Dr. Naresh Chand

Today we  are  at  the beginning  of  4th  industrial revolution in which Photonics in general and Optical Communication technologies in particular are the key enablers. They offer India unlimited opportunities to contribute and benefit, driving her green-economic growth towards US $5 Trillion goal by 2024. Photonics is everywhere around us. New photonics technologies, products and applications continue to emerge. All emerging technologies such as IoT, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, machine learning, smart X (X could be states, cities, villages,  communities,  and/or  homes),  data  centers, vehicular communications, and cloud computing rely heavily on Optical Communication Networks and Systems. This talk will discuss advances and opportunities in this field.

Biography:

P r e s e n t l y,  D r. N a r e s h C h a n d r e p r e s e n t s  I E E E  P h o t o n i c s Society  in  multiple  leadership  capacities. In 2019,  he  retired   as Director  from  the  US   R&D   Center   of Huawei   Technologies   in NJ where he was working on developing low-cost advanced technologies for Ultra- Broadband  Optical  Access  Networks since  2011.  Prior  to  this,  he  worked  for  BAE   Systems (2003-11), Agere  Systems  and  AT&T/Lucent  Bell   Laboratories (1986-2003), and  Dept  of  Electronics,  Government  of   India (1974-79).  His  areas of research include  optical  communication systems,  fiber-to-the-home, RF over fiber,  non-hermetic  1300-1500  nm InP  lasers, reliable  high power 980 nm InGaAs/GaAs pump lasers, VCSELs, HBTs, HEMTs, QWIPs, GaAs/Si and AlGaAs/GaAs MBE. He has several firsts and world records to his credit.  He  has  authored  >  180  research papers and 15 patents (issued). He did his  M.Sc.  (Tech)  Electronics  in 1974 from BITS, Pilani  with  Gold  Medal.  From  there  he  joined  IIT Kanpur to do his PhD that he left to join  Dept.  of  electronics,  Govt. of  India, where he was involved with the licensing and development of the Electronic Component industry in India. Later on a British Commonwealth Scholarship, he did his M. Eng. (1980) and Ph.D. (1983) in EE from the University of Sheffield,   UK.   He   also   did   2   years post-doctoral   research   at   the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL. Dr. Naresh Chand is a Life Fellow of IEEE and  the   founder   of Prakash   Bharati   to   promote   Photonics   in   India.

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