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Special Session on
Spectroscopy and Spectral Imaging
 - SpecSI 2025

22 - 24 February, 2025 - Porto, Portugal

Within the 13th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - PHOTOPTICS 2025


CO-CHAIRS

Diana Guimarães
INESC TEC
Portugal

 
Brief Bio
Diana Guimarães received a PhD in Atomic Physics from the Faculty of Sciences, New University of Lisbon in 2011. After her PhD, she worked for 5 years in the NY State Department of Health as head of the X-ray lab for screening heavy metals on consumer products and working on several bio-monitoring projects. Currently at the applied photonics center at INESC TEC, since 2016, she started off developing optic fiber sensors for radon detection but is now working closely with the marine, mining, cork, glass, and wood industries developing spectral solutions for element detection using Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). She has more than 15 years of experience in spectroscopy and spectrometry techniques such as X-ray fluorescence, LIBS, atomic absorption, ICP-MS, ICP-OES, synchrotron-based techniques, and Raman.
Sofia Pessanha
NOVA School of Science and Tecnology
Portugal

 
Brief Bio
Sofia Pessanha, Assistant Researcher at NOVA School of Sciences and Technology since 2020, coordinates the Analytical Techniques Development and Applications research at LIBPhys. With a PhD in Physics from the University of Lisbon (2013), she is an expert in X-Ray Fluorescence and Raman spectroscopy, focusing on portable instrumentation. Her work includes cancer and Parkinson's biomarker detection, dental diagnostics, and environmental exposure research. A member of the X-Ray Spectrometry journal's advisory board, she has co-authored over 100 publications, organized key scientific events, and supervises multiple PhD and master's theses.
Pedro Jorge
FCUP / INESC TEC
Portugal

 
Brief Bio
Pedro Jorge is a PhD in Physics (2006 Porto University). He has been working on photonics technologies for biochemical sensing since 2007 at INESC TEC's Centre for Applied Photonics. He coordinated the Biochemical Sensor area, focusing on innovative optical sensor solutions for environmental, biomedical, and industrial applications, with over 100 publications and several patents in the field. Photonics technologies such as optical fiber sensors, interferometry, fluorescence spectroscopy, optical trapping and Laser Induced Breakdown spectroscopy are being explored in a diversity of applications ranging from systems for real-time evaluation of minerals in underwater mining, to the determination of dCO2 in Aquaculture tanks, or manipulation and diagnostic of single cells.

SCOPE

This Special Session addresses topics related to the latest advances in spectroscopy and spectral imaging covering their applications across diverse fields such ãs industry, biomedical sciences, environmental monitoring, and cultural heritage and materials science, among others. We will focus on novel instrumentation development, data analysis techniques, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cutting-edge research highlighting the potential of spectral imaging and spectroscopy to see beyond what our eyes can see.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Laser-Induced Breakdown
  • Spectroscopy
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • X-ray Spectroscopy
  • UV-VIS Spectroscopy
  • FTIR Spectroscopy
  • Hyperspectral Spectroscopy
  • Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  • Novel Instrumentation
  • Portable Solutions

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: December 18, 2024
Authors Notification: January 14, 2025
Camera Ready and Registration: January 22, 2025

SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Ana G. Buzanich, BAM, Germany
Maria do Rosário P. Correia, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Catarina Monteiro, INESC TEC, Portugal

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PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the special session program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support - and submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

PHOTOPTICS Special Sessions - SpecSI 2025
e-mail: photoptics.secretariat@insticc.org
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