Lisa Kobayashi Frisk

Dr. Lisa Kobayashi Frisk is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Medical Optics Office at ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences. She holds a PhD in Photonics from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain). Her research focuses on developing and applying diffuse optical methods for non-invasive assessment of cerebral hemodynamics in clinical settings, particularly in stroke and critical care patients. Key areas include speckle contrast optical tomography, cerebral autoregulation monitoring, and translational biomedical engineering.

Her work bridges optical physics and clinical medicine, with applications in neonatal cardiac surgery monitoring, stroke unit diagnostics, and post-stroke rehabilitation. Recent studies emphasize optimizing fiber-based systems for deep tissue imaging and validating workflows for bedside hemodynamic assessments. Dr. Frisk’s innovations aim to improve personalized therapies through real-time physiological data.

Key research directions include:

• Optical monitoring of cerebral blood flow dynamics
• Multi-modal hybrid diffuse optical techniques
• Clinically relevant stroke biomarker identification
• Development of compact, portable optical devices

Her publications (2021–2024) reflect a trajectory toward high-resolution neuroimaging solutions and translational applications in critical care. Current projects explore fiber-based tomography system optimization and multi-wavelength spectroscopy for enhanced diagnostic accuracy.