George M. Saridis
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, in 1990. I am currently working as a Characterization Engineer at Semtech Corporation, a well-established company in the optical transceiver semiconductor industry. Previously, I was with the High Performance Networks group in University of Bristol, where I studied and I was awared my Doctorate degree. In my earlier career, I received my Bachelor's degree from Computer Science Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where I also worked on photonics and optical switching for my graduation thesis. My research, especially during my PhD studies, was mainly focused on optical dataplane architectures for Data-Center/High Performance Computing interconnects, utilizing Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) and other novel optical technologies.
For my Bachelor's degree, I supplemented my study of theories with countless experiments and verifications, with the result of achieving top-ranking scores in most of the core courses, as can be evidenced by my academic transcript. I have also availed myself of other opportunities to increase my specialized knowledge. While keeping myself abreast with the latest international developments, I reinforced my determination to specialize in photonics as my lifelong career as I became aware that important issues await intensified research in this field, ranging from Optical Fiber and Passive Device including Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexer-DWDM and Optical Switch (Mach-Zehnder interferometer), to Material and Optical amplifiers, such as SOA and EDFA.
In order to satisfy my desire to improve my hands-on abilities, I undertook testing experiments on communication and full-optical switching components at PhosNet, a leading computer and information system integration research laboratory. I concentrated on the experimental implementation and simulation of all-optical RAM row decoder. I was lucky to come under the guidance of two research PhD students and of course my professor N.Pleros with whom I undertook in-depth study and research on the working principle and the technology of Optical RAM. Based on my research findings, I completed my graduation thesis entitled "Experimental implementation and simulation of Optical RAM Row decoder", which was rated “excellent” (10/10).
I have been awarded my Ph.D. in 2017. I completed my Ph.D. studies in High Performance Networks group, Electrical and Electronic Engineering , University of Bristol. Supervised by Prof. D. Simeonidou and Dr. G. Zervas, my research was mostly focused on Design of architectures utilizing spatial multiplexing (SDM) and other novel photonic technologies for flexible, low-latency, scalable next-generation optical intra Data-Centre Networks. My work has been accepted for oral presentation in international optical communication conferences like OFC 2015 and ECOC 2015. I have been involved and has also contributed in prominent EU and UK funded research projects.
For the period November 2015 - May 2016, I visited to National Institute of Information & Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan since I was awarded the Internship Research Fellowship. My activities there as a visiting research fellow included participating in experiments regarding Multi-Core Fiber technologies and other related projects.
