Presenter

S. J. Ben Yoo received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering with distinction, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with a minor in physics, all from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 1984, 1986, and 1991, respectively. He currently serves as a Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering at UC Davis. His research at UC Davis includes 2-D/3-D photonic integration for future computing, communication, imaging, and navigation systems, micro/nano systems integration, and the future Internet. Prior to joining UC Davis in 1999, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Bellcore, leading technical efforts in integrated photonics, optical networking, and systems integration. He is Fellow of IEEE, OSA and NIAC and a recipient of the DARPA Award for Sustained Excellence (1997), the Bellcore CEO Award (1998), the Mid-Career Research Faculty Award (2004 UC Davis), and the Senior Research Faculty Award (2011 UC Davis)