Successful Mini-Symposium on Advanced Photoacoustic, Optical, and Ultrasound Imaging at EMBC 2025

We are pleased to share that our lab played an active role at the 47th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2025) in Copenhagen, Denmark. Led by Dr. Wenfeng Xia, our team organized and hosted a mini-symposium titled "Advanced Photoacoustic, Optical, and Ultrasound Imaging", which was held on Wednesday, July 16th (10:30 AM – 12:00 PM) under Theme 02: Biomedical Imaging Technology.

This mini-symposium brought together leading researchers to discuss recent progress in multi-modal imaging systems, clinical translation, and commercialization of photoacoustic and ultrasound technologies. The session featured four invited talks:

• Prof. Chulhong Kim – Multi-modal Imaging: Photoacoustic, Ultrasound, Plus More HW/SW System, Clinical Translation, and Commercial Efforts

• Dr. Wenfeng Xia – Ultrasonic Needle Tracking for Guiding Minimally Invasive Procedures

• Prof. Gijs van Soest – Translational Engineering for Photoacoustics: Putting Good Ideas to Work

• Dr. Jithin Jose – An AI-Powered Multimodal Platform for Enhanced Photoacoustic Imaging and Therapy

The event provided a vibrant platform for exchange, collaboration, and inspiration among researchers passionate about next-generation biomedical imaging technologies.

We are also proud to share that Weidong (James) Liang, a PhD student in our group, delivered an excellent oral presentation at EMBC 2025. His talk, titled "Performance Evaluation of a 3D Ultrasound Imaging and Needle Tip Tracking System: A Comparative Study on Tone-Burst and Chirp Excitation", presented a thorough comparison between different excitation strategies in 3D ultrasound-guided needle tracking. His work was well received by the community and stimulated engaging technical discussions.

We thank all speakers, participants, and collaborators who contributed to the success of the mini-symposium and look forward to many more exciting exchanges in the future.