International School of Photonics, CUSAT

Induction programme for the first year Integrated MSc Photonics students. Best wishes to all the students.

We congratulate Ashfaq Ahammed, who recently graduated from ISP with an MSc degree in Photonics, on being placed as an Optical Engineer at AugurAI, Tiruchirappalli. AugurAI specializes in machine vision solutions that enhance quality assurance within the manufacturing sector and industrial automation. Best wishes to Ashfaq! Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) augurai

Congratulations to Hajara P on successfully defending her PhD thesis on "Exploring Novel Applications of ZnO Thin Films in Memristor Fabrication, Triboelectric Nanogenerator, and Textile Functionalization". Hajara worked at ISP under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Saji K J and Dr. Priya Rose T.

We congratulate Mr. Aswin Prakash, second-year student of MTech Optoelectronics and Laser Technology, for being selected to pursue a one-year academic project at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The selection is based on an agreement between the University of Gothenburg and CUSAT. Best wishes to Aswin! G��teborgs universitet Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)

Happy to announce that Aiswarya S and Sreelakshmi S, final year students of the 5-year Integrated MSc in Photonics at ISP, have secured the France Excellence Charpak Exchange Scholarship. Both students will be pursuing their studies in France under an international exchange programme between the University of Technology of Troyes, France, and Cochin University of Science and Technology. Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) Université de Technologie de Troyes

Congratulations to Dixon Sajan, who recently graduated with a 5-year MSc in Photonics from the International School of Photonics, CUSAT, for joining as a Research Assistant under a Marie Curie project at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark. Dixon is working in the Nanophotonic Devices Group led by Prof. Kresten Yvind. He is now focusing on the "Characterization of different SOA designs and operating conditions for tailoring the output spectrum and power of swept source lasers," in collaboration with NETLAS. Wish you a great career ahead!

Honor of hosting Prof. Rich Mildren, Professor of Physics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MQ Photonics Research Centre, Future Communications Research Centre), Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Macquarie University

International School of Photonics congratulates Aiswarya S and Sreelakshmi S, final year students of the 5-year Integrated MSc Photonics, for being selected for an International Exchange Program at the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT), France. Both students will be spending one semester at UTT, based on an agreement between Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and UTT. After the completion of the fall semester, the students will continue to undertake a project at UTT or similar institutions in France.

Congratulations to Hiba Sainudeen, Lorain Raju and Shabina Abbas, final year MSc Photonics students at the International School of Photonics, CUSAT, for being selected for the exchange programme at ENSSAT, University of Rennes, France as part of the International Exchange Programme in Optical Communications. The three students will be spending the final year of the 5-year MSc Photonics program at ENSSAT, France, under the fully funded program. 

Best wishes to Abhishek Sureshkumar, student of MSc Photonics at ISP, who recently joined as a PhD student at the Systèmes Photoniques research group at the University of Rennes, France. Abhishek is working at the INSTITUT FOTON, ENSSAT, and currently studies whispering gallery modes microsphere visible light sources based on single quantum emitters.