Linear Optics – a solution for efficient AI, hard problems solving, quantum and microwave technologies?

• Organisers

  Nikos Pleros, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research Ltd., UK
  Angelina Totovic, Celestial AI, USA

• Subcommittee

  SC3 – Photonic Integrated Circuits, Assemblies & Packaging

• Day & Time

  18.09.2022, 09:00 – 12:30

• Location

  Room Delhi

• Description

  This workshop aims to discuss the recent advances in Universal Linear Optical circuits and their transfer into Photonic Integrated Circuits for addressing a broad range of applications, including, but not limited to, machine learning, neuromorphic photonics, hard problem solving, quantum photonics, programmable photonics and microwave photonics. 

• Programme

  Session 1: Raising the bar in Machine Learning: the photonic approach (90 min, 12 min per speaker + 18 min discussion)
   Neuromorphic Photonics using Diffractive Optics and Lattice Filters, Folkert Horst, IBM Zurich, Switzerland
   Universal Linear Optics in Neuromorphic Photonics, Apostolos Tsakyridis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
   Multi-wavelength Silicon Photonic Neural Networks and Applications, Chaoran Huang, Princeton University, USA
   Amplitude Modulation in Linear Optical Circuits for AI inference, Johannes Feldmann, Salience Labs, UK
   Neuromorphic silicon photonics: inference and training, classical and quantum, Bhavin Shastri, Queens University, Canada
   Photonic-electronic accelerators for machine intelligence, Volker Sorger, Optelligence, USA
   Plenary discussion

  Coffee Break (30 min)

   Session 2: Photonic accelerators: thinking beyond machine learning (90 min, 12 min per speaker + 30 min discussion)
   Solving Hard Optimization Problems with Light, George Mourgias-Alexandris, Microsoft Research, UK
   Plug-and-play universal photonic processors for quantum information processing, Caterina Taballione, QuiX Quantum, Netherlands
   Integrated microwave photonics PIC Platform: Realization of an optical beamformer, Chris Roeloffzen, LioniX, Netherlands
   Programmable Photonics, Daniel Perez-Lopez, iPronics, Spain
   Silicon Photonics in Programmable Linear Circuitry, Wim Bogaerts, imec, Belgium
   Plenary discussion