

When the METROSERT team visited the ERA CIPHR Lab, Prof. Vijayakumar Anand gave a detailed presentation on computational imaging and holography techniques, as well as discussed the prospect of collaborating with them.

We warmly welcome Senior Researcher (Scientist) Dr. Manoj Kumar to our team

Congratulations and welcome to the team! We are excited to have you at ERA CIPHR Chair.