{"id":658206,"date":"2020-05-26T02:18:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T09:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=658206"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:52:51","slug":"optics-for-the-cloud-phd-event","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/optics-for-the-cloud-phd-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Optics for the Cloud PhD Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><strong>This was a public event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/attend-a-live-event-in-teams-a1c7b989-ebb1-4479-b750-c86c9bc98d84\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More about attending a live event in Teams ><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/optics-for-the-cloud\/\">More about Optics for the Cloud ><\/a><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Optics for the Cloud PhD Event<\/h3>\n<p>This Virtual PhD Event brought together the PhD students funded through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/optics-for-the-cloud\/#!optics-for-the-cloud-research-alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optics for the Cloud Research Alliance<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and their academic and Microsoft supervisors with Research Alliance members and the wider Optics for the Cloud community. This event replaced the Optics for the Cloud Annual Workshop that had been scheduled for April 2020 and was cancelled due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft researchers presented updates on Microsoft optical networking and optical storage projects and PhD students presented and discussed their research with their supervisors and other attendants in two virtual sessions.<\/p>\n<h3>Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.<\/p>\n<p>We do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/compliance\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\"\n\t\tclass=\"button cta-link\"\n\t\tdata-bi-type=\"button\"\n\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Report a concern\"\n\t\tdata-bi-tN=\"shortcodes\/msr-button\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tReport a concern\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday, July 1<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 6px;text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #dddddd\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Time BST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">13:45 \u2013 14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Join Meeting and Informal Chat<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:00 \u2013 14:05<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome and Introductions<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Ant Rowstron, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:05 \u2013 14:20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>A Whirlwind Tour of Optics for the Cloud<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Hitesh Ballani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:20 \u2013 14:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arslan-Raja-Title-and-Abstract.docx\">Sub-nanosecond Optical Switching Using Photonic Integrated Soliton Microcomb<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Arslan Raja, EPFL<br \/>\n(collaboration with Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL and Sophie Lange, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:45 \u2013 15:10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Wenjing-Tian-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cost-effective Assembly for Hybrid Integrated Photonic Switches<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Wenjing Tian, TU\/e<br \/>\n(collaboration with Xaveer Leijtens, TU\/e and Kai Shi, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:10 \u2013 15:35<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jintao-Hong-Title-and-Abstract.docx\"><em>Phase and Polarization Spatial Light Modulator (PPSLM) System for Optical Data Storage in Glass<\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Jintao Hong, University of Cambridge<br \/>\n(collaboration with Daping Chu, University of Cambridge and Andreas Georgiou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:35 \u2013 16:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hubert-Dzieciol-Title-and-Abstract.docx\">Extending Phase Noise Tolerance in UDWDM Access Networks<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Hubert Dzieciol, UCL<br \/>\n(collaboration with Domani\u00e7 Lavery, UCL, Robert Killey, UCL and Christos Gkantsidis and Fotini Karinou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:00 \u2013 16:20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>From Optics to the Cloud: A Networking Perspective<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Paolo Costa, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:20 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Day 1 Closing Remarks<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 25px 0px 0px\">Thursday, July 2<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 6px;text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #dddddd\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Session 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Time BST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">13:45 \u2013 14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Join Meeting and Informal Chat<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:00 \u2013 14:05<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome and Introductions<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:05 \u2013 14:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Alessandro-Ottino-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optics for Distributed Learning: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Alessandro Ottino, UCL<br \/>\n(collaboration with Georgios Zervas, UCL and Paolo Costa, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:30 \u2013 14:55<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/synchronous-subnanosecond-clock-and-data-recovery-for-optically-switched-data-centres-using-clock-phase-caching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Synchronous Subnanosecond Clock and Data Recovery for Optically Switched Data Centres using Clock Phase Caching<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Kari Clark, UCL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:55 \u2013 15:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>Optical Storage meets Optical Communication: How Digital Signal Processing can Improve Reading Data Stored in Glass<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Pablo Wilke Berenguer, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:15 \u2013 15:40<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Optical-Interconnection-Architecture-for-On-Board-Multi-Chip-System.docx\">Optical Interconnection Architectures for On-Board Multi-Chip System<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Arastu Sharma, University of Cambridge<br \/>\n(collaboration with Richard Penty, University of Cambridge Nikos Bamiedakis, University of Cambridge and Fotini Karinou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:40 \u2013 16:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grant-Brodnik-and-Mark-Harrington-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frequency Stabilized Lasers for Coherent Optical (FRESCO) WDM DSP-free Datacenter Interconnects<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Grant Brodnik and Mark Harrington, UCSB<br \/>\n(collaboration with Dan Blumenthal, USCB and Hitesh Ballani, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:15 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Event Closing Remarks<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft, 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This event replaced the Optics for the Cloud Annual Workshop that had been scheduled for April 2020 and was cancelled due to Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft researchers presented updates on Microsoft optical networking and optical storage projects and PhD students presented and discussed their research with their supervisors and other attendants in two virtual sessions.