Sara Abbasi

Sara Abbasi is a Scientific employee within the Department of Applied Physics and Photonics at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She is affiliated with Brussels Photonics research group. Her work focuses on advancing photonics technologies for biomedical applications, particularly in Raman spectroscopy-based diagnostics and nano-optical systems design. She has contributed to innovations in SERS (Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering) platforms, including curved SERS substrates and integrated microlens arrays for parallel detection.

Education details are not explicitly stated in the text, but her research activities from 2022-2025 and active participation in academic organizing committees indicate a strong academic trajectory. She has collaborated on projects involving hemoglobinopathy screening, pathogen identification, and machine learning integration with optical systems.

Her research fingerprints prominently feature Raman spectroscopy (100% focus), hemoglobin analysis (75%), and liquid-phase optical systems. Notable contributions include developing novel microfabrication techniques for optical sensors and creating automated classification systems for biomedical spectra.

• Awards:
  • Belgian Photonics Online Meetup 2022: Best poster prize (Jury Choice)
  • Best Student paper award at SPIE Photonics Europe 2024
• Advising & Collaboration:
  • Co-organized the 38th International Symposium on Microscale Separations and Bioanalysis (MSB 2022)
  • Collaborated with researchers like A. Feizpour, H. Thienpont, and PDIH Ottevaere on multiple projects
• Labs/Teams: Brussels Photonics Group, Applied Physics and Photonics Department labs