10th Anniversary

We are pleased to announce that 25 new scholars were appointed Editorial Board Members of Photonics (ISSN: 2304-6732) in 2023.

• Prof. Dr. Vassilios Kovanis (Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, USA; Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington Virginia, USA; College of Optics and Photonics at UCF, USA);
• Prof. Dr. Qiong He (Fudan University, China);
• Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Quero (University of Sannio, Italy);
• Dr. Alessia Allevi (University of Insubria, Italy);
• Prof. Dr. Caterina Ciminelli (Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy);
• Prof. Dr. Ching Eng (Jason) Png (Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore);
• Dr. Yanhua Hong (Bangor University, UK);
• Prof. Dr. Lei Shi (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China);
• Prof. Dr. Yuliang Liu (Institute of Semiconductors Chinese Academy of Sciences, China);
• Prof. Dr. Weidong Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China);
• Dr. Wei Du (University of Arkansas, USA);
• Prof. Dr. Qi Guo (South China Normal University, China);
• Prof. Dr. Wing C. Kwong (Hofstra University, USA);
• Prof. Dr. Junwen Zhang (Fudan University, China);
• Dr. Giorgio Pettinari (Italian National Research Council, Italy);
• Prof. Dr. Mauro Paternostro (Queen’s University Belfast, UK);
• Prof. Dr. Pengfei Lu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China);
• Prof. Dr. Jianming Tang (Bangor University, UK);
• Prof. Dr. Pavlos Savvidis (Westlake University, China);
• Prof. Dr. Haitao Jiang (Tongji University, China);
• Prof. Dr. Francisco Meseguer (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain);
• Prof. Dr. John McInerney (University College Cork, Ireland);
• Prof. Dr. Pooi Yuen Kam (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China);
• Prof. Dr. Yongnan Li (Nankai University, China);
• Prof. Dr. Olga Kocharovskaya (Texas A&M University, USA).

We wish our new members success in both their research and the development of the journal.

Further details about the Editorial Board can be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics/editors.

News link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics/announcements/7767

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We are delighted to announce the winner of the Photonics 2023 Young Investigator Award—Dr. Michele Cotrufo. Additionally, we want to thank the award committee for their excellent work in the difficult task of selecting a winner from such excellent candidates, as well as everyone who participated in this award and helped ensure it was a huge success.

As the winner, he will receive CHF 1000, an electronic certificate, and an offer to publish a paper free of charge before the end of 2024 in Photonics (ISSN: 2304-6732) after peer review.

Congratulations to Dr. Michele Cotrufo, and we wish him the greatest success in his future research.

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics/announcements/7188

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The Photonics Young Investigator Award was established in 2024 to acknowledge the achievements of young investigators in the field of optics and photonics. Nominations will be accepted from May through December each year, with winners notified by the end of March the following year.

The Prize:
– CHF 1000;
– An Electronic Certificate;
– A voucher to fully cover the article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Winners: 1

Eligibility and Requirements
– Must have received their PhD no more than 10 years prior to 31 December 2024;
– Must have produced ground-breaking research and made a significant contribution to the advancement of optics and photonics;
– Candidates must be nominated by senior scientists.

Nomination deadline: 31 December 2024
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025

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We invite you to attend this event organized by MDPI’s Photonics (ISSN: 2304-6732, Impact Factor 2.4). It will take place virtually on 14–16 Oct 2024, CEST.

Conference Chairs
Prof. Dr. Francesco Prudenzano
Entries Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
Prof. Dr. Huabei Jiang
Department of Medical Engineering, University of South Florida, USA
Dr. Maurizio Ferrari
Italian National Research Council | CNR, Italy

The Topics of Interest
S1. Biophotonics and Biomedical Optics
S2. Optical Communication and Networks
S3. Optoelectronics and Optical Materials
S4. Lasers, Light Sources and Sensors
S5. Optical Interaction Science
S6. Quantum Photonics and Technologies
S7. Data-Science-Based Techniques in Photonics
S8. New Applications Enabled by Photonics Technologies and Systems

Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: 15th July 2024
Notification of acceptance: 10th August 2024
Deadline for registration: 9th October 2024

Submit your abstract here!
Register to the conference here!

For any enquiries regarding the event, please contact iocp2024@mdpi.com.

We look forward to seeing you at IOCP 2024.

https://sciforum.net/event/IOCP2024