Sihan Shao

Doctoral Researcher

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Research Interests

  • Computational imaging in X-ray and electron microscopy
  • Tomography and ptychography
  • Machine learning for microscopy
  • Optimization methods for imaging

Background

Sihan is a doctoral researcher in the ECLIPSE Lab, supervised by Prof. Philipp Pelz. His research focuses on computational imaging in X-ray and electron microscopy, particularly in tomography and ptychography.

Education

  • 2025 – present: Ph.D. in Computational Microscopy, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
  • 2022 – 2024: M.Sc. in Electronics and Nanotechnology (major) & Machine Learning (minor), Aalto University, Finland
  • 2018 – 2022: B.Sc. in Opto-Electronics Information Science and Engineering, CUST, China

Publications & Projects

  • Rim-Integrated Bluetooth Antenna for Smart Watches with Full-Metallic Structure
    A. Kourani, S. Shao et al. — EuCAP 2025
    code

  • Neural Dispersive Hologram for Computational Submillimeter-wave Imaging
    Master’s thesis, 2024 — developed multi-wavelength wave propagation simulation using PyTorch
    code

  • Quantized THz Diffractive Optics Design via Automatic Differentiation
    S. Shao, A. Tamminen, S. Pälli, S. Gamaethige, Z. Taylor — IRMMW-THz 2024