Bert Jan Offrein received his Ph.D. from the University of Twente in The Netherlands in 1994. He then joined IBM Research Europe – Zurich and contributed to establishing and commercializing adaptive integrated optical technology for telecom networks. From 2004 to 2016, Bert Offrein was managing the photonics group, addressing optical interconnects for computing systems. Since 2016, he is leading the neuromorphic devices and systems group, establishing novel AI hardware. In addition to his role at IBM, Bert Offrein is Professor by special appointment at the University of Twente.

Saketh Ram Mamidala joined IBM-Research Zurich as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Neuromorphic Devices and Systems group in 2023. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Lund University, Sweden, and received his Master’s degree in Micro and Nano Systems from TU Chemnitz, Germany. During his master’s he also carried out projects at IMEC, Leuven and TNO, Holst Centre, Eindhoven.

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