SYMPOSIUM

9:00 Welcome, by prof. Nicolas Le Thomas (UGent-imec)

9:10 Overview of research activities in photonics at UGent, by prof. Dries Van Thourhout (UGent-imec)

9:40 UGent spinoff activities in photonics, by dr. Eva Ryckeboer (UGent)

10:00 Heterogeneous integration in silicon photonics, by prof. Gunther Roelkens (UGent-imec)

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 Heterogeneous integration in silicon nitride photonics integrated circuits, by dr. Pieter Wuytens (former CTO of Ligentec and founder of a new startup)

11:20 Advanced interconnect for data centers and AI, by prof. Johan Bauwelinck  (UGent-imec)

11:50 Silicon photonics in NVIDIA’s advanced datacenter systems, by dr. Yannick De Koninck (Silicon Photonics team at NVIDIA)

12:10 Lunch Break

13:30 Advanced packaging methods for photonic integrated circuits, by prof. Geert Van Steenberge (UGent-imec)

14:00 New electro-optic materials, by prof. Jeroen Beeckman (UGent)

14:30  – 16:30 Lab visits

16:30  – 17:30 Closing reception

9:00 Welcome, by prof. Heidi Ottevaere (VUB)

9:10 Overview of research activities in photonics at VUB APHY, by prof. Guy Verschaffelt

9:40 Overview of research activities in photonics at VUB B-PHOT, by prof. Hugo Thienpont

10:10 PhotonHub Phactory, a unique pan-European one-stop-shop photonics innovation hub, by prof. Hugo Thienpont

10:30 Coffee Break

11:00 The Einstein Telescope: from cosmic origins to extreme precision optics, by prof. Michael Vervaeke

11:30 From microbiology to space exploration: Navigating the Extremes of Precision Optics, by dr. Diane de Coster (Project Manager at Lambda-X High-Tech)

12.00 Bridging Photonics Research and LIDAR innovation, dr. Pieter Verhulst (R&D system engineer at Xenomatix)

12:30 Lunch Break

14:00 – 16:30 Lab visits

16:30  – 17:30 Closing reception