The New Lighting - From challenges to solutions

Time and Date: 9:30-11:00, Mar. 16th
Place: Room 138, Henglong Physics Building
Speaker: Prof. G.Q. (Kouchi) Zhang, Philips' Fellow for SSL and Sr. Director for SSL Open Innovation Program

Abstract
Lighting is going through a radical transformation, driven by both society needs and rapid progress of SSL. Starting from the technology & business development trends, this presentation will summarize the major challenges associated with these trends, and highlight the new technology landscape of lighting: seamless integration and co-development of “More Illumination” (focusing on efficiency, cost, retrofit, miniaturization and revolution in form and fixture) with “More than Illumination” (focusing on new functionalities and applications, intelligence and interaction), in order to create high value lighting systems and solutions for broad applications. The impact of this new lighting technology landscape on future technology development will also be discussed.

Short Bio
As Philips’ Fellow for SSL and Sr. Director for SSL Open Innovation Program, Dr. Zhang works on SSL related innovation, roadmap and cooperative R&D program. He is also
•         Co-chair of Advisory Board of International SSL Alliance (ISA)
•         Chair of “More than Moore” Strategic Research Agenda/Eniac (European Technology Platform for Nanoelectronics)
•         Deputy director of European Center for Micro- and Nanoreliability (EUCEMAN)
•         Co-chair of academic council of Dutch national strategic innovation program for Micro/Nanoelectronics, Embedded Systems and Mechatronics (Point-One)
•         Vice chairman of Chinese Electronics Packaging Association, China
•         Member of International Expert Consulting Group of Chinese SSL Alliance (CSA), China
As an active and renowned player in international Micro/Nanoelectronics and SSL arena, Prof. Zhang has been making active contribution to European Commission, Dutch and Chinese government funded R&D programs & projects definition and execution. 
From his role as professor in Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, currently Dr. Zhang is supervising PhD and Postdoc candidates on “SSL System Integration and Reliability”. He has authored/co-authored more than 170 scientific publications; invited as keynote speaker by many events; chaired /co-chaired several international conferences; been serving as an associated editor for several international Journals.