Programme

Friday, 25 September 2026 - (on-site/online)

Address : Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) campus Etterbeek, U-Residence, Bd Général Jacques 271, Brussels 1050 (check the Venue tab for more info!)

Welcome Session

08:30 | Welcome on site with coffee and snacks

09:00 | Introduction to bePOM

Session #1

Chairs: Pablo Marin-Palomo and Haftamu Berhe

09:15 | Invited Talk: Guy Verschaffelt (VUB) - 'Opto-electronic Ising machines to solve complex optimization problems'

09:45 | Contributed talk: Ruben van Assche (UGhent) - 'All-optical signal equalisation using an integrated silicon photonics reservoir computer'

10:00 | Contributed talk: Arie Nacar (VUB) - '3D-printed photonic lanterns using two-photon polymerization-based direct laser writing for astrophotonics and free-space optical communications'

10:15 | Contributed talk: Melissa Van Landeghem (UHasselt) - 'Thermochromism in layered hybrid perovskites: insights from single- crystal photoluminescence spectroscopy'

10:30 | Contributed talk: Sidney Goossens (VUB) - 'Optical fiber sensing for combined load and damage assessment on rolling element bearings'

10:45 - Coffee Break + Job fair

Session #2

Chairs: Milvia Alata Tejedo and Rousseau Cédric

11:05 | Invited Talk: Mouchet Sebastien (UMons) - 'Natural and bioinspired photonics: from optical effect in nature to technological applications'

11:35 | Contributed talk: Ilias Vandevenne (UAntwerp) - 'Towards understanding charge pumping dynamics in 4H-SiC MOSFETs by using time resolved electroluminescence'

11:50 | Contributed talk: Hong Hai Nguyen (KULeuven) - 'Electrical assisted optical pump amplified spontaneous emission on perovskite light emitting diode with lossy gold electrode'

12:05 | Industrial Talk: Grégory Savorianakis (AGC Automotive) - 'Coated and Uncoated product for future cars'

12:20 | Industrial Talk: Koen Vandeputte (Thema Foundries) - 'Europe's full-stack, high-volume III-V fab'

12:35 - Lunch break + Poster session + Job fair

Session #3

Chairs: Ivo Tanghe and Ilias El Attabi

14:10 | Invited Talk: Bernardette Kunert (imec) - 'III-V device integration to silicon photonics'

14:40 | Contributed talk: Philippe Green (UGhent)- 'Growing large nanocrystals: Why its difficult and why it matters for photonics'

14:55 | Contributed talk: Lucas Viseur (UNamur) - 'Shaping heat in space with hybrid plasmonic-phononic metasurface-driven Optical Solar Reflectors'

15:10 | Industrial Talk: Swave Photonics

15:25 | Industrial Talk: Eyeo

15:40 - Coffee Break + Job fair

Session #4 - Special session on Einstein Telescope (ET)

Chairs: Tatevik Chalyan

16:00 | ET talk 1: Alexandre Sevrin (VUB) - 'ET: to boldly go where no man has gone before'

16:15 | ET talk 2: Michael Vervaeke (VUB) - 'From cosmic cataclysms to economic boost'

16:40 | ET talk 3: Daniela Pascucci (UGhent) - '3GOL: the Ghent Gravity Group Optical Lab for 3rd generation gravitational-wave detectors'

17:05 | ET talk 4: Aaron Goodwin-Jones (UCLouvain) - 'ET-OPT a Next Generation Prototype for ET-HF'

17:30 - Poster Session + Job fair (with catering)

Closing Session

18:00 | Closing remarks, Prizes, Phortify + student chapters in Belgium

18:20 | Networking with catering (food and drinks)

21:30 | End of Event