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Webinar | How is AI challenging capacity in data centre networks and how do optics line up against other solutions to the problem?
Time:2024-10-25
On Thursday, 7th November 2024, at 2:00pm GMT, Dr. Chun He, Chief Scientist at Focuslight and an honoree of Photonics100 2025, has participated in an online panel discussion hosted by Electro Optics. The topic is “How is AI challenging capacity in data centre networks and how do optics line up against other solutions to the problem?”.
Summary
AI in data centres creates challenges such as increased energy consumption due to high-performance computing, leading to higher operational costs and environmental concerns. There's also the need for advanced cooling systems to handle heat generated by AI-driven workloads. Can optics help solve this growing problem?
Key topics will include:
- Scoping the challenge
- How do data centres prioritise solving problems and what do you need to look for when choosing a solution?
- The role of microoptics
- There are some interesting developments in this area. What’s out there and what is coming next? How are they transforming the effectiveness of data centres?
- Fibres and switches

Speaker

Dr. Chun He, Chief Scientist at Focuslight.
Sole or co-inventors of 21 US patents, Inventors of 25 international patents.
Main contributors of 50 peer-reviewed publications.
Over 50 invited and contributed talks in international and national symposiums and conferences.
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