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Research
Latest papers
Robustness of interstitial photodynamic therapy treatment planning under power and positional uncertainties in light delivery.
Scientific reports · 2026 · senior author
Photosensitizer spatial heterogeneity and its impact on personalized interstitial photodynamic therapy treatment planning.
Journal of biomedical optics · 2025
Integrating clinical access limitations into iPDT treatment planning with PDT-SPACE.
Biomedical optics express · 2023 · senior author
Latest funding
- $238,756
Next Generation Reconfigurable Acceleration Devices: Architectures, Tools and Applications
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $215,592
Large-Scale Heterogeneous Computing with FPGAs: Infrastructure, Architecture and Tools
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $273,000
Exploiting and Enhancing Programmable Logic for Deep Learning and Datacenter Acceleration
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
15 publications.
Robustness of interstitial photodynamic therapy treatment planning under power and positional uncertainties in light delivery.
Wang S, Saeidi T, Lilge L, Betz V
Photosensitizer spatial heterogeneity and its impact on personalized interstitial photodynamic therapy treatment planning.
Saeidi T, Wang S, Contreras HA, Daly MJ, Betz V, Lilge L
Integrating clinical access limitations into iPDT treatment planning with PDT-SPACE.
Wang S, Saeidi T, Lilge L, Betz V
Scalable and accessible personalized photodynamic therapy optimization with FullMonte and PDT-SPACE.
Wang S, Dai XY, Ji S, Saeidi T, Schwiegelshohn F, Yassine AA, Lilge L, Betz V
Modeling the efficiency of UV at 254 nm for disinfecting the different layers within N95 respirators.
Abdalrhman AS, Wang C, Manalac A, Weersink M, Yassine AA, Betz V, Barbeau B, Lilge L, Hofmann R
Photodynamic therapy outcome modelling for patients with spinal metastases: a simulation-based study.
Yassine AA, Lo WCY, Saeidi T, Ferguson D, Whyne CM, Akens MK, Betz V, Lilge L
Machine learning for real-time optical property recovery in interstitial photodynamic therapy: a stimulation-based study.
Yassine AA, Lilge L, Betz V
Determination of Optical Properties and Photodynamic Threshold of Lung Tissue for Treatment Planning of In Vivo Lung Perfusion Assisted Photodynamic Therapy.
Ramadan KT, McFadden C, Gomes B, Schwiegelshohn F, Ribeiro RVP, Chan HHL, Betz V, Cypel M, Lilge L
Light propagation within N95 filtered face respirators: A simulation study for UVC decontamination.
Lilge L, Manalac A, Weersink M, Schwiegelshohn F, Young-Schultz T, Abdalrhman AS, Wang C, Ngan A, Gu FX, Betz V, Hofmann R
Minimal required PDT light dosimetry for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (Erratum).
Lilge L, Wu J, Xu Y, Manalac A, Molenhuis D, Schwiegelshohn F, Vesselov L, Embree W, Nesbitt M, Betz V, Mandel A, Jewett MA, Kulkarni G
Next Generation Reconfigurable Acceleration Devices: Architectures, Tools and Applications
Principal investigators: Betz, Vaughn VT
Keywords: CAD; Compute Acceleration; Computer-Aided Design; Deep Learning Acceleration; Field Programmable Gate Array; FPGA; FPGA Architecture; Integrated Circuits; Multi-die Integration; Network on Chip
Large-Scale Heterogeneous Computing with FPGAs: Infrastructure, Architecture and Tools
Principal investigators: Chow, Paul P
Keywords: Computer-aided design; Distributed computing; Field-Programmable Gate Arrays; Hardware acceleration; Heterogeneous computing; High-level synthesis; Machine learning (ML); Multi-FPGA applications; Multiprocessing; Reconfigurable computing
Exploiting and Enhancing Programmable Logic for Deep Learning and Datacenter Acceleration
Principal investigators: Betz, Vaughn
Toward More Energy-Efficient Datacenters with Enhanced Programmable Silicon
Principal investigators: Betz, Vaughn
NSERC/Intel Industrial Research Chair in Programmable Silicon
Principal investigators: Betz, Vaughn
Multi-GHz 'Smart' Burst-mode ultrafast-laser processing of microfluidic structures, biological/medical materials and difficult industrial materials
Principal investigators: Marjoribanks, Robin
Orthopaedic surgical platform which uses burst-mode ultrafast laser pulses delivered by high-power fiber-optic catheter for less-invasive surgery with ultrafine control
Principal investigators: Marjoribanks, Robin
Fast and accurate biophotonic simulations for photodynamic cancer therapy treatment planning
Principal investigators: Betz, Vaughn
Orthopaedic surgical platform which uses burst-mode ultrafast laser pulses delivered by high-power fiber-optic catheter for less-invasive surgery with ultrafine control
Principal investigators: Marjoribanks, Robin S; Akens, Margarete K; Betz, Vaughn; Lilge, Lothar
Keywords: Bone Graft; Burst-Mode; Fiber Optic Catheter; Laser Surgery; Orthopaedic Surgery; Plasma-Mediated Ablation; Tissue Ablation; Tissue Debridement; Tissue Necrosis; Ultrafast Laser
Fast Biophotonic Simulations for Clinical Applications
Principal investigators: Cassidy, Jeffrey C
Keywords: Agile Computing; Bioluminescence Imaging; Biophotonics; Custom Computing; Head And Neck Cancers; Light Propagation In Turbid Media; Monte Carlo Modelling; Photodynamic Therapy
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Vaughn Betz and Lothar Lilge: 15 shared papers
- Marcelo Cypel and Lothar Lilge: 2 shared papers
- Girish Kulkarni and Vaughn Betz: 1 shared paper
- Girish Kulkarni and Lothar Lilge: 1 shared paper
- Benoit Barbeau and Vaughn Betz: 1 shared paper
- Benoit Barbeau and Lothar Lilge: 1 shared paper
- Marcelo Cypel and Vaughn Betz: 1 shared paper
- Vaughn Betz and Stephen Brown: 1 shared paper
- Lothar Lilge and Stephen Brown: 1 shared paper
- Physics
- Sciences biologiques
- Toronto General Research Institute
- Thoracic Surgery
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Co-authors at University of Toronto, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Lothar Lilge
Physics
15 shared papers, latest 2026
Stephen Brown
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2019
Girish Kulkarni
Toronto General Research Institute
1 shared papers, latest 2020
Benoit Barbeau
Sciences biologiques
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Marcelo Cypel
Thoracic Surgery
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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