Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Orcid
Projects
Grants acquired
Invited talks
Activities & Accomplishments
Software
Interests
References
Research publications
Timeline
Madhu Veettikazhy

Madhu Veettikazhy

Postdoctoral Researcher
Kongens Lyngby

Summary

Analytical Research Fellow with 6 years in designing, conducting and sharing results of complex research. Selected to represent institution at multiple academic events. Partnered with faculty and students to achieve excellence in preparation and performance of research related tasks. Successfully managing European consortium project work package for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages

Work History

Postdoctoral Researcher

Technical University of Denmark
2021.Jun - Current
  • Presented research findings at international conferences, fostering knowledge exchange among peers.
  • Contributed to high-impact publications by collaborating with fellow researchers and providing critical input.
  • Designed effective experimental controls, ensuring robust conclusions from research studies.
  • Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate and undergraduate students.
  • Overcame technical challenges by troubleshooting equipment issues or refining experimental procedures as necessary.
  • Pursued independent and complementary research interests.
  • Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
  • Mentored junior researchers, enhancing their skills and supporting their career development.
  • Established productive collaborations with interdisciplinary teams to address pressing scientific questions.
  • Organized seminars and workshops within the department to foster intellectual exchange among colleagues and graduate students alike.

Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
2012.Feb - 2014.May
  • Supported system users, educating employees on troubleshooting and problem-solving protocols.
  • Documented system configuration, mapping and processes.
  • Improved system performance by identifying and resolving technical issues in a timely manner.

Education

Ph.D. - Biomedical Optics

Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
2018.Feb - 2021.Sep

Master of Technology - Optical Engineering

Indian Institute of Space Science And Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
2015.Aug - 2017.Jul

Skills

Scientific Writing

Orcid

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-8757

Projects

  • 2021-Present: Point-of-care instrument for diagnosis and image-guided intervention of ColoRectal Cancer (PROSCOPE), Intends to develop a new endoscope that provides improved in-depth diagnosis and immediate point-of-care detection of cancerous lesions in the colon for effective treatment of CRC. In collaboration with the University of St. Andrews, ALU Freiburg, MUW Vienna, Grintech GmbH, MSL Glasgow, Ovesco, and University Hospital Freiburg.
  • 2023-Present: MIB
  • 2018-2021: Two-photon Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy through Fiber (T-SPIF), Worked towards the implementation of two-photon excited light-sheet microscopy (TPLSM) into endoscopes, a necessity for clinical adaptation for early stage cancer diagnostics. In collaboration with DTU Fotonik, the Univeristy of Lille, the University of St. Andrews, and OFS.

Grants acquired

  • 2023: Novo Nordisk Exploratory Interdisciplinary Synergy Programme, Ultrafast, lensless nonlinear microscopy for real-time mapping of living brain activity at cellular level - 0086761.
  • 2020: Otto Mønsteds Fond, Funding for conference participation in SPIE Photonics West 2020.
  • 2019: Otto Mønsteds Fond, Funding for external stay at the University of St. Andrews.

Invited talks

2022, Multimodal optical imaging for early-stage cancer screening, International conference on recent trends in photonics, National Photonics Symposium, NPS-2022, organized by International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology.

Activities & Accomplishments

  • 2024: Vice Chair, Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography (BM), OPTICA (formerly Optical Society of America - OSA)
  • 2024: Editorial board member, BIOS Biophotonic Discovery, SPIE
  • 2022-Present: Leading work package for developing a two-photon lightsheet endoscope in EUPROSCOPE
  • 2020-Present: Supervision of Ph.D. (1), master (3), and bachelor (3) theses, special course students (10), and guest lectures in the courses Biomedical Optics and Light Microscopy at DTU
  • 2018-2021: Organization and/or participation in OPTICA Siegman international summer school (2018) and SPIE Biophotonics summer school (2019, 2020, 2021)

Software

MATLAB

C

Python

COMSOL

Solidworks

LaTeX

Interests

Passionate Indian carnatic musician, performer, and teacher

References

  • Dr. Peter E. Andersen, Senior Researcher, DTU Health Tech, peta@dtu.dk
  • Prof. Kishan Dholakia, Professor, University of St. Andrews, kd1@st-andrews.ac.uk
  • Dr. Anders K. Hansen, Laser Engineer, Norlase, DK, akh@norlase.com

Research publications

Taege, Y., Borre, A. L., Veettikazhy, Madhu, Schulz, S. L., Marti, D., Andersen, P. E., ..., Ataman, Ç., 2022, Design parameters for airy beams in light-sheet microscopy, Appl. Opt., 61, 17, 5315-5319, 10.1364/AO.458343

Veettikazhy, Madhu, Hansen, A., Marti, D., Jensen, S., Borre, A., Andresen, E., ..., Andersen, P., 2021, BPM-Matlab - An open-source optical propagation simulation tool in MATLAB, Optics Express, 29, 8, 11819-11832, 10.1364/oe.420493

Veettikazhy, Madhu, Jonathan, N., Gasparoli, F., Escobet-montalbán, A., Hansen, A. K., Marti, D., ..., Dholakia, K., 2020, Multi-photon attenuation-compensated light-sheet fluorescence microscopy, Scientific Reports, 10, 1, 8090, 10.1038/s41598-020-64891-8

Madhu, V., & Ivan, J. S., 2017, Robustness of the twist parameter of Laguerre-Gaussian mode superpositions against atmospheric turbulence, Physical Review A, 95, 4, 1-12, 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.043836

Jensen, S. M., Untracht, G. R., Madhu Veettikazhy, Andresen, E. R., & Andersen, P. E., 2024, Multicore fibres for spatial offset optical coherence tomography, Optics, photonics, and digital technologies for imaging applications viii, 12998, 129981M, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 10.1117/12.3022475

Veettikazhy, Madhu, Hansen, A. K., Marti, D., Jensen, S. M., Borre, A. L., Andresen, E. R., ..., & Andersen, P. E., 2021, BPM-Matlab: an open-source optical propagation simulation tool in MATLAB, Optical fibers and sensors for medical diagnostics, treatment and environmental applications xxi, 4, 10.1117/12.2582547

Veettikazhy, Madhu, Nylk, J., Gasparoli, F. M., Escobet-Montalbán, A., Hansen, A. K., Marti, D., ..., Dholakia, K., 2020, Imaging the airy way: Advanced beam shaping for light-sheet microscopy at depth, Three-dimensional and multidimensional microscopy: Image acquisition and processing xxvii, 17, 10.1117/12.2544205

Veettikazhy, Madhu, Hansen, A. K., Marti, D., Dholakia, K., & Andersen, P. E., 2020, Numerical comparison of robustness of shaped beam delivery through multimode and multicore fibre against fibre bending, 29, 10.1117/12.2542830

Veettikazhy, Madhu, Hansen, A. K., Marti, D., Dholakia, K., & Andersen, P. E., 2019, Numerical comparison of robustness of multimode and multicore fibre sensitivity against fibre bending, 18050, 18050, 10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2019.8873262

Timeline

Postdoctoral Researcher - Technical University of Denmark
2021.Jun - Current
Technical University of Denmark - Ph.D., Biomedical Optics
2018.Feb - 2021.Sep
Indian Institute of Space Science And Technology - Master of Technology, Optical Engineering
2015.Aug - 2017.Jul
Systems Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services
2012.Feb - 2014.May

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