Workshop Overview
This workshop will focus on the latest advances in digital signal processing techniques aimed at enhancing the performance of next-generation ultra-high-speed optical networks for metro and access applications. The event will feature tutorial-style talks delivered by external speakers, providing an in-depth exploration of cutting-edge technologies in this field.
Date and Venue
The Workshop will be held on 22 January 2025, in hybrid format. In person at TU/e and remotely via MS Teams.
Register HERE before 18 January 2025.
All timings are in Central European Time (CET).
Programme
Registration required. Deadline 18.01.2025
Speakers Biographies
Magnus Karlsson is since 2003 as Professor in photonics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He has authored or co-authored around 500 scientific journal and conference contributions, in the areas of photonics and fiber optics. He is Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Lightwave Technology since 2025. He has served in the technical program committees for OFC, ECOC, and CLEO. He is a Fellow of Optica and Fellow of IEEE. His current research is focused around linear and nonlinear fiber transmission effects, polarization effects, multidimensional modulation and detection in optical communication
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Olga Vassilieva received an M.S. degree in physics from Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, in 1988 and a PhD. Degree in physics from the University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA, in 1999. From 2000 to 2002, she was with Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., Richardson, TX, USA. Since 2002, she has been with the Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., Richardson, TX, USA. She specialises in research and development of high-bit-rate coherent optical transmission systems, advanced optical modulation formats, and transmission impairment mitigation techniques. She is the author and co-author of numerous scientific papers and holds numerous US patents per current USPTO records.
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Chigo Okonkwo is an Associate Professor leading the High Capacity Optical Transmission Laboratory within the Electro-Optical Communications Group at the Institute for Photonics Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). His research focuses on two main areas: maximising the capacity of single-mode fibre systems through advanced coded modulation, probabilistic and geometric signal shaping, and low-complexity digital signal processing and developing future-proof optical transmission systems based on Space Division Multiplexing (SDM), targeting Petabit/s capacity using multi-mode or multi-core fibres.
Chigo has significantly contributed to developing innovative optical components and measurement systems, leading to a provisional patent and high-impact publications in journals such as Nature Photonics, Journal of Lightwave Technology, and Optics Express. Since 2010, he has built a world-class optical transmission laboratory, collaborating with leading industry partners.
After earning his Master’s degree in Telecommunications and Information Systems and a PhD in Optical Signal Processing at the University of Essex, UK, Chigo joined TU/e as a postdoctoral researcher in 2010. His work has included contributions to EU projects such as ALPHA, MODEGAP, and EURO-FOS, as well as collaboration with the South Korean research organisation ETRI. Since 2018, he has also been involved with the Center for Quantum Materials and Technology (QT/e), advancing research in quantum-secure communications.
A Senior Member of IEEE, Chigo serves on the Technical Programme Committee for the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) and has (co)authored over 200 publications. He has chaired multiple prestigious conferences and continues to drive innovation in photonics and optical communications.
Organising Committee
