Full Name
Bert Jan Offrein
Job Title
Manager Neuromorphic Devices and Systems
Company
IBM Research Europe - Zurich
Company website
LinkedIn
Speaking At
Electrical and optical solutions for addressing the AI compute challenge
Panel discussion theme 1: Optical compute
Panel discussion theme 1: Optical compute
Speaker Bio
Bert Jan Offrein received his Ph.D. degree 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. Bert Offrein is co-author of over 150 publications and co-inventor of over 40 patents. He is a Principal Research Scientist at IBM Research Europe-Zurich and Professor by special appointment at the University of Twente.