<\/p>\n<h3>Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.<\/p>\n<p>We do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/compliance\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please\u00a0<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\"\n\t\tclass=\"button cta-link\"\n\t\tdata-bi-type=\"button\"\n\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Report a concern\"\n\t\tdata-bi-tN=\"shortcodes\/msr-button\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\tReport a concern\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab --><!-- wp:msr\/content-tab {\"title\":\"Agenda\"} --><!-- wp:freeform --><h2>Wednesday, July 1<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 6px;text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #dddddd\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Time BST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">13:45 \u2013 14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Join Meeting and Informal Chat<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:00 \u2013 14:05<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome and Introductions<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Ant Rowstron, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:05 \u2013 14:20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>A Whirlwind Tour of Optics for the Cloud<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Hitesh Ballani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:20 \u2013 14:45<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arslan-Raja-Title-and-Abstract.docx\">Sub-nanosecond Optical Switching Using Photonic Integrated Soliton Microcomb<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Arslan Raja, EPFL<br \/>\n(collaboration with Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL and Sophie Lange, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:45 \u2013 15:10<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Wenjing-Tian-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cost-effective Assembly for Hybrid Integrated Photonic Switches<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Wenjing Tian, TU\/e<br \/>\n(collaboration with Xaveer Leijtens, TU\/e and Kai Shi, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:10 \u2013 15:35<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jintao-Hong-Title-and-Abstract.docx\"><em>Phase and Polarization Spatial Light Modulator (PPSLM) System for Optical Data Storage in Glass<\/em><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Jintao Hong, University of Cambridge<br \/>\n(collaboration with Daping Chu, University of Cambridge and Andreas Georgiou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:35 \u2013 16:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hubert-Dzieciol-Title-and-Abstract.docx\">Extending Phase Noise Tolerance in UDWDM Access Networks<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Hubert Dzieciol, UCL<br \/>\n(collaboration with Domani\u00e7 Lavery, UCL, Robert Killey, UCL and Christos Gkantsidis and Fotini Karinou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:00 \u2013 16:20<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>From Optics to the Cloud: A Networking Perspective<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Paolo Costa, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:20 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Day 1 Closing Remarks<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 25px 0px 0px\">Thursday, July 2<\/h2>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 6px;text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #dddddd\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Session 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Time BST<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">13:45 \u2013 14:00<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Join Meeting and Informal Chat<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:00 \u2013 14:05<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome and Introductions<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:05 \u2013 14:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Alessandro-Ottino-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optics for Distributed Learning: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Alessandro Ottino, UCL<br \/>\n(collaboration with Georgios Zervas, UCL and Paolo Costa, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:30 \u2013 14:55<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/synchronous-subnanosecond-clock-and-data-recovery-for-optically-switched-data-centres-using-clock-phase-caching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Synchronous Subnanosecond Clock and Data Recovery for Optically Switched Data Centres using Clock Phase Caching<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Kari Clark, UCL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:55 \u2013 15:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>Optical Storage meets Optical Communication: How Digital Signal Processing can Improve Reading Data Stored in Glass<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Pablo Wilke Berenguer, Microsoft Research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:15 \u2013 15:40<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Optical-Interconnection-Architecture-for-On-Board-Multi-Chip-System.docx\">Optical Interconnection Architectures for On-Board Multi-Chip System<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Arastu Sharma, University of Cambridge<br \/>\n(collaboration with Richard Penty, University of Cambridge Nikos Bamiedakis, University of Cambridge and Fotini Karinou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:40 \u2013 16:15<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grant-Brodnik-and-Mark-Harrington-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frequency Stabilized Lasers for Coherent Optical (FRESCO) WDM DSP-free Datacenter Interconnects<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Grant Brodnik and Mark Harrington, UCSB<br \/>\n(collaboration with Dan Blumenthal, USCB and Hitesh Ballani, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:15 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Event Closing Remarks<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft, TBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:freeform --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tab --><!-- \/wp:msr\/content-tabs -->","tab-content":[{"id":0,"name":"About","content":"<h3>Optics for the Cloud PhD Event<\/h3>\r\nThis Virtual PhD Event brought together the PhD students funded through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/optics-for-the-cloud\/#!optics-for-the-cloud-research-alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optics for the Cloud Research Alliance<\/a> and their academic and Microsoft supervisors with Research Alliance members and the wider Optics for the Cloud community. This event replaced the Optics for the Cloud Annual Workshop that had been scheduled for April 2020 and was cancelled due to Covid-19.\r\n\r\nMicrosoft researchers presented updates on Microsoft optical networking and optical storage projects and PhD students presented and discussed their research with their supervisors and other attendants in two virtual sessions.