BIS Seminar
“The next generation PET imagers”
Bio: A high-energy physicist with three decades of experience, Dr. Pestotnik dedicates his career to exploring fundamental questions about the Universe. He is passionate about bridging scientific discovery and practical application, and he focuses on transferring advanced instrumentation from large-scale experiments to medical imaging. He is the coordinator of a European Innovation Council Pathfinder project, PetVision, guiding a consortium of innovators to develop groundbreaking technologies to make healthcare systems more accessible and efficient. His work not only advances physics but also promises transformative impacts on global healthcare.
Interests: Particle detection, Photon detectors, Applications of HEP detectors to Medicine and Biology, Cherenkov light detection, High timing applications.
Speaker
The Institut Jožef Stefan in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Rok PestotnikProfessor