Parsin Haji Reza, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Systems Design Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Waterloo

E7-6416

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1

Phone: +1-519-888-4567 ext 40172

Email: phajireza@waterloo.ca

Website: www.photomedicinelabs.com

EDUCATION

September 2015 – March 2018:                                                                                                               

Postdoctoral Fellow  

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Alberta, Canada

July 2011 – August 2015:                                                                                                                  

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University of Alberta, Canada

Dissertation title: "All-Optical and Endoscopic Photoacoustic Microscopy."

September 2010 - July 2011 (uncompleted- Transferred to Ph.D.):

M.Sc. Photonics and Plasma

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering                                                                                                  

University of Alberta, Canada

June 2006 – June 2010:                                       

B.Eng. (Hons) Electronics Majoring in Optical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Photonics Center

Multimedia University, Malaysia

Dissertation title "Investigation of Secondary Physical Effects in Rare Earth Doped Fiber Amplifiers."

January 2000 – September 2002:                           

Associate Degree in Electronics                        

Mirza Koochak Technical Teacher Education University, Iran

CURRENT POSITIONS

April 2018- Present,

Assistant Professor

Department of Systems Design Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

University of Waterloo, Canada

AWARDS (The PhotoMedicine Labs)

2021:

1. Engineering Excellence Fellowship for James Tweel, $25,000/year for 2 years (September 2021 to September 2023).
2. Dean's Entrance Award for Auguste Koh, $5000. (Fall 2021).
3. President’s Research Award for Inaara Ahmed-Fazal to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Spring 2021).
4. President's Graduate Scholarship awarded to Benjamin Ecclestone, $10,000. (Spring 2021).
5. NSERC - Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship awarded to Benjamin Ecclestone, $17,500. (Spring 2021).
6. President’s Research Award for Faraz Ali to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Winter 2021).
7. President’s Research Award for Matthew Lee to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Winter 2021).

2020:

8. Best Paper Award for Saad Abbasi from OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics, (2020).
9. Engineering Excellence Fellowship for Benjamin Ecclestone, $25,000/year for 2 years (May 2020 to May 2022).
10.  Dean’s Entrance Award for Benjamin Ecclestone, $5,000 (Spring 2020).
11. President’s Research Award for Karam Danial to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Winter 2020).
12. President’s Research Award for Maggie Zhang to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Winter 2020).
13. President’s Research Award for Amanda Hope to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Winter 2020).
14. Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) provided by the Dean of Engineering for Sheen Thusoo to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (Winter 2020).
15. Undergraduate Research Internship (URI) for Alex Tummon Simmons to work in PhotoMedicine labs. (Winter  2020).
16. NSERC Undergraduate Research Scholarship (USRA) for Alex Tummon Simmons to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $6,000. (Winter 2020). 
17. International Masters Student award for Jasmine Chan, $2235 (January 2019 to August 2020).

2019:

18.  University of Waterloo Graduate Scholarship for Jasmine Chan, $1145 (May to August 2019).
19. Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) provided by Dean Sullivan for Chandu Subramaniam to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $900. (Fall 2019)​.
20. Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) provided by Dean Sullivan for James Tweel to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $900. (Fall 2019).
21.  Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) provided by Dean Sullivan for Moujan Saderi to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $900. (Fall 2019).
22. Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) provided by Dean Sullivan for Auguste Koh to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $900. (Fall 2019).
23. President’s Research Award for Serene Abu-Sardanah to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Fall 2019).
24. President’s Research Award for Daniel Javaheri-Zadeh to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Fall 2019).
25.  Undergraduate Research Internship (URI) for Martin Le to work in PhotoMedicine labs $1,600. (Fall 2019).
26.  International Masters Student award for Saad R. Abbasi, $2,130. (Winter 2019).
27. UW Grad Scholarship for Saad R. Abbasi, $1,145. (Winter 2019).
28. GRS award for Saad R. Abbasi, $9,175. (Winter 2019).

2018:

29. Undergraduate Research Internship (URI) for Aysegul Alpay to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,600. (Fall 2018).
30. Undergraduate Research Internship (URI) for Martin Le to work in PhotoMedicine labs $1,600. (Fall 2018).
31. President’s Research Award for Natasha Willis to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Fall 2018).
32. President’s Research Award for Mikaela MacMahon to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Fall 2018).
33.  President’s Research Award for Yun Kim to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $1,500. (Fall 2018).
34. Undergraduate Research Assistant (URA) award for Cassandra Maxwell to work in PhotoMedicine labs, $900. (Fall 2018).

AWARDS (Individually)

2020:

35. Dr. Haji Reza was given the Faculty of Engineering Distinguished Performance Award from the University of Waterloo. (2020).

2019:

36. Dr. Haji Reza was nominated from the University of Waterloo for the John Charles Polanyi Prizes in physics. (2019).

2015:

37. FGSR Travel Award, University of Alberta ($1300). (2015).
38. BMO Graduate Scholarships (one award is granted each year at the University of Alberta, $20,000) - Declined due to graduation. (2015).
39. Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize (16 awards are granted each year to the University of Alberta, $5,000). (2015).

