Akhil Kallepalli
@optophysakhil.bsky.social
💡Investigating clinically relevant classical and quantum optics techniques and devices
🥼Biophotonics and biomedical optics
📍Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, @UniStrathclyde.bsky.social👨🏻🔬
🗞️Research team updates @KallepalliLab.bsky.social 🤝
🥼Biophotonics and biomedical optics
📍Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, @UniStrathclyde.bsky.social👨🏻🔬
🗞️Research team updates @KallepalliLab.bsky.social 🤝
Pinned
🦋 New home, familiar faces! 🦋
Loads to follow, all to share but to start ...
👨🏻🔬 Chancellor's Fellow (Lecturer/Asst Prof) at the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering (Uni. of Strathclyde) & focus on clinical translation of classical and quantum optics.
💡Group updates on @kallepallilab.bsky.social!
Loads to follow, all to share but to start ...
👨🏻🔬 Chancellor's Fellow (Lecturer/Asst Prof) at the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering (Uni. of Strathclyde) & focus on clinical translation of classical and quantum optics.
💡Group updates on @kallepallilab.bsky.social!
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Me and Akhil Kallepalli @optophysakhil.bsky.social had a fantastic long chat as part of the Cracking Quantum podcast! He shared loads of useful insights into beginning an academic career and what life is like as a PhD supervisor.
youtu.be/cfNoUPz7VJU
youtu.be/cfNoUPz7VJU
Building a Career in Academia - Episode 12 - Akhil Kallepalli
YouTube video by Ash Lyons
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Me and Akhil Kallepalli @optophysakhil.bsky.social had a fantastic long chat as part of the Cracking Quantum podcast! He shared loads of useful insights into beginning an academic career and what life is like as a PhD supervisor.
youtu.be/cfNoUPz7VJU
youtu.be/cfNoUPz7VJU
“It is my responsibility... to make the right opportunity for the right student available at the right time.”
A canny ability to navigate the #optics and #photonics ecosystem — and a touch of serendipity — have landed @optophysakhil.bsky.social in research heaven! 💡⚛️
spie.org/news/critica...
A canny ability to navigate the #optics and #photonics ecosystem — and a touch of serendipity — have landed @optophysakhil.bsky.social in research heaven! 💡⚛️
spie.org/news/critica...
July 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reposted by Akhil Kallepalli
New review paper out! Proud to co-author with @optophysakhil.bsky.social and @gailmcconnell.bsky.social a deep dive into Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM), from physics to cutting-edge algorithms & medical imaging applications. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Fourier ptychography microscopy for digital pathology
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
New review paper out! Proud to co-author with @optophysakhil.bsky.social and @gailmcconnell.bsky.social a deep dive into Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM), from physics to cutting-edge algorithms & medical imaging applications. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
See you in 2 years, indeed! 😁
Another terrific ETOP conference, sharing interesting ideas for teaching and outreach. Thanks @optophysakhil.bsky.social and all who made it happen. See you in 2 years! 🧪💡
June 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
See you in 2 years, indeed! 😁
There’s mail ✉️ …
… and then there’s “LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL!” 🎉
Thank you to the wonderful @judyd.bsky.social for this, for all your wonderful support, enthusiasm and positivity at ETOP! It was my pleasure! 🫂
@spie.org
… and then there’s “LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL!” 🎉
Thank you to the wonderful @judyd.bsky.social for this, for all your wonderful support, enthusiasm and positivity at ETOP! It was my pleasure! 🫂
@spie.org
June 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There’s mail ✉️ …
… and then there’s “LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL!” 🎉
Thank you to the wonderful @judyd.bsky.social for this, for all your wonderful support, enthusiasm and positivity at ETOP! It was my pleasure! 🫂
@spie.org
… and then there’s “LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL!” 🎉
Thank you to the wonderful @judyd.bsky.social for this, for all your wonderful support, enthusiasm and positivity at ETOP! It was my pleasure! 🫂
@spie.org
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Have you grabbed your tickets yet? Our doctoral student, Fraser is going to be there with his poster “Polarised Fourier ptychography for enhanced imaging of hemozoin crystals in malaria-affected red blood cells: A simulation approach.” ⚛️💡 🔬🦟
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social || @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social || @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
📢 #mmc2025: Deadline for 'Early Bird' tickets is *today* (Friday 16 May)
Don't miss out on discounted rates!
