José Capmany Francoy, lead researcher of the Photonics Research Labs (PRL) of the iTEAM Research Institute, has been awarded the “Leonardo Torres Quevedo” National Research Award of this year (2020) in the area of Engineering. The jury has awarded Capmany for his pioneering contribution to the field of Photonic Engineering and for the major international…

The prestigious journal Nature has published an analysis on the most significant landmarks in the area of Programmable Photonic circuits, a technology that is called to revolutionize the design and performance of photonic chips. The researchers from Photonics Research Labs (PRL) of iTEAM and pioneers in the field, Prof. José Capmany and Dr. Daniel Pérez,…

Researchers of the Photonics Research Labs-iTEAM at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) are leading the European project NEoteRIC, which will develop a new chip that will help carry out an automated analysis of cells (cytometry). It is a photonic neuromorphic chip, a disruptive technology that will revolutionize several fields, including medical diagnosis. Its applications include the detection of…

Jose Francisco Monserrat, researcher from iTEAM Research Institute, has been selected by the World Bank as an expert for the preparation of its report on the deployment of 5G technology in developing countries. The researcher will work with a team of ten experts from the United States and three from South Korea. Monserrat has participated…

The Photonics Research Labs of the iTEAM Research Institute at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has spun off the company iPRONICS Programmable Photonics S.L. iPRONICS will focus on the design, production and commercialization of unparalleled new optical circuits that will be used in many fields of application, such as artificial intelligence systems, autonomous driving,…

In many European towns, new models of electric or hybrid buses continue to be introduced, but exhaustive data about the behaviour of these vehicles is still lacking. An interesting case study may come from a group of researchers from Multimedia Communications Group of iTEAM Research Institute, who are testing sensors on hybrid and electric buses…

The IIS La Fe and the UPV present advances in wireless technology applied to the diagnosis of digestive and cardiac pathologies WiBEC (Wireless In-Body Environment) is a Horizon 2020 Innovative Training Network within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions. The aim of the network has been to train a new generation of young creative and innovative researchers,…

Professor Capmany was awarded in 2016 with a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant to design, manufacture and characterize a universal, multifunctional photonic chip. Now, in relation to that grant, he has obtained a Proof of Concept grant, where he and his team in the Photonics Research Labs of the iTEAM Research Institute will carry out the Field Programmable Photonic Arrays project (FPPA),…