2014:

40. The Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta ($2,000). (2014).
41. Dissertation Fellowship (20 awards are granted each year to the University of Alberta, $22,000 plus tuition fees). (2014).

2013:

42. Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship, $37,500/year (The most prestigious graduate award at the University of Alberta, approximately 12 awards are granted each year to the University of Alberta). (2013-2015).
43. The Professional Development Grant, University of Alberta ($2,000). (2013)

2012:

44. Alberta Innovates -Technology Futures Graduate Student Scholarships $31,500/year. (2012-2014).
45. SPIE Scholarship in Optics & Photonics (among 140 students - from high school to Ph.D. who have been awarded the international SPIE scholarship, $2,500 USD). (2012).
46.  Parsin H. Reza was elected as the president of The ECE Graduate Students' Association (400 students). (2012-2013).

2011:

47.  Best Paper Award, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Florida, USA. (2011).
48. Selected as one of the six semi-finalists for the Young Investigator Award, World Molecular Imaging Society, WMIC, San Diego. (2011)
49. Travel Stipend Award, World Molecular Imaging Congress, San Diego, California, USA ($1,000 USD). (2011).
50. Travel Stipend Award, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Orlando, Florida, USA ($1,000 USD). (2011).

2010:

51. Dean’s List, Multimedia University, Malaysia (2010).
    

HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and NEWS

1. The review paper Towards non-contact photoacoustic imaging [review], is one of the most downloaded photoacoustics articles (2021).

2. “New laser imaging could precisely guide doctors during brain surgery” featured on Waterloo Stories (UofW) news. Oct. 2020.

3. The paper "Deep non-contact photoacoustic initial pressure imaging" listed as one of the top downloaded papers in the field of Biophotonics over the last two years from Optica.
4. UW grad student Saad Abbasi recipient of the best paper awards from OSA Biophotonics Congress 2020 https://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/news/grad-student-honoured-biomedical-optics-work
5. PhotoMedicine Labs among one of the 186 recipients of the New Frontier in Research Fund (NFRF). https://uwaterloo.ca/systems-design-engineering/news/new-frontiers-research-fund-awarded-syde-professor-parsin 
6. “New imaging technology could ‘revolutionize’ cancer treatment” story featured on CTV National News reaches 12 million hits internationally and translated in several different countries.
7. UW researchers develop imaging tech that could ‘revolutionize’ cancer surgery (CTV National News) https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1790675
8. Featured in the weal (Waterloo Engineering Alumni Letter) magazine, October 2019 issue in the featured story: Ones to Watch: Seven researchers to keep an eye on as their soaring achievements continue to shake things up. Oct. 2019.
9. New breakthrough in the Department of Systems Design Engineering highlighted in several news agencies featured on SYDE (UofW) news. Oct. 2019.
10. The manuscript entitled "Real-time Functional Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy", published in Optics Letters, has been highlighted as an Editor's Pick.
11. PhotoMedicine Lab - PARS technology is highlighted in SYDE (UofW) news. Nov. 2018 and March 2019.
12. “When pressure meets light: detecting the photoacoustic effect at the origin”, by Junjie Yao, News, and Views, Nature’s Light: Science & Applications (2017) 6, e17062; doi:10.1038/lsa.2017.62.
13. P. Hajireza, et al., Nature’s Light: Science & Applications (2017) 6, e16278; doi: 10.1038/lsa.2016.278 is the most downloaded article in the LSA website (June 2017).
14. Invited presentation at the 2017 European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) meeting, SPIE & OSA, Munich Germany  (June 2017).
15. PARS is highlighted in University of Alberta Alumni magazine.
16. Presider at the European conference of Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2017, Novel Systems session, SPIE & OSA, Munich Germany (June 2017).
17.  Invited presentation at the 2017 Alberta Imaging Symposium, University of Calgary.
18.  My research is highlighted in Global news:" University of Alberta researchers develop new way to view tumours.” http://globalnews.ca/video/3216999/university-of-alberta-researchers-develop-new-way-to-view-tumours
19. My research is highlighted in UofA news:"Breakthrough technology illuminates early tumour development." http://www.engineering.ualberta.ca/NewsEvents/Engineering%20News/2017/January/Breakthroughtechnologyilluminatesearlytumourdevelopment.aspx
20. Selected to present at the Hot Topics and Latest Result Session, (Photonics west 2016, BIOS, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing).
21. The opening keynote speaker of Sixth Annual Graduate Research Symposium at the University of Alberta (July 2015) - a motivational talk (TED-style).
22. Parsin Hajireza as the CEO of illumiSonics Inc. has been selected as top 18 semi-finalists in 2015 business-pitch competition by SPIE.
23. Parsin Hajireza as the CEO of illumiSonics Inc. has been selected to showcase at HealthKick 2015 as one of Canada’s top startup health companies.
24.  P. Hajireza et al. "Glancing angle deposited nanostructured film Fabry-Perot etalons for optical detection of ultrasound," has been highlighted as a key scientific article contributing to excellence in engineering scientific and industrial research by  Advances in Engineering (2014).
25.  Elected as the president of The ECE Graduate Students' Association 2012-2013 (400 students).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Instructor

• BME 386 (The Physics of Medical Imaging), Fall 2020
• BME 302 (Class Prof.), Fall 2019
• BME 364 (Engineering Biomedical Economics), Fall 2019.
• BME 393 (Digital Systems), Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021.
• BME 202, (Seminar) University of Waterloo, May 2018
• ECE 203 (Electrical Circuits II), University of Alberta, 2014.

ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES

• External reviewer for Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2020)
• Member of the University of Waterloo  BME Program Committee (2020).
• Presider for OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics, 2020.
• Committee Member for the CBB Seed funding grant (December 2019).
• ECR Reviewer for the CIHR project grant committee, BME session (December 2019).
• Reviewer: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) in the Collaborative Research and Development Grant funding
• Members of the Program Committee for the Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy (OT&S). OSA Biomedical Optics Congress, 20-23 April 2020, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
• Members of Evaluation Committee for the biomedical capstone design project award (Uwaterloo 2019).
• Presider at the European conference of Biomedical Optics (ECBO) 2017, Novel Systems session, SPIE & OSA, Munich Germany (June 2017).

• President of the Electrical and Computer Graduate Students' Association 2012-2013 (Over 400 students).

• Member of department council meeting, 2012-2013 (ECE, University of Alberta).

• Peer reviewer for:

.·         Nature Photonics

·         Nature’s Light: Science and Applications

·         Scientific Reports

·         Optics Letters

·         Optics Express

       ·      Sensors

·         IEEE Photonics Journal

·         Biomedical Optics (SPIE)

·         Biomedical Optics Express

.      Photoacoustic

·         Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)

·         IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

·  Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (JEMWA) and Progress in Electromagnetic Research (PIER, PIER B, C, M, PIER Letters)

• Communication and marketing officer of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Northern Canada Section, August 2011 – August 2012.

• Vice president of Canadian Biomaterials Society, Alberta chapter (September 2012- October 2013).

• Member of the selection committee for selection the chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alberta. (January 2014).

PATENTS                                                          

• Parsin Haji Reza, Zohreh Hosseinaee, Kevan Bell, Saad Abbasi, Benjamin Ecclestone “Dual-Modality Photoacoustic Remote Sensing and Optical Coherence Tomography (PARS-OCT), and Thermally Enhanced Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy (TE-PARS).  US 63/040,866
• Parsin Haji Reza, Kevan Bell “Methods for PARS imaging” PCT, USA, Germany 2019.
• Parsin Haji Reza, Kevan Bell “Single Source Photoacoustic remote sensing (SS-PARS)” PCT, 2018.
• Parsin Haji Reza, Roger Zemp, “Photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS)” United States, Issued. USPTO 14.919,565. PCT/CA2015/051061.
• Parsin Haji Reza, Roger Zemp, “Photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS)” Canada Allowed. 2,908,992.
• Parsin Haji Reza, Roger Zemp, “Non-interferometric photoacoustic remote sensing (NI-PARS)” United States USPTO 62/475,693.

• Parsin Haji Reza, Roger Zemp, “Camera-based photoacoustic remote sensing (C-PARS)” United States USPTO 62/475,693.
• Parsin Haji Reza, Kevan Bell and Roger Zemp, “Coherence gated photoacoustic remote sensing (CG-PARS)” United States Pending.
• Parsin Haji Reza, Wei Shi, Peng Shao, and Roger J. Zemp, “Handheld and Fiber-Based Optical Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy and Micro-Endoscopy” (2011058) SN: 61/531,519.

INVITED TALKS:

1. “The Next Generation of Medical Imaging for Oncology Applications,” Karmanos Cancer Institute Molecular Imaging Program Presentation Series, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, (August 2021).
2. “Towards non-contact photoacoustic imaging: Photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS) microscopy,” Photonics North 2021 (May 31- June 2, 2021, Virtual Conference).
3. “Photoacoustic Remote Sensing,” 42nd Annual International Conferences of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society  in Conjunction with the 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (July 20-24, 2020, Virtual Conference).
4. “Photoacoustic Imaging,” Annual Systems Design / Biomedical lunch, lecture, and design symposium. Invited speaker, Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, (March 2019).
5. Invited presentation “Photoacoustic Remote Sensing the Future of Optical Imaging” at the European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) meeting, SPIE & OSA, Munich, Germany, (June 2017).
6. “Photoacoustic Imaging for Clinical Applications,” Alberta Imaging Symposium at the University of Calgary (May 2017).
7.  “The Key to Success,” Opening Keynote Speaker of Sixth Annual Graduate Research Symposium at the University of Alberta, TED Talk style (April 2015).
8. “How to Become a Successful Graduate Student,” Motivational Talk at Graduate Studies Information Night (ECE Undergrad Students), University of Alberta, (July 2012).
9.  “Optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy,” for IEEE NCS EMBS Chapter meeting in Northern Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, (November 2011).

