Carla Carmelo Rosa

My academic path started with a graduation in Physics Engineering (IST/Lisbon), followed by an MSc in Electrotechnical Eng. and Computers (IST/Lisbon), and a PhD in Physics /FCUP/UPorto). Along the way, I participated in different projects that had, as a common feature, the development of new solutions or approaches in Applied Optics (LIDAR measuring systems, biosensors, fiber optic sensing, high resolution optical imaging, optical coherence tomography). As a lecturer at UPorto, I have been mostly envolved in the Physics Eng. and Medical Physics MSc programs. At the Center of Applied Photonics (INESC TEC) I have found the place/team to develop my research in applied optics, looking for solutions for academic challenges, but most importantly for the challenges we receive from industrial partners, seeking for new measuring approaches using light as a probing agent.

Domains

Applied Photonics Bioengineering Photonics

Projects

NanoStima-RL1

Project NanoSTIMA will try to respond to two great challenges: going from the current macro technologies used today to micro and nano technologies, which will play a key role in the health and well-being sectors; and managing the large amounts of information that these wearable and implantable sensors will generate, integrating them with data from other sources, such as medical records, genetic data, and even social networks. The project’s research line 1 will be developed by two INESC TEC centres: C-BER and CAP. At C-BER, the goal of CAD-RL5 is to develop advanced capabilities for computer-aided detection and diagnosis (CAD). This requires research on innovative methodologies for CAD development, that will make it possible to go from ad hoc engineering approaches, driven by direct expert knowledge, to more automated approaches, driven by the intrinsic structure of data, knowledge discovery and expert supervision. Problems tackled will be generic in the sense that appropriate outcomes can be applied universally to medical imaging practices. The developed method will enable lab demonstrations of several clinical problems where the research team has relevant experience (e.g. radiology, ophthalmology and ultrasound imaging).

NanoSTIMA - Macro-to-Nano Human Sensing Technologies

Publications

Design criteria in choosing optimized OCT scanning regimes - art. no. 66271E

Rosa, CC;Rogers, J;Pedro, J;Rosen, R;Podoleanu, A;

2007

OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND COHERENCE TECHNIQUES III

Fast scanning transmissive delay line for multi-scan optical coherence tomography

Rosa, CC;Rogers, J;Podoleanu, AG;

2005

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Fast scanning transmissive delay line for optical coherence tomography

Rosa, CC;Rogers, J;Podoleanu, AG;

2005

OPTICS LETTERS

Second order statistics of depth-scan photocurrent in optical coherence tomography with differential detection

Sherif, SS;Rosa, CC;Flueraru, C;Chang, S;Mao, Y;Podoleanu, AG;

2007

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

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Supervised theses

Tecnologias e aplicações da Interface Cérebro-Computador (BCI)

Pedro Alexandre santos Letra

M - 2022

UTAD-ECT

Centres

Applied Photonics

From fundamental science to real-world innovation: at our Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP), we explore optical phenomena as a unique toolbox for innovation in micro- and nanofabrication, optical, physical, and biochemical sensors, and platforms for analogue simulation and quantum computing. Our researchers focus on developing systems capable of operating in contexts where precise and reliable sensing is essential (industry, environment or biomedicine), as well as nonlinear optical devices for building quantum analogue simulations and computing platforms. Our advances in photonic sensing enable their use in extreme environments, e.g., outer space or deep sea. Based on a non-siloed organisation, the solutions we develop through the study of light and photons require multidisciplinarity and close, cooperative work across our various research domains. With our expertise in photonics and electronic systems integration, we explore the potential for technology transfer to the emerging national and international photonics industry.