Laser Polarimetry of Biological Tissues: Computer Algorithms for Data Processing in Forensic Age Determination of Injuries

This book highlights the results of numerical computer-aided smart methods as part of a comprehensive statistical, correlated, and fractal analysis of laser polarimetry. It includes a comprehensive approach to differentiation of lifelong or postmortem origin of injuries and determination of their antiquity based on the analysis of statistical and spatiotemporal frequency evolution of photometric, polarization, and phase parameters of laser images of histological sections of the skin of biomannequins. It discusses the relationship between the coordinate distributions of the intensity of laser images from skin tissues of biomannequins and the nature of its damage. It presents the analysis of relationships between changes in the mean and variance of coordinate distributions of azimuths and ellipticity of polarization images of histological skin sections and the time intervals after injury. Complex differentiation of lifelong and postmortem skin injuries of biomannequins and establishment of their time intervals throughout the entire monitoring interval of changes in the mean and variance of coordinate distributions of phase shifts between orthogonal components of the amplitude of laser images of a series of corresponding histological sections are also presented in this book.

Dr. Zhengbin Hu is Deputy Director at the International Center of Informatics and Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Mathematics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine, and Adjunct Professor, School of Computer Science, Hubei University of Technology, China. His research interests are in the areas of computer science and technology applications, artificial intelligence, network security, communications, data processing, cloud computing, and education technology.

Dr. I.L. Bezhenar entered Chernivtsi State Medical Institute in 1988 and graduated with a degree in general medicine in 1994. Since 1997, he has been working as Head of the Department of Forensic Medical Examination of Corpses of the Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination.

 Dr. O.Y. Vanchulyak graduated from the Bukovinian State Medical Academy with a degree in General Medicine in 1999. From 1999 to 2000, he completed his internship in the "Forensic Medicine" at the Shupyk Kyiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education of Physicians. Since 2000, he has been working as Part-time Forensic Medical Expert at the Regional Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination of the CMU.

Dr. Alexander G. Ushenko  is Head of Optics and Publishing Department at the Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine. He received his BS and MS degrees in optics from the Chernivtsi State University in 1975 and 1977, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in optics and laser physics from the Chernivtsi State University in 1983.  In 2000, he obtained D.Sc. in optics and laser physics. His current research interests include laser polarimetry, polarization interferometry, and digital holography.

Dr. Yuriy A. Ushenko obtained his Ph.D. in optics and laser physics in 2006, and D.Sc. in optics and laser physics from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2015. He is currently Professor and Head of the Computer Science Department at Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine. His current research interests include laser polarimetry, holography, and application of AI in life sciences.

Dr. Mykhailo Gorsky is Assistant Professor at the Chernivtsi National University. He received his BS and MS degrees in optics from the Chernivtsi National University in 2001 and 2002, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in optics and laser physics from the Chernivtsi National University in 2010.  His current research interests include laser polarimetry, holography, etc.

Dr. Igor Meglinski is Professor at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and at the School of Life and Health Sciences in Aston University, Birmingham (UK), and at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering of the University of Oulu (Finland). He is Chartered Physicist (CPhys), Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of Institute of Physics, and Fellow of SPIE. His research interests lie at the interface between physics, optical and biomedical engineering, sensor technologies, and life sciences, focusing on the development of new non-invasive imaging/diagnostic techniques and their application in medicine and biology, material sciences, pharmacy, food, environmental monitoring, and healthcare industries.