T1 | Optical technologies (Photonics, Quantum optics and Microscopy advances)
Photonics investigates how to control and manipulate the properties of light down to the nanometer scale. Within the FNIP program we will explore how photonics is advancing the design and the fabrication of optical components and systems.
Current edition → 2025-26
Previous edition → 2023-24
Previous edition → 2022-23
Past speakers:
Andrea Bassi (PoliMi – Italy)
Carlo Liberale (KAUST – S. Arabia)
Patrice Genevet (CRHEA – France)
Olivier Martin (EPFL – Suisse)
H. Caglayan (TUNI – Finland)
E. Brasselet (U-Bordeaux – France)
G. Vicidomini (IIT – IT)
D. Faccio (Uni. Glasgow – UK)
O. Varnavski (UMICH – UK)
G. Ortolano (INRiM – IT)
Haoran Ren (Monash University – AU)
A. Di Falco (Uni. of St Andrews – UK)
Junsuk Rho (POSTECH – KR)
Joerg Bewersdorf (YSM – US)
A. Radenovic (EPFL – Suisse)
Alberto Diaspro (IIT – Italy)
K. S. Grussmayer (TU-Delft – NL)
T2 |Applications
(Neuroscience advances)
Fluorescence microscopy reveals the structure and function of specific players within and between cells with an optical and live-compatible approach. During the FNIP events we will investigate how fluorescence techniques, combined with other approaches, can help studying brain function at single cell level and how these approaches are advancing neuroscience.
Current edition → 2025-26
Previous edition → 2023-24
Previous edition → 2022-23
Past speakers:
L. Bourdieu (IBENS – FR)
David Aharoni (UCLA – US)
Gertrudis Perea (Cajal Inst. – ES)
Edgar Bäumler (UCL – UK)
Matteo Pisoni (Pasteur – FR)
Albrecht Haase (UniTn – Italy)
Nathalie Rouach (C. de France – FR)
Alfonso Araque (UMN – US)
L. Federico Rossi (UCL – UK)
Tommaso Fellin (IIT – Italy)
Imane Bendifallah (Sorbonne, FR)
Francesco Gobbo (Uni. of Edinburgh, UK)
T3 |Simulations & Data Analysis
(software pipeline and methods)
The FNIP community will explore state-of-the-art software tools for
(i) neuroscience data analysis (e.g. neuronal activity and neuronal circuits analysis
(ii) optical electromagnetic field simulations (e.g. beam propagation methods, beam shaping methods, structured light methods, nanoscatter response studies)
Current edition → 2025-26
Previous edition → 2022-23
Past speakers:
A. Giovannucci (UNC – US)
Daniel Sage (EPFL – Suisse)
Carsen Stringer (Janelia – US)
Sebastiano Curreli (IIT – Italy)
Florian Gahbauer (UniLat – LV)
Nicholas Karpowicz (MPI – DE)
Paul Erhart (ChUni.Tech – SW)