Speakers
After his PhD on heterogeneous laser integration for silicon photonics in 2014, Yannick moved to San Diego, CA to join Luxtera as device designer. At the time, Luxtera was one of the first companies to commercialize Silicon Photonics. In 2018, Yannick joined imec in Leuven, BE to work on a wide variety of laser integration technologies. In 2021, Yannick joined Nvidia where he is working on silicon photonics based optical engines for next generation AI factories.
After his PhD on heterogeneous laser integration for silicon photonics in 2014, Yannick moved to San Diego, CA to join Luxtera as device designer. At the time, Luxtera was one of the first companies to commercialize Silicon Photonics. In 2018, Yannick joined imec in Leuven, BE to work on a wide variety of laser integration technologies. In 2021, Yannick joined Nvidia where he is working on silicon photonics based optical engines for next generation AI factories.
Vladimir Kozlov is the founder and CEO of LIGHTCOUNTING, an optical communications market research company.
LightCounting was established in 2004 with an objective of providing in-depth coverage of market and technologies for high speed optoelectronic interfaces employed in communications. By now, the company employs a team of industry experts and offers comprehensive coverage of optical communications supply chain.
Dr. Kozlov has more than 20 years of experience in optoelectronics, optical communications and market research. Dr. Kozlov held market analyst, product development and research staff positions at RHK Inc., Lucent Technologies and Princeton University.
Dr. Kozlov holds several US patents and has numerous publications in the area of optoelectronics. He received M. Sc. at Moscow State University in Russia and Ph. D in Physics at Brown University in the United States.
Vladimir Kozlov is the founder and CEO of LIGHTCOUNTING, an optical communications market research company.
LightCounting was established in 2004 with an objective of providing in-depth coverage of market and technologies for high speed optoelectronic interfaces employed in communications. By now, the company employs a team of industry experts and offers comprehensive coverage of optical communications supply chain.
Dr. Kozlov has more than 20 years of experience in optoelectronics, optical communications and market research. Dr. Kozlov held market analyst, product development and research staff positions at RHK Inc., Lucent Technologies and Princeton University.
Dr. Kozlov holds several US patents and has numerous publications in the area of optoelectronics. He received M. Sc. at Moscow State University in Russia and Ph. D in Physics at Brown University in the United States.
Amir Atabaki is the co-founder and CEO of Perceptra, a sensor technology startup developing chip-scale AI-enabled Raman spectrometers for industrial process automation. Prior to founding Perceptra, Amir was a research scientist at MIT, where he developed system-on-a-chip solutions for optical interconnects and sensing applications. His work has led to breakthroughs in the monolithic integration of photonics and electronics on CMOS platforms. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and received the Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.
Amir Atabaki is the co-founder and CEO of Perceptra, a sensor technology startup developing chip-scale AI-enabled Raman spectrometers for industrial process automation. Prior to founding Perceptra, Amir was a research scientist at MIT, where he developed system-on-a-chip solutions for optical interconnects and sensing applications. His work has led to breakthroughs in the monolithic integration of photonics and electronics on CMOS platforms. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech and received the Sigma Xi Best Ph.D. Thesis Award.
Martijn Boelens is Chief Technology Officer at Lely, where he leads the technological strategy and integrates innovative solutions within the agricultural sector. With a strong focus on digitalization, artificial intelligence, and sensor technologies, he plays a key role in accelerating sustainable agricultural innovations.
Martijn is actively involved in the PhotonDelta ecosystem and serves on the agrifood advisory board, where he is committed to connecting deep tech with practical applications in food production. His mission: to leverage technology for a more efficient, sustainable, and future-proof agriculture.
Martijn Boelens is Chief Technology Officer at Lely, where he leads the technological strategy and integrates innovative solutions within the agricultural sector. With a strong focus on digitalization, artificial intelligence, and sensor technologies, he plays a key role in accelerating sustainable agricultural innovations.
Martijn is actively involved in the PhotonDelta ecosystem and serves on the agrifood advisory board, where he is committed to connecting deep tech with practical applications in food production. His mission: to leverage technology for a more efficient, sustainable, and future-proof agriculture.
Twan Korthorst is active in the field of chip design and fabrication for non-traditional semiconductor micro and nano technologies (MEMS, microfluidics, integrated photonics) for over 30 years. He co-founded Microflown Technologies, commercializing world’s smallest microphone in 1994 and graduated from the University of Twente (The Netherlands) in 1996 as Electrotechnical Engineer. He joined PhoeniX Software in 2007, as the CEO, and developed the company into a leading global supplier of design solutions for photonic ICs. In 2018, Synopsys acquired PhoeniX Software, where he was responsible for the photonic IC strategy across the company and developing industry’s first unified electronic and photonic design solution: OptoCompiler. Today, Twan is CEO at New Origin, chiptech foundry for silicon nitride based integrated photonic chips.
