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2026Journal

Gestational stage prediction from cervical tissue analysis using imaging Mueller polarimetry data↗

Chae, S., Ajmal, A., Pei, J., Sanchez, A., Boonya-ananta, T., Rodriguez, A., Novikova, T., & Ramella-Roman, J. C.

arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.24139

DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.24139
2026Journal

Microscopy image segmentation using a fine-tuned machine learning model with limited training dataset↗

Chae, S., Giammattei, D., Ajmal, A., Pei, J., Sanchez, A., Boonya-ananta, T., Rodriguez, A., Novikova, T., & Ramella-Roman, J.

Journal of Microscopy

DOI: 10.1111/jmi.70162
2025Journal

Retardance and depolarization of brain white matter for intraoperative delineation of brain tumors: experiments and simulations↗

Wang, M., Chae, S., Lukinsonė, V., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Hahne, C., Hewer, E., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., Schucht, P., & Novikova, T.

Biomedical Optics Express, 16(12), 5261–5278

DOI: 10.1364/BOE.577075
2025Journal

Machine learning approach to 3×4 Mueller polarimetry for complete reconstruction of diagnostic polarimetric images of biological tissues↗

Chae, S., Huang, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Lucas, T., Vanel, J. C., Vizet, J., et al., & Novikova, T.

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 44(9), 3820–3831

DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2025.3567570
2026Journal

Physical realizability classification of incomplete Mueller matrices: toward real-time polarimetric imaging· Accepted

Chae, S., Wang, M., Albano, G., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Hahne, C., Schucht, P., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., & Novikova, T.

Biomedical Optics Express

2026Book Chapter

Polarization-Sensitive Microscopy· Submitted

Novikova, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Lucas, T., Chae, S.

Optical Techniques in Clinical Applications, Progress in Optical Science and Photonics, Springer Nature

2026Patent

Physics-Informed Machine Learning System and Method for Real-Time Extraction of Polarimetric Parameters from Complete and Partial Mueller Matrices

Novikova, T., Chae, S., & Chae, H.

EU Patent Application FR2604664

2026ProceedingsConference

Fibrillar collagen organization mapping from imaging Mueller polarimetry data using SHG-guided machine learning↗· SPIE Photonics Europe Best Student Paper Presentation Award

Chae, S., Ajmal, A., Pei, J., Novikova, T., & Ramella-Roman, J. C.

Tissue Optics and Photonics IV, Proc. SPIE 14098, 140981G, Strasbourg, France

DOI: 10.1117/12.3097994
2026ProceedingsConference

Gestational stage prediction from cervical tissue analysis using imaging Mueller polarimetry data↗

Chae, S., Rodriguez, A. J., Boonya-Ananta, T., Ajmal, A., Pei, J., Sanchez, A. N., Novikova, T., & Ramella-Roman, J. C.

Tissue Optics and Photonics IV, Proc. SPIE 14098, 140981D

DOI: 10.1117/12.3098569
2026Conference

Interactive interface for automated adjustment and calibration of wide-field Mueller polarimeter for real-time imaging of biological tissues↗

Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Iqbal, A., Chae, S., Gros, É., Hahne, C., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., Schucht, P., & Novikova, T.

Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Imaging IV

DOI: 10.1117/12.3099544
2026Conference

Fast partial 3×4 Mueller polarimetry for real-time diagnostic imaging of tissue↗

Novikova, T., Chae, S., Lucas, T., & Ramella-Roman, J. C.

Biomedical Spectroscopy, Microscopy, and Imaging IV

DOI: 10.1117/12.3114344
2026Conference

Wide-field imaging Mueller polarimetry: a new perspective on intra-operative brain tumor visualization

Novikova, T., Chae, S., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., & Schucht, P.

Optica Biophotonics Congress 2026 – Optics and the Brain

2026Poster

Enabling high-throughput polarimetric brain imaging via fast learned denoising on embedded GPUs

Albano, G., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Chae, S., Schucht, P., et al.