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:

Peer reviewed Journal papers after April 2018:

Submitted or under review:

1. B. R. Ecclestone*, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, "Reflection mode in-situ MOHS surgery", Under review, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (10 pages)
2. N. Pellegrino*, S. O. Abu-Sardanah#, C, Subramaniam#, and P. HajiReza, "A comprehensive characterization of a stimulated Raman scattering fiber-laser source for multi-wavelength dependent photoacoustic microscopy techniques" Under review, Journal of Biomedical optics.
3. B. R. Ecclestone*, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, J. R. Mackey***, P. HajiReza," Clinical studies of histology imaging using PARS® microscopy," Under review.
4. K. Bell**, L. Mukhangaliyeva*, L. Khalili*, P. HajiReza, "Hyperspectral Absorption Microscopy Using Photoacoustic Remote Sensing." Under Review.

Accepted/published:

5. B. R. Ecclestone*, Z. Hosseinaee*, N. Abbasi**, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, J. R. Mackey***, P. HajiReza, "Three-Dimensional Virtual Histology in Unprocessed Resected Tissue with Photoacoustic Remote Sensing (PARS®) Microscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography." https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.01224. (2021).
6. B. R. Ecclestone*, D. Dinakaran***, P. HajiReza, "Single Acquisition Label-free Histology-like Imaging with Dual Contrast Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy." https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.10225. (2021).
7. Z. Hosseinaee*, N. Abbasi**, L. Khalili*, L. Mukhangaliyeva*, N. Pellegrino*, P. HajiReza, "Non-contact, in-vivo, functioanl, and structural ophthalmic imaging using multimodal photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS®) microscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT)." https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.09060. (2021).
8. Z. Hosseinaee*,  J. A. Tummon Simmons** and P. HajiReza, "Dual-modal photoacoustic imaging and optical coherence tomography [Review]", Front. Phys.  8:616618. (2021).  (19 pages).
9. S. Abbasi, K. Bell**, B. R. Ecclestone*, and P. HajiReza, “Live feedback and 3D photoacoustic remote sensing,” Quant Imaging Med Surg 11(3), 1033-1045 (2021). (13 pages).
10. B. R. Ecclestone*, S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, “Towards virtual biopsies of gastrointestinal tissues using photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy”, Quant Imaging Med Surg 11(3), 1070-1077 (2021). (8 pages).
11. B. R. Ecclestone**, K. Bell**, S. Abbasi*, D. Dinakaran***, M. Taher***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza “Histopathology for Mohs micrographic surgery with photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy," Biomed. Opt. Express 12(1), 654-665 (2021).
12. Z. Hosseinaee**, L. Khalili**, J. A. Tummon Simmons**, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, “Label-free, non-contact, in vivo ophthalmic imaging using photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy”, Opt. Lett. 45, 6254-6257 (2020).
13. K. Bell**, S. Abbasi*, D. Dinakaran***, M. Taher***, G. Bigras***, F. K.H. van Landeghem***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, “Reflection-mode virtual histology using photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy”, Scientific Reports, 10, 19121 (2020). (13 pages)
14. B. R. Ecclestone#, K. Bell**, S. Abbasi*, D. Dinakaran***, F. K.H. van Landeghem***, J. R. Mackey***, P. Fieguth^, and P. HajiReza "Improving Maximal Brain Tumor Resection with Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy Guided Maximal Safe Resection, Scientific Reports, 10, 17211 (2020).  (7 pages).
15. S. Abbasi*, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, “All-optical Label-free Human Breast Tissue Block Histology using Photoacoustic Remote Sensing”, Opt. Lett. 45, 4770-4773 (2020). (3 pages).
16. Z. Hosseinaee*, M. Le#, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, "Towards non-contact photoacoustic imaging [review]", Photoacoustics, 20, 100207 (2020).  (16 pages). Impact factor: 5.87
17. K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, “Non-contact Reflection-mode Optical Absorption Spectroscopy Using Photoacoustic Remote Sensing”, Optics Letters, 45(13), 3427-3430 (2020). (3 pages).
18. S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, "Rapid High-Resolution Mosaic Acquisition for Photoacoustic Remoting Sensing", Sensors 20(4), 1027 (2020). (11 pages).
19. S. Abbasi*, M. Le#, B. Sonier#, K Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, "Chromophore selective multi-wavelength photoacoustic remote sensing of unstained human tissues," Biomed. Opt. Express 10(11), 5461-5469 (2019). (9 pages).
20. S. Abbasi*, M. Le#, B. Sonier#, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, K. Bell**, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, "All-optical Reflection-mode Microscopic Histology of Unstained Human Tissues" Scientific Reports 9, 13392 (2019). (11 pages).
21. J. Chan*, Z. Zheng, K. Bell**, M. Le#, P. HajiReza, and J. T.W Yeow^, "Photoacoustic Imaging with Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers: Principles and Developments" Sensors, 19(16), pii: E3617 (2019). (24 pages).
22. K. Bell (equal contribution), P. HajiReza (equal contribution), and R. J. Zemp, "Real-time functional photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy," Opt. Lett. 44, 3466-3469 (2019) (4 pages).
23. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R. J. Zemp, "Coherence-gated photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy," Opt. Express 26, 23689-23704 (2018) ​. (16 pages).
24. P. HajiReza, K. Bell, W. Shi, J. Shapiro, and R. J. Zemp, "Deep non-contact photoacoustic initial pressure imaging," Optica 5, 814-820 (2018). (7 pages). Impact factor: 9.77 

