Program – Cork 2026

Sunday
19 July
Monday
20 July
Tuesday
21 July
Wednesday
22 July
Thursday
23 July
Friday
24 July
8:00 –8:30
Registration
8:00 –8:30
Registration
8:00 –8:30
Registration
8:00 –8:30
Registration
8:00 –8:30
Registration
8:30 –8:45
Opening
9:0010:25
Quantum photonics
8:309:55
Method & software development
8:309:55
Materials theory & simulation II
8:30–10:10
Photonic device modelling II
8:30–10:00
Materials theory & simulation IV
10:25 –10:55
Coffee break
10:25 –10:55
Coffee break
9:55 –10:25
Coffee break
10:10 –10:40
Coffee break
10:00 –10:30
Coffee break
10:5512:20
Semiconductor lasers
10:5512:10
Materials theory & simulation I
10:2512:05
Photonic device modelling I
10:4012:30
Integrated photonic devices II
10:3012:40
Photodetectors & solar cells II
12:20 –13:50
Lunch
12:10 –13:45
Lunch
12:05 –13:35
Lunch
12:30 –13:50
Lunch
12:40 –14:00
Lunch
13:5015:55
Light-Emitting Diodes
13:4516:00
Harbor boat tour
13:3514:40
Integrated photonic devices I
13:5014:55
Materials theory & simulation III
14:0015:30
ChargeTransport.jl tutorial
16:00 –18:00
Welcome reception
and registration
15:50 –16:20
Coffee break
14:40 –15:10
Coffee break
14:55 –15:25
Coffee break
16:25–18:30
Poster session
16:0018:00
(Free time)
15:1016:30
VCSELs
15:2516:30
Photodetectors & solar cells I
16:0017:00
Po.Li.Te tutorial
18:0020:00
Social dinner

Session 1: Quantum photonics

Monday 20 , 09:00 – 10:25 Chair: Christopher Broderick

Session 2: Semiconductor lasers

Monday 20, 10:55 – 12:20 Chair: Stefan Schumacher

Session 3: LEDs

Monday 20, 13:50 – 15:55 Chair: Stefan Schulz

Session 4: Poster session

Monday 20, 16:25 – 18:30 Chair: Paolo Bardella

Session 5: Method & software development

Tuesday 21, 08:30 – 09:55 Chair: Maciej Dems

Session 6: Materials theory & simulation I

Tuesday 21, 10:25 – 12:10 Chair: Petr Klenovský

Session 7: Materials theory & simulation II

Wednesday 22, 08:30 – 09:55 Chair: Angela Thränhardt

Session 8: Photonic device modelling I

Wednesday 22, 10:25 – 12:10 Chair: Thomas Koprucki

Session 9: Integrated photonic devices I

Wednesday 22, 13:40 – 14:40 Chair: Hua Yang

Session 10: VCSEL

Wednesday 22, 15:10 – 16:30 Chair: Bryan Kelleher

Session 11: Photonic device modelling II

Thursday 23, 08:30 – 10:10 Chair: Gianluca Guerra

Session 12: Integrated photonic devices II

Thursday 23, 10:40 – 12:30 Chair: Sara Zaminga

Session 13: Materials theory & simulation III

Thursday 23, 13:50 – 14:55 Chair: Matthias Auf der Maur

Session 14: Photodetectors & solar cells I

Thursday 23, 15:25 – 16:30 Chair: Piotr Martyniuk

Session 15: Materials theory & simulation IV

Friday 24, 08:30 – 10:00 Chair: Markus Kantner

Session 16: Photodetectors & solar cells II

Friday 24, 10:30 – 12:40 Chair: James Connolly

  • FB01: Synergy between DFT calculations and device modeling: bridging atomic-scale interface physics to device performance in emerging photovoltaics; A. Di Vito; University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT) – (KEYNOTE)
  • FB02: Interband cascade detectors – performance and simulations; P. Martyniuk; Military University of Technology (PL) – (INVITED)
  • FB03: Trap and band alignment induced Voc losses in wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells; A. Fronteddu, F. Cappelluti; Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Politecnico di Torino, Torino (IT)
  • FB04: How nanotextures influence electric and electronic properties in perovskite solar cells; P. Farrell (1), D. Abdel (1), J. Relle (2,3), T. Kirchartz (4,5), P. Jaap (1), J. Fuhrmann (1), S. Burger (3), C. Becker (2,7), K. Jäger (2,3); (1) WIAS Berlin (DE); (2) Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin (DE); (3) Zuse Institute Berlin, Berlin (DE); (4) Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich (DE); (5) University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg (DE); (6) JCMwave GmbH, Berlin (DE); (7) Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin, Berlin (DE)
  • FB05: Drift-diffusion modeling of silicon single-photon avalanche detectors: breakdown probability and photon detection efficiency; M. G. C. Alasio (1,2), C. Piras (1), A. Mudanò (1,3), V. Torrelli (1,2), M. D’Alessandro (1,2), A. Gullino (2), M. Penna (3), A. Gola (3), M. Goano (1,2); (1) Politecnico di Torino (iT); (2) IEIIT-CNR, Torino (IT); (3) Fondazione Bruno Kessler (IT)
  • Closing ceremony

Tutorials

Friday 24

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