Register now: ow.ly/CweE50VT46S
@rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @bioimaginguk.bsky.social @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social
Don't miss out on discounted rates!
Register now: ow.ly/CweE50VT46S
@rmsearlycareer.bsky.social @bioimaginguk.bsky.social @yorkbioimaging.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social @globalbioimaging.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Have you grabbed your tickets yet? Our doctoral student, Fraser is going to be there with his poster “Polarised Fourier ptychography for enhanced imaging of hemozoin crystals in malaria-affected red blood cells: A simulation approach.” ⚛️💡 🔬🦟
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social || @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
@royalmicrosoc.bsky.social || @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
#IlluminatedPod
Are you curious and keen to have a startup within the Photonics space? Then this one is for you. Join Daniel Renner, Madison Woodson and Steven Estrella as they discuss all the nuances of company culture and the realities of startup life! 💡⚛️
open.spotify.com/episode/1R4I...
Are you curious and keen to have a startup within the Photonics space? Then this one is for you. Join Daniel Renner, Madison Woodson and Steven Estrella as they discuss all the nuances of company culture and the realities of startup life! 💡⚛️
open.spotify.com/episode/1R4I...
Exploring Startup Culture in Photonics
Illuminated: IEEE Photonics Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#IlluminatedPod
Are you curious and keen to have a startup within the Photonics space? Then this one is for you. Join Daniel Renner, Madison Woodson and Steven Estrella as they discuss all the nuances of company culture and the realities of startup life! 💡⚛️
open.spotify.com/episode/1R4I...
Are you curious and keen to have a startup within the Photonics space? Then this one is for you. Join Daniel Renner, Madison Woodson and Steven Estrella as they discuss all the nuances of company culture and the realities of startup life! 💡⚛️
open.spotify.com/episode/1R4I...
An update is due: any recommendations//people who want to be a part of this (or should be)? 💡⚛️
A biophotonics and biomedical optics starter pack! 💡
I have been looking for it ... and made it! 😉
Happy to add more, this will be an ever-evolving Pack, I am sure.
#Optics #Photonics #BiomedicaOptics #Biophotonics
go.bsky.app/QMxzkG
I have been looking for it ... and made it! 😉
Happy to add more, this will be an ever-evolving Pack, I am sure.
#Optics #Photonics #BiomedicaOptics #Biophotonics
go.bsky.app/QMxzkG
May 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
An update is due: any recommendations//people who want to be a part of this (or should be)? 💡⚛️
That was fun, and the team is now eagerly waiting for #ETOP2025 and the #GlaSciFest in the weeks ahead! 😎
How has a month passed by?
We had a wonderful day engaging with the
@instituteofphysics.bsky.social Scotland's Girls in Physics and Engineering event at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Advanced Research Centre! 🧑🏼🏫📚
A huge congratulations on a job well done to Fraser and Naveed 👏🏽👏🏽 ...
🧵1/2 💡
We had a wonderful day engaging with the
@instituteofphysics.bsky.social Scotland's Girls in Physics and Engineering event at the @uofglasgow.bsky.social Advanced Research Centre! 🧑🏼🏫📚
A huge congratulations on a job well done to Fraser and Naveed 👏🏽👏🏽 ...
