W01 Optical/Photonic Interconnects for Computing Systems (OPTICS)

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Agenda

TimeLabelSession
08:30W01.1Introduction to OPTICS Workshop

Chair:
Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN

08:40W01.2Morning Session I: Technological Advances

Chair:
Sébastien Le Beux, Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology, FR

08:40W01.2.1Keynote: Silicon photonics technology for advanced computing applications
Bert Jan Offrein, IBM Zurich Research Lab., CH

09:10W01.2.2Silicon photonics : towards heterogeneous and multi-layer integration for very high density circuits
Stéphane Bernabé, CEA-Leti, FR

09:30W01.2.3Monolithic III-V quantum-dot lasers for silicon photonics
Siming Chen, University College London, GB

09:50W01.2.4Towards low power electro-optics modulators
Laurent Vivien, CNRS, FR

10:15W01.3Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
10:50W01.4Morning Session II: Silicon Photonics in High Performance Computing

Chair:
Sébastien Le Beux, Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology, FR

Co-Chair:
Mahdi Nikdast, Colorado State University, US

10:50W01.4.1The IIT Delhi photonics stack
Smruti R. Sarangi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, IN

11:10W01.4.2Electro-photonic NoC designs for kilocore systems
José Abellán, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), ES

11:30W01.4.3RSON: an inter/intra-chip silicon photonic network for rack-scale computing systems
Peng Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK

11:50W01.5Lunch Break and Poster Presentations
13:00W01.6Afternoon Session I: Silicon Photonics Design Automation

Chair:
Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN

13:00W01.6.1Keynote: Enabling photonic IC design
Pieter Dumon, Luceda Photonics, US

13:30W01.6.2EDA for ONoCs: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities
Ulf Schlichtmann, Technical University of Munich, DE

13:50W01.6.3Interfacing 3D-stacked electronic and optical NoCs with mixed CMOS-ECL bridges: a realistic preliminary assessment
Davide Bertozzi, University of Ferrara, IT

14:10W01.6.4Offline optimization of wavelength allocation and laser to deal with Energy-Performance tradeoffs in nanophotonic interconnects
Cedric Killian, IRISA, FR

14:30W01.7Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
15:00W01.8Afternoon Session II: Design requirements, Challenges, and Applications

Chair:
Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN

15:00W01.8.1Thermally-tuned photonic links towards full electro-optical computing
Yvain Thonnart, CEA, LETI, MINATEC, FR

15:20W01.8.2Crosstalk in petabyte/s interconnection
Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado Boulder, US

15:40W01.8.3Photonics in computing: use "more than a link" for getting "more than Moore
Nikos Pleros, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR

16:00W01.8.4A light speed integrated optical parallel multiplier exploiting approximate binary logarithms with deterministic errors
Jun Shiomi, Kyoto University, JP

16:20W01.8.5Optimal pairing and non-uniform channel alignment of microring-based transceivers for comb laser-driven DWDM silicon photonics
Yuyang Wang, UC Santa Barbara, US

16:45W01.9Pannel Discussion

Moderator:
Laurent Vivien, CNRS, FR

Panelists:
Bert Jan Offrein, IBM Zurich Research Lab., CH
Davide Bertozzi, University of Ferrara, IT
Nikos Pleros, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
Pieter Dumon, Luceda Photonics, US
Stéphane Bernabé, CEA-Leti, FR
Yvain Thonnart, CEA, LETI, MINATEC, FR

17:25W01.10Concluding Remarks and Closing Session

Chair:
Sébastien Le Beux, Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology, FR

Co-Chairs:
Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN
Mahdi Nikdast, Colorado State University, US