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Sunday 06 December

Room A

Room B

Room C

Room D

Room E

Room F

Room G

Room H

Room J

Room K

Room L

Room M

Room N

13:30
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15:00

WS 1:
Ultra-wideband systems: next frontier of research

WS 2:
The technologies for next-generation ultra-high-density cables - New cable structure, new fibers and new relating technologies

WS 3:
If, how, and where is artificial intelligence (AI) beneficial in optical networks and interconnects?

WS 4:
Co-Packaging of Photonics & Electronics

WS 5:
Photonics-Electronics Integration: Opportunities and Challenges for Signal Processing

WS 6:
Pathway to Bring Photonics in High-Performance Computing: from Materials to Applications

WS 7:
EPIXfab workshop - Fabless start-ups developing PIC-based products: opportunities and challenges

WS 9:
Constellation shaping – All set for maximizing capacity?

WS 10:
Advances towards Millimeter- and Terahertz-wave antenna arrays for broadband wireless

WS 11:
Coherent optics for Intra-Data Center/Campus Optical Interconnects

WS 12:
Is the time ripe for ultra-high bandwidth photonics in data centers?

WS 13:
Post 5G edge cloud computing: why, what and when?

Break

15:30
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17:00

WS 1:
Ultra-wideband systems: next frontier of research

WS 2:
The technologies for next-generation ultra-high-density cables - New cable structure, new fibers and new relating technologies

WS 3:
If, how, and where is artificial intelligence (AI) beneficial in optical networks and interconnects?

WS 4:
Co-Packaging of Photonics & Electronics

WS 5:
Photonics-Electronics Integration: Opportunities and Challenges for Signal Processing

WS 6:
Pathway to Bring Photonics in High-Performance Computing: from Materials to Applications

WS 7:
EPIXfab workshop - Fabless start-ups developing PIC-based products: opportunities and challenges

WS 9: Constellation shaping – All set for maximizing capacity?

WS 10:
Advances towards Millimeter- and Terahertz-wave antenna arrays for broadband wireless

WS 11:
Coherent optics for Intra-Data Center/Campus Optical Interconnects

WS 12:
Is the time ripe for ultra-high bandwidth photonics in data centers?

WS 13:
Post 5G edge cloud computing: why, what and when?

WS 14:
The next generation of fixed networks by ETSI F5G

Monday 07 December

	Room A	Room B	Room C	Room D	Room E	Room F	Room G	Room H	Room J	Room K	Room L
08:00 -- 09:00		Mo1B - Optical sources	Mo1C - Hybrid integration		Mo1E - High capacity systems					Mo1K - Machine Learning for Optical Networks (I)
Break
09:30 -- 11:00		Mo2B - High speed transmitters	Mo2C - High density electro-optical packaging	Mo2D - Modulation and coding	Mo2E - SDM transmission systems					Mo2K - Machine Learning for Optical Networks (II)
Break
13:45 -- 14:00	Opening Remarks (Room A)
14:00 -- 14:30	Opening Session Keynote 1 - H2020 - lessons learned and Horizon Europe – what is to come? Mr. Jean-Eric Paquet, Director-General, DG Research & Innovation, European Commission, Brussels
14:30 -- 15:00	Opening Session Keynote 2 - The dawn of quantum networks Prof.dr.ir. Ronald Hanson, QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Break
15:30 -- 16:00	Opening Session Keynote 3 - Seeing the invisible – Optical Coherence Tomography in Medicine Prof. dr. Wolfgang Drexler, Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Medical University Vienna, Austria
16:00 -- 16:30	Opening Session Keynote 4 - Optical Communications – Enabling the Inter Planetary Network Dr. Jose E. Velazco, Technical Supervisor, Advanced RF & Optical Technologies Group, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California, USA
Break
18:00 -- 19:00		Mo1B - Optical sources	Mo1C - Hybrid integration		Mo1E - High capacity systems					Mo1K - Machine Learning for Optical Networks (I)
Break
19:30 -- 21:00		Mo2B - High speed transmitters	Mo2C - High density electro-optical packaging	Mo2D - Modulation and coding	Mo2E - SDM transmission systems					Mo2K - Machine Learning for Optical Networks (II)

