Research Fellow (Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) with Single-Photon Detector)

Join Our Team at Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

A Research Fellow position is currently available at the Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies (CDPT), School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

The Research Fellow (Project Leader) will be required to develop and demonstrate single-photon light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems by integrating in‑house single‑photon detectors. The role will assess various LiDAR configurations, optimize the optical, timing, and control subsystems, validate performance in laboratory settings, and help chart a pathway toward field-deployable prototypes with superior sensitivity, timing, and resolution.

Key Responsibilities:

As an integral part of the project, the Research Fellow is expected to conduct research in low-photon regime LiDAR; integrate light sources, trigger/reference detection, time-tagging, synchronization, and control electronics; establish measurement workflows, benchmark detection range, depth resolution, field of view, frame rate, robustness under background light; perform optical/system simulations and develop control and data pipelines for acquisition, reconstruction, and visualization; provide measurement-driven feedback to the detector team; contribute to advanced processing strategies for single-photon sensing, including real-time or event-driven approaches for improved performance and efficient information extraction.

The Research Fellow is expected to work, generate ideas and experimentally prove them both independently and within team-working efforts with other researchers working on the project to deliver state‑of‑the‑art single‑photon imaging capabilities, and to disseminate results through publications, reports, and IP contributions.

The Research Fellow will be required to:

• Design, assemble, and align a single‑photon‑enabled scanning microscope; integrate detector modules, synchronization electronics, and time‑tagging workflows.

• Develop imaging protocols and benchmark sensitivity, contrast, resolution, and acquisition strategies on calibrated samples.

• Develop advanced signal and >

  Hiring Institution: NTU