SPIE Photonics West 2026 was held from January 17-22, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, USA. The event is the premier global platform for advancing photonics and quantum technologies.
Rene Riha attended SPIE Photonics West 2026, where he delivered an oral presentation with the title “Combined OCT-Raman imaging system for AI-assisted breast tissue classification“.
At SPIE Photonics West 2026, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) was a prominent technology, primarily featured in the BiOS (Biomedical Optics) conference and exhibition, where new research and commercial applications in medical imaging and diagnostics were presented.
At the conference Rene represented the team of researchers who are working with surgeons to install a unique AI-enabled combined Optical Coherent Tomography (OCT) and Raman spectroscopy system at Nottingham City Hospital to improve breast cancer diagnostics and guide surgery outcomes.
The project is being led by Prof Adrian Podoleanu and Prof Philippe de Wilde from Kent University and Prof Ioan Notingher from Nottingham’s School of Physics and Astronomy in collaboration with Professor Emad Rakha and Mr Hazem Khout from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.
This research is funded by the Medical Research Council.
