Programme of the International Symposium

'5D Photonics: From Concept to Innovation'

Programme

The agenda for the PhoenixD Symposium on 16 and 17 February 2026
The book of abstract is available for download as a PDF file.

Monday, 16.02.2026

TimeSpeakers
09:00Registration open / Coffee
10:00

Welcome & Keynote

  • Falko Mohrs, MWK, Lower Saxony
  • Volker Epping, Leibniz University Hannover
  • Uwe Morgner, PhoenixD
  • Wessel Wits, University of Twente
    'Laser as a tool in Additive Manufacturing'
11:30Lunch / Poster session
13:30

Talks

  • Nathalie Piqué, MBI Berlin
    'Frequency comb photonics'
  • Marcus Scheele, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
    'An Automated Crystallization Approach to Enlighten Quantum Dot Supercrystals'
  • Anna-Lena Schall-Giesecke, Universität Duisburg-Essen
    'Post-CMOS Photonics for optical computing systems'
14:45

Group photo

Coffee break / Poster session

15:45

Talks

  • Christine Silberhorn, Universität Paderborn
    'Photonic quantum technologies: from integrated quantum devices do designing large complex system'
  • Wolfram Pernice, Universität Heidelberg
    'Embracing uncertainty: a photonic approach to probabilistic computing'
  • Daniel Brunner, CNRS, Frankreich
    'Model free end-to-end training of large photonic neural networks'
17:00Coffee refill
17:15

Talks

  • Thomas Graf, Universität Stuttgart
    '6D – Manufacturing with Lasers'
  • Michael SchmidtFAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
    'Beam shaping and production technology: a bidirectional relationship'
  • Georg von Freymann, RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
    'Improving 3D μ-printing with Artificial Intelligence'
18:30Symposium Dinner (ball room)
21:00End of day 1

 

Tuesday, 17.02.2026

TimeSpeaker
08:00Registration open / Coffee
09:00

Talks

  • Roberto Osselame, Universität Mailand
    'Femtosecond laser writing of integrated quantum photonic devices'
  • Stefan Nolte, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
    'Ultrafast laser processing of narrow bandgap semiconductors'
  • Harald Gießen, Universität Stuttgart
    '3D Printed Microoptics: Fundamentals and Hallmark Applications'
10:15Coffee break / Poster session
11:00

Talks

  • Oscar-Werner Reif, Sartorius, Göttingen
    'Trends and impact of AI-enabled advanced optics in life cell analytics'
  • Kai Exner, BASF
    'Design of Experiments at 100: Why Research is still better when using Fisher’s Principles'
12:15Lunch / Poster session
13:45

Talks

  • Andreas Otto, Technische Universität Wien
    'From Physics-Based Simulation to Data-Driven Innovation in Laser-Based Manufacturing'
  • Luc Bergé, CEA, Frankreich
    'New lights on intense terahertz pulse generation by ultraintense laser-solid interactions'
  • Mehul Malik, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
    'Harnessing complexity to manipulate quantum states of light in space and time'
15:00Closing remarks
15:30Symposium ends
Important information
  • The conference language is English.
  • Places are limited.