on 29-05-2025
Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), in collaboration with Técnico Lisboa and the University at Buffalo (NY, USA), will host the workshop “Quantum Photonics, Topological Photonics, Plasmonics and Metasurfaces Applied to Biotechnology” on Thursday, May 29th, from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM, at Técnico Lisboa (North Tower, 11th Floor, Room 11.26).
Organized by Professor Mário Silveirinha (IT and University of Lisbon) and Professor Paras Prasad (University at Buffalo), the event brings together leading international experts to explore the intersection of photonics, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence. The workshop is hybrid and open to the public, with no registration required.
Workshop Program Highlights:
2:00 PM - Welcome Remarks and Objectives
2:10 PM - Prof. Robert Boyd (University of Rochester, USA): "Quantum Photonics and Sensing for Healthcare" (online)
2:30 PM - Prof. Paras Prasad (University at Buffalo): "Integrating Quantum Photonics with AI to Advance Neurophotonics"
2:50 PM - Prof. John Tomaszewski, MD (University at Buffalo, USA): "AI, Bioinformatics and Image Processing for Organoids" (online)
3:10 PM - Dr. Jana B. Nieder (INL, Braga): "Quantum Sensors for Cancer and Neuronal Research"
3:30 PM - Break
3:50 PM - Prof. João Pedro Conde (IST/INESC MN): "Optical Biosensing in Microfluidics"
4:10 PM - Prof. Marco Piccardo (IST/INESC MN): "Dielectric Meta-optics: From Intense Lasers to Biosensors"
4:30 PM - Prof. Anderson Gomes (UFPE & CGEE, Brazil): "Quantum OCT and its Prospect for Biotechnology" (online)
4:50 PM - Prof. Mário Silveirinha (IST/IT): "Topological and Non-Hermitian Photonics"
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM - Round Table Discussion on International Collaboration
TopElect – Nonreciprocal and topological electromagnetics, a project funded by The Institution of Engineering and Technology under the Harvey Prize 2018.
For further information, contact: +351 917092357
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