Keng C. Chou
Professor
kcchou@chem.ubc.ca
Home department: Chemistry
Research Interests
- Machine Learning for Chemical Analysis
- Optical Microscopy
Current Research Areas
- Machine Learning for Chemical Analysis: Research in artificial intelligence (AI) has led to the development of many machine learning algorithms for image recognition. Their ability to analyze large amounts of data and extract meaningful hidden structures is unprecedented. My research interest focuses on combining chemical analytical tools and machine learning for qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis.
- Optical Microscopy: We develop high-resolution optical microscopes to investigate biological questions. The resolution of optical microscopy has been limited to ~ 200 nm because of the diffraction limit. Recent developments in super-resolution microscopy has enabled scientists to resolve features as small as 10 nm and visualize cellular structures in unprecedented detail. Our current research is focused on virus-host interactions.
- Surface Properties of Water and Ice Nucleation: Water has a relatively simple molecular structure, but the interface of water is a very complex system. We study water interfaces relevant to environmental and industrial applications using nonlinear optical spectroscopy.