An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Squeezing as a resource for time series processing in quantum reservoir computing ow.ly/gFtA50QG6LG #QuantumOptics #PhotonicEntanglement IFISC (UIB-CSIC)

We have invited 10 amazing speakers to an iconic place in Germany. 65 researchers will be admitted with free full-board accommodation. Apply by April 1 at: we-heraeus-stiftung.de/veranstaltunge…

PLEASE RETWEET: Looking for a new career opportunity in photonics? Come to Edinburgh to work with the u-Care team on using ultrafast laser micromachining to develop advanced photonic technologies for healthcare applications: jobs.ac.uk/job/DGW046/res…

The Lake Como School of Advanced Studies on Machine Learning Photonics (MLPH) will take place on 2-6 September 2024! Check the program online: mlph2024.lakecomoschool.org PhD students and postdocs are encouraged to apply: application deadline is June 15, 2024.

I have just checked to see over 75 events worldwide already officially registered on lightday.org/events for #lightday2024 With over a month to go, this is excellent as the avalanche of registrations is usually the week before. Don't leave it to the last minute!

If you have good background in mathematics and are interested in the real-world problems. We are looking for postdoctoral researcher to work on applying Bayesian inference and statistical physics to mode decomposition in optical communication and imaging. jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…

Jobs in Photonics! jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/4cf…

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Experimental reservoir computing with diffractively coupled VCSELs ow.ly/99Rg50Rsqgi #DiffractiveOpticalElements #LaserOptics IFISC (UIB-CSIC)

Absolutely biblical skies in Tasmania at 4am this morning. I’m leaving today and knew I could not pass up this opportunity for such a large solar storm. Here’s the image. I actually had to de-saturate the colours. Clouds glowing red. Insane. Shot on Nikon. Rt appreciated

I have been reading this: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… and while I was aware of the crazy challenge, I had no idea of the unlikely prospect of quantum computing ever happening - according to this article. Is there anything the author got wrong??? I would be thankful for input.

My lab is looking to recruit a postdoc on the topic of accelerating deep-neural-network training using unconventional (analog) hardware. If you have experience in deep learning, or analog-electronic/photonic/other-physical neural networks, please feel free to email me your CV!

Everybody is looking for good PhD candidates, us including. Send your CV if you are interested.

#NewPreprint "Optical training of large-scale Transformers and deep neural networks with direct feedback alignment" by Ziao Wang et al., in collaboration with LightOn arxiv.org/abs/2409.12965