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Thematic school 2027

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The Houches Physics School, France, April 05 to 09, 2027

The school on Photonics & AI aims at exploring these bi-directionnal links between photonics and AI or machine learning, with state of the art lectures from the best experts in the respective fields. It is also aimed at training future experts in these fields, promoting an integral view and nurturing potential new ideas in these fast expanding fields.

Our objective is to bring together leading scientists, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers in the fields at the crossroads of photonics and AI. Our aim is to cover the most exciting and novel developments in the field, while also providing solid ground to newcomers and giving an overview of the field by providing introductory lectures.

The school will revolve around three major themes, namely:

  • Machine learning for photonic design
  • Photonic devices for efficient and fast AI & ML
  • Neuromorphic photonic hardware and algorithms

Registration fee 


The school is a limited number of 70 participants.

Submission campaign: The date will be available soon

 

 

SFO Thematic school 2027 - Photonics & IA

The Houches Physics School, France
April 05 to 09, 2027

The thematic school is coordinated by a scientific team:

Sylvain BARBAY (C2N)
Daniele MELATI (C2N)
Daniel BRUNNER (FEMTO-ST)

and by the SFO organizational team with Florence HADDOUCHE (Secrétaire Générale - SFO)

Your Stay : Meal / Chalet / Weather
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Chalet, you will be housed in single rooms
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ADDRESS OF THE SCHOOL
Les Houches School of Physics
140 Chemin de la Côte
F-74310 Les Houches
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Deadline for application: October 22, 2025

 

With a short motivation letter (200 words max) and a short CV presenting your research activities and your Scientific abstract.

Thank you for submitting your application via the form or by directly sending your documents by e-mail (email, subject = ET26 - Ultrafast)

In less than 48 hours, you will receive an acknowledgment of receipt after submitting your file. Please contact us, if you haven't received anything (check your spam folder before contacting us).

Registration fee 

 


The school is a limited number of 70 participants.

FEES INCLUDES

full board, from dinner on the day of arrival to lunch on the day of departure. You will be housed in single rooms in chalet and Extras services.

SCHEDULE

Submission campaign: until October 22, 2025 

In less than 48 hours, you will receive an acknowledgment of receipt after submitting your file. Please check your spam folder before contacting us.

 

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Lecturers

USA: Franck WISE, Logan WRIGHT, Michael CHINI, Yanne CHEMBO
Germany: Christoph HEYL, Nathalie PICQUE, Francesca CALEGARI, Clara SARACENO, Thomas UDEM
Sweden: Anne L'HUILLIER, Anne-Lise VIOTTI, Cord ARNOLD
France: Pierre BEJOT, Manuel JOFFRE, Juliette MANGENEY, Jérôme FAURE, Willem BOUTU, Sandrine LEVEQUE-FORT, John DUDLEY
UK: John TRAVERS
Italy: Mauro NISOLI, Giulio CERRULO
Canada : Giulio VAMPA, Real VALLEE

The scientific program committee


Aurélie JULLIEN (INPHYNI, CNRS,Université Côte d'Azur)
Marc HANNA (LCF, Institut d'Optique Graduate School - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay)

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The Houches Physics School, France
March 23 to 27, 2026

Organizers of SFO thematic School
Aurélie JULLIEN (INPHYNI, CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur)
Marc HANNA (LCF, Institut d'Optique Graduate School - CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay)
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Contact sponsoring
Florence HADDOUCHE (Secrétaire Générale - SFO)
florence.haddouche@sfoptique.org
T : 33 1 64 53 31 83

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