Tuesday 08 December

	Room A	Room B	Room C	Room D	Room E	Room F	Room G	Room H	Room J	Room K	Room L
08:00 -- 09:00	Tu1A - Amplifier design	Tu1B - Modulators	Tu1C - Photonic circuits outlook	Tu1D - Transmitter optimisation	Tu1E - Transmission with direct detection	Tu1F - Nonlinear fiber-optic propagation	Tu1G - Photonics-assisted 5G coverage	Tu1H - SDM and Multiband High capacity systems	Tu1J - Passive optical networks I	Tu1K - Low Latency and on-demand Networking
Break
09:30 -- 11:00	Tu2A - MM systems and characterization	Tu2B - Passive devices	Tu2C - High functionality silicon photonics	Tu2D - Monitoring and Charactersation Techniques	Tu2E - Long haul and submarine transmission	Tu2F - Advanced tranmission concepts	Tu2G - Indoor Optical Wireless Commuincations	Tu2H - Dimensioning of Metro and High capacity networks	Tu2J - Passive optical networks II	Tu2K - Network Telemetry
Break
12:00 -- 13:00	Break		The Publishing Landscape: Book and journal publishing today and in the future	Break
13:00 -- 14:00	Educational Wordwide Lab Tour (Room A)
14:00 -- 15:00							Tutorial SC07	Tutorial SC08 (withdrawn)	Tutorial SC09	Tutorial SC10	Tutorial CLEO
Break
15:30 -- 16:30	Tutorial SC01	Tutorial SC02	Tutorial SC03	Tutorial SC04	Tutorial SC05	Tutorial SC06					DEMO Session
16:30 -- 17:00	Break										DEMO Session
Break
18:00 -- 19:00	Tu1A - Amplifier design	Tu1B - Modulators	Tu1C - Photonic circuits outlook	Tu1D - Transmitter optimisation	Tu1E - Transmission with direct detection	Tu1F - Nonlinear fiber-optic propagation	Tu1G - Photonics-assisted 5G coverage	Tu1H - SDM and Multiband High capacity systems	Tu1J - Passive optical networks I	Tu1K - Low Latency and on-demand Networking
Break
19:30 -- 21:00	Tu2A - MM systems and characterization	Tu2B - Passive devices	Tu2C - High functionality silicon photonics	Tu2D - Monitoring and Charactersation Techniques	Tu2E - Long haul and submarine transmission	Tu2F - Advanced tranmission concepts	Tu2G - Indoor Optical Wireless Commuincations	Tu2H - Dimensioning of Metro and High capacity networks	Tu2J - Passive optical networks II	Tu2K - Network Telemetry

Wednesday 09 December

	Room A	Room B	Room C	Room D	Room E	Room F	Room G	Room H	Room J	Room K	Room L
08:00 -- 09:00	We1A - Scattering, coupling and sensing	We1B - Lasers	We1C - Transmitters and receivers	We1D - Machine learning for transceivers	We1E - Novel concepts in optical communications	We1F - Shaping-based communications	We1G - Satellite communications	We1H - Network performance monitoring	We1J - Optical Access Networks and 5G I	We1K - Network Control and Management	We1L - Neuromorphic Computing
Break
09:30 -- 11:00	We2A - Nonlinear Optics	We2B - Detectors	We2C - Complex integrated optic circuits	We2D - Equalizers and decoders for IMDD systems	We2E - Unrepeatered transmission	We2F - Long haul transmission	We2G - Free Space Optics	We2H - High-capacity network architecture	We2J - Optical Access Networks and 5G II	We2K - Network Planning	We2L - Nano and quantum photonics
11:00 -- 12:00	DEMO Session (repeated)	BreakBreak
12:00 -- 12:30	DEMO Session (repeated)	11th European Photonic Integration Forum at ECOC 2020 - The bigger PIC news with Kevin and Roel (Registration is free, but required)	Future developments and trends in optical networks – a perspective by the editors of the Springer Handbook of Optical Networks
12:30 -- 13:00	Break
	Break	Break
14:00 -- 15:00	Tutorial SC01	Tutorial SC02	Tutorial SC03	Tutorial SC04	Tutorial SC05	Tutorial SC06
Break
15:30 -- 16:30							Tutorial SC07	Tutorial SC08 (withdrawn)	Tutorial SC09	Tutorial SC10	Tutorial CLEO
16:30 -- 17:30	Educational Wordwide Lab Tour (Room A)
Break
18:00 -- 19:00	We1A - Scattering, coupling and sensing	We1B - Lasers	We1C - Transmitters and receivers	We1D - Machine learning for transceivers	We1E - Novel concepts in optical communications	We1F - Shaping-based communications	We1G - Satellite communications	We1H - Network performance monitoring	We1J - Optical Access Networks and 5G I	We1K - Network Control and Management	We1L - Neuromorphic Computing
Break
19:30 -- 21:00	We2A - Nonlinear Optics	We2B - Detectors	We2C - Complex integrated optic circuits	We2D - Equalizers and decoders for IMDD systems	We2E - Unrepeatered transmission	We2F - Long haul transmission	We2G - Free Space Optics	We2H - High-capacity network architecture	We2J - Optical Access Networks and 5G II	We2K - Network Planning	We2L - Nano and quantum photonics

Thursday 10 December

	Room A	Room B	Room C	Room D	Room E	Room F	Room G	Room H	Room J	Room K	Room L
08:00 -- 09:00	Th1A - Multi Core Fiber			Th1D - End to end and supervised learning of optical channels			Th1G - Ananolgue Radio over Fiber	Th1H - Software and AI based techniques in core networks	Th1J - Optical Networks for DataCenters	Th1K - Advanced Networking	Th1L - Novel laser sources
Break
09:30 -- 11:00	Th2A - Fiber amplifiers			Th2D - Phase Retrieval and Receiver optimisation			Th2G - Beam forming and Sub-THz	Th2H - Novel functions for optical core networks and subsystems			Th2L - Novel photonic device concepts
Break
14:00 -- 15:30	Post-Deadline Papers
15:30 -- 16:30	Closing Session
Break
18:00 -- 19:00	Th1A - Multi Core Fiber			Th1D - End to end and supervised learning of optical channels			Th1G - Analogue Radio over Fiber	Th1H - Software and AI based techniques in core networks	Th1J - Optical Networks for DataCenters	Th1K - Advanced Networking	Th1L - Novel laser sources
Break
19:30 -- 21:00	Th2A - Fiber amplifiers			Th2D - Phase Retrieval and Receiver optimisation			Th2G - Beam forming and Sub-THz	Th2H - Novel functions for optical core networks and subsystems			Th2L - Novel photonic device concepts