Industry Program
20 - 24 July 2025
Hilton Long Beach
Long Beach, California USA
Industry Program
The Industry Program will address disruptive projects and applications as a result of talent drain and transformative processes.
During the 2025 Industry Program, topics discussed at Toulouse 2024 will be expanded, and new topics will be added. However, the program is only the tip of the iceberg for interested attendees. These sessions encourage dialogue, vision, know-how and guidance.
This content model was enthusiastically received by the 500 participants at Toulouse 2024.
Background
We will focus on news, challenges, applications, opportunities and scalability in emerging technologies on a system or component level.
Johannes Kunsch, the Optica Sensing Congress Industry Chair answers the question: What is specific to the Optica Sensing Congress? It is not only a look at the science behind the talks, but also the networking and work-ready inspiration.
Objectives
The goal of the Industry Program is to pave the road toward substantial future growth and give orientation. There is great momentum in the optical sensing industry. This momentum should continue to grow and make optical sensing a preferred career path. The industry team decided to focus mostly on Infrared Photonic Circuits and Biomedical Infrared Spectroscopy and highlights the role of AI.
Chair
Johannes Kunsch
Laser Components Germany GmbH, Germany,
Industry Chair
Borislav Hinkov
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH, Austria,
Industry Co-Chair
Committee
Johannes Kunsch, LASER COMPONENTS Germany GmbH, Germany, General Chair
Borislav Hinkov, Silicon Austria Labs, Austria, Co-Chair
Amber Czajkowski, Alluxa Inc., USA, Co-Chair
Shankar Baliga, LASER COMPONENTS Detector Group Inc., USA
Kurt Hochrein, Dexter Research Center, USA
Timothy Olsen, Omega Optical, USA
| Event name | Wednesday, 23 July | Thursday, 24 July |
|---|---|---|
| Industry Session I | 16:00 - 17:00 | |
| Industry Session II | 10:00 - 11:00 |
Industry Session I
Wednesday, 23 July 16:00 - 17:00
Speakers
Johannes Kunsch, LASER COMPONENTS Germany GmbH, Germany
Tarek Eissa, LMU München, Germany
Mihaela Zigman, LMU München, Germany
Mehdi Asghari, SiLC Technologies, USA
Borislav Hinkov, Silicon Austria Labs, Austria
Matthias Budden, Wired Sense, Germany
Ryszard Piramidowicz, VIGO Photonics, Poland
Mircea Guina, Tampereen Teknillinen Yliopisto, Finland
Werner Mäntele, DiaMonTech AG, Germany
Industry Session II
Thursday, 24 July 10:00 - 11:00
Speakers
Tarek Eissa, LMU München, Germany
Mihaela Zigman, LMU München, Germany
Matthias Budden, Wired Sense, Germany
Mircea Guina, Tampereen Teknillinen Yliopisto, Finland
Werner Mäntele, DiaMonTech AG, Germany
