Dr. Akçakır’s research interests are at the intersection of physics, engineering and medicine. He is interested in applying novel optical techniques for disease diagnostics.  His current research focus is in the application of Fourier ptychographic microscopy for quantitative phase imaging of cells and tissues to discover new biomarkers. Dr. Akçakır has extensive industry experience where he has developed novel optical instrumentation techniques and has had 7 US patents awarded for his inventions. 

PhD  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

MSc  University of Waterloo 

BSc  University of Toronto 

Quantitative Phase Imaging, Computational Imaging, Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy, Digital Pathology, Machine Learning, Deep Learning 

 Scarborough College Physics Prize 

1. High-sensitivity measurement of free-protein concentration using optical tweezers, O.Akcakir, C.Knutson, C.Duke, E.Tanner, D.Mueth, J.Plewa, K.F.Bradley, Optical Diagnostics and Sensing VIII, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 6863 (talk and manuscript) (2008). 
2. Stimulated blue emission in reconstituted films of ultra-small silicon nanoparticles, M.H. Nayfeh, N.P. Barry, J.Therrien, O. Akcakir, E.Gratton, G.Belomoin, Appl. Phys. Lett., 78(8), 1131-1133 (2001). 
3. Second harmonic generation in microcrystallite films of ultra-small Si nanoparticles, M.H.Nayfeh, O.Akcakir, G.Belomoin, N.P.Barry, J.Therrien, E.Gratton, Appl. Phys. Lett., 77(25): 4086-4088 (2000). 
4. Detection of luminescent single ultra-small silicon nanoparticles using fluctuation correlation spectroscopy, O.Akcakir, J.Therrien, G.Belomoin, N.P.Barry, J.D.Müller, E.Gratton, M.H.Nayfeh, Appl. Phys. Lett., 76(14): 1857-1859 (2000). 
5. Highly nonlinear photoluminescence threshold in porous silicon, M.H.Nayfeh, O.Akcakir, J.Therrien, Z.Yamani, N.P.Barry, W.Yu, E.Gratton, Appl. Phys. Lett., 75(26), 4112 (1999). 
6. Isotropic-nematic interface of liquid-crystalline polymers, S.Cui, O.Akcakir, Z.Y.Chen, Physical Review E, Vol. 51, Issue 5, 4548-4557 (1995). 

Teaching:

1) Biophysics 

Contact Info: 

E-mail: oakcakir@bezmialem.edu.tr