Peter E. Andersen received his MSc.E.E. in 1991 and his Ph.D. in 1994 from the Technical University of Denmark. Dr. Andersen is Senior Scientist and Research Professor at the Technical University of Denmark, where he leads the research within biomedical optics. He has more than 15 years of research experience with light sources for biomedical optics and optical coherence tomography systems and their application. Dr. Andersen has coordinated several European research programs. He has authored or co-authored more than 125 scientific publications in the above-mentioned fields, respectively. Dr. Andersen is appointed Deputy Editor of Optics Letters, editorial board member of Journal of Biomedical Optics, and editorial board member of Journal of Biophotonics, respectively .
The gap between these communities exists mainly because of tradition, and because it is difficult to cross the border into another scientific field. Put simply: it is difficult to follow discussions in another area. I might attend a conference in medicine or biology, but it would be difficult to understand the key challenges. It is the exact same situation for a clinician attending a photonics conference...In the long-term, we must address the way we teach topics such as biology, medicine and technical sciences in high schools and universities.In Breaking down barriers