Peer reviewed Journal papers before April 2018:

25. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R.  Zemp, "Scattering cross-sectional modulation in photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy," Opt. Lett. 43, 146-149 (2018). (4 pages).
26. K.Bell, P. HajiReza, W. Shi, and R. J. Zemp, "Temporal evolution of low-coherence reflectometry signals in photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy," Appl. Opt. 56, 5172-5181 (2017). (10 pages).
27. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, K. Bell, R. J. Paproski and R. J. Zemp, "Non-Interferometric Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy" Nature's Light: Science & Applications,6, e16278 (2017). (8 pages).
28. P. HajiReza, J. Sorge, M. Brett, and R.J. Zemp, "In vivo optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy using glancing angle-deposited nanostructured Fabry–Perot etalons," Opt. Lett. 40, 1350-1353 (2015). (4 pages).
29. P. HajiReza, A. Forbrich and R. J. Zemp “In-vivo functional optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy with stimulated Raman scattering fiber-laser source,”Biomed. Opt. Express 5, 539-546 (2014). (8 pages).
30. W. Shi, P. Shao, P. HajiReza, A. Forbrich, and R.J. Zemp, "In vivo dynamic process imaging using real-time optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy", J. Biomed. Opt. 18(2):026001 (2013). (6 pages).
31. P. HajiReza, T. Harrison, A. Forbrich and R.J. Zemp "Optical resolution photoacoustic microendoscopy with ultrasound-guided insertion and array system detection", J. Biomed. Opt.  Letters 18(9), 090502 (2013). (3 pages).
32. P. HajiReza, A. Forbrich, and R. J. Zemp, "Multifocus optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy using stimulated Raman scattering and chromatic aberration," Opt. Lett. 38, 2711-2713 (also Vol. 8, Iss. 9 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics) (2013).  (3 pages).
33. P. HajiReza, K. Krause, M. Brett, and R.J. Zemp, "Glancing angle deposited nanostructured film Fabry-Perot etalons for optical detection of ultrasound," Optics Express 21, 6391-6400 (also Vol. 8, iss. 4 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics) (2013). (10 pages).
34. P. Haji Reza, W. Shi and R. J. Zemp, "Label-Free In Vivo GRIN-Lens Optical Resolution Photoacoustic Micro-Endoscopy ", Laser Phys. Lett. 10 055603 (2013). (3 pages).
35. P. Shao, W. Shi, P. HajiReza, and R. J. Zemp, "Integrated micro-endoscopy system for simultaneous fluorescence and optical-resolution photoacoustic imaging ", J. Biomed. Opt. 17, 076024 (2012). (4 pages).
36. W. Shi, P. HajiReza, P. Shao, A. Forbrich, and R. J. Zemp, "In vivo near-realtime volumetric optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy using a high-repetition-rate nanosecond fiber-laser," Opt. Express 19, 17143-17150  (also Vol. 6, Iss. 9 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics) (2011). (8 Pages).
37. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, and R. J. Zemp, "Label-free in vivo fiber-based optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy," Opt. Lett. 36, 4107-4109 (also Vol. 6, Iss. 11 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics) (2011). (3 pages).
38. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, and R. J. Zemp, "Real-time handheld optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy," Opt. Express 19, 20097-20102 (also Vol. 6, Iss. 11 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics) (2011). (6 Pages).
39. S. D. Emami, P. HajiReza, F. Abd-Rahman, H. A. Abdul-Rashid, H. Ahmad, and S. W. Harun "wide-band hybrid amplifier operating in s-band region", Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER 102, 301- 313 (2010).(13 pages).
40. S. D. Emami, P. HajiReza, F. Abd-rahman, H. A. Abdul-rashid, H. Ahmad, S. W. Harun, “Application of high concentration thulium-doped fiber for achieving S-band gain flattened hybrid optical amplifier"  Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, 12(7)7, 1446 - 1451(2010). (6 pages).
41. P. HajiReza , S. D. Emami, C. L. Cham, D. Kumar, S. W. Harun and H. A. Abdul-Rashid" Linear All-fiber Temperature Sensor based on Macro-Bent Erbium-Doped Fiber",Laser Phys. Lett, 7(10), 739-742 (2010). (4 pages).
42. P. HajiReza, S. D. Emami, S. Abbasizargaleh, S. W. Harun and H. A. Abdul-Rashid ``Optimization of gain flattened C-band EDFA using macro-bending" Laser Physics Journal, 20(6), 1433-1437, (2010). (5 pages).
43. P. HajiReza, S. D. Emami, S. Abbasizargaleh, S. W. Harun, D. Kumar, and H. A. Abdul-Rashid, "Temperature insensitive broad and flat gain c-band edfa based on macro-bending," Progress In Electromagnetics Research,PIER C, 15, 37-48 (2010). (11 pages).
44. P. HajiReza, S. D. Emami, S. Abbasizargaleh, S. W. Harun, D. Kumar, and H. A. Abdul-Rashid, "Application of macro-bending for flat and broad gain EDFA. Journal of Modern Optics", 57(16), 1534-1541 (2010). (8 pages).

