Day 1 Symposium
Date: July 7, 2025
Location: CUNY ASRC Auditorium
| Time & Type | Speaker & Affiliation | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:10 | Viktoriia Rutckaia | Introductory Comments |
| 09:10–09:40 Keynote 1 |
Gabriele Grosso ASRC CUNY |
Photoluminescence spectroscopy automation for quantum optoelectronics |
| 09:40–10:00 Invited 1 |
Matthew C. Strasbourg Columbia University |
Practical Python in the lab: high-throughput optical spectroscopy of quantum materials |
| 10:00–10:20 Invited 2 |
Deepankur Thureja Harvard University |
Disentangling weakly coupled modes via global fitting of optical spectra |
| Coffee Break — 10:20–10:40 | ||
| 10:40–11:10 Keynote 2 |
Haogang Cai NYU |
Inverse design of meta-optics using Python |
| 11:10–11:40 Keynote 3 |
Euclides Almeida Queens College CUNY |
Engineering nonlinear metasurfaces for light generation and control |
| 11:40–12:00 Invited 3 |
Sarah Jane Baker ASRC CUNY |
Automating data collection using Python |
| Lunch Break, Lab Tours — 12:00–13:30 | ||
| 13:30–14:00 Keynote 4 |
Eileen Otte University of Rochester |
Beyond the Beam: The Potential of Light’s Structure |
| 14:00–14:20 Invited 4 |
Michael de Oliveira ASRC CUNY |
Shaping Light on Demand (with a Few Lines of Code) |
| 14:20–14:50 Keynote 5 |
Samantha Roberts ASRC CUNY |
Generative AI for research |
| 14:50–15:10 Invited 5 |
Pratap Chandra Adak CCNY CUNY |
Magnon-mediated exciton-exciton interactions in a van der Waals antiferromagnet |
| Coffee Break — 15:10–15:30 | ||
| 15:30–15:45 Contributed talk |
Sofia Sechi University of Cagliari |
Automation of a mid-infrared pump-probe spectroscopy setup |
| 15:45–16:15 Industry Session |
James Scholz, Joseph Demarest Vyir Tech |
Automating optical setups for efficiency and accuracy |
| 16:15–16:20 | Viktoriia Rutckaia |
Closing Remarks |
| 16:20–17:00 | Mario Marques, Ayisha Yankey |
Laptop check for participants joining hands-on sessions (July 8-10) |