W01 Optical/Photonic Interconnects for Computing Systems (OPTICS)

Agenda

Time	Label	Session
08:30	W01.1	Introduction to OPTICS Workshop Chair: Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN
08:40	W01.2	Morning Session I: Technological Advances Chair: Sébastien Le Beux, Lyon Institute of Nanotechnology, FR
08:40	W01.2.1	Keynote: Silicon photonics technology for advanced computing applications Bert Jan Offrein, IBM Zurich Research Lab., CH
09:10	W01.2.2	Silicon photonics : towards heterogeneous and multi-layer integration for very high density circuits Stéphane Bernabé, CEA-Leti, FR
09:30	W01.2.3	Monolithic III-V quantum-dot lasers for silicon photonics Siming Chen, University College London, GB
09:50	W01.2.4	Towards low power electro-optics modulators Laurent Vivien, CNRS, FR
10:15	W01.3	Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
10:50	W01.4	Morning 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
10:50	W01.4.1	The IIT Delhi photonics stack Smruti R. Sarangi, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, IN
11:10	W01.4.2	Electro-photonic NoC designs for kilocore systems José Abellán, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), ES
11:30	W01.4.3	RSON: an inter/intra-chip silicon photonic network for rack-scale computing systems Peng Yang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
11:50	W01.5	Lunch Break and Poster Presentations
13:00	W01.6	Afternoon Session I: Silicon Photonics Design Automation Chair: Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN
13:00	W01.6.1	Keynote: Enabling photonic IC design Pieter Dumon, Luceda Photonics, US
13:30	W01.6.2	EDA for ONoCs: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities Ulf Schlichtmann, Technical University of Munich, DE
13:50	W01.6.3	Interfacing 3D-stacked electronic and optical NoCs with mixed CMOS-ECL bridges: a realistic preliminary assessment Davide Bertozzi, University of Ferrara, IT
14:10	W01.6.4	Offline optimization of wavelength allocation and laser to deal with Energy-Performance tradeoffs in nanophotonic interconnects Cedric Killian, IRISA, FR
14:30	W01.7	Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
15:00	W01.8	Afternoon Session II: Design requirements, Challenges, and Applications Chair: Jiang Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, CN
15:00	W01.8.1	Thermally-tuned photonic links towards full electro-optical computing Yvain Thonnart, CEA, LETI, MINATEC, FR
15:20	W01.8.2	Crosstalk in petabyte/s interconnection Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado Boulder, US
15:40	W01.8.3	Photonics in computing: use "more than a link" for getting "more than Moore Nikos Pleros, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR
16:00	W01.8.4	A light speed integrated optical parallel multiplier exploiting approximate binary logarithms with deterministic errors Jun Shiomi, Kyoto University, JP
16:20	W01.8.5	Optimal pairing and non-uniform channel alignment of microring-based transceivers for comb laser-driven DWDM silicon photonics Yuyang Wang, UC Santa Barbara, US
16:45	W01.9	Pannel 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
17:25	W01.10	Concluding 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