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About ThessalonikiThessaloniki, is the second largest city in Greece and a modern metropolis that bears the marks of its stormy history and its cosmopolitan character.

It was named after the half-sister of Alexander the Great, which according to the myth, she became a mermaid after Alexander’s death.

Thessaloniki is connected directly to many national and international destinationsvia its international airport “Macedonia” (IATA: SKG).

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It is located in the northern part of Greece at the coast of Thermaikos. Thessaloniki hosts the largest Greek university, which has been named after the Greek philosopher Aristotle who was the teacher of Alexander the Great.

Chairs:Prof. Nikos Pleros (AUTH/CERTH)andDr. Dimitris. Tsiokos (CERTH)

Technical ComitteeDr. Dimitris Apostolopoulos

(ICCS/ NTUA)

Dr. Paraskevas Bakopoulos (ICCS/ NTUA)

Prof. Hercules Avramopoulos(ICCS/ NTUA)

Dr. Tolga Tekin (Fraunhofer, IZM)

Local Comittee

Ms. Stavroula Maglavera (CERTH)

Ms. Theoni Alexoudi (AUTH/CERTH)

Ms. Stella Markou (AUTH/CERTH)

Supported by

http://www.oi-summerschool.eu/

Optical

3-6 June 2014

Interconnects in Thessaloniki, Greece

Co-organized by the Greek national research institute namely Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) and the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in the frame ofEuropean ICT Project PhoxTroT, the summer school focuses on high-performance, low-energy and low-cost optical interconnects acrossthe different hierarchy levels in data center and high-performance computing systems.

Summer School on

IBM Zurich (B. J. Offrein)

Xyratex (R. Pitwon)

UC Berkley (V. Stojanovich)

IMEC ( )G. van Steeberge

Speakers from leading academia ...

TE CONNECTIVITY( )J. Duis

COMPASS EOS ( )H. Hasharoni

TTM ( )M. Immonen

AMS ( )J. Kraft

University of Keio (T. Ishigura)

University of Twente (S. G. Blanco)

VTT ( )M. CherchiUniversity of Paris-Sud

( )L. Vivien

Phoenix ( )A. Bakker - R. Broeke

University of Burgundy (A. Dereux )

CNRS ( )F. Raineri

and industry

Mellanox ( )E.Mentovich

University of Patra (E. Varvarigos)

TU München (R. Meyer)

AMO ( )T. Wahlbrink

Fraunhofer, IZM (D. Manessis - L. Brusbeg)

UPVLC (A. Brimonte)

oi-summerschool@iti.gr

IEEE COMMUNICATIONSSOCIETY - Greek Chapter

IEEE COMPONENTS, PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURINGTECHNOLOGY SOCIETY - German Chapter

TU Eidhoven (K. Lawniczuk)

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Registration includes: üSummer School sessionsüStudent poster presentation, üUSB stick with the proceedingsüLunch & Coffee breaks every day, üSocial event/Dinner

Venue: A.U.T.H Research Committee 3rd September Str. University Campus

Full time Registration Fee (before 30 April 2014)200 €

Full time Registration Fee (after 30 April 2014) €250

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki /CERTH - 1 Day Delegate Fee

30 €Aristotle University of Thessaloniki /CERTH - Full-Time Delegate Fee

80 €

Online Registration Opens 15 February 2014

Applications:Data Center Architectures and Topologies, E. Varvarigos

Active Optical Cables and Advanced Multiplexing Techniques, P. Bakopoulos

Topics and Lectures

On-board interconnects:Design and Fabrication of MM polymer PCBs ,T. IshiguraSingle-Mode glass-based PCBs, D. Manessis and L. Brusberg

Optoelectronic Assembly and Packaging, G. van Steeberge

On-chip Interconnects and CMPs:Optical interconnects for Chip Multiprocessors, N. Pleros and K. Vyrsokinos

Photonic Network-on-Chips , M. Stojanovic

On-chip interconnectsand Photonic Integration Technologies:nm-scale Silicon Photonics Building Blocks, T. WahlbrinkPlasmonics integration technology and building blocks,

A.DereuxActives on SiGe integration platform, L.Vivien

Silicon Photonic Modulators & switches, A. BrimontLasers, switches and memories using III-V on SOI, F. Raineriμm-scale Silicon photonics technology, M. Cherchi

Designing Photonic chips, A. Bakker and R. Broeke

Integrated Optical Amplifier technologies, S. Garcia-Blanco

The Industrial Perspective:Optical Interconnects in Data Storage Systems, R. Pitwon

Optical Interconnects for Energy Efficient Data Centers, B. Jan Offrein

The Oceanos Cloud Computing Platform, N. Kozyris

Data Centers for Cloud Applications, G. NolisActive Optical Cable technologies, J. Duis

Mid-Board Optical Modules, E. Mentovich

Router Optochips and Interfaces, K. HasharoniOptical PCBs: the new "motherboard"?, M. Immonen

Optical waveguide and PCB design rules, R. Pitwon

Optochips and 3D System-in-Package integration, J. Kraft

Packaging and Assembly for 3D SiPoptochips, T. TekinVCSEL transmitter technologies, R. Meyer

InP-based Photonic Integrated Components and Circuits ,K. Lawniczuk

Opening Talk: D. Tsiokos & N. Pleros

Setting the scene: Why Optical Interconnects? B. Offrein , and D Tsiokos