Speaker Biographies
Ben Puttnam Ben Puttnam is Chief Senior Researcher with the Photonic Network Laboratory at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT),
Andy Reid Following a 40 year
Peter Schlosser Peter graduated with the Ph.D. degree in Physics at the University of Strathclyde, Institute of Photonics in 2011. He joined Fraunhofer Uk Research Ltd in 2014
career at BT, Andy Reid is currently combining the role of the ‘Standards Champion’ within the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) with
Tokyo, Japan. He received the M.Phys. degree in physics from the University of Manchester, U.K, and the Ph.D. degree from University College London, U.K in 2008. In between, he was a switch design engineer at T-mobile, U.K. After research visits to NICT, supported by JSPS and the Photonics group at Chalmers University, Sweden, supported by the Ericsson research foundation, he re-joined NICT, with current research interests focusing on space- division multiplexing and multi-band WDM technologies including devices, systems, and networking.
studying for a PhD at Bristol University. At BT he worked both developing new technologies as well as the strategy, network architecture and planning needed to successfully introduce these new technologies into the BT network. Most recently, he has been working on optical switching technologies as an effective alternative to packet switching. Before that, he was a major contributor to the original concepts of Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV) including the performance of the virtualisation environment and the management of orchestration enabling operational flexibility. He then set out the changes needed to BT’s network architecture and design needed to deploy NFV into the network. More generally, Andy has spent much of his career developing and deploying transport technologies including optical networking, carrier ethernet, MPLS, and early in his career, was a major contributor to SONET/SDH.
at the Centre for Applied Photonics (CAP) in Glasgow, where his work is focussed on research and development of laser-based systems, spanning from the deep UV to the long wave mid-IR spectral range and operating in the cw or pulsed regimes. Target applications address requirements in sectors such as Quantum Technologies, Communications, Space, Medical, Defence and more. He has an established track record that includes collaborative research, funded by direct industrial contracting, government innovation funds (UK, EU), and ESA projects.
Georg Rademacher Prof. Georg Rademacher received the Dipl.-Ing and Dr.-Ing degrees from Technische Universitaet Berlin in 2011 and 2015, respectively. From 2016 to 2023, he was a senior
Egor Sedov Egor Sedov is a PhD candidate at Aston University, specializing in Machine Learning in Optical Communication. He received his Bachelor's degree
researcher at NICT, Japan. Since 2023, Georg is a professor of integrated photonic systems and the director of the institute of electrical and optical communications at the University of Stuttgart. He is also heading the group “Space-Division Multiplex” at Fraunhofer HHI in Berlin. His research focuses on systems and subsystems for high-capacity optical fiber transmission systems. He authored and co- authored more than 200 papers, published at international conferences and journals. Georg Rademacher is a senior member of the IEEE photonics society and a member of the VDE.
from Novosibirsk State University in 2016, followed by a Master's degree in 2019. Egor also holds an engineering degree from École des Ponts ParisTech, achieved in the same year. His work focuses on integrating software development with advanced research in optical communication systems, contributing to projects that improve the efficiency of light-based data transmission. Egor's technical expertise includes Python, C++, and various machine learning frameworks, complemented by a solid foundation in mathematics and physics.
André Richter André Richter has worked at VPIphotonics for 25+ years. He led international teams in application engineering, product management, and R&D before being appointed
General Manager in 2013. He has co-authored more than 140 publications, including two book chapters. His research interests focus on modeling and design aspects of optical communications, fiber optics, and integrated photonics and on developing professional software solutions addressing these fields. He invoked an industry training program, contributed to numerous collaborative research projects, and served on several technical program committees, including OFC, ACP, and IEEE Summer Topicals.
Graham Reed Reed is recognised as one of the founders of the field of Silicon Photonics, having established his Silicon Photonics Research Group in 1989. The Group
Dimitra Simeonidou Dimitra Simeonidou is a Full Professor at the University of Bristol, the Co-Director of the Bristol Digital Futures Institute and the Director of Smart Internet Lab. Her research
Simon Saunders Professor Simon Saunders is an independent advisor and researcher with deep technical expertise and wide commercial and regulatory experience. Simon is Chair of the
is now approximately 55 people strong, have provided a series of world leading results since its inception, and currently hold two world records for data rates for silicon modulators/ transmitters. The group has also been at the forefront of emerging applications of Silicon Photonics such as LiDAR, mid-IR Silicon Photonics, programmable photonics, and silicon photonics for space to name but a few. Reed is a regular invited and contributing author to major Silicon Photonics conferences around the world. He has served on numerous international conference committees, and has also chaired many others. He has authored more than 670 publications in the field of Silicon Photonics, including 185 invited/ keynote/plenary talks. In 2013 he was the recipient of the IET Crompton Medal for Achievement in Energy, and in 2014 he was awarded a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award. In 2017 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and in 2019 he was awarded an industry prize (PIC award) for his contribution to the Silicon Photonics field. In 2023 he was awarded the “Sir Frank Whittle Medal” by the Royal Academy of Engineering as well as the SPIE Gold Medal.
is focusing on the fields of high-performance networks, programmable networks, Future Internet, wireless-optical convergence, 5G/6G and smart city infrastructures. In the past few years, she is increasingly working with Social Sciences and Humanities on topics of climate change and digital transformation for society and businesses. Dimitra has been the Technical Architect and the CTO of the smart city project Bristol Is Open. She is currently leading the Bristol City/Region 5G and Open RAN pilots. Dimitra is a member of the DSIT Supply Chain Diversification Advisory Council, a founding member of UKTIN and has led major research projects funded by UKRI and the EC. She is currently coordinating the DSIT REASON project developing blueprint architectures and technologies for 6G. She is the author and co-author of over 700 publications, numerous patents and several contributions to standards. She has been co-founder of three spin-out companies developing solutions for connected smart infrastructures. Dimitra is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng), a Fellow of the IEEE (FIEEE), Fellow of WWRF, a Royal Society Wolfson Scholar and member of UKCRC.
UKTIN Expert Working Group on Wireless Networking Technologies, Honorary Professor at University of Bristol, Visiting Professor at King’s College London, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Trustee of the charity Music for All.An expert and enthusiastic public speaker and communicator of technological ideas and commercial propositions to specialists and laypeople alike.
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