Joyce Poon is a Director at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto, and an Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Technical University of Berlin. She and her team specialize in integrated photonic devices and circuits for communications and neurotechnology.
She received the PhD and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 2007 and 2003 respectively, and the BASc in Engineering Science (physics option) from the University of Toronto in 2002.
About Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
The Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics is a research institute located in the city of Halle (Saale) in Germany. The Institute has substantial experimental and theoretical research programs that are focussed on novel materials with useful functionalities. Of particular interest are spintronic materials and devices, neuromorphic devices and systems, nano-photonics, topological metals and insulators.
The Institute is involved in numerous collaborative research projects with academic and industry partners from Germany and around the world (including Europe, North America, and Asia). Besides, the institute has an extensive infrastructure that includes a state-of-the-art model shop, electronics workshop, a clean-room, as well as a wide range of modern experimental facilities.
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Joyce Poon is chair of the 2024 ECIO edition. For a further overview of the local ECIO 2024 committee, click here.