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Invited Speakers for the 2026 edition

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David Boas Prof. David Boas
Director		 Neurophotonics Center, Boston University, College of Engineering, Boston, USA. Mapping human cerebral blood flow using light.
Kirill V. Larin Prof. Kirill V. Larin
Director		 Biomedical Optics Laboratory, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, University of Houston, USA. Optical Coherence Tomography/Elastography and Brillouin Spectroscopy for Tissue Biomechanics.
Sumeet Mahajan Prof. Sumeet Mahajan
Head		 Molecular BioPhotonics & Imaging group, Institute of Life Sciences, University of Southampton, UK. Raman Spectroscopy in Neurodegenerative Disease Research and Diagnosis.
Angelos Karlas Prof. Angelos Karlas
Clinical Research Lead		 MTU, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany. Optoacoustics—Echoes of Light in Vasometabolic Health and Disease: Challenges and Opportunities.
Laura Lechuga Prof. Laura Lechuga
Head		 Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC, CIBER-BBN and BIST, Barcelona, Spain. Nanophotonic biosensors: Current and Trends.
Mikael Käll Prof. Mikael Käll
Head		 Bionanophotonics group, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothemburg, Sweden. Optical Nanoantennas and Metasurfaces for the Life Sciences: principles, opportunities, trends, and challenges.
YongKeun Park Prof. YongKeun Park
Director		 Virtual 3D Biology Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, KAIST, Republic of Korea. Holotomography for 3D Biology and Regenerative Medicine: From Fundamental Optics to Real-World Clinical Impact.
Aydogan Ozcan Prof. Aydogan Ozcan
Director		 Bio&Nano-Photonics Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. Virtual Staining of Label-free Tissue Using Deep Learning.
Kishan Dolakia Prof. Kishan Dolakia
Director		 Centre of Light for Life, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. Optical Trapping and manipulation for the biomedical sciences: current and future trends.
José Miguel López-Higuera Prof. José Miguel López-Higuera
Founder and Director of ISLIST		 Former founder and Head of Photonic Engineering Group of UC, CIBER-BBN and IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Light Technologies for early detection, therapies and executive functions monitoring in Alzheimer´s Disease Patients. 
Mariana G. Figueiro Prof. Mariana G. Figueiro
Director		 Light and Health Research Center, Mount Sinai NY, New York, USA. A Case for Dual Entrainment: Rhythmic Light Therapy to Entrain Gamma Oscillations and the Circadian System in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
Gang Zheng Prof. Gang Zheng
Associate Research Director		 Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Photodynamic and photothermal therapies: synergy opportunities for nanomedicine.
Andrea Cusano Prof. Andrea Cusano
Head		 Optoelectronic and Photonic Group, Università degli Studi del Sannio, Benevento, Italy. Lab-on-Fiber advanced devices for Point of Care medical applications.
Susana Marcos Prof. Susana Marcos
Director		 David R. Williams Center for Visual Science, The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, NY, USA. Latest advances on Light-based technologies to improve vision.
Pablo Artal Prof. Pablo Artal
Director		 Optical Laboratory, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. Human vision with infrared radiation mediated by two-photon absorption.
Robert Thomson Prof. Robert Thomson
Head		 Photonic Instrumentation Group, Co-founder of Optoscribe, Heriot-Watt University, UK Ultrafast laser fabrication of optical components for biomedical applications.
Carlos Molpeceres Prof. Carlos Molpeceres
Director		 Laser Institute, UPM, Madrid, Spain. Advanced Laser-Based Processes for Personalized Medicine: From Bio-printing to High-Precision Diagnostics.