PREIN WP3 Integrated Photonics Workshop will organized in February 16-17 in the city centre of Tampere, in two locations.
The workshop brings together researchers working on photonic integrated circuits (PICs) from Tampere University and other Finnish institutions, with contributions from VTT, Aalto University, University of Eastern Finland, and an invited international speaker. The event aims to foster discussion, networking, and collaboration across academia and industry, covering topics from research and fabrication to modeling and design tools. Participation in the workshop is free of charge, but registration is required.
The programme includes invited and national PREIN WP3 presentations, a hands-on modeling workshop with Ansys, networking opportunities, as well as a workshop dinner and sauna session on Monday evening, both covered by the event.
We warmly welcome researchers, students, and industry representatives with an interest in integrated photonics to join us.
Time: February 16-17, 2026
Venues:
Room Paidia, Nokia Areena, Tampere (City Centre) – 16 Feb.
Tampere University City Centre, Meeting Room SL401- 17 Feb.
Programme
Monday, 16 February
Location: Room Paidia, Nokia Areena, Tampere (City Centre)
10:00 – 11:00 Visitor Presentation
Opportunities and Challenges of Integrated Photonics for Microwave Frontends
Prof. Gabriel Santamaria-Botello, Colorado School of Mines
11:00 – 12:00 Tampere University & PREIN WP3 Presentations
Dr. Teemu Hakkarainen, Tampere University
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch, Ravintola Tuhto, Tampere-talo
13:00 – 13:30 University of Eastern Finland (UEF) — PREIN WP3 Presentations
Dr. Petri Karvinen, UEF
13:30 – 14:00 Aalto University — PREIN WP3 Presentations
Prof. Paul Verrinder, Aalto University
14:15 – 15:00 VTT — PREIN WP3 Presentations
Dr. Timo Aalto, VTT
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:00 Brainstorming Session
PREIN WP3 & PREIN 2.0
16:00 – 16:30 SipFAB Introduction
Dr. Tuomas Lahtinen, Tampere University
17:00 – 18:00 Social networking, Pub Old Mates
18:00 – 19:30 Workshop Dinner, Ravintola Roma
(Dinner covered by the event)
20:00 – 21:00 Sauna Session, Kaupinojan Sauna
Tuesday, 17 February
Location: Tampere University, Meeting Room SL401
09:00 – 09:30 Overview of the Production Chain
From Modeling to Foundry
Prof. Tapio Niemi, Tampere University
09:30 – 11:00 Modeling Workshop
Lumerical Scripting Capabilities
EDR Medeso Online Tutorial
Ansys Optics and Photonics Team
11:00 – 12:30 Hands-On Peer Assistance
Support for individual modeling tasks