SELECTED PROCEEDINGS & PRESENTATIONS:

Peer reviewed conference papers (or extended abstracts) after April 2018:

1. A. Kamel, S. Kocer, T. Das, L. Mukhangaliyeva*, R. Sartias, P. HajiReza, M. Yavuz and E. Abdel-Rahman, “Demonstration of Resonant Adaptive Mirrors,” IEEE 21st International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers) (2021). (Talk).
2. Z. Hosseinaee*, N. Abbasi*, L. Khalili*, L. Mukhangaliyeva*, A. Mei*, N. Pallegrino*, P. HajiReza, “Non-contact, in-vivo, functional, and structural ophthalmic imaging using dual-modal photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy and optical coherence tomography. ARVO Annual Meeting (2021).
3. B. Ecclestone*, S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, F. K.H. van Landeghem***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, “ Label-free histopathological assessment of tissues with Photoacoustic Remote Sensing (PARS) microscopy”. Label-free Biomedical Imaging and Sensing (BO509). SPIE Photonics West (2021). (Talk).
4. B. Ecclestone*, S. Abbasi*, K.Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, F. K.H. van Landeghem***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, “Reflection-mode virtual histology using photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy.” Photons Pulse Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing (BO402). SPIE Photonics West (2021). (Talk).
5. B. Ecclestione*, S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, M. Taher***, J. R. Mackey***, P.  HajiReza,“Towards In-situ Imaging of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers.” Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery (BO100). SPIE Photonics West (2021). (Talk).
6. Z. Hosseinaee*, A. Tummon Simmons#, M. Boktar*, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, “Dual-modality photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS) microscopy and swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) for in-vivo imaging.” Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing (PW21B). SPIE Photonics West (2021). (Talk).
7. N. Pellegrino*, K. Bell**, S. A. Haider*, P. Fieguth^, and P. HajiReza, “Towards Improved Imaging Contrast with Photoacoustic Remote Sensing through Intelligent Signal Extraction.” Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2021 (BO402). SPIE Photonics West (2021). (Talk).
8. S. Abbasi*, M. Le#, B. Ecclestone#, S. Abu-Sardanah#, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, J. R. Mackey***, and P.  HajiReza, "All-optical Reflection-mode Microscopic Histology of Unstained Human Tissues," OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics (2020). (Talk).
9. K. Bell**, S. Abbasi*, N. Pellegrino*, and P. HajiReza, "Hyperspectral Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy," OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics (2020). (Talk).
10. S.Abbasi*, M. Le#, S. O. Abu-Sardanah#, B. R. Ecclestone#, K. Bell**, D. Dinakaran***, G. Bigras***, J. R. Mackey***, and P. HajiReza, "All-optical reflection-mode microscopic histology of unstained human tissues." SPIE Photonics West (2020). (Talk)

5. M. Le#, S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, "All-Visible Non-Interferometric Pulsed Detection Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy," OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics (2020). (Poster).
6. S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, B.R. Ecclestone#, and P. HajiReza, "Real Time & 3D Photoacoustic Remote Sensing," OSA Biophotonics Congress: Biomedical Optics (2020). (Poster).
7. S. O. Abu-Sardanah#, C, Subramaniam#, S.Abbasi*, and P. HajiReza, "A comprehensive characterization of a stimulated Raman scattering fiber-laser source for multi-wavelength dependent photoacoustic microscopy techniques" SPIE Photonics West (2020). (Talk)
8. B. R. Ecclestone#, A. Farzaneh*, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, "Deep optical resolution photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy" SPIE Photonics West (2020). (Talk).
9. B. R. Ecclestone#, S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, "Detection and excitation defined systems in photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy." SPIE Photonics West (2020). (Poster).
10. S. Abbasi*, N. Pellegrino*, S. O. Abu-Sardanah#, B. R. Ecclestone#, K. Bell**, P. Fieguth^, and P. HajiReza, "Real time & 3D photoacoustic remote sensing." SPIE Photonics West (2020). (Poster).
11. S. Abbasi*, K. Bell**, and P. HajiReza, "Towards Non-Contact Microscopic Histology of Unstained Human Tissues" WMIC (2019). (Talk).
12. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R.J. Zemp, "Label-free non-contact imaging of cell nuclei using ultraviolet photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy" SPIE Photonics West (2019). (Talk).
13. D. Mildenberger, K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R.J. Zemp "Fiber based architecture for widefield photoacoustic remote sensing" SPIE Photonics West 2019. (Talk).
14. C. Rewcastle, K. Bell, D. Mildenberger, P. HajiReza, and R. J. Zemp, "Pulsed- and modulated-source differential detection photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy." SPIE Photonics West (2019). (Talk).

