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 Münster 2013 – 2018 Helmholtz International Research Group Leader, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 2011 – 2015 Emmy-Noether Research Group Leader, KIT 2008 – 2011 Feodor-Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Yale University (USA), Prof. H. Tang 2004 – 2007 Software Engineer, Photon Design, Oxford (GB) 2007 DPhil, Electrical Engineering, University of Oxford (GB) 2004 Diploma in Microsystems Technology, University of Freiburg 2001 – 2002 Studies of Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington (USA) Scientific Awards, Honors, Appointments and Professional Recognition 2016 ERC Consolidator Grant 2012 Alumni Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation 2011 Emmy-Noether Fellowship, DFG 2008 Feodor-Lynen Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation 2004 – 2007 EPSRC Fellowship 2002 – 2007 eFellows Scholarship 2001 – 2002 Baden-Württemberg Program, Scholarship 2001 – 2001 Indiana University Bloomington, Honors Program, Dean’s list

1. Introduction to the field
2. Introduction to Phase Change Materials
3. Photonics components required and their uses
4. Non von Neumann computing concepts
5. Configuring Phase Change Photonics for Memories and Computing
6. New phase change materials for computing
7. Challenges associated with phase change material selection
8. Other Materials and Technologies
9. Summary and Outlook