Symposium I: Recent Advances in Nanophotonics and Metamaterials

Symposium Chair

Andrea Fratalocchi KAUST (Saudi Arabia)

The symposium will delve into the cutting-edge progress in nanophotonics, metamaterials, and metasurfaces, addressing materials challenges and presenting innovative solutions. Attendees can also expect valuable insights into applications and manufacturing techniques, ensuring a dynamic and engaging exploration of diverse topics at the forefront of nanophotonics and related fields.

Topics:

1. Functional metamaterials and plasmonics
2. Nano-optics & optical antennas
3. Active and tunable optical metamaterials and metasurfaces
4. Quantum metasurfaces and topological photonics
5. Nonlinear optics in nanostructures and metamaterials
6. Graphene-based metamaterials
7. Nanomanipulation with light, optical trapping
8. Nanophotonics for bio- and chemo-sensing applications
9. Nanophotonics for energy applications
10. Elastic, Acoustic, and Seismic Metamaterials
11. Advanced Computational Electromagnetics
12. Novel nanofabrication and manufacturing techniques
13. Emerging applications

Confirmed Invited Speakers:

1. Bilel Abdennadher, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
2. Karim Achouri, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Hyo-Yong Ahn, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan
4. Vladimir Aksyuk, National Institute of Standards & Technology, USA
5. Alessandro Alabastri, Rice University, USA
6. Juan José Alvarez-Serrano, IO-CSIC, Spain
7. Tomohiro Amemiya, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
8. José Azaña, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada
9. Pravallika Bandaru, Linköping University, Sweden
10. Matteo Barelli, Università di Genova, Italy
11. Jamal Berakdar, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
12. Lotfi Berguiga, INSA de Lyon, France
13. Silvie Bernatova, CNR-IPCF, Italy
14. Xinlun Cai, Sun Yat-sen University, China
15. Qin Chen, Jinan University, China
16. Xuewen Chen, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
17. Longqing Cong, Southern University of Science and Technology, China
18. Marco dal Maschio, University of Padua, Italy
19. P. André D. Gonçalves, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
20. Bahram Djafari Rouhani, IEMN - CNRS, France
21. Joel Douglas Cox, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
22. Aurelien Cuche, CEMES - CNRS, France
23. Alberto G. Curto, Ghent University and IMEC, Belgium
24. Leonardo de Souza Menezes, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
25. Kaveh Delfanazari, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
26. Andrea Di Falco, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
27. Zhen-Chao Dong, University of Science and Technology of China, China
28. Stefan Enoch, Institut Fresnel, France
29. Tongmiao Fan, The Australian National University, Australia
30. Nikolaos Farmakidis, Oxford University, UK
31. Carino Ferrante, CNR - SPIN, Italy
32. Marian Florescu, University of Surrey, UK
33. Michael Foltýn, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
34. Sylwester Gawinkowski, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
35. Neda Ghofraniha, Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi of CNR, Italy
36. Fernando Gonzalez-Posada Flores, Montpellier University, France
37. Nicoletta Granchi, University of Florence, Italy
38. Thierry Grosjean, CNRS - FEMTO-ST, France
39. Matthias Guenther, University of Bremen, Germany
40. Alexandru Hada, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
41. Zhenzhong Hao, Nankai University, China
42. Hayk Harutyunyan, Emory University, USA
43. Shinji Hayashi, Kobe University, Japan
44. Xiao Hu (Keynote Speaker), Shanghai University, China
45. Lingling Huang, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
46. Toshiya Ideue, University of Tokyo, Japan
47. Satoshi Iwamoto, The University of Tokyo, Japan
48. Maria Kafesaki, FORTH, Greece
49. Ioannis Kiorpelidis, IESL-Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Greece
50. Stepan Kment, Palacky University, Czech Republic
51. Tsampikos Kottos, Wesleyan University, USA
52. Jan Krajczewski, University of Warsaw, Poland
53. Stefanie Kroker, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany
54. Atsusi Kubo, University of Tsukuba, Japan
55. Hassan Lamsaadi, CEMES, France
56. Stephane Lanteri, INRIA, France
57. Jon Lasa-Alonso, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Spain
58. Huanan Li, Nankai University, China
59. Carlo Liberale, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
60. Ning Lyu, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
61. Stefano Maci, University of Siena, Italy
62. Filippo Martinelli, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
63. Luca Mascaretti, Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Republic
64. Ephraim Thomas Mathew, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
65. Mathieu Mivelle, Institut des NanoSciences de Paris - CNRS, France
66. Roberto Morandotti, INRS-EMT, Canada
67. Svetlana Neretina, University of Notre Dame, USA
68. Jorge Olmos-Trigo, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
69. Andrés Ordóñez, Imperial College London, UK
70. Jose Ordonez-Miranda, Institut des Nanosciences de Paris, France
71. Daigo Oue, University of Lisbon, Portugal
72. Nikitas Papasimakis, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
73. Sinuhe Perea-Puente, King's College London, UK
74. Hrvoje Petek (Keynote Speaker), University of Pittsburgh, USA
75. Emilija Petronijevic, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
76. Alexander Powell, University of Exeter, UK
77. Jingbo Qi, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
78. Marco Rahm, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany
79. Mahmoud Rasras, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
80. Jinliang Ren, The Australian National University, Australia
81. Xifeng Ren, University of Science and Technology of China, China
82. Philippe Roelli, CIC nanoGUNE, Spain
83. Silvia Romano, National Research Council of Italy, Italy
84. Masatoshi Sato, Kyoto University, Japan
85. Zouheir Sekkat, Morrocan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Morocco
86. Tigran Shahbazyan, Jackson State University, USA
87. Yijie Shen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
88. Hamidreza Siampour, Queen's University Belfast, UK
89. Matteo Silvestri, University of L'Aquila, Italy
90. Wange Song, Nanjing University, China
91. Giuseppe Strangi, Case Western Reserve University, USA
92. Kosuke Sugawa, Nihon University, Japan
93. Takasumi Tanabe, Keio University, Japan
94. Hac Huong Thu Le, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
95. Alexey Tishchenko, National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI", Russia
96. Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora, Loughborough University, UK
97. Lucas Vazquez Besteiro, University of Vigo, Spain
98. Chenghao Wan, Stanford University, USA
99. Shaojun Wang, Soochow University, China
100. Jing Wen, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
101. Zhihui Wen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
102. Rachel Won (Keynote Speaker), Nature Photonics, UK
103. Qing-Hua Xu, National University of Singapore, Singapore
104. Qing Yang, Zhejing University, China
105. Seungjin Yoon, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
106. Cheng Zhang, HUST, China
107. Arcady Zhukov, University of Basque Country, Spain

