Phase Change Materials-Based Photonic Computing

Harish Bhaskaran is Professor of Applied Nanomaterials at Oxford and leads the Advanced Nanoscale Engineering Group. He has taught courses in Materials and Nanomaterials to both Graduate and Undergraduate Students. He has also worked in industry before coming to Academia and had held the EPSRC Manufacturing Fellowship since 2013. His research focuses on nanomechanical devices, data storage and nanomanufacturing. He also serves as the Founding Director and Chief Scientific Officer of Bodle Technologies Limited. 2015 – present Professor (W3), Physics Institute, WWU Münster2013 – 2018 Helmholtz International Research Group Leader, Karlsruhe Institute ofTechnology (KIT)2011 – 2015 Emmy-Noether Research Group Leader, KIT2008 – 2011 Feodor-Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Dept. ofElectrical Engineering, Yale University (USA), Prof. H. Tang2004 – 2007 Software Engineer, Photon Design, Oxford (GB)2007 DPhil, Electrical Engineering, University of Oxford (GB)2004 Diploma in Microsystems Technology, University of Freiburg2001 – 2002 Studies of Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington (USA)Scientific Awards, Honors, Appointments and Professional Recognition2016 ERC Consolidator Grant2012 Alumni Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation2011 Emmy-Noether Fellowship, DFG2008 Feodor-Lynen Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation2004 – 2007 EPSRC Fellowship2002 – 2007 eFellows Scholarship2001 – 2002 Baden-Württemberg Program, Scholarship2001 – 2001 Indiana University Bloomington, Honors Program, Dean’s list

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• 1. Introduction to the field2. Introduction to Phase Change Materials3. Photonics components required and their uses4. Non von Neumann computing concepts5. Configuring Phase Change Photonics for Memories and Computing6. New phase change materials for computing7. Challenges associated with phase change material selection8. Other Materials and Technologies9. Summary and Outlook