21-22 September 2023
EPIC Meeting on Photonics for Space: Opening New Horizons at Exail
Paris, France

Hosted by
EPIC Members
348.00
Invited companies
348.00
Non-members
578.00


Photonics is a critical technology for space applications, playing a vital role in areas such as telecommunications, earth observation, and space exploration. It enables high-speed, low-power communications, remote sensing, imaging, navigation and guidance, and health monitoring. Photonics technology also plays a role in quantum communication which is a secure method of communication that is of high importance for space field. Following forecasts, the use of photonics in space is expected to continue to grow and evolve as the technology advances, opening up new horizons for research and development as well as for applications in this field.

This EPIC meeting at Exail “Photonics for Space: opening new horizons”, will discuss the latest developments and challenges in the use of photonics technology for various space-related applications. The event will include discussions on topics such as space optical communication, PICs for space, earth and planetary monitoring, and space exploration. The event aims to bring together experts in the field to share their knowledge and expertise, to explore new opportunities for research and development in this exciting area as well as to provide efficient networking sessions to participants.

Agenda

20 September, Wednesday

19:00 – 22:00 Pre-event dinner, optional (venue – TBA.)

21 September, Thursday

11:20 Departure by bus transfer from the recommended hotel (TBA. soon) to Exail

11:45 – 12:45 Registration & networking lunch @ Exail
12:45 – 12:50 Welcoming word by Jeremy Picot-Clemente, Photonics Technology Manager at EPIC – European Photonics Industry Consortium (France/Europe)
12:50 – 13:00 Welcoming by Exail
13:00 – 13:30 KEYNOTE: TBA.

13:30 – 15:30 SESSION 1: Space Optical Communication Technologies and Challenges
13:30 – 14:00 KEYNOTE: European Southern Observatory (ESO) – Oliver Pfuhl, Optical Engineer (Germany)
14:00 – 14:15 Pilot Photonics – Frank Smyth, CTO (Ireland)
14:15 – 14:30 RISE Research Institutes of Sweden – Qin Wang, Professor (Sweden)
14:30 – 14:45 Glenair – Davinder Basuita, Business Development Manager (United Kingdom)
14:45 – 15:00 mbryonics – Alan Naughton, Lead Photonic Integration Engineer (Ireland)
15:00 – 15:15 First Light Imaging – Jean-Luc Gach, Founder & CSO (France)
15:15 – 15:30 Microchip – Jerome Bourguignon, Principal Product Marketing Engineer (France)

15:30 – 16:30 Networking coffee break

16:30 – 18:30 SESSION 2: PICs for Space Applications
16:30 – 17:00 KEYNOTE: The Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) – Martin Roth, Professor (Germany)
17:00 – 17:15 AirbusSpace Photonics Unified Roadmap Initiative within Airbus – Víctor Fernández Laguna, Photonics Engineer (United Kingdom)
17:15 – 17:30 DAS Photonics – Javier Marti (Spain)
17:30 – 17:45 Antwerp Space – Hakimeh Mohammadhosseini, Photonics Technical Lead (Belgium)
17:45 – 18:00 Chalmers University of Technology – Sensitive Optical Receivers for Deep-space Communications – Peter Andrekson, Professor (Sweden)
18:00 – 18:15 PROUDDiamond-based Devices for Space Applications – Mehdi Naamoun, CTO & Co-founder (Switzerland)
18:15 – 18:30 CSA Catapult – Prometheus DasMahapatra, Senior Photonics Engineer (United Kingdom)

18:30 Departure to the dinner place
19:00 – 22:30 Networking dinner (venue – TBA.)
22:30 Bus transfer to the recommended hotel

22 September, Friday

08:00 Bus transfer from the recommended hotel to Exail
08:20 – 08:40 Welcoming coffee break
08:40 – 08:45 Recap by EPIC

08:45 – 10:45 SESSION 3: New Technologies for Earth and Planetary Monitoring
08:45 – 09:15 Keynote – TBA.
09:15 – 09:30 OptoSigma Europe – Julian Dajczgewand, Head of Engineering (France)
09:30 – 09:45 Iridian Spectral TechnologiesOptical Filters for Earth Observation – Jason Palidwar, Product Group Manager (Canada)
09:45 – 10:00 ASE OpticsMORERA: Earth-Observation and AI Technology Available to Every Farmer. Industralization Challenges – Marta de la Fuente, CTO (Spain)
10:00 – 10:15 SPACEOPTIX  – Ultra-precise Metal Optics for Earth Observation and Optical Communication Applications – Matthias Beier, CEO & Co-Founder (Germany)
10:15 – 10:30 TBA.
10:30 – 10:45 SILIOS Technologies – Thierry Berthou, Sales Manager (France)

10:45 – 11:15 Networking coffee break

11:15 – 12:30 SESSION 4: To the Moon and Beyond – Space Exploration
11:15 – 11:45 Keynote – TBA.
11:45 – 12:00 LioniX International Development of a Lab-on-Chip Based Biosensor-array System for Life Detection on Mars and Icy Moons – Henk Leeuwis, VP Strategy and Innovation (The Netherlands)
12:00 – 12:15 Lambda- XChallenges and Applications of Compact Optics for Space Exploration – Serena Bolis, System Engineer (Belgium)
12:15 – 12:30 1 Presentation

12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 – 14:45 Company tour @ Exail

15:00 Departure by bus transfer to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Conference venue

Château-Saint-Léger (34 rue de la Croix-de-Fer, 78100, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France). More information: HERE.

Accommodation

The bus transfers to / from Exail and dinner venues will be organized from / to  B&B HOTEL Le Port-Marly Saint-Germain-En-Laye 3 étoiles (address: 35 Avenue de Saint Germain , 78560 Le Port-Marly, France), so we recommend to book your accommodation there. You may do this on their website, booking.com or any other system you use.

Speakers
Vice President Strategy and Innovation at LioniX International
Head of Engineering at OptoSigma Europe
Javier Marti
Photonics Technical Lead at Antwerp Space
System Engineer at Lambda- X
CEO & Co-Founder at SPACEOPTIX  
Lead Photonic Integration Engineer at mbryonics
Business Development Manager at Glenair
Principal Product Marketing Engineer at Microchip
Photonics Engineer at Airbus
CTO & Co-founder at PROUD
Senior Photonics Engineer at CSA Catapult


More speakers will be announced soon.

Attendees

More attendees will be announced soon.

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Program Manager
Jeremy Picot-Clemente, PhD
Jeremy Picot-Clemente, PhD
Technology Manager for Optics and Green Photonics
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Neringa Noreikiene
Neringa Noreikiene
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