Nanomaterials Webinar | Spectral Preprocessing, Chemometrics, and Machine Learning for Nanomaterial-Based Spectroscopy
Meet Our Speakers
Prof. Dr. Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli
Department of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA 02125, USA;
Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli is a Professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and previously held positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Her research focuses on nanomaterials for biosensing, diagnostics, and nano–bio interfaces. She has authored over 100 publications and her recent work explores data-driven approaches for improving analytical and sensing performance.
Dr. Xianyan Chen
University of Georgia, USA;
Xianyan Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Georgia and her M.S. from George Washington University. Her research focuses on high-dimensional data analysis, dimension reduction, and variable selection, with strong emphasis on machine learning and deep learning methods for real-world applications.
Dr. Bo Hu
Xidian University, China;
Bo Hu is a Professor at Xidian University, China, working at the intersection of nanotechnology, spectroscopy, and biomedical sensing. His research focuses on Raman/SERS-based sensing, microfluidic systems, and AI-driven diagnostic platforms. He has made significant contributions to machine learning-–enabled spectral analysis, including spectral unmixing, feature extraction, and deep learning models for complex chemical and biological systems.
Prof. Dr. Yiping Zhao
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, USA;
Yiping Zhao is a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Georgia. His research focuses on nanostructured materials, plasmonics, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), with recent emphasis on AI-driven spectroscopy and data infrastructure. He is the developer of the SpectraGuru platform for reproducible spectral analysis and has published extensively on nanomaterials and spectroscopy. He serves as the Associate Editor of Nanomaterials and is actively involved in interdisciplinary research bridging physics, materials science, and data science.
Mr. Fengbo Ma
University of Georgia, USA;
Fengbo Ma is a PhD student at UGA and the lead developer and system architect of the SpectraGuru platform. His work focuses on spectral data infrastructure, preprocessing workflows, metadata standardization, and AI-ready spectroscopy pipelines. He has presented this work at major conferences, including SPIE Photonics West and ACS meetings.
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