Eduard Andrei Duta Costache joins the Soft Matter Lab

Eduard Andrei Duta Costache started his PhD at the Physics Department of the University of Gothenburg on the 19th of January 2026.

Eduard has a double Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Alicante (Spain) and in Machine Learning & Data Mining from Jean Monnet University (France).

During the course of his PhD, as part of the GREENS MSCA Doctoral Network, he will focus on developing AI frameworks to model and optimize the lifecycle of micro-robotic platforms.

Andrea Schiano di Colella joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Andrea Schiano di Colella started his PhD at the Physics Department of the University of Gothenburg on the 24th of October 2025.

Andrea has a Master degree in Theoretical Physics from the University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy.

During the course of his PhD, as part of the GREENS MSCA Doctoral Network he will focus on the development of deep learning based protocols for accurate autonomous microscopy.

Prakhar Dutta joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Prakhar Dutta started his PhD at the Physics Department of the University of Gothenburg on the 1st of October 2025.

Prakhar has a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University in Germany.

During the course of his PhD, as part of the SPM 4.0 MSCA Doctoral Network he will focus on the development of deep learning based packages for processing of Atomic Force Microscopy data and on the development of a photonic force microscope.

Matilda Hellström joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Matilda Hellström joined the Soft Matter Lab on 1 September 2025.

Matilda is a master student in Engineering Physics at Chalmers University of Technology.

During her time at the Soft Matter Lab, she will be working on developing self-supervised deep learning methods for analyzing microscopy data.

Jun Yi Chen joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Jun Yi Chen, master student in Chemistry at the University of Münster, started his Erasmus internship at the Physics Department of Gothenburg University on 11 August 2025.

Jun Yi holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Münster.

During his internship at the Soft Matter Lab, he will investigate the interactions of polymer-coated silica microparticles under various stimuli using optical tweezers.

Xinwen Zhang joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Xinwen Zhang started her PhD at the Physics Department of Gothenburg University on 7 July 2025.

Xinwen holds a master’s degree in Physics (biophysics) from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), Hefei, China.

During her PhD, she will focus on label-free optical microscopy combined with deep learning, aiming to characterize nanoparticles and uncover their physical mechanisms.

Jiacheng Huang joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Jiacheng Huang started his PhD at the Physics Department of the University of Gothenburg on 1st July 2025.

Jiacheng has a Master degree in Material and Chemical Engineering from the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Xiamen University, China.

In his PhD, which is part of the MSCA-DN SPM4.0, he will focus on machine learning and smart microscopy.

John Tember joins the Soft Matter Lab

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John Tember joined the Soft Matter Lab on 15 June 2025.

John is a PhD student in Physics at the University of Gothenburg.

He holds a Master’s degree in Media Technology and Engineering from Linköping University.

During his time at the Soft Matter Lab, he will work on data-driven life science, with a focus on developing and analyzing 3D models derived from lightsheet microscopy.

Aitor González Marfil joins the Soft Matter Lab

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Aitor González Marfil starts his visiting period at the Physics Department of the University of Gothenburg on 19 May 2025.

Aitor is a PhD student at the University of the Basque Country.

During his visit, that will last until the 19 of August, he will focus on machine learning for image analysis.