He is an active promotor of photonic chip technology and sees it as his mission to enable the adoption and advancement of photonic ICs across various industries and applications, such as optical communication, automotive, consumer, and health. At this moment Twan is working with a great group of people to establish New Origin as independent pure-play photonic IC foundry with undisputed quality, industry-leading short turnaround times at the right cost.
Twan Korthorst is active in the field of chip design and fabrication for non-traditional semiconductor micro and nano technologies (MEMS, microfluidics, integrated photonics) for over 30 years. He co-founded Microflown Technologies, commercializing world’s smallest microphone in 1994 and graduated from the University of Twente (The Netherlands) in 1996 as Electrotechnical Engineer. He joined PhoeniX Software in 2007, as the CEO, and developed the company into a leading global supplier of design solutions for photonic ICs. In 2018, Synopsys acquired PhoeniX Software, where he was responsible for the photonic IC strategy across the company and developing industry’s first unified electronic and photonic design solution: OptoCompiler. Today, Twan is CEO at New Origin, chiptech foundry for silicon nitride based integrated photonic chips.
He is an active promotor of photonic chip technology and sees it as his mission to enable the adoption and advancement of photonic ICs across various industries and applications, such as optical communication, automotive, consumer, and health. At this moment Twan is working with a great group of people to establish New Origin as independent pure-play photonic IC foundry with undisputed quality, industry-leading short turnaround times at the right cost.
Eelko Brinkhoff has been working for 25 years in economic development before joining PhotonDelta in February 2024. In his previous role as Managing Director Internationalisation at the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) he gained a lot of experience and knowledge in the field of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), internationalisation of SME's, innovation cooperation and economic development. He has built a strong network in the Netherlands and abroad towards business, government, knowledge institutes and universities. In his role as CEO of PhotonDelta the challenge is to mature the organisation after a period of rapid growth and to become an internationally recognised accelerator for the photonic chip industry. PhotonDelta plays a key role in making the integrated photonics ecosystem indispensable for the goals and challenges that we face today. Photonic chips will become critical in various applications such as quantum computing, robotics, sustainable agriculture and autonomous driving. PhotonDelta as a Dutch world leading ecosystem will be a driving force to make this happen.
Eelko Brinkhoff has been working for 25 years in economic development before joining PhotonDelta in February 2024. In his previous role as Managing Director Internationalisation at the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) he gained a lot of experience and knowledge in the field of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI), internationalisation of SME's, innovation cooperation and economic development. He has built a strong network in the Netherlands and abroad towards business, government, knowledge institutes and universities. In his role as CEO of PhotonDelta the challenge is to mature the organisation after a period of rapid growth and to become an internationally recognised accelerator for the photonic chip industry. PhotonDelta plays a key role in making the integrated photonics ecosystem indispensable for the goals and challenges that we face today. Photonic chips will become critical in various applications such as quantum computing, robotics, sustainable agriculture and autonomous driving. PhotonDelta as a Dutch world leading ecosystem will be a driving force to make this happen.
Peter van Arkel is Chief Technology Officer at PhotonDelta. He has a background in both physics and business. After working as R&D engineer in an electrotechnical company, he worked at Berenschot as consultant Integrated Photonics. He has been working as the roadmap director of the Integrated Photonics Systems Roadmap -International (IPSR-I) for seven years. Furthermore he wrote many Integrated Photonic project proposals, did project management in multilateral R&D collaborations and performed ecosystem analysis for regional and national governments.
Peter van Arkel is Chief Technology Officer at PhotonDelta. He has a background in both physics and business. After working as R&D engineer in an electrotechnical company, he worked at Berenschot as consultant Integrated Photonics. He has been working as the roadmap director of the Integrated Photonics Systems Roadmap -International (IPSR-I) for seven years. Furthermore he wrote many Integrated Photonic project proposals, did project management in multilateral R&D collaborations and performed ecosystem analysis for regional and national governments.
Michiel Boermans began his photonics journey in 1985 at Philips Nat.Lab, pioneering GaAs/AlInGaP lasers with breakthroughs in red and green light. At TE Connectivity, he managed high-speed optical interconnects for supercomputers and wireless systems. After roles in technical marketing and sensors, Michiel returned to transceivers at EFFECT Photonics. He now serves as Senior Product Marketing Manager at SMART Photonics, driving success in InP technologies for AI/data centers, telecom, passive optical networks, and optical sensing markets.
Michiel Boermans began his photonics journey in 1985 at Philips Nat.Lab, pioneering GaAs/AlInGaP lasers with breakthroughs in red and green light. At TE Connectivity, he managed high-speed optical interconnects for supercomputers and wireless systems. After roles in technical marketing and sensors, Michiel returned to transceivers at EFFECT Photonics. He now serves as Senior Product Marketing Manager at SMART Photonics, driving success in InP technologies for AI/data centers, telecom, passive optical networks, and optical sensing markets.