🧵1/2 💡
May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
That was fun, and the team is now eagerly waiting for #ETOP2025 and the #GlaSciFest in the weeks ahead! 😎
We are LUCKY to have you and I cannot wait to see you soon, @judyd.bsky.social 🤩
Hope you’ve got a signed copy of your book (please!) at hand, I’d love to have that in my lab! 😇
Hope you’ve got a signed copy of your book (please!) at hand, I’d love to have that in my lab! 😇
We're excited to be selected as #ETOP Change Champions! Stop by our workshop and learn how to step aside (hard for teachers, I know as a control freak myself) and let students, well, figure things out. Can your team design an effective waveguide for a methane sensor? 🧪💡
May 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We are LUCKY to have you and I cannot wait to see you soon, @judyd.bsky.social 🤩
Hope you’ve got a signed copy of your book (please!) at hand, I’d love to have that in my lab! 😇
Hope you’ve got a signed copy of your book (please!) at hand, I’d love to have that in my lab! 😇
Quite a useful one! 💡 ⚛️ 🧠
With our projects with WashU (St Louis) and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social in their early stages, this is EXACTLY what we needed! 😉
With our projects with WashU (St Louis) and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social in their early stages, this is EXACTLY what we needed! 😉
Check out the #fNIRS glossary, a community-sourced consensus-based resource #JustPublished in #Neurophotonics: www.spiedigitallibra...
#Neuroscience
#Neuroscience
May 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Quite a useful one! 💡 ⚛️ 🧠
With our projects with WashU (St Louis) and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social in their early stages, this is EXACTLY what we needed! 😉
With our projects with WashU (St Louis) and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social in their early stages, this is EXACTLY what we needed! 😉
#IlluminatedPod 💡⚛️
This was such a fantastic recording, and I cannot wait for everyone to hear and experience @johnmdudley.bsky.social passion and Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc’s genuine enthusiasm!
It was my privilege and looking forward to meeting in person … or even a part 2 (?) 😉
🎙️ Out soon!
This was such a fantastic recording, and I cannot wait for everyone to hear and experience @johnmdudley.bsky.social passion and Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc’s genuine enthusiasm!
It was my privilege and looking forward to meeting in person … or even a part 2 (?) 😉
🎙️ Out soon!
May 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#IlluminatedPod 💡⚛️
This was such a fantastic recording, and I cannot wait for everyone to hear and experience @johnmdudley.bsky.social passion and Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc’s genuine enthusiasm!
It was my privilege and looking forward to meeting in person … or even a part 2 (?) 😉
🎙️ Out soon!
This was such a fantastic recording, and I cannot wait for everyone to hear and experience @johnmdudley.bsky.social passion and Thierry Lapointe-Leclerc’s genuine enthusiasm!
It was my privilege and looking forward to meeting in person … or even a part 2 (?) 😉
🎙️ Out soon!
#IlluminatedPod 💡⚛️
The second episode of this series brought together Amr S. Helmy, @jacquescarolan.bsky.social and Senta Jantzen to discuss the quantum landscape and what are the biggest changes in the field in the past decade!
open.spotify.com/episode/0w7f...
The second episode of this series brought together Amr S. Helmy, @jacquescarolan.bsky.social and Senta Jantzen to discuss the quantum landscape and what are the biggest changes in the field in the past decade!
open.spotify.com/episode/0w7f...
Harnessing Quantum Sensing Technologies
Illuminated: IEEE Photonics Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
#IlluminatedPod 💡⚛️
The second episode of this series brought together Amr S. Helmy, @jacquescarolan.bsky.social and Senta Jantzen to discuss the quantum landscape and what are the biggest changes in the field in the past decade!
open.spotify.com/episode/0w7f...
The second episode of this series brought together Amr S. Helmy, @jacquescarolan.bsky.social and Senta Jantzen to discuss the quantum landscape and what are the biggest changes in the field in the past decade!
open.spotify.com/episode/0w7f...
Talks ✅
Workshops ✅
Programme ✅
Venue ✅
See you soon? 😉
📍Glasgow 🏴
Registrations are open and waiting for you at www.etop-conference.org
💡 IEEE || @optica.org || @spie.org ⚛️
Workshops ✅
Programme ✅
Venue ✅
See you soon? 😉
📍Glasgow 🏴
Registrations are open and waiting for you at www.etop-conference.org
💡 IEEE || @optica.org || @spie.org ⚛️
Home - Education and Training in Optics & Photonics Conference (ETOP)
www.etop-conference.org
April 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Talks ✅
Workshops ✅
Programme ✅
Venue ✅
See you soon? 😉
📍Glasgow 🏴
Registrations are open and waiting for you at www.etop-conference.org
💡 IEEE || @optica.org || @spie.org ⚛️
Workshops ✅
Programme ✅
Venue ✅
See you soon? 😉
📍Glasgow 🏴
Registrations are open and waiting for you at www.etop-conference.org
💡 IEEE || @optica.org || @spie.org ⚛️
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2511...