High-Throughput Biophotonics: Imaging, Spectroscopy, and Beyond XI

2026Conference

Feasibility study for end-to-end in vivo tissue classification during neurosurgery using wide-field imaging Mueller polarimetry↗

Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Lucas, T., Chae, S., Hahne, C., Hasler, D., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., Novikova, T., & Schucht, P.

Multimodal Biomedical Imaging XXI

DOI: 10.1117/12.3080587
2026Conference

Evaluation of human cervical structure using a portable polarized imaging system↗

Sanchez, A., Boonya-Ananta, T., Chae, S., Rodriguez, A., Pei, J., Ajmal, A., DeHoog, E., & Ramella-Roman, J. C.

Harnessing Light-Based Technologies for Reproductive, Maternal, and Neonatal Health: From Fundamental Discovery to Translation

DOI: 10.1117/12.3080063
2026Conference

Ex vivo validation of wide-field imaging Mueller polarimetry for real-time neurosurgical brain tissue differentiation↗

Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Lucas, T., Gros, É., Baier, D., Chae, S., Hahne, C., Hasler, D., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., Schucht, P., & Novikova, T.

Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2026

DOI: 10.1117/12.3080648
2026ProceedingsConference

Discriminating brain tumors from fiber-crossing zones in linear retardance images of brain tissue via depolarization contrast↗

Wang, M., Chae, S., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Hahne, C., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., Schucht, P., & Novikova, T.

Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2026, Proc. SPIE

DOI: 10.1117/12.3078657
2026Conference

Robust calibration of a dual-camera polarimetric system for near-real-time tissue imaging

Lucas, T., Chae, S., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Gros, É., Moriconi, S., McKinley, R., et al.

Photonic Instrumentation Engineering XIII

2026ProceedingsConference

Correction of polarimetric artifacts caused by a plastic cover in an imaging Mueller polarimeter operating in reflection mode↗

Diamant, A., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Chae, S., Gros, É., Hahne, C., Maragkou, T., McKinley, R., Schucht, P., & Novikova, T.

Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2026, Proc. SPIE

DOI: 10.1117/12.3079639
2026ProceedingsConference

Physical realizability test for partial 3×4 Mueller matrix using supervised learning algorithms↗

Chae, S., Wang, M., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., et al., & Novikova, T.

SPIE Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 13322, San Francisco, CA

DOI: 10.1117/12.3075258
2025ProceedingsConference

Machine learning approach to 3×4 Mueller polarimetry for complete reconstruction of diagnostic polarimetric images of biological tissues↗

Chae, S., Huang, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Lucas, T., et al., & Novikova, T.

SPIE Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 13322, 133220A, San Francisco, CA

DOI: 10.1117/12.3042830
2026Conference

Machine learning integration across the intraoperative polarimetric imaging pipeline for brain tumour resection· FRM Young Researcher Award

Chae, S., et al.

Nature Conferences: Redefining Healthcare in the Age of AI, Sorbonne, Paris

2026Conference

Strategies for correcting plastic cover-induced artifacts in Mueller polarimetric imaging during neurosurgery· Conference presentation 13854-56

Diamant, A., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., Chae, S., et al.

Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2026, presentation 13854-56

2026Conference

Physics-informed and ML-based filtering for partial Mueller matrices in biomedical polarimetry↗

Chae, S., & Novikova, T.

Journées Imagerie Optique Non Conventionnelle – 21e édition, Paris

2025Poster

Fast Mueller matrix decomposition using physics-informed algorithms for intraoperative neurosurgery↗

Chae, S., Chae, H., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., et al., & Novikova, T.

Northeast Symposium on Biomedical Optics (NESBO), MIT, Cambridge, MA

2025Poster

Mueller matrix decomposition using physics-informed algorithms↗· Optica Best Student Poster Award

Chae, S., Chae, H., Lucas, T., Rodríguez-Núñez, O., et al., & Novikova, T.

4th International Workshop on BioPhotonics and Optical Angular Momentum, Palaiseau, France

2025Poster

Monte Carlo modelling of polarimetric images of white matter of brain tissue for neurosurgery↗

Wang, M., Chae, S., Lukinsonė, V., Lucas, T., et al., & Novikova, T.

Journées Imagerie Optique Non Conventionnelle – 20e édition, Paris