Peer reviewed conference abstracts before April 2018:

15. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R.J. Zemp, “Photoacoustic Remote Sensing”, WMIC (2018), (Talk).
16. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R.J. Zemp, “Coherence-Gated Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy”, SPIE Photonics West (2018). (Talk).
17. K. Bell, P. HajiReza and R.J. Zemp, “Electro-Optical Modulator-Based Fast-Wavelength Switching for Multispectral Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy”, SPIE Photonics West (2018). (Poster).
18. A. K. Ilkhechi, B. Greenlay, M. Maadi, C. Ceroici, P. HajiReza, and R. J. Zemp, “Design and Fabrication of Capacitive Micromachined Optical Focusing Deformable MEMS Mirrors for Ultrafast Tunable Focusing”, SPIE Photonics West (2018). (Talk).
19.  L. Snider, K. Bell, P. HajiReza, and R. J. Zemp, "Toward wide-field high speed photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy," SPIE Photonics West (2018). (Talk).
20. P. HajiReza, “Photoacoustic Remote Sensing the future of optical imaging”. Invited presentation at the 2017 European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) meeting, SPIE & OSA, ( 2017). (Talk).
21. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, W. Shi, and R. J. Zemp, "Spherical Scatterer Cross Section Modulation in Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy”, European Conferences on Biomedical Optics (ECBO) meeting, SPIE & OSA, (2017). (Talk).
22.  P. HajiReza, W. Shi, K. Bell and R. J. Zemp, “Non-interferometric deep optical resolution photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy” SPIE Photonics West (2017). (Talk).
23. W. Shi, P. HajiReza, K. Bell and R. J. Zemp, "Photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy with lock-in amplification" SPIE Photonics West (2017). (Poster).
24. K. Bell, P. HajiReza, W. Shi, and R. J. Zemp, 'Temporal evolution of low-coherence reflectometry signals in photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy,” SPIE Photonics West (2017). (Talk).
25. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, K. Bell and R. J. Zemp, "Multi-Scale functional photoacoustic remote sensing" SPIE Photonics West (2016). (Talk).
26. R.J.  Zemp; W. Shi and P. HajiReza. "Signal mechanisms in photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy" SPIE Photonics West (2016). (Talk).
27. W. Shi, P. HajiReza and R. J. Zemp " Photoacoustic imaging using lock-in amplification and pulsed fiber lasers,'' Proc. SPIE 9708, Photons Plus Ultrasound: Imaging and Sensing 2016, 97084I (2016).( Poster)
28. P. HajiReza, T. Harrison, W. Shi and R. J. Zemp "Motorized Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy "Optics in the Life Sciences Congress, (2015). (Talk).
29. P. HajiReza, and R. J, Zemp "Common Path Optical-Resolution Photoacoustic Remote Sensing Microscopy," European Conferences on Biomedical Optics, (2015). (Talk).
30. P. HajiReza, and R. J. Zemp "Photoacoustic remote sensing (PARS)" SPIE Photonics West (2015). (Talk).
31. P. HajiReza, J. Sorge, M. Brett, and R. Zemp "Photoacoustic Micro-Endoscopy using Glancing Angle Deposited Fabry-Perot Etalons" SPIE Photonics West (2014). (Talk).
32. P. HajiReza, A. Sampaleanu and R. J. Zemp, "Optical Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy using Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer" SPIE Photonics West (2014). (Talk).
33. P. HajiReza, A. Forbrich and R. J. Zemp" Multi-focus optical resolution photoacoustic microscopy,'' IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium (2013). (Talk).
34. P. HajiReza, K. Krause, M. Brett, and R. J. Zemp, "All-Optical Ultrasound Detection using Glancing Angle Deposited (GLAD) Nanostructured Films," SPIE Photonics West (2013). (Talk).
35. P. HajiReza, A. Forbrich, W. Shi, Roger J. Zemp“In-vivo multi-wavelength optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy with stimulated Raman scattering fiber-laser source,” SPIE Photonics West (2013). (Talk).
36. T. Harrison (equal contribution), P. HajiReza (equal contribution) and R. J. Zemp, "Optical-resolution photoacoustic micro-endoscopy with ultrasound array system detection", SPIE Photonics West (2013). (Talk).
37. R. J. Zemp, W. Shi, P. Shao, and P. HajiReza, "Fiber Laser Based Realtime Optical-Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy and Microendoscopy," in Biomedical Optics, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America), paper BSu3A.56. (2012). (Poster).
38. P. HajiReza; W. Shi; A. Forbrich; P. Shao; R. J. Zemp" In vivo imaging with GRIN-lens optical resolution photoacoustic micro-endoscopy", Proc. SPIE 8223, 82230I. SPIE Photonics West, (2012). (Talk).
39. W. Shi; P. Shao; P. HajiReza; A. Forbrich; R. J. Zemp "Imaging dynamic processes using fiber laser optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy", Proc. SPIE 8223, 82230Y. SPIE Photonics West, (2012). (Talk).
40. P. Shao; W. Shi; P. HajiReza; R. J. Zemp " Combined optical resolution photoacoustic and fluorescence micro-endoscopy ", Proc. SPIE 8223, 822318. SPIE Photonics West, (2012). (Talk).
41. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, A. Forbrich, R. J. Zemp, "Feasibility of in vivo imaging using real-time optical-resolution photoacoustic micro-endoscopy" World Molecular Imaging Congress. (2011). (Talk).
42. P. HajiReza, W. Shi and R. J. Zemp " Real-time handheld optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy,'' IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (2011). (Talk).
43. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, and R. J.  Zemp. "Real-time portable in vivo optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy" IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (2011). (Talk).
44. P. HajiReza, W. Shi, P. Shao, S. Kerr and R. J. Zemp, "Optical-resolution photoacoustic micro-endoscopy using image-guide fibers and fiber laser technology", SPIE Photonics West Proc. SPIE 7899, 78990P (2011) (Talk).
45. W. Shi, P. HajiReza, P. Shao, S. Kerr and R. J. Zemp, "Real-time optical-resolution photoacoustic microscopy using fiber-laser technology", Proc. SPIE 7899, 789939 (San Francisco, 2011); doi:10.1117/12.875130 SPIE Photonics West (2011). (Poster).
46. P. HajiReza, S. D. Emami, S. Abbasizargaleh, D. Kumar, S. W. Harun and H. A. Abdul-Rashid “Numerical Study of Macro Bending Effect on High Concentration EDFA” International IEEE Conference on Computer & Communication Engineering (ICCCE), (2010). (Talk).
47. P. HajiReza, N. S. Shahabuddin, H. A. Abdul-Rashid, S. D. Emami, S. Abbasi-Zargaleh and Z. Yusoff,“Performance of a High-Concentration Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier With 100nm Amplification Bandwidth” American Institute of Physics , AIP Conf. Proc. -- July 7, 2010 -- Volume 1250, pp. 145-148, doi:10.1063/1.3469620. (Talk). (2010). (Talk).
48. C.E. Chan, S.D. Emami, P. Haji Reza, H.Y. Beh, S.A. Daud, S.S. Pathmanathan, S.W. Harun, H. Ahmad and H.A. Abdul Rashid, “Optimization of Fiber Length and Bending Diameter in Depressed Cladding Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifier' Communications” (MICC), IEEE 9th Malaysia International Conference, pp. 276 – 279, 10.1109/MICC.2009.5431512, (2009). (Talk).
49. S. D. Emami, P. HajiReza, H. A. Abdul-Rashid , S. W. Harun, and H. Ahmad, “Gain Flatted Hybrid Optical Amplifier Using Thulium Doped Fiber and Raman Amplifier,” The 5th Mathematics and Physical Sciences Graduate Congress (2009). (Talk).
50. N. Shahrizan, P. HajiReza, H. A. Abdul-Rashid ,Z. Yusoff, S. Shahi, and S. W. Harun, “AnEfficient Bismuth-based Erbium-doped Fiber Amplifier,” International Conference on Recent and Emerging Advanced Technologies in Engineering (iCREATE) (2009). (Talk).
51. H.Y. Beh, S.D. Emami, C.E. Chan, P. HajiReza, S.A. Daud, S.S. Pathmanathan, S.W. Harun, H. Ahmad and H.A. Abdul Rashid, “Optimization of Fiber Length and Bending Diameter in macro bent S-band EDFA' ISMOT”, (2009). (Talk).

