The industry’s most innovative people 2024 Monica Morales-Masis


Organisation: University of Twente Role: Professor


Monica Morales-Masis is developing and studying optoelectronic thin film materials – mainly transparent conducting oxides – hybrid halide perovskites and new chalcohalide materials, for photovoltaics and transparent electronics. She says: “We use light to create


materials, and these materials also generate light. This is more complex than it sounds. For example, we use lasers to fabricate thin films of halide perovskites, which are materials with organic and inorganic components. We are fascinated by the use of lasers to produce optoelectronic materials


Moshe Nazarathy


Organisation: Technion, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering


Role: Active Professor Emeritus


Previously a co-founder of Harmonic Inc and principal engineer at Hewlett Packard's photonics and instruments laboratory, Moshe Nazarathy earned several patents before moving back to academia at Technion, where he is an Emeritus Professor specialising in optical communication, at the interface of physical optics, communication theory and signal processing. Nazarathy is currently working on next-


gen ultra-high-speed photonic interconnects at the highest energy efficiency possible by using “out-of-the-box methods”. He believes the impact will be leapfrogging two product


generations ahead and a priority for the next 12 months is to “take care of the 'loose ends' in the overall concept and advance towards initial experimental verification over photonic integrated platforms”. Artificial intelligence will help to drive


growth in such photonic interconnects, believes Nazarathy. “The industry must find a way to support the emerging explosive AI workloads in the cloud and data centres in sustaining the exponential growth path,” he says. You can find Nazarathy online at www. linkedin.com/in/moshe-nazarathy-1587109/.


Muhammad Usman


Organisation: Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology


Role: Associate Professor


“I am leading a pioneering research group in Pakistan which works on III-V light-emitting diodes and laser diodes from the ultraviolet to infrared spectrum,” says Muhammad Usman, an Associate Professor at the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology. “We are the only research group in Pakistan which published our energy-saving projections for the three most populous countries in the region i.e., Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.” He adds: “From displays to visible light communication to lighting, the application of light-emitting diodes and laser diodes


Based in: Pakistan Education: PhD, Hanyang University, South Korea


is everywhere. The increased lifetime and conservation in energy are the two key impacts of these devices.” Over the coming year, Usman plans


to explore microLEDs and micro-laser diodes in the visible spectrum and beyond. Citing challenges in Pakistan, where he's based, Usman says: “Coming from a low and middle-income country, there is a lack of infrastructure and funding support in highly specialised fields such as photonics. With the industry-government partnership, these challenges could be overcome to some extent.”


Based in: Israel Education: PhD


Based in: Enschede, The Netherlands


Education: PhD, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Leiden University


and control their composition, to enable further optoelectronic applications, such as solar cells or LEDs.” Priorities for the coming year include


the discovery, development and growth of new optoelectronic materials, with tuneable properties for a wide variety of applications, such as photovoltaics, light-emitting devices, integrated photonics, and sensors. Morales-Masis believes new photovoltaic


technologies for sustainable energy conversion, including new materials and architectures free of critical raw materials, are the year's most significant developments.


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