Karlsruhe Days of Optics & Photonics 2021

Date: November 10 - 12, 2021 (virtual)
Thank you to the 140+ participants of the Karlsruhe Days of Optics & Photonics virtual event!
Speakers
| Name | Institute | Talk | |
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Dr. Thorsten Beuth | Valeo | Automotive Lidar technology - Apparently, a crowded industry |
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Prof. Dr. Alexandra Boltasseva | Purdue University | Machine Learning Assisted Photonics: From Metasurface Design and Materials to Quantum Photonics |
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Prof. Dr. Frédéric Laquai | KAUST Solar Center | Charge Generation and Recombination in Non-Fullerene Acceptor Solar Cells |
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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Lemmer | LTI & IMT, KIT | Welcome & Introduction |
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Dr. Nina Meinzer | Nature | How to talk to scientists at parties - communication across disciplines |
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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Rempe | Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics | Quantum Networks |
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Prof. Dr. Li Zhaoping | MPI for Biocybernetics in Tübingen | Looking, Seeing, and the Central-Peripheral Dichotomy --- a new framework to understand how vision works in our brain |
Program: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
| Time | Talk |
| 8:30 - 8:45 am | Introduction to technical and organizational details |
| 8:45 - 9:00 am | Welcome and Introduction |
| 9:00 - 10:00 am | Talk of KSOP research area "Biomedical Photonics" Looking, Seeing, and the Central-Peripheral Dichotomy --- a new framework to understand how vision works in our brain |
| 10:05 - 10:20 am | Flash talks of KSOP research area "Biomedical Photonics" |
| 10:20 - 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:30 am | Talk of KSOP research area "Optical Systems" Automotive Lidar technology - Apparently, a crowded industry |
| 11:35 am - 12:00 pm | Flash talks of KSOP research area "Optical Systems" |
| 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Lunch break |
| 1:00 - 1:45 pm | Poster session of research areas "Biomedical Photonics" and "Optical Systems" |
| 1:50 - 2:50 pm | Talk from KSOP Alumna: How to talk to scientists at parties - communication across disciplines |
| 2:50 - 3:00 pm | Outlook to the next day |
Program: Thursday, November 11, 2021
| Time | Talk |
| 1:15 - 1:30 pm | Introduction to technical and organizational details |
| 1:30 - 1:35 pm | Welcome |
| 1:35 - 2:35 pm | Talk of KSOP research area "Quantum Optics & Spectroscopy" Quantum Networks |
| 2:40 - 2:55 pm | Flash talks of KSOP research area "Quantum Optics & Spectroscopy" |
| 2:55 - 3:05 pm | Break |
| 3:05 - 3:35 pm | Flash talks of KSOP research area "Photonic Materials and Devices" |
| 3:40 - 4:40 pm | Poster session of research areas "Quantum Optics & Spectroscopy" and "Photonic Materials and Devices" |
| 4:40 - 5:00 pm | Coffee Break |
| 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Talk of KSOP research area "Photonic Materials and Devices" Machine Learning Assisted Photonics: From Metasurface Design and Materials to Quantum Photonics |
| 6:00 - 6:05 pm | Outlook to the socializing evening and the next day |
| 6:05 - 7:00 pm | Dinner break |
| 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Socializing Evening |
Program: Friday, November 12, 2021
| Time | Talk |
| 8:20 - 8:40 am | Log-in and system introduction |
| 8:40 - 8:45 am | Welcome |
| 8:45 - 9:30 am |
Q&A: The Role of Optics & Photonics in Dealing with Climate Change With: Dr. Gulliaume Gomard, Prof. Dr. Christian Koos, Prof. Dr. Fréderic Laquai, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Uli Lemmer, Prof. Dr. Johannes Orphal, Prof. Dr. Bryce S. Richards |
| 9:35 - 10:00 am | Flash talks of KSOP research area "Solar Energy" |
| 10:05 - 10:50 am | Poster session of research area "Solar Energy" |
| 10:50 - 11:00 am | Break |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Talk of KSOP research area "Solar Energy" Charge Generation and Recombination in Non-Fullerene Acceptor Solar Cells |
| 12:00 - 12:15 pm | Voting |
| 12:15 - 12:30 pm | Awards & Farewell |
Former KDOPs
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