✨ PhotoniCAT and BE-LIGHT at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Student Fair! ✨ On 20/11, we shared our passion for optics and the BE-LIGHT project 💡 🔹 The role of light in daily life 🔹 Optical device applications 🔹 Careers in optical engineering Thanks to everyone who stopped by! 🌈 #PhotoniCAT

At SU, Prof. Matthew Chalk & PhD candidate Stefania Zoi are modeling the retina to understand ganglion cell responses👁️. Learn more about their project "Optical decomposition of the retinal circuit" at: 🔗 belightproject.eu/wp1-eye-diseas… #EyeDiseases #VisionResearch #AI

💡 How does the retina encode sensory information? They investigate inhibitory amacrine cells to understand ganglion cell responses. Using experiments & models, they predict how healthy retinas extract visual info—similar to deep learning networks! 🧠👁️ #RetinalResearch

✨🔬 A Huge Success: Women in Science Round Table! 🔬✨ We participated in an inspiring round table at the FOOT UPC, organized by #PhotoniCAT. We discussed career inspiration, gender dynamics in research, work-life balance, and the future of women in science. 💡💜

🌟 Exciting research at CD6 ! 🌟 Prof. Meritxell Vilaseca & PhD candidate Armin Eskandari are pioneering multispectral imaging (MSI) & machine learning (ML) to revolutionize eye disease diagnosis & monitoring. 👁️💡 Why does this matter? 🧵👇

🔬 To advance retinal oximetry & automated diagnosis: ✔️ They will explore new imaging modalities like Raman spectroscopy. ✔️ Apply DL frameworks to enhance diagnostic accuracy. 📷 A spectral retinograph shows the contrast of different structures! 👉 Stay tuned! #VisionResearch

🚀 The Second BE-LIGHT School & First Hands-on Training are coming! 🎓🔬 📍 Gdańsk, Poland 📅 May 15-23, 2025 🏛 Hosted by Gdańsk University of Technology (PG) Get ready for an enriching training experience in Deep Learning, microscopy, photonics, & more! 🧠💡#AI #DeepLearning

💡 Deep Learning topics with Prof. Dr. Jacek Ruminski 🔬 Super-resolution microscopy, optogenetics & more 📢 PitchFest at Baltic Science Festival Fellows will boost their skills, network, & research impact! 🚀👩‍🔬👨‍🔬#Training #Researchers

🌟 Discover the cutting-edge work at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) within #BE_LIGHT! 🌟 PhD student Lorenzo Fratini & supervisor Clara Mestre are developing new methods to detect visual impairments using eye-tracking + AI 🤖👁 In collaboration with IMO Grupo Miranza #OpticalEngineering #VisionResearch

🔍 Why it matters? New tools for automated visual function evaluation = earlier, more accurate diagnoses. 📊 Lorenzo combines eye-tracking + ML to spot patterns in ocular movement. 💡 Check the team's previous work: Mestre et al., 2018 (PLoS ONE, 13(11)) #EyeTracking #ML

🌟 BE-LIGHT at #ARVO2025! 🌟 We're proud to share that our team members Dr. Clara Mestre Ferrer and Dr. Ireneusz Grulkowski presented their latest research at the ARVO Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City this May. 👇 More about their work in the thread! 🧵

Dr. Mestre introduced a new way to assess kids’ vision using continuous eye tracking 👁️ Dr. Grulkowski shared high-res, in vivo imaging of the vitreous — across its entire depth! 🔬 Pushing the boundaries of vision science — that’s the BE-LIGHT way. #VisionResearch #EyeHealth

🔐✨ Optics meets mystery! BE-LIGHT proudly joined the organization of PhotoniCat’s custom-made Escape Room, where players had to save a collapsing photonics lab using real optical principles. 👇 A thread with some of the light-based challenges! 🧵

From decoding Morse code LEDs 🔦 to uncovering invisible ink with UV light, using polarizers 🕶️, laser reflections 🔁 and analyzing light spectra 🌈 — science never felt so thrilling. Huge shoutout to the PhotoniCAT team! 🙌 #BELIGHT #Photonics #EscapeRoom #SciOutreach

The 2nd #BELIGHT school took place in Gdańsk 🇵🇱! Fellows attended advanced courses in optics, AI, neuroscience & more, and presented impressive progress on their research projects. A week full of science, skills & connection! 💡🤖🔬 #photonics #AIresearch

Check out our stories for the best moments from the BE-LIGHT school in Gdańsk! From deep learning & explainable AI to super-resolution microscopy & city tours — it was an inspiring week! 🧠🏰 🔗 eti.pg.edu.pl/en/kibm-en/bel… #MarieCurie #HorizonEurope

✨🤖 The BE-LIGHT fellows just completed an intensive Hands-on Training at Gdańsk Tech ! They explored Deep Learning, Transformers, XAI, and MLOps, with sessions led by Prof. Dr. Jacek Rumiński, his PhD students, and Prof. Magda Mazur-Milecka. 🧠🚀 #BELIGHT #Photonics #AITraining

🍷🏰 After diving into immersive tech at the CAVE and mastering machine learning tools, the BE-LIGHT fellows wrapped up their training with an elegant dinner at Villa Eva and a visit to the stunning Malbork Castle. 🌟🤝 #BELIGHT #Gdansk #photonics

🚀 Fellows, BE-LIGHT Workshop 1 is coming to Paris! 🇫🇷✨ 📍 Institut de la Vision (SU) | 📅 Oct 1–3, 2025 3 days of science, skills & networking: retinal imaging, holographic circuits, EMG-based HCI, AI & more. Plus lab visits, outreach & SB meeting! #BELIGHT #Workshop #Photonics

🌟 BE-LIGHT on the move! 🌟 This year we joined key conferences: CNC (Mérida), BER (Granada) & ECBO (Munich), sharing advances in retinal oximetry, eyetracking & 3D skin lesion reconstruction 🚀👁️🌈 #BELIGHT #BER2025 #ECBO2025 #CNC2025 #Photonics #AI #Oximetry #Eyetracking