The upcoming Glasgow Science Festival is shaping up to be a fantastic event ⚛️💡
Celebrating 850 years of this incredible city and all things science in it!
Our lab @kallepallilab.bsky.social has a couple of very exciting demonstrations … see you there?
The upcoming Glasgow Science Festival is shaping up to be a fantastic event ⚛️💡
Celebrating 850 years of this incredible city and all things science in it!
Our lab @kallepallilab.bsky.social has a couple of very exciting demonstrations … see you there?
Celebrating Glasgow's dizzying array of research
Over the course of Glasgow’s evolution, one of the key threads is research. Researchers working across the city have made dozens of world-changing…
www.heraldscotland.com
April 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2511...
The upcoming Glasgow Science Festival is shaping up to be a fantastic event ⚛️💡
Celebrating 850 years of this incredible city and all things science in it!
Our lab @kallepallilab.bsky.social has a couple of very exciting demonstrations … see you there?
The upcoming Glasgow Science Festival is shaping up to be a fantastic event ⚛️💡
Celebrating 850 years of this incredible city and all things science in it!
Our lab @kallepallilab.bsky.social has a couple of very exciting demonstrations … see you there?
#IlluminatedPod 💡 ⚛️
Our first podcast with Deep Jariwala @upenn.edu was a deep dive into nanophotonics and its applications! Join Lorenzo Pavesi and me as we talk about science, technology and career paths; something for everyone, I guarantee you!
open.spotify.com/episode/73OM...
Our first podcast with Deep Jariwala @upenn.edu was a deep dive into nanophotonics and its applications! Join Lorenzo Pavesi and me as we talk about science, technology and career paths; something for everyone, I guarantee you!
open.spotify.com/episode/73OM...
Nanophotonics Trapping Light for Device Applications
open.spotify.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
#IlluminatedPod 💡 ⚛️
Our first podcast with Deep Jariwala @upenn.edu was a deep dive into nanophotonics and its applications! Join Lorenzo Pavesi and me as we talk about science, technology and career paths; something for everyone, I guarantee you!
open.spotify.com/episode/73OM...
Our first podcast with Deep Jariwala @upenn.edu was a deep dive into nanophotonics and its applications! Join Lorenzo Pavesi and me as we talk about science, technology and career paths; something for everyone, I guarantee you!
open.spotify.com/episode/73OM...
… and just like that, a whole year at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social has passed! 💡⚛️
www.linkedin.com/posts/akhilk...
www.linkedin.com/posts/akhilk...
... and just like that, a whole year has passed! 1️⃣
Thank you to everyone… | Akhil Kallepalli
... and just like that, a whole year has passed! 1️⃣
Thank you to everyone at Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde who have made my first…
www.linkedin.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
… and just like that, a whole year at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social has passed! 💡⚛️
www.linkedin.com/posts/akhilk...
www.linkedin.com/posts/akhilk...
Got an experience/account to share?
Get in touch! 🗳️
Get in touch! 🗳️
Interesting article here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1.... Anyone had issues with visa fees as an overseas researcher coming to the UK? Or left the UK because of fees?
Quantum researcher mobility: the wonderful wizard of Oz who paid for Dorothy's visa fees - IOPscienceSearch
Quantum researcher mobility: the wonderful wizard of Oz who paid for Dorothy’s visa fees, Malik, Mehul, Agudelo, Elizabeth, Kunjwal, Ravi
iopscience.iop.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Got an experience/account to share?
Get in touch! 🗳️
Get in touch! 🗳️
Reposted by Akhil Kallepalli
Interesting article here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1.... Anyone had issues with visa fees as an overseas researcher coming to the UK? Or left the UK because of fees?
Quantum researcher mobility: the wonderful wizard of Oz who paid for Dorothy's visa fees - IOPscienceSearch
Quantum researcher mobility: the wonderful wizard of Oz who paid for Dorothy’s visa fees, Malik, Mehul, Agudelo, Elizabeth, Kunjwal, Ravi
iopscience.iop.org
March 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Interesting article here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1.... Anyone had issues with visa fees as an overseas researcher coming to the UK? Or left the UK because of fees?
