510. JENA Optics Colloquium – Prof. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan
Since May 2018, the traditional JENA Carl Zeiss Optics Colloquium has been held as the JENA Optics Colloquium at the Abbe Center of Photonics on the Beutenberg Campus in Jena and online.
It is open to all interested parties from research, industry, and education, and serves as a forum for new technologies in the field of photonics.
For the 510th edition of the colloquium, we are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan with his lecture:
From Virtual Staining to Diffractive Optical Networks: The Fusion of AI and Optics
The lecture provides a compact overview of recent advances in the use of deep neural networks for computational microscopy and sensing—with a focus on biomedical applications such as virtual staining of label-free tissue for digital pathology.
A central topic will be diffractive optical networks—deep-learning-designed surfaces that perform complex functions entirely optically. These enable novel approaches in image processing, object classification, and optical design.
Three key areas of this technology will be highlighted:
(1) Fully optical inference engines for statistical tasks
(2) Novel architectures for cameras and microscopes
(3) Task-specific optical system designs
Application examples from fields such as autonomous systems, security, telecommunications, and biomedical imaging demonstrate the transformative potential of these approaches.
Prof. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan
Dr. Aydogan Ozcan is the Chancellor’s Professor and the Volgenau Chair for Engineering Innovation at UCLA and an HHMI Professor with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He is also the Associate Director of the California NanoSystems Institute.
Dr. Ozcan is elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and holds >85 issued/granted patents in microscopy, holography, computational imaging, sensing, mobile diagnostics, nonlinear optics and fiber-optics, and is also the author of one book and the co-author of >1200 peer-reviewed publications in leading scientific journals/conferences.
Dr. Ozcan received major awards for his seminal contributions to computational imaging, sensing and diagnostics , including:
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
- ICO Prize of the International Commission for Optics
- Dennis Gabor Award (SPIE)
- Joseph Fraunhofer Award & Robert M. Burley Prize (Optica)
- Keith Terasaki Innovation Award
- SPIE Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award
- Rahmi Koç Science Medal
- SPIE Early Career Achievement Award
- Army Young Investigator Award
- NSF CAREER Award
- NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
- Navy Young Investigator Award
- IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator und Distinguished Lecturer Award
- National Geographic Emerging Explorer Award
- Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Award (NAE)
- TR35 Award des MIT
Dr. Ozcan is elected Fellow of Optica, AAAS, SPIE, IEEE, AIMBE, RSC, APS and the Guggenheim Foundation, and is a Lifetime Fellow Member of Optica, NAI, AAAS, SPIE and APS. Dr. Ozcan is also listed as a Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science, Clarivate.
Participation and Booking Information
- The event is open to everyone and can be booked now.
- It will be held exclusively online, join via Zoom: https://optonet-jena-de.zoom.us/j/89105746449
- Participation is free of charge.
- Please note: The lecture will be held in English
The JENA Optics Colloquium is supported by: Carl Zeiss AG · Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena · Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering · Friedrich Schiller University Jena · JENOPTIK AG · Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)
Organizer: OptoNet e.V.
History
The JENA Optics Colloquium originated from a lecture series initiated by the Zeiss Works in Jena in 1971, initially intended for employee training. By attracting high-profile speakers, it quickly evolved into an important discussion platform for leading optics experts in Germany.
After 1989, the colloquium was continued in cooperation with the Institute of Applied Optics at the University of Jena, represented by Prof. Kowarschik. Its significance grew further through the involvement of top scientists, companies, and collaborations with institutes such as the Fraunhofer IOF and the Leibniz IPHT.
Note
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Event Type
Online
Contact
OptoNet e.V.
Paul Kreibich
03641 327 92 96
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www.optonet-jena.de
