Invited speakers
PLENARY TALKS at Opening Plenary Session
Prof. Duncan P. Hand, Heriot Watt University, UK
Talk Title: Ultra-short pulsed laser welding: glasses, crystals and metals
Prof. Takashige Omatsu, Chiba University, Japan
Talk Title: Optical vortex advances laser materials processing
Prof. Yongfeng Lu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA (Changed from Prof. S. Regan)
Talk Title: Laser micro/nanoscale fabrication and imaging for supporting laser-direct-drive inertial confinement fusion
INVITED TALKS at Special Session 1: Laser Ablation and Processing in Liquids
Dr. Hiroshi Fukumura, Visiting Professor, Molecular Imaging and Photonics Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Talk title: Laser-induced phase separation of liquid mixtures from molecular levels to macroscopic changes
Prof. Naoto Koshizaki, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan
Talk title: Pulsed Laser Melting of Particles in Liquid - Fundamentals and Application -
Dr. Eng. Takahiro Nakamura, Senior Researcher, GCE Institute Inc., Japan
Talk title: Characteristics of multi-metallic (COMM) alloy nanoparticles formed by laser-induced nucleation method
INVITED TALKS at Special Session 2: Machine Learning and Simulation for Laser Processing
Dr. Shuntaro Tani, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Talk title: Simulating femtosecond laser ablation process using deep neural network
Dr. Ben Mills, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Talk title: Optimisation and real-time control of femtosecond laser machining via deep learning
Prof. Leonid V. Zhigilei, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, USA
Talk title: Generation of crystal defects in ultrashort pulse laser processing of surfaces and nanoparticles
INVITED TALKS at Closing Plenary Session "Highly Effective Microfabrication"
Prof. Dr. Yoshio Hayasaki, Center for Optical Research and Education, Utsunomiya University, Japan
Talk title: Holographic optical engine for high-throughput, robust, and functional shaped-beam laser processing
Dr. Ulf Quentin, Director Sales Micromachining, TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH, Germany
Talk title: How much power can you handle? Status and strategies for high power ultrashort pulse applications
INVITED TALKS at Regular Sessions
Prof. Dr. Yves Bellouard, EPFL-École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Talk title: Femtosecond laser-driven optomechanical substrates: an enabling tool for nanometer alignment resolution and packaging of optical systems
Prof. Peter R. Herman, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Talk title: Shaping Ultrafast Laser Filaments - Gateway to Novel 3D Photonic Devices
Prof. Mitsuhiro Terakawa, Keio University, Japan
Talk title: Laser-induced graphitization of sustainable materials
Dr.-Ing. Jan-Philipp Weberpals
Technologieentwicklung Linienfoermige Fuegeverfahren Neckarsulm, AUDI AG, Germany
Talk title: Flexible use of laser beam technology for e-mobility