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	"calendar": {
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		"title": "CREOL Calendar",
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	"id": "4223769",
	"title": "IEEE Distinguished Speaker: Daniel M. Kuchta",
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	"description": "\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle: \u0026nbsp\u003B\u003C/strong\u003ECO\u002DPACKAGED OPTICAL TRANSCEIVERS FOR HPC, DATA CENTER AND AI APPLICATIONS\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbstract: \u003C/strong\u003EThis talk will cover the status of fiber optic transceiver co\u002Dpackaging efforts, both VCSEL\u002D and SiPh\u002Dbased, where they fit into the Ethernet switch market and the evolving Computer IO market, and how these technologies are advancing HPC (High Performance Computing), Data Center, and AI applications. The emphasis will be on new requirements and challenges driven by AI systems.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the Speaker:\u003C/strong\u003E Daniel M. Kuchta \u0026nbsp\u003B(IEEE Fellow 2019) \u0026nbsp\u003Bis a Principal Hardware System Architect at Nvidia. Previously he was a \u0026nbsp\u003BResearch Staff Member in the Communications and Computation Subsystems Department at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center since 1992. He received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science \u0026nbsp\u003Bfrom the University of California at Berkeley in 1986, 1988, and 1992, respectively. While at IBM Research he has worked on high\u002Dspeed VCSEL characterization, multimode fiber links, parallel fiber optic links, and optics co\u002Dpackaging technology research. He received IEEE J. of Lightwave Technology best paper award in 2014 and in 2018 was the first recipient of the IEEE Photonics Technology Letters best paper award.\u0026nbsp\u003B He was Technical Program Chair for OFC 2018 and General Chair for OFC 2020. Dr. Kuchta is an author/coauthor of more than 145 technical papers and inventor/co\u002Dinventor of at least 40 patents.\u003C/p\u003E\u000A\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegister: \u003Ca href\u003D\u0022https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/582313\u0022 target\u003D\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EIEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Daniel Kuchta : vTools Events | vTools IEEE\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E",
	"location": "CREOL : 103",
	"location_url": "http://map.ucf.edu/?show\u003D53",
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	"registration_link": "https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/582313",
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	"starts": "Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:00:00 -0500",
	"ends": "Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:00:00 -0500",
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	"category": "Speaker/Lecture/Seminar",
	"tags": ["fiber optics","Photonics","AI","engineering","CREOL"],
	"contact_name": "Arin Partington",
	"contact_phone": null,
	"contact_email": "Arin.Partington@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4223769/ieee-distinguished-speaker-daniel-m-kuchta/"
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