Co-hosted by the University of Toronto and CMC Microsystems, this one-day symposium will include presentations from research experts and industrial leaders on one of the most important applications of photonics – computing.
This event is open to academics and industry and is also included with registration in the Actives Photonics Fabrication Workshop.
Topics
- Bottlenecks and Acceleration in Compute
- Photonics in Datacenters, Co-Packaged Optics
- Photonic Neural Networks
- Photonics for Quantum Computing
Speakers
| Name | Institution |
| Andreas Moshovos | Professor of the University of Toronto |
| Tony Chan Carusone | Professor of the University of Toronto and CTO of Alphawave IP |
| Bhavin Shastri | Professor, Queen’s University |
| Tatsuhiro Onodera | Scientist, NTT Research and Cornell University |
| Darius Bunandar | Chief scientist, Lightmatter |
| Dirk Englund | Professor of MIT and Co-founder of QuEra Computing |
| Christian Weedbrook | CEO of Xanadu |
| Noel Wan | Manager, QuEra Computing |
| Ryan Hamerly | Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Nish Sinnadurai | VP, Cerebras Systems |
| Martin Snelgrove | CTO, Untether AI |
| Joyce Poon | Professor of the University of Toronto and Max Planck Institute |
| Francesco Bova | Professor of Rotman School of Business |
Pricing and Registration
The registration fee is $25*.
Travel and Accommodations
Participants make their own arrangements for travel and accommodations. Recommendations include
Contact
If you have any comments or questions regarding the course content or registration, please contact Jessica Zhang at zhang@cmc.ca.
Cancellations
Course cancellations must be received in writing at least one (1) week before the beginning date of the course in question to receive a full refund of the registration fee. A cancellation made after the deadline will not receive a refund. CMC Microsystems makes no commitments on refunds for travel or accommodations.