Programme

Friday 19 September 2025 - (on-site/online)

Address: Room D.2.01, Building D, VUB, 1050 Elsene, Brussels. (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

09:15 | Invited Talk: Wouter Van Gompel (UHasselt)- 'Hybrid Perovskites for Optoelectronics: Tuning Optical and Electronic Properties via Structural Dimensionality'

09:55 | Contributed talk: Gehlhaar Robert (imec) - 'Towards thin film laser diodes based on perovskites'

10:10 | Contributed talk: Korneel Molkens (UGhent) - 'Understanding photocurrent saturation in PbS colloidal quantum dot devices through ultrafast spectroscopy'

10:25 | Industrial Talk: Pierre Brochard (SILENTSYS)

10:40 | Industrial Talk: Louis DELLIEU (AGC Plasma)

10:55 Coffee Break

Session #2

11:15 | Invited Talk: Karima Chah (UMons)- 'Fiber Bragg Gratings and Femtosecond pulsed lasers'

11:55 | Contributed talk: Julien Dechanxhe (ULB)- 'Spatio-Temporal Initial Conditions for Ultrafast-Pulsed Multi-Mode Nonlinear Optics'

12:10 | Contributed talk: Aina Fitó Parera (UAntwerp) - 'Experimental Determination of Phase Transitions of Water Molecules Encapsulated Inside Thin SWCNTs'

12:25 | Industrial Talk: Adrien T'Kint (Perseus Biomics)

12:40 | Industrial Talk: Nuria Teigell Benéitez (Axithra)

12:55 Lunch Break and Poster Session

Session #3

14:10 | Invited Talk: Serge Massar (ULB)- 'Experimental Neuromorphic Computing'

14:50 | Contributed talk: Tom Vanmaele (UGhent) - 'Active Trimming of High-Speed SiN Photonic Devices Using PZT: Precision Without Compromise'

15:05 | Contributed talk: Adrien Debacq (UNamur) - 'Symmetry Rules: A Predictive Framework for NZI Photonic Crystals'

15:20 | Industrial Talk: Craig Godbold (Luceda Photonics)

15:35 | Industrial Talk: Philippe Bolle (ESTEL)

15:50 Coffee Break

Session #4

16:10 | Career talk: Koen Huybrechts, imec (Online)

16:30 | Invited Talk: Bart Kuyken (UGent-imec)- 'Heterogeneous Integration of Lithium Niobate on Silicon Photonic Platforms'

Closing Session

17:10 | Poster session with catering

17:45 | Closing remarks and prizes

18:00 | Networking with catering (food and drinks)

19:30 | End of Event