Friday, November 27, 2026
Arrival lunch & networking12:00 PM - 1:00 PM 
Session 1 - Introduction to LiDAR and light sources1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Architectures for LiDAR and light sources - Esteban Venialgo (imec)
  • Integrated lasers on silicon photonics - Ruud Oldenbeuving (imec)
  • InP monolithic FMWC tunable lasers - Yu Han (TU/e)
Posters & coffee break2:00 PM - 2:30 PM 
Session 2 - Beam steering, Tx/Rx and electronic readouts2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Optical phased arrays with amplification - Michiel Wopereis (TU/e)
  • Focal plane arrays for LiDAR - Marcus Dahlem (imec)
  • Electronic readouts for FMCW LiDAR - Davide Guermandi (imec)
Coffee break3:30 PM - 4:00 PM 
Session 3 - Neuromorphic photonics for sensing and processing4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Spiking optoelectronics for neuron-inspired sensing - Victor Calzadilla (TU/e)
  • Photonic neuromorphic reservoir computing - Alfredo De Rossi (Thales)
  • All-optical spiking lasers for neuromorphic processing - Lukas Puts (TU/e)
Networking drinks5:00 PM