Current Members
Principal Investigator
Renjie Zhou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Email: rjzhou@cuhk.edu.hk
Short biography: I am interested in advancing optical imaging techniques for material metrology and biomedical applications that can improve our human life. I obtained my doctoral degree from the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2014. Before joining CUHK in 2017, I was a postdoctoral research associate at the George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Lab M.I.T. Here is the link to my profile.
Supporting Staff
Technical Support
Ms. Cathy LAU
Department of Biomedical Engineering
E-mail: c.lau@cuhk.edu.hk
Office Phone: (+852) 3943 0494
Office Address: Room 1102A, 11/F, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building
Clerical Support
Ms. Joyce Chan
Department of Biomedical Engineering
E-mail: joyce.chan@cuhk.edu.hk
Office Phone: (+852) 3943 8278
Office Address: Room 1120, 11/F, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building
Project Coordinator
Ms. Lisha Mo
Department of Biomedical Engineering
E-mail: lisha.mo@cuhk.edu.hk
Office Phone: (+852) 5211 1417
Office Address: Room 814, 8/F, William M.W. Mong Engineering Building
Postdoctoral Researchers
We are actively recruiting Postdoctoral Researchers. If you are interested, please refer to details here.
Dr. Chaodu Shi
Postdoctoral Fellow (08/2023-present), Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering
Short biography: I received my Bachelor's degree from Henan Polytechnic University in 2017. In 2023, I graduated my PhD degree from Tianjin University. My main research interests include laser generation, fiber laser amplification, linewidth-suppression of single-frequency fiber lasers, new wavelength fiber lasers and nonlinear effect in fiber system.
Dr. Xin Shu
Postdoctoral Fellow (05/2023-present), Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my bachelor's degree from Sichuan University in 2017 majoring in Electrical Engineering and Automation. Then I serve as an intern in Medical Imaging and Health Center, Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen from 2017 to 2018. In August 2018, I become a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering in CUHK. I like traveling, spicy food and novels. My research interests include optical image analysis, biomedical image processing and its practical application. I hope to do something to help illness diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Lei Zhao
Postdoctoral Fellow (08/2022-present), Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my bachelor’s and doctor’s degrees from the Ocean University of China and Zhejiang University, respectively. My research interests include wavefront measurement and computational imaging.
Graduate Students
Yifan He
PhD student (08/2024-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I received my master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Science and Technology of China and Northwestern Polytechnical University, respectively. My research interest is in developing label-free optical imaging techniques. In my spare time, I enjoy photography, listening to instrumental rock music and fitness.
Mulei Wu
PhD student (08/2024-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I received my master's degree and bachelor's degree from CUHK and South China Normal University (SCNU), respectively. During my free time, I like photography, painting, and exploring new things.
Xinyi Li
PhD student (01/2024-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my bachelor's degree in Wuhan University in 2022, majoring in Biology Science. I'm interested in biomedical applications of imaging techniques. I hope to learn more about imaging, especially quantitative phase imaging (QPI).
Atif Hassan
PhD student (08/2022-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong & Hong Kong Center for Cerebro-cardiovascular Health Engineering (COCHE)
Co-supervisors: Prof. Shih-Chi Chen and Prof. Kannie Chan
Short biography: I got my bachelor's and master's degree in physics from COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Pakistan. My research interests include lensless optical imaging microscopy. I hope to develop cutting-edge and translational bio-photonics technologies that interface and bridge optics and medical diagnosis.
Hongfei Zhu
PhD candidate (08/2021- present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my bachelor’s degree from Zhejiang University in 2021, majoring in Opto-Electronics Information Science and Engineering. During my undergraduate, I focused on super-resolution microscopy, like 3D-SIM and FPM. I am interested in developing new super-resolution microscopy based on quantum optics and organically integrating phase imaging and super-resolution imaging. I hope to explore smaller resolutions and broader application scenarios in biomedical fields. In my free time I enjoy cooking and playing basketball.
Guangyuan Zhao
PhD candidate (08/2021-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my master degree from Zhejiang University and studied in UCLA before coming to CUHK. My research interests are in computational imaging, perception of robotics and their associated applications.
Nansen Zhou
PhD candidate (08/2020- present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my bachelor's degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2020, majoring in Optical and Electronic Information Science and Engineering. Personally I like traveling, music and Chinese calligraphy. My research interests include optical imaging techniques and super-resolution microscopy. I hope to apply these techniques to clinical diagnosis and help to improve the medical treatment.
Andreas Zheng
PhD candidate (08/2020- present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: My name is Andreas and I am from Germany. I studied Physics at the Technical University of Munich and obtained both my Bachelor and Master degrees there. I´m interested in optical imaging techniques and super-resolution microscopy. In my free time I like reading, riding the bike and watching movies.
Shiyuan Wei
PhD candidate (01/2019-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I got my bachelor's degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2018, majoring in Optical and Electronic Information Science and Engineering. My research interests include Label-free Biomedical Imaging and image processing.
Research Assistants
Jiayu Cheng
Junior Research Assistant (07/2024-present)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Short biography: I am a final year undergraduate from Nankai University, majoring in physics. My research interest lies in computational imaging. During my free time, I like playing video games.
We are actively recruiting Research Assistants. Please refer to Openings.
Lab Alumni
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