Liang Jinyang

Biography

Dr. Jinyang Liang is currently an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), University of Quebec. He leads the Laboratory of Applied Computational Imaging ( LACI ). His research interests cover a wide range of areas, including ultrafast imaging, photoacoustic microscopy, wavefront engineering, and high-precision laser beam shaping. His research focuses on the development of new optical instruments for applications in biology and physics. He has published over 50 papers and conference proceedings and holds two patents on ultrafast optical imaging technology.He received his degree in Optoelectronic Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology in 2007, and his MSE and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin in 2009 and 2012.

Research Interest

Our research focuses on laser modulation techniques in novel optical imaging devices. Currently, we are working on the following three areas: 1. Compressed ultrafast photography (CUP) CUP is the world's fastest receive-only camera. Synergistically combining compressed sensing and streak imaging, CUP can image transient events at 100 billion frames per second with a single camera exposure. CUP's operating principle consists of hardware-based image acquisition and software-based image reconstruction. CUP has led to many high-profile publications, including Nature (selected as the cover story) and Science Advances. CUP has also produced two patents licensed to Axis Photonics. Our group is further advancing CUP technology from both technological development and novel applications. CUP for physics and biomedicine applications. We are also working with Axis Photonics to commercialize this technique.