touch screens, allowing the presenters to fully explain their work in an interactive forum. In addition we have organised a major public outreach event, primarily for secondary school students, featuring Professor Brian Cox discussing the origin and evolution of our solar system and the universe. In addition to its high-quality technical programme, ECOC is always renowned for an excellent social programme which allows the delegates to network and develop new ideas and projects in an environment that introduces them to the culture of the host country. For ECOC 2019 we will host the welcome reception in the Guinness Store House, the number one visitor attraction in Ireland. The Gala Dinner will take place in the Round Room at the Mansion House, which was purpose designed in 1821 to receive King George IV, and was subsequently the scene for the first meeting of the Irish Parliament in 1919, and the room in which the Anglo-Irish Treaty was ratified, ending the War of Independence and establishing the Irish Free State in 1921. The Gala Dinner will be preceded by visits to the Book of Kells in Trinity College. The Book of Kells, a 9th century manuscript that documents the four Gospels of the life of Jesus Christ, is Ireland’s greatest cultural treasure and the world’s most famous medieval manuscript. The logo for this year’s ECOC depicts Newgrange, a 5,200-year-old passage tomb located north east of Dublin, and one the earliest optical waveguides ever invented! The passage, measuring 19 metres, leads into an inner chamber. The passage and chamber are aligned with the rising sun at the Winter Solstice, so the chamber is only illuminated once a year. We are delighted to welcome ECOC to Dublin for the first time, while continuing the ECOC tradition of being at the leading technical – and social – edge, and hope you take the opportunity to enjoy both here in Dublin.
communication products and services. The conference and exhibition will take place in the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) and the Intercontinental Hotel, which are on the same site in the Ballsbridge area of Dublin. The conference will report the latest progress in optical communication technologies in workshops, selected papers, demo session, keynotes and special symposia. The workshops on Sunday will allow delegates to discuss some of the really hot topics in Optical Communications such as Machine Learning, Integrated Photonics and Next Generation Optical Access Networks. As in previous years, a highlight of ECOC are the Plenary and Invited talks, which attract world leading experts in optical communications research to discuss the most recent developments and outline their vision for the optical communications field over the coming years. Some of the key technical highlights from the programme include: • Sessions dedicated to fibres, components, and system designs for space division multiplexing Work presenting substantial progress in the field of silicon photonics • The use of Machine Learning techniques throughout the network, from enhancement of component performance to network optimisation • Substantial increases in both symbol rate and line rate per lane across all network applications • Dedicated sessions on probabilistic shaping and coding • Enhancements to the resilience and data rate of free space communications • The continued convergence of passive optical networks and 5G systems • The emergence of optical networking for data centre applications For the first time at ECOC, we have introduced an interactive poster session where all posters will be displayed on large
Dear Friends and Colleagues, The joint Chairs wish you a Cead Mile Failte (“One hundred thousand welcomes” in Irish) as the 45th European Conference on Optical Communications arrives in Dublin, Ireland for the first time. Dublin, the capital and largest city of Ireland, was established by the Gaels in the 7th century AD, and was later expanded as a Viking settlement before becoming Ireland’s principal settlement following the Norman invasion in the 12th century. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century to become the second largest city in the British Empire. Following the partition of Ireland in 1922, Dublin became the capital of the Irish Free State, later renamed Ireland. Ireland and Dublin have been transformed over the past decades to become a thriving technology hub which hosts the European HQs for many of the world’s leading communication and technology companies. Ireland also has a rich history in the communications field, with the first transatlantic cable completed in 1858 between the west of Ireland (Valentia Island) and Newfoundland, completely revolutionising communication between Europe and the US. The European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC) is the leading European conference in the field of optical communication, and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field. ECOC 2019 will have the usual mix of an exciting technical programme with a social programme that allows the delegates to get a feel of Irish culture. Not only will you see and hear the latest cutting-edge developments in optical communication, attendees of ECOC 2019 will also get the chance to experience the culture, history and legendary entertainment of Dublin. Parallel to the scientific conference, the ECOC exhibition covers a wide range of optical
Liam Barry Dublin City University, Ireland Conference General co-Chair
Paul Townsend Tyndall National Institute, Ireland Conference General co-Chair
Andrew Ellis Aston University, UK Technical Programme co-Chair
John Donegan Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Technical Programme co-Chair
Marco Ruffini CONNECT TCD, Ireland Demo Session Chair
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