Boneoscopy is driven by the expertise of the LIP team, bringing decades of experience in Particle Physics instrumentation, high-precision detectors, and advanced data acquisition systems to the frontier of medical diagnostics.
Building on LIP's strong track record of innovation, the team is applying cutting-edge technologies to revolutionize bone imaging, enabling earlier, more accurate detection of degenerative and structural conditions. The project benefits from close collaboration with medical partners and international experts, ensuring scientific excellence and real-world clinical impact.
BoneOscopy Team
PhD Researchers
Pedro Assis
LIP/IST
Pedro Assis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics of Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, and a Researcher at LIP – Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas. His research focuses on experimental Particle and Astroparticle Physics, with expertise in fast electronics and data acquisition systems for large-scale international collaborations. He has contributed to projects such as the Pierre Auger Observatory and ESA initiatives, developing innovative detectors for cosmic ray and space applications. At LIP, he leads the electronics laboratory and co-coordinates activities in advanced instrumentation for high-energy physics experiments, including ATLAS at CERN.
📧 pedjor@lip.pt
Bernardo Tomé
LIP/IST
Bernardo Tomé is a Researcher at LIP – Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas - , working in the fields of Experimental High Energy Physics and Astroparticle Physics. His main research focuses on very-high-energy cosmic ray physics and Monte Carlo detector simulations. He is a member of the Pierre Auger Collaboration, dedicated to studying ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in Argentina, and participates in the GEANT4 collaboration, contributing to the development of particle interaction simulations widely used in high-energy physics, medical physics, and space science. Currently, he is involved in the SWGO project, exploring the potential of large field-of-view hybrid detectors for the detection of very-high-energy gamma rays in the southern hemisphere.
📧 bernardo@lip.pt
Rute Pedro
LIP/IST
Rute Pedro is a Researcher at LIP – Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas – working in the fields of Experimental High Energy Physics and Detector Development. Her research focuses on the design, calibration, and characterization of optical and scintillating materials for particle detectors. She is a member of the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN, contributing to detector calibration, luminosity measurements, and the development of radiation-hard instrumentation for the Tile Calorimeter. She is also part of the LoMAC (Laboratory of Optics and Scintillating Materials) team at LIP, working on the development and testing of plastic scintillators, wavelength-shifting fibres, and optical systems for high-energy physics and medical applications.
📧 rute@lip.pt