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Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Volker J. Sorger<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appointments<\/strong> & Honors<\/strong>
Rhines Endowed Professor in Semiconductor Photonics
Fellow: IEEE, OSA\/Optica, SPIE, IAAM, PECASE, German National Academic Foundation

Deputy Chief Digital Officer, SMART USA Institute<\/a>
Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives, Florida Semiconductor Institute<\/a>
 
Author & Engagements<\/strong>
Semiconductor Roadmaps: DOE EES2<\/a>, MAPT 2.0<\/a> 
Editorships (past&present): Advanced Photonics, Optica, Appl. Phys. Rev., Nanophotonics (fmr EIC), eLight, Chips, Frontiers in Photonics

Google Scholar<\/a>
News<\/a><\/td>		CHIPS Act Engagements<\/strong>
– Manufacturing USA – SMART<\/a>
– MMEC Strategic Partner<\/a>
– NSF Engine NeoCity Florida<\/a>
– NAPMP<\/a>
– Florida Chip Consortium

Contact<\/strong>
 +1-352-846-4990<\/a>  |  volker.sorger@ufl.edu<\/a>  
sorger.ece.ufl.edu <\/a>

University of Florida
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Office & Shipments: Malachowsky Hall #3202
Lab: Malachowsky Hall #1010 
1889 Museum Road, Gainesville, FL 32611
USA
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Senior Researchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PhD Researchers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MS & U-Grad Researchers<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Hangbo Yang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Photonic Circuits with a special emphasis on front-end photonic neural network processors, photonic 3D heterogeneous integration, LiDAR chips, photonic transceivers, as well as AR\/VR waveguides and optical engines<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Russell L. T. Schwartz<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silicon Photonics for Machine Learning & Communications Applications, Advanced Packaging and Heterogeneous Integration, Reliability Testing & Optimization, Novel Materials for Optoelectronic Devices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Swetha Nagarajan<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Studen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passionate about transforming raw data into actionable intelligence using ML\/DL
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Dr. Hao Wang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nano-photonics & optoelectronics, Link-Budget Analysis, Novel materials, Quantum Devices, and neuromorphic computing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Thomas Spelmans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Photonic Circuits, Optical Design, Broadband Fresnel Metalens design, 3D Facet-Attached Edge Coupling, Optical Computing, Digital Twins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Andrew Qiu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2D materials, Semiconductor Devices, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Neuromorphic Computing, Hebbian Learning, Photonic ASICs, Test<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shweta Meshram<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Researcher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Circuit Modeling, Neural Network Training, Design Technology Co-Optimization (CDTO), Digital Twins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alexander Gage<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optoelectronics, Integrated Photonic Circuits, Novel Materials, Electrooptic Modulators, Device Test & Modeling, micro\/nanofabrication, Advanced Packaging, Neuromorphic Computing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Paolo D’Alessandro<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS Student <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Circuits Design, ASIC design, Controller Design, CAD, AI\/ML Accelerators<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Md Mahfuzur Rahman<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Photonic Circuits, Modeling, Characterization, and Fabrication of Nanoscale Devices, Photonic 3D Heterogeneous Integration, Optical Interconnects and Communication, Femtosecond Laser Writing, Hybrid Bonding Techniques for Photonic Systems<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Nav Singh<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optoelectronics, 2D Material Detectors, Photonic Random Access Memory (PRAM), Phase Change Materials, Nanofabication, Rapid Prototyping, Test, Digital Twins<\/p>\n\n\n

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Haven Redd<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Photonic Circuits, Machine Learning Accelerators, AI ASICs, Modeling\/Tapeouts, Chip test, Digital Twins<\/p>\n\n\n

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Safayat Chowdhury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Photonic Circuits, Machine Learning Accelerators, AI ASICs, Modeling\/Tapeouts, Chip test, Digital Twins<\/p>\n\n\n

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Mahmood Syed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PhD Student (Fall’25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0n-board Optical Interconnects, data transmission, optical interconnects<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marshall Reich<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

U-Grad Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semiconductor and Device Fabrication <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Process Development, Device Testing, 2D Materials, Digital Twins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kanak Sharma<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Integrated Photonic Circuit, Microelectronic Fabrication, Semiconductor Device Modeling & Testing, Photonics, Multiphysics Simulation, ASIC\/FPGA Design & Verification, Experimental & Theoretical Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deepesh Kaira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Master Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logic and Cache Design, Mixed Signal, Data I\/O, FPGA, EDA, Co-optimization, high-speed signals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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