Guess who I ran into at the IEEE meeting series!
Post-podcast (Illuminated: IEEE Photonics Society Podcast lnkd.in/e6i-TK9f) catch-up with the wonderful Winnie Ye was a very happy coincidence. We missed you, @rachelpcwon.bsky.social!
Check out the podcast episode, Winnie's great!
lnkd.in/eAgXSGxQ
Post-podcast (Illuminated: IEEE Photonics Society Podcast lnkd.in/e6i-TK9f) catch-up with the wonderful Winnie Ye was a very happy coincidence. We missed you, @rachelpcwon.bsky.social!
Check out the podcast episode, Winnie's great!
lnkd.in/eAgXSGxQ
February 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Guess who I ran into at the IEEE meeting series!
Post-podcast (Illuminated: IEEE Photonics Society Podcast lnkd.in/e6i-TK9f) catch-up with the wonderful Winnie Ye was a very happy coincidence. We missed you, @rachelpcwon.bsky.social!
Check out the podcast episode, Winnie's great!
lnkd.in/eAgXSGxQ
Post-podcast (Illuminated: IEEE Photonics Society Podcast lnkd.in/e6i-TK9f) catch-up with the wonderful Winnie Ye was a very happy coincidence. We missed you, @rachelpcwon.bsky.social!
Check out the podcast episode, Winnie's great!
lnkd.in/eAgXSGxQ
A couple of days with the IEEE! Looking forward to all the chats and some exciting plans in the works 😉🎙️
📍Bellevue, WA, USA
📍Bellevue, WA, USA
February 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A couple of days with the IEEE! Looking forward to all the chats and some exciting plans in the works 😉🎙️
📍Bellevue, WA, USA
📍Bellevue, WA, USA
Reposted by Akhil Kallepalli
Showcasing the latest applications of the Mesolens and demonstrating our $0.08 3D printed optical-quality lenses manufactured using low-cost consumer grade printers! #PhotonicsWest @spie.org
January 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Showcasing the latest applications of the Mesolens and demonstrating our $0.08 3D printed optical-quality lenses manufactured using low-cost consumer grade printers! #PhotonicsWest @spie.org
Take a look! I’m sharing it with my team at @kallepallilab.bsky.social! 📝
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Are you an Early Career Researcher eager to learn how to review scientific papers?
This course is exactly what you need—trust me, you’ll be glad you joined!
ow.ly/7iqb50UQc7V
This course is exactly what you need—trust me, you’ll be glad you joined!
ow.ly/7iqb50UQc7V
February 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Take a look! I’m sharing it with my team at @kallepallilab.bsky.social! 📝
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It was a great group, indeed! 🤝🏽
Pleased to have done some great work in a VERY short amount of time! 👏🏽 ⚛️ 💡
More to follow, watch this space 😉
Pleased to have done some great work in a VERY short amount of time! 👏🏽 ⚛️ 💡
More to follow, watch this space 😉
Wrapped up January with a job well done! 👏🏽 💡
🎓 Our 5th-year students presented their work to the department and did very well! We are biased, of course, having had a wonderful group over the past semester! 😉 ⚛️
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
🎓 Our 5th-year students presented their work to the department and did very well! We are biased, of course, having had a wonderful group over the past semester! 😉 ⚛️
@unistrathclyde.bsky.social
February 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It was a great group, indeed! 🤝🏽
Pleased to have done some great work in a VERY short amount of time! 👏🏽 ⚛️ 💡
More to follow, watch this space 😉
Pleased to have done some great work in a VERY short amount of time! 👏🏽 ⚛️ 💡
More to follow, watch this space 😉
Welcome to the group, Naveed!!
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A big welcome to Naveed Islam who joins our BME community and @unistrathclyde.bsky.social today!! 🎉 Naveed will be investigating novel microscopy hardware designs for democratising high-resolution imaging! 💡🔬🔍
February 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Welcome to the group, Naveed!!
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