About
Dr James A. Grant-Jacob MInstP, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Optoelectronics Research Centre. James's physics Master's dissertation was on "Strings and branes in exotic space-times". He obtained a PhD degree from the University of Southampton in 2011, with a thesis titled "Table-Top XUV Nanoscope". He has worked in a variety of areas, ranging from high harmonic generation and phase retrieval, to DNA sequencing, laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT), pulsed laser deposition, laser fabrication, laser machining, sensing and imaging.
He has over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, with a proven track record in high quality publications, which includes work with NASA on manufacturing lasers for greenhouse gas detection.
Using grants from Nvidia, he and his colleagues have used deep learning for improving a variety of laser-based processes.
In 2019, he was successfully chosen to present his research on ‘Particle pollution detection using artificial intelligence’ at STEM for BRITAIN 2019, which is a national event held at the Houses of Parliament for early career researchers from the fields science, engineering, medicine, technology and mathematics.
Research
Research groups
Current research
- Deep learning with photonics.
- Imaging and sensing.
- Laser fabrication.
- Pulsed laser deposition.
- High harmonic generation.
Publications
Teaching
OPTO6017 | Signal Processing and Machine Learning in Photonics
OPTO6023 | Photonics Laboratory and Study Skills