\r\n<h3>Microsoft\u2019s Event Code of Conduct<\/h3>\r\nMicrosoft\u2019s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. This includes virtual events Microsoft hosts and participates in, where we seek to create a respectful, friendly, and inclusive experience for all participants. As such, we do not tolerate harassing or disrespectful behavior, messages, images, or interactions by any event participant, in any form, at any aspect of the program including business and social activities, regardless of location.\r\n\r\nWe do not tolerate any behavior that is degrading to any gender, race, sexual orientation or disability, or any behavior that would violate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/legal\/compliance\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft\u2019s Anti-Harassment and Anti-Discrimination Policy, Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, or Standards of Business Conduct<\/a>. In short, the entire experience must meet our culture standards. We encourage everyone to assist in creating a welcoming and safe environment. Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0any concerns, harassing behavior, or suspicious or disruptive activity. Microsoft reserves the right to ask attendees to leave at any time at its sole discretion.\r\n<div style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\r\n<div>[msr-button text=\"Report a concern\" url=\"https:\/\/app.convercent.com\/en-us\/Anonymous\/IssueIntake\/LandingPage\/65d3b907-0933-e611-8105-000d3ab03673\" new-window=\"true\" ]<\/div>"},{"id":1,"name":"Agenda","content":"<h2>Wednesday, July 1<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 6px;text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #dddddd\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Time BST<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">13:45 \u2013 14:00<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Join Meeting and Informal Chat<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:00 \u2013 14:05<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome and Introductions<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Ant Rowstron, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:05 \u2013 14:20<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>A Whirlwind Tour of Optics for the Cloud<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Hitesh Ballani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:20 \u2013 14:45<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Arslan-Raja-Title-and-Abstract.docx\">Sub-nanosecond Optical Switching Using Photonic Integrated Soliton Microcomb<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Arslan Raja, EPFL\r\n(collaboration with Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL and Sophie Lange, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:45 \u2013 15:10<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Wenjing-Tian-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cost-effective Assembly for Hybrid Integrated Photonic Switches<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Wenjing Tian, TU\/e\r\n(collaboration with Xaveer Leijtens, TU\/e and Kai Shi, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:10 \u2013 15:35<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Jintao-Hong-Title-and-Abstract.docx\"><em>Phase and Polarization Spatial Light Modulator (PPSLM) System for Optical Data Storage in Glass<\/em><\/a><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Jintao Hong, University of Cambridge\r\n(collaboration with Daping Chu, University of Cambridge and Andreas Georgiou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:35 \u2013 16:00<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Hubert-Dzieciol-Title-and-Abstract.docx\">Extending Phase Noise Tolerance in UDWDM Access Networks<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Hubert Dzieciol, UCL\r\n(collaboration with Domani\u00e7 Lavery, UCL, Robert Killey, UCL and Christos Gkantsidis and Fotini Karinou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:00 \u2013 16:20<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>From Optics to the Cloud: A Networking Perspective<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Paolo Costa, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:20 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Day 1 Closing Remarks<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding: 25px 0px 0px\">Thursday, July 2<\/h2>\r\n<table style=\"border-spacing: inherit;border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;padding: 6px;text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;background-color: #dddddd\" colspan=\"3\"><strong>Session 2<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Time BST<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">13:45 \u2013 14:00<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Join Meeting and Informal Chat<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:00 \u2013 14:05<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Welcome and Introductions<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:05 \u2013 14:30<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Alessandro-Ottino-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Optics for Distributed Learning: Challenges and Opportunities<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Alessandro Ottino, UCL\r\n(collaboration with Georgios Zervas, UCL and Paolo Costa, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:30 \u2013 14:55<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/synchronous-subnanosecond-clock-and-data-recovery-for-optically-switched-data-centres-using-clock-phase-caching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Synchronous Subnanosecond Clock and Data Recovery for Optically Switched Data Centres using Clock Phase Caching<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Kari Clark, UCL<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">14:55 \u2013 15:15<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em>Optical Storage meets Optical Communication: How Digital Signal Processing can Improve Reading Data Stored in Glass<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Pablo Wilke Berenguer, Microsoft Research<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:15 \u2013 15:40<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Optical-Interconnection-Architecture-for-On-Board-Multi-Chip-System.docx\">Optical Interconnection Architectures for On-Board Multi-Chip System<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Arastu Sharma, University of Cambridge\r\n(collaboration with Richard Penty, University of Cambridge Nikos Bamiedakis, University of Cambridge and Fotini Karinou, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">15:40 \u2013 16:15<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Grant-Brodnik-and-Mark-Harrington-Title-and-Abstract.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frequency Stabilized Lasers for Coherent Optical (FRESCO) WDM DSP-free Datacenter Interconnects<\/a><\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Grant Brodnik and Mark Harrington, UCSB\r\n(collaboration with Dan Blumenthal, USCB and Hitesh Ballani, Microsoft Research)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 17%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">16:15 \u2013 16:30<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 30%;padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Event Closing Remarks<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 6px;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000\">Francesca Parmigiani, Microsoft, 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