Valerio Pruneri
ICFO, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies
"Multifunctional Nano-Structured Optical Surfaces for Industrial Applications"
Abstract: I will review the group activities focused on developing the next generation transparent optical surfaces using atomically thick metals, graphene and monolithically integrated nano-structures, leading to superior transparent conductors, anti-reflection, matter repelling and antimicrobial properties. With major corporates, the surfaces were used in different applications, including displays, EUV lithography, bio-sensing, electro-optic modulators and 3-D printing. Briefly, I will also mention two spin off projects on different topics, the development of quantum random number generators for security and high performance computing, and image cytometers for micro-organisms detection in water.
Biography: Valerio Pruneri is Corning Inc. Chair leading the Optoelectronics group at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO). Previously he worked for Avanex, Corning, Pirelli, and the University of Southampton. He has given about 70 invited talk and is inventor in about 40 patents. He has taken part in more than 40 technical or steering committees of international conferences. He serves on the QEOD board of the European Physical Society, the advisory board of ACREO AB Fiber Optic Centre, VLC Photonics, B-able seed funding capital and is technical advisor of Medlumics. He was awarded the Philip Morris Prize, Pirelli Fellowship, IBM Faculty award, Paul Ehrenfest award, Corning Inc. Professorship and Duran Farell Prize for technological research. His work has led to numerous industrial collaborations (e.g. Corning Inc., Carl Zeiss and HP) and the creation of two spin offs, quside (2017) and sixsenso-water (to be launched 2018).
Host: Alexander L. Gaeta
