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Workshop on Photonic Technologies for a Sustainable ICT - PT-Sustain-ICT 2026

6 - 8 March, 2026 - Marbella, Spain

In conjunction with the 14th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - PHOTOPTICS 2026


CO-CHAIRS

Dominique Chiaroni
Nokia Bell Labs
France
 
Brief Bio
Dominique Chiaroni is graduated in Mechanics (IUT d’Aix-en-Provence), in Thermal Sciences & Physics (Bachelor and Master from the University of Corsica), and in Optics and Microwaves (Engineer degree obtained in 1990 from Telecom SudParis). He was engaged in 1990 by Alcatel CIT to work on optical switching technologies. Mainly focused in the study of innovative and eco-designed optical systems and networks, he is currently working in the Nokia Bell Labs Core Research team and involved in different projects dealing with Green Technologies since 2005: ANR ECOFRAME (2006-2009), GREENTOUCH (2010-2015), ANR N-GREEN (2016-2019) and more recently in the EU SNS SUSTAIN 6G project (2025-2027). Former French Chapter chair and Distinguished member of the Alcatel-Lucent Technical Academy he is today Vice-chair of the Light Communication Alliance since 2019. He chaired International expert conferences (PS2003, PS2007 and PS2012) and workshops, participated in technical committees of many International Conferences including Photoptics or National jury of PHDs. He received several internal and external awards. Associate professor at Polytech and at the Institut Polytechnic of Paris, he is author and co-author of more than 200 publications and patents including numerous invited Papers, Tutorials, and contributions in Books.
Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe
Technical University of Denmark
Denmark
 
Brief Bio
Professor Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe is the Centre Leader of the SPOC (Silicon Photonics for Optical Communications) Centre supported by the Danish National Research Foundation, and the group leader of the High-Speed Optical Communications group at the Department of Electrical and Photonics Engineering, at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research interests are high-capacity optical communications, integrated photonics, nonlinear optics and optical signal processing, and quantum communication and other quantum technologies. He has authored or co-authored more than 500 peer reviewed publications. He is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, a member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, a Fellow of the Optical Society, Senior Member of the IEEE Photonics Society, and served on the IEEE PS board of Governors 2020-2022. He received the B.Sc. degree in physics and astronomy from the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark in 1996. In 1998 he received the International Diploma of Imperial College, London, UK and the M.Sc. degree from the University of Copenhagen. He received the Ph.D. degree in 2002 from DTU and is since 2009 Professor of Photonic Communication Technologies.
Olivier Bouchet
Orange
France
 
Brief Bio
M. Olivier Bouchet (m) received the Licence Es Physical Science and the Telecommunication Engineer Diploma in 1987 from University of Rennes and 1989 from Polytech of Angers respectively. A Master of Business of Administration (MBA), in 1992 from University of Rennes, completed his studies. His first activity, in France Telecom, was project leader for radio paging mass market product. He joined Orange Labs in 1998. His current research interests are in the field of Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), Light Fidelity (LiFi), Free Space Optic (FSO) and Fiber Wireless (FiWi). He is author or coauthor of 5 books, around 80 papers or oral communications and holds 38 patents. He was European OMEGA Work Package leader on Optical Wireless communication, then ECONHOME French project and ACEMIND European Celtic Plus project leader, European Community H2020 WORTECS project leader and SUSTAIN 6G Technical Manager.

SCOPE

A combined effect of the predictable linear evolution of the production of electricity and an exponential growth of the ICT electricity demand push industrials to rethink the design of future products for ICT and verticals. A “sustainable by design” approach adopting quantitative/qualitative indicators of key values (environmental, societal and economic) on top of the key performance indicators is required. Based on the expertise of key ongoing projects: EU SNS Sustain-6G and the Danish GreenCOM project proposing 19 new optical technologies, this workshop, after a recall a methodology for a sustainable design targeting long-term impacts, will highlight how optical technologies will play a fundamental role from the access point up to the core of the network including data centers.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Methods for a sustainable ICT (KPIs and KVIs)
  • Low energy consumption transceivers
  • Optical Wireless Communications (OWC)
  • PON and POL
  • Optical add/Drop multiplexers for different network segments
  • Optical networks for fixed and mobile convergence
  • Photonic continuity through the adoption of optical wired and wireless technologies
  • All optical networks
  • WDM transmission systems at low energy consumption
  • Optical Sensing
  • Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: December 17, 2025
Authors Notification: January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: January 22, 2026

WORKSHOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Available soon.

PAPER SUBMISSION

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.

PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the workshop program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support.
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary/).
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

PHOTOPTICS Workshops - PT-Sustain-ICT 2026
e-mail: photoptics.secretariat@insticc.org
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