Photonics
Eleni Diamanti: ‘The EU has a unique position in quantum technologies’
How to ensure European competitiveness and leadership in the ever more important field of quantum technologies? The European Science-Media Hub asked Eleni Diamanti, who will speak at the upcoming workshop ‘Building European Leadership for the Second Quantum Revolution' on 20 May, organised by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology. Building ...
Next generation (European) computing – novel hardware for AI and beyond
Usually, artificial intelligence news is about software: chatbots, AI artists, or even data analysis tools. All those applications need powerful computing hardware to run on, and that hardware uses a lot of energy. All of the websites we use every day rely on massive datacentres filled with thousands of computers to function. As the demand ...
Making light work – interview with Andrea Rocchetto, CEO of Ephos
Could you please introduce yourself and your company? Andrea Rocchetto: I am the cofounder and CEO of Ephos. We are a photonic chip manufacturing company. That means we build microchips that can process information that is encoded in particles of light, photons. What is the relationship between the photonic chips that you are building and ...
New steps in photonic computing – an interview with Dr. Francesco Da Ros
Could you please introduce yourself and your area of research? Francesco Da Ros: I am an associate professor at the Technical University of Denmark, focusing on the synergies between machine learning and photonics. I both work to solve photonic problems with machine learning – modelling, inverse design, and in-situ and in-silico optimization/training of photonic systems ...