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Showcases Entomological Lidar at BionicBlitz 2026
PhD students Timotej Žuntar, Leonard de Causmaecker, and Katrine Eskildsen from the Biophotonic Sensing Group at Lund University took part in the InsectAI BionicBlitz 2026, held at the Marburg University Botanical Gardens in Germany from June 1–3. They presented the group’s entomological lidar—an optical instrument for monitoring insects in the wild—demonstrating the hardware to participants…
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Joint LLC Seminar: Scheimpflug Lidar – What is it, and what’s funky about it?
Thursday, May 21st, 15:15 The Rydberg Lecture Hall, Department of Physics Mikkel Brydegaard Division of Combustion Physics, Lund University Scheimpflug Lidar – What is it, and what’s funky about it? In this seminar, Dr. Mikkel Brydegaard explains what Scheimpflug lidar is and what makes it special.
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Photonics for Insect Diversity Workshop 2026 — Thank You
The Photonics for Insect Diversity Workshop 2026 took place on 25–26 February at the Physics Department, Lund University (E421), bringing together researchers working at the intersection of optics and entomology. Thanks to everyone who joined and made the workshop a memorable two days. We look forward to building on these connections in future events.
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Milestone Alert: Shijun Sun Defends His Master Thesis!
Big news from the Biophotonic Sensing group! A huge congratulations to Shijun Sun, who successfully defended his Master’s thesis today Shijun’s research, titled “Development of a Deep Ultraviolet Hyperspectral Camera for Pollen Detection on Insects,” represents a significant step forward in both biophotonics and ecological monitoring. By developing a specialized camera system to detect pollen…
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A Warm Welcome to Mira Håkansson
Mira officially started her master’s thesis at the beginning of 2026. She is using single-band Scheimpflug Lidar data to estimate the trajectories and behavioral patterns of flying insects .
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A Warm Welcome to Dorota Kiżewska
Dorota officially started her master’s thesis at the beginning of 2026. She is working on a project about hyperspectral scanning for an adaptable insect model.
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A warm welcome to Dr. Patrik Lundin
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Patrik Lundin to the team! As our new Researcher Engineer, his expertise in optical gas sensing and lidar will be a tremendous asset to the HyperSense project. We are excited for a successful collaboration. Welcome!
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A warm welcome to Shijun Sun
Sun will be doing his master thesis with our group, his research topic is about Development of Deep Ultraviolet Spectral Imaging for Pollen Classification
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A warm welcome to Katrine Gerassimovitch Eskildsen
A warm welcome to Katrine Gerassimovitch Eskildsen, who joined our group this August as a new PhD student. Katrine’s project will focus on addressing the global decline of insects and pollinators by developing a new methodology for real-time insect diversity assessment. A key part of his work will involve building six autonomous, weatherproof insect sensors.…
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A warm welcome to Timotej Žuntar
A warm welcome to Timotej Žuntar, who joined our group this July as a new PhD student. Timotej’s project will focus on addressing the global decline of insects and pollinators by developing a new methodology for real-time insect diversity assessment. A key part of his work will involve building six autonomous, weatherproof insect sensors. These…
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