On Wednesday 5 November 2025, the Eindhoven Hendrik Casimir Institute (EHCI), University of Twente, and PhotonDelta will host the Future of Integrated Photonics side event at PIC Summit Europe 2025 in Eindhoven.

This full-day programme brings together recent findings from research labs and scientific insights from companies – both established and emerging – to show how Integrated Photonics can drive innovative solutions.

Whether you are a scientist at heart, an investor, an academic, or simply curious about where PICs are heading, you are invited to join this in-depth exploration.

Focused Topics on the Agenda

The Future of Integrated Photonics programme features 4 focused sessions:

• Novel Materials for PICs: Discover emerging material platforms and their potential for high-performance PICs – Moderator: Oded Raz, TU Eindhoven & PhotonDelta
• PICs for Quantum: Explore the challenges and breakthroughs in Photonic Quantum computing, communication, and sensing – Moderator: Pepijn Pinkse, University of Twente
• PICs for Computing: Learn how PICs can tackle AI and computing scaling challenges – Moderator: Laura Grana Suarez, University of Twente
• PICs & Sustainability: Examine the role of PICs in achieving SDGs and innovations in circularity – Moderator: Edoardo Banfi, TU Eindhoven

Scientists Featured at Future of Integrated Photonics

The four topics will be covered with curated sessions led by distinguished scientists from both academia and industry, who will share their most recent research findings and insights.

• Imran Avci – Professor, VU Amsterdam
• Amir H. Ghadimi – CEO & Co-Founder, Lightium
• Peter Zijlstra – Professor, TU Eindhoven
• Philippe Bouyer – Professor, TU Eindhoven
• José Capmany – Professor & Co-Founder, ITEAM.UPV/iPRONICS
• Anne Lena Schall – Giesecke – Professor, Fraunhofer IMS University of Duisburg
• Lantian Chang – Assistant Professor, University of Twente
• Gillen Beck – Doctoral Student, ETH Zürich
• and still more to come…