 BOOK CHAPTERS:

S. D. Emami, Parsin Haji Reza, H. A. Abdul-Rashid and S. W. Harun, " Thulium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers", Nova Science Publishers, pp. 91-132, 2011, ISBN: 978-1-61761-984-7 (42 pages).

S. W. Harun, S. D. Emami, H. Arof, Parsin Haji Reza and H. Ahmad (2011). LabVIEW Applications for Optical Amplifier Automated Measurements, Fiber-Optic Remote Test and Fiber Sensor Systems, Labview - Modeling, Programming and Simulations, Riccardo De Asmundis (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-307-521-1,  ( 36 pages).

RESEARCH FUNDING (Total : $2.308M)

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

• 2018-present, Member, Optical Society of America (OSA)
• 2018-present, Member, International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE)
• 2018-present, Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

PhD. CHAIR COMMITTEE:

THESIS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

TRAINING OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL

Thesis Supervision:

Direct Research Supervision: PhotoMedicine Labs

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2020 - present

Lightek Consulting Limited, President and Founder

2014 - present

illumiSonics Inc. Co-founder, CTO and Chairman of the Board

NON-ACADEMIC BOOKS

Parsin HajiReza, the Mirror, (Haghshenas Publication, 2005, in Persian). ISBN: 978-964-5784-81-0

Parsin HajiReza, SuperStar, in preparation, (in English)... everyone should become a superstar in his/her own life story.