PHOTONICS CREATING THE FUTURE!
~ HOW COLLABORATION OF JP AND DK PHOTONICS RESEARCHERS IS
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ProgramThursday, 16 November, 2017
9:30-16:40
Tokyo International Forum, Hall D7
Promotion on how Japanese and Danish photonics researchers are contributing tocurrent and future life
Networking and matchmaking of potential research and business partners
Presentation on research and its application areas by Danish and Japanese researchers
from academia and industries, Q&A, networking reception at Embassy
Yokosuka Research Park (YRP), Photonic Internet Forum (PIF), Institute of Electricaland Electronics Engineers, Japan (IEEE Japan Council), Optoelectronics Industry andTechnology Development Association (OITDA), , The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan Electronics and Information Technology
Industries Association (JEITA) , Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), NationalInstitute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science
English

9:30-

Opening remarks: Mr. Freddy Svane (Ambassador, Royal Danish Embassy)

9:35-

Anniversary speech: Dr. Palle Jeppesen (Emeritus Professor, DTU Fotonik, TechnicalUniversity of Denmark)“The first cable connecting Japan and the world” (TBC)

9:55-

Plenary speech: Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu (Honorary Professor, Tokyo institute ofTechnology)“Two Waves on Global Cable Networks”

Session 1: Recent development on photonics research (Speech 20 min. Q&A 5 min.)Chairperson: Dr. Toshio Morioka (Professor, DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark)10:15-

Dr. Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe (Professor, DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark)“Danish Photonics Research Centres of Excellence SPOC and NATEC (Silicon Photonicsfor Optical Communications and NAnotechnology for TErabit Communications) andAward-Winning Danish-Japanese Research Collaboration: Single-chip light source for
hundreds of Terabits per second data transmission over multi-core fibre

10:40-

Dr. Timothy F. Murray (Corporate Vice President, Furukawa Electric Co.,Ltd., CEO &Chairman, OFS Fitel, LLC.)

“High end optical fibers with key attributes for niche applications”
11:05-

Dr. Hiroaki Harai (Director, Network System Research Institute, National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technology: NICT)“Future Direction of Optical Network Systems”

11:30-

Dr. Yutaka Miyamoto (Senior Distinguished Researcher, NTT Network InnovationLaboratories)“Overview of Horizon 2020 EU-Japan SAFARI (Scalable and Flexible Optical Architecture for Reconfigurable Infrastructure) Project”

11:55-

Dr. Shu Namiki (Director, Data Photonics Project Unit, National Institute of Advanced
Industrial Science and Technology: AIST)“Challenges of Dynamic Optical Path Network”

12:20-

Lunch

Session 2: Expanding applications in future (Speech 20 min. Q&A 5 min.)Chairperson: Dr. Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe (Prof., DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark)13:30-

Dr. Lars-Ulrik Aaen Andersen (Director, DTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark)“Photonics Research and Innovation at DTU Fotonik” (TBC)

13:55-

Dr. Kristian Elmholdt Stubkjær (Director, DTU Elektro, Technical University of Denmark)“Photonics: Enabler of many new services and applications in Electrical Engineering”

14:20-

Dr. Jan W. Thomsen (Head of Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University)“Research at the Niels Bohr Institute”

14:45-

Dr. Søren Stobbe (Associate Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen University)“Single-photon sources for quantum technologies”

15:10-

Coffee break

15:20-Mr. XXX (CTO office, Panasonic Corporation)(TBC)“Title TBD”

15:45-

Dr. Birthe Irene Dinesen (Professor, SMI Department of Health Science and Technology
Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University)“Personalized Telehealth in the Future: Examples from Danish Research projects”

16:10-

Dr. Hidetoshi Katori (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Optical Lattice Clocks: Seeking for a New Second

16:35-

Closing remarks: Mr. Kenichi Imabayashi (Director General, Global Strategy Bureau,
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)-17:00

Leave Tokyo International Forum, Move to Embassy

18:00-

Reception at Royal Danish Embassy residence (Closing at 19:30)