WearFlow - Investigation of wearable non-invasive, tracer-free, optical approaches for measurement of blood flow in active humans

There is an unmet need for in situ, non-invasive monitoring of the blood flow at the capillaries level in the skin or the scalp of conscious, active humans. Optical or Ultrasound Doppler probes used in clinics are handheld by the practitioner, prone to movement artefacts and limited to short time measurements of flow in the large vessels such as arteries.   The aim of the project is to investigate new optical approaches based on wearable detectors allowing continuous measurements  in moving, active subjects. To this aim, we will explore two approaches: a miniaturized laser speckle contrast imager and a diffuse correlation spectroscopy device, both incorporated into wearable devices. The PhD candidate will have the opportunity to develop skills in a photonics instrument design, characterization and implementation for in vivo measurement in humans in the context of an interdisciplinary collaboration at the intersection of photonics, data analysis and  biomedical applications

Laboratoire Charles Fabry is a leading  French research lab in Optics, home of the Nobel Prize  in Physics in 2022 Alain Aspect .

 The lab is part of University Paris Saclay and covers many aspects of optics either in engineering and physics science.

VERY IMPORTANT

The funding is only eligible to non-french citizen who have not spent more than 12 months in France in the last 36 months

Background in physics or engineering with good to excellent academic profile

English or French language spoken 

Experience in Physiology or psorts science is a plus but not a prerequisite

Experience in optics is a plus but not a prerequisite