Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Topic: Towards Extreme Band Communications

Public Talk

Dr. Naresh Chand

IEEE Photonics Society

Topic: Challenges and Path to Reduce the Cost of Photonics

Invited Speakers

Prof. Michèle Heurs

Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

Topic: Squeezed Light

Prof. Suresh Subramaniam

George Washington University, USA

Topic: Optical Data Center Networks

Prof. W. Withayachumnankul

The University of Adelaide, Australia

Topic: Systematically designed broadband terahertz metasurfaces

Prof. Akshay Rao

University of Cambridge, UK

Topic: Ultrafast Pump-probe Microscopy

Dr. Daniel Pérez López

CTO and Co-Founder, iPRONICS, Spain

Topic: Programmable photonic integrated circuits: performance and scalability

Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi

University of Trento, Italy

Topic: Neural networks integrated in silicon photonics

Dr. Krishnakumar Sabapathy

Xanadu Quantum Technologies, Canada

Topic: Quantum Computing with Cluster States

Prof. Carsten Rockstuhl

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Topic: Computational Nanophotonics

Dr. Fatima Gunning

Tyndall National Institute, Ireland

Topic: Technologies for Flexible Optical Networks

Dr. Shourya Dutta Gupta

IIT Hyderabad, India

Topic: Understanding the behavior of localized and propagating surface plasmons on alloy thin films and nanostructures

Prof. Stephen E Ralph

Georgia Tech, USA

Topic: Recent Advances in Photonics: Silicon Photonics to Machine Leaning
Applications

Prof. B D Gupta

IIT Delhi, India

Topic: Optical fiber based plasmonic sensors for biomedical diagnostics

Dr. Arvind Mishra

Sterlite Technologies Ltd, India

Topic: Applications of SDM fiber in Next Generation Networks

Dr. Anand Asundi

CEO, d’Optron Pte Ltd, Singapore

Topic: Computational 3D Imaging

Dr. Niels Quack

The University of Sydney, Australia

Topic: Exploring Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems in Silicon Photonics

Prof. Yana Vaynzof

TU Dresden, Germany

Topic: A Hybrid Approach to High Efficiency All-Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cells

Dr. Diyar Talbayev

Tulane University, USA

Topic: Terahertz and Time Resolved Studies of Magnetic and Polar Crystals

Dr. Bala Pesala

TeraLumen, India

Topic: Terahertz Technology Solutions

Tutorial Speakers

Prof. Balaji Srinivasan

IIT Madras, India

Topic: Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors – Fundamentals

Prof. Tapanendu Kundu

IIT Bombay, India

Topic: Photonics Technologies for Agro Applications

Prof. Jagadish Rane

ICAR, Baramati, India

Topic: Emerging opportunities in application of imaging science for climate-resilient crop plants

Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan

IIT Bombay, India

Topic: Data Efficient Machine Learning

Prof. Kedar Khare

IIT Delhi, India

Topic: Optical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence for Digital Healthcare

Dr. Jagannath Nayak

Director, CHESS, DRDO, India

Topic: Photonics Applications in Defence

Prof. Michael Feiginov

TU Vienna, Austria

Topic: Resonant Tunneling Diodes and Quantum Cascade Lasers for Terahertz Frequencies

Dr. Nimish Dixit

IRDE Dehradun, India

Topic: Photonics Applications in Defence

Dr. Philip B. Kassey

Petrasys Global

Topic: Recent Trends in Optical Fiber Sensors