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Jurgen Van Erps

Professor

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Brussels, Belgium

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I am a professor of photonics at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Flanders Make and actively provide photonics innovation support to companies.

My organisation

VUB is an Urban Engaged University in Brussels, the heart of Europe. Almost 25.000 students, of which a quater from abroad, engage to build their future and that of the world around them. With high-level scientific research and education, the university delivers and active and engaged contribution to a better and more sustainable society.
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About me

I am a professor of photonics and optical communication systems at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium, and Division responsible for FlandersMake@VUB. I have an MSc in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in photonics from VUB. My main interests are applied research on optical interconnects, freeform optics and laser micromachining.

I have a lot of experience on photonics innovation with industry. I am involved in the PhotonHub pan-European digital innovation hub on photonics, which provides innovation support to companies, and SMEs in particular. Within PhotonHub, I lead the outreach workgroup in the application domain of Manufacturing and Industry 5.0.

I am also affiliated with the Flemish strategic research centre for the manufacturing industry, called Flanders Make.

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Skills

  • Photonics
  • Freeform optics
  • laser micromachining
  • polymer optics
  • two-photon polymerization
  • innovation
  • Research

Interests

  • innovation
  • Research
  • manufacturing
  • Micromachining
  • lasers
  • digital transformation
  • AI
  • Machine Learning

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  • Expertise

    Photonics

    The science and technology of light and its applications

    Author

    Jurgen Van Erps

    Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel

    Brussels, Belgium