CNRS Research Director · CREATIS · ULTIM

Barbara Nicolas

Ultrasound Imaging · Signal Processing · Acoustics

Research in medical ultrasound imaging, with a focus on 3D and ultrafast imaging, adaptive beamforming, ultrasound localization microscopy, passive cavitation imaging and continuous-emission ultrasound.

Research Publications

Profile

Barbara Nicolas is a CNRS Research Director at CREATIS in Lyon and a member of the ULTIM ultrasound imaging team. Her work combines signal processing and wave physics with applications in medical ultrasound and, earlier in her career, underwater acoustics.

Current position

Research Director, CNRS · CREATIS UMR 5220, Lyon · ULTIM.

Academic background

Habilitation to supervise research, INPG (2015). PhD and engineering degree, Grenoble INP.

Research focus

3D ultrasound imaging, ultrafast imaging, adaptive beamforming, ULM, passive cavitation imaging and continuous-emission ultrasound.

International activity

Long-term research stay at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (2019–2020), following earlier research experience in Portugal and the United States.

Career

Since 2014

CREATIS · Lyon

CNRS researcher; currently Research Director.

2019–2020

Heriot-Watt University · Edinburgh, UK

Long-term research stay.

2008–2009

SiPLAB · Faro, Portugal

Secondment to the University of Algarve; underwater source detection and localization.

2006–2014

GIPSA-lab · Grenoble

CNRS researcher, SigmaPhy team.

2005–2006

CEA-LETI · Grenoble

Postdoctoral research.

2005

Marine Physical Laboratory · Scripps, San Diego

Postdoctoral research.

2004–2005

ENSERG · Grenoble INP

ATER.

2001–2004

Grenoble INP · LIS

PhD in signal processing and underwater acoustics.

PhD thesis
“Identification du milieu océanique et localisation de source en Ultra Basse Fréquence (1–100 Hz)”, Grenoble INP, 2004.