Head of laboratory – prof. Jānis Spīgulis

Main directions of scientific work:
Development of optical methods and devices for medical and technological applications.
- early non-invasive skin cancer diagnostics and classification of skin lesions using multispectral diffuse reflectance and autofluorescence imaging techniques combined with artificial neural network analysis;
- early detection of sepsis on the knees using multispectral imaging techniques;
- contactless photoplethysmography imaging to monitor the time of exposure to anesthesia;
- assessment and presentation of oxygen saturation in the skin;
- laser beam contrast imaging for microbial growth analysis;
- time-resolved diffuse reflectance and in vivo skin autofluorescence using time-dependent single-photon counting;
- detection of counterfeit currency by multispectral imaging techniques.
Promotional activities:
Projects:
- "Laser Laboratory - Europe: An Integrated Activity for a European Laser Research Infrastructure V."
- "Multimodal optical technology for human circulation microcirculation monitoring"
- “Fast and cost-effective machine learning based system for microorganism growth analysis”
- "Biophotonics in veterinary medicine - administration and first steps (GoBVM)"
- "Multimodal imaging technology for in-vivo diagnostics of skin malformations"
- "Photoplethysmography Imaging for Chronic Pain Assessment"
- "Development of Prototype Devices for Non-Invasive Skin Condition Assessment"
- “Development and clinical validation of a novel cost effective multi-modal methodology for early diagnostics of skin cancers”
- "Time-Resolved Autofluorescence Methodology for Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Skin Cancer"
- “Fast and non-contact optical estimation of microorganisms activity.”
- "Improving Early Diagnosis of Skin Cancer with Neural Networks"
- "Advanced Spectral Imaging Technology for Skin Diagnostics"