Symposium II: Innovations in Electromagnetic Theory and Applications

Symposium Co-Chairs

Kotaro Kajikawa Institute of Science Tokyo Japan	Junichi Takahara Osaka University Japan

This symposium aims to unite experts across the spectrum of electromagnetic research to explore groundbreaking developments and address challenges in theoretical advancements and practical applications. The sessions will foster dialogue among theorists, computational scientists, and experimentalists, offering insights into innovative methods and their real-world implementation in designing and optimizing complex electromagnetic systems. Attendees will benefit from discussions spanning analytical, computational, and applied aspects, reflecting the latest trends and technologies.

The symposium will cover topics including, but not limited to:

Topics:

1. Electromagnetic Theory & Advanced Applications: Wave propagation, materials characterization, nanophotonics, metamaterials & metasurfaces design and topological electromagnetics
2. Emerging Technologies: 5G/6G communications, wireless optical communication, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electromagnetic protection, and industry-driven software solutions
3. Computational & Algorithmic Advances: High-performance computing, fast algorithms, semi-analytical methods, high-frequency asymptotics, and domain decomposition techniques
4. Interdisciplinary Approaches: Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and deep learning applications in electromagnetics, along with multiphysics modeling and quantum electromagnetics
5. Antenna and Wave Systems: Reconfigurable antennas, millimeter-wave propagation, antenna arrays, and ground-penetrating radar imaging

This symposium is designed to inspire innovation and collaboration, appealing to professionals eager to shape the future of electromagnetics through theory and application.

Confirmed Invited Speakers:

1. Benoit Agnus, Scienteama, France
2. Ibrahim Akduman, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
3. Hideki Arahari, Osaka University, Japan
4. Mirko Barbuto, Roma Tre University, Italy
5. Hongsheng Chen, Zhejiang University, China
6. Shangzhi Chen, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
7. Adil El Abbazi, Thales AVS, France
8. Xu Fang, University of Southampton, UK
9. Paolo Focardi, NASA JPL, USA
10. Gabriele Gradoni (Keynote Speaker), University of Surrey, UK
11. Hadi Hijazi, ENSTA-Bretagne / University of Brest, France
12. Jakob Hüpfl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
13. Hajime Ishihara, Osaka University, Japan
14. Kentaro Iwami, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
15. Line Jelver, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
16. Paweł Kabacik, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
17. Dmitry Kholodnyak, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia
18. Yuri Kivshar, Australian National University, Australia
19. Shuo Liu, Southeast University, China
20. Renato Lombardi (Keynote Speaker), Huawei Italy Research Center, Italy
21. Wangtao Lu, Zhejiang University, China
22. Ya Yan Lu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
23. Azzeddin Naghar, ANDREW, an Amphenol company, France
24. Masaya Notomi (Keynote Speaker), NTT Basic Research Labs., Japan
25. Giovanni Parolin, Università di Padova, Italy
26. Nagendra Prasad Pathak, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
27. John N. Sahalos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
28. Atsushi Sakurai, Niigata University, Japan
29. Marin Soljačić, MIT, USA
30. Erdem Topsakal (Keynote Speaker), Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
31. Xiangrong Wang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong