Programme

 Friday, 25 September 2026 - (on-site/online)

 

Address : Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) campus Etterbeek, U-Residence, Bd Général Jacques 271, Brussels 1050 (check the Venue tab for more info!)

 

Welcome Session

Session #1

Chairs: To be declared

09:15 | Invited Talk: Guy Verschaffelt (VUB) - 'Opto-electronic Ising machines to solve complex optimization problems'

09:45 | Contributed talk: To be declared

10:00 | Contributed talk: To be declared

10:15 | Contributed talk: To be declared

10:30 | Industrial Talk: B-SENS

10:45 - Coffee Break + Job fair

Session #2

Chairs: To be declared

11:05 | Invited Talk: Mouchet Sebastien (UMons) - 'Natural and bioinspired photonics: from optical effect in nature to technological applications'

11:35 | Contributed talk: To be declared

11:50 | Contributed talk: To be declared

12:05 | Industrial Talk: AGC Plasma

12:20 | Industrial Talk: Thema Foundries

12:35 - Lunch break + Poster session + Job fair

Session #3

Chairs: To be declared

14:10 | Invited Talk: Bernardette Kunert (imec) - 'III-V device integration to silicon photonics'

14:40 | Contributed talk: To be declared

14:55 | Contributed talk: To be declared

15:10 | Industrial Talk: Swave Photonics

15:25 | Industrial Talk: Eyeo

15:40 - Coffee Break + Job fair

Session #4 - Special session on Einstein Telescope (ET)

Chairs: To be declared

16:00 | ET talk 1: Alexandre Sevrin (VUB)

16:15 | ET talk 2: Michael Vervaeke (VUB)

16:40 | ET talk 3: Daniela Pascucci (UGhent)

17:05 | ET talk 4: Aaron Goodwin-Jones (UCLouvain)

17:30 - Poster Session + Job fair (with catering)

Closing Session

18:00 | Closing remarks, Prizes, Phortify + student chapters in Belgium

18:20 | Networking with catering (food and drinks)

21:30 | End of Event

 

 

 

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