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A big congratulations to Mira Håkansson on successfully defending her master’s thesis today!
Mira Håkansson Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis
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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.

