Professor Terence Tsz Wai Wong from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) visited the Photoacoustic Imaging Laboratory at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, on May 6, 2024, at the invitation of Researcher Chengbo Liu. During his visit, he delivered an academic lecture titled "Next-Generation Optical and Photoacoustic Imaging Devices Empowered by Deep Learning."

Rapid, slide-free tissue imaging remains a challenging yet critical issue in medicine. In his lecture, Professor Wong introduced a transformative approach: Computational High-Throughput Autofluorescence Microscopy (CHAMP). This technology enables fast, label-free imaging of large, irregularly shaped unprocessed tissue samples and converts results into deep learning-converted virtual stained histology images (Deep-CHAMP).The lecture also highlighted new research directions for CHAMP, including(1)3D imaging with subcellular resolution via combination with vibratome sectioning(2)Weakly supervised learning-based multi-color virtual staining(3)AI-assisted medical diagnostics.Finally, Professor Wong shared insights into the future development of biomedical imaging devices.

Professor Wong engaged in discussions with faculty and students at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Professor Terence Tsz Wai Wong (Huang Ziwei) obtained his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Philosophy degrees from the University of Hong Kong in 2011 and 2013, respectively. He pursued his doctoral studies in biomedical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and the California Institute of Technology under the guidance of Professor Lihong V. Wang (Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering), earning his Ph.D. After completing his doctorate, he joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as an Assistant Professor in 2018 and currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Center for Medical Imaging and Analysis (CMIA) at HKUST.Professor Wong founded PhoMedics Limited, a medical technology startup dedicated to improving healthcare systems and patient care through innovative technologies. His research focuses on integrating optical/photoacoustic imaging with deep learning algorithms to develop intelligent optical and photoacoustic devices for label-free and high-speed histology imaging, 3D imaging, and deep-tissue cancer-targeted imaging.He has published over 80 papers in top peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Photonics, Nature Methods, Nature Communications, Science Advances, and Advanced Science, and holds 8 U.S. patent applications and 2 issued patents.