23rd-25th September, 2024 | Conference
Invited Speakers
- Prof., Dr., Habil. Gintaras Valušis
Dr. Mindaugas Varanauskas (Baltic Viper, JSC / Kaunas, Lithuania)
Drones in Modern Warfare
Monday, 23rd September, 10:15–11:00, Room A
Mindaugas Varanauskas received his PhD degree in technology from Kaunas University of Technology. He has more than 20 years of experience in the mobile telecommunications area. Since 1997, he has worked at Omnitel/Telia in various management positions, including CTO at Omnitel and Head of Networks at Telia Lithuania. He has also held several managerial positions in Telia’s global organization. Since 2022, he has been involved as a volunteer in the “Maži bet Stiprūs” organization, helping Ukrainian army troops. He is currently working at UAB “Dangolakis” under the brand name Baltic Viper, producing different types of FPV drones for the Ukrainian army.
Drones in Ukraine have completely changed the way we use them on battlefields. This area is developing rapidly, similar to planes or tanks during the First World War. First-person view (FPV) drones have evolved significantly during the last years of conflict in Ukraine. The presentation will describe the major impact of drones on modern warfare, anti-drone guns and jamming systems, and new drone developments
Prof., Dr., Habil. Gintaras Valušis (Center for Physical Science and Technology (FTMC) / Vilnius University / Vilnius, Lithuania)
Terahertz Frequencies and Semiconductor Chips: Integrated Solutions and Applications
Monday, 23rd September, 11:45–12:30, Room A
Gintaras Valušis graduated from the Vilnius University, Physics Faculty, in 1985. He acquired his PhD and habilitation at the Vilnius University in 1992 and 2007, respectively. 1995 – 1996 he obtained post-doc in ultrafast spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures at Institute of Applied Photo Physics, Dresden University of Technology, Germany. In 2000 and 2003 he was Alexander von Humboldt fellow in topic of terahertz physics at Physics Institute, J. W. Goethe University, (Frankfurt/M, Germany).
Currently, Gintaras withholds positions of director at the Center for Physical Science and Technology (FTMC), Vilnius, Lithuania, head of the Optoelectronics Department at FTMC, and professor in Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology of Physics Faculty at the Vilnius University. Gintaras is academician of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (since 2017).
His scientific interests cover terahertz physics and spectroscopy, optoelectronics and physics of semiconductor devices.
Terahertz (THz) frequencies remain as one of the most dynamic topics in physics research. It is defined by the particular place of THz range in the electromagnetic spectrum – as it is sandwiched between microwaves and the infrared one, a development of devices and components requires to merge or combine together different concepts or approaches. On the other hand, promising applications in imaging, material diagnostics, communication systems, etc. stimulates an intensive search for new solutions in design and fabrication of compact emitters and detectors as well as possible solutions in making systems compact and convenient in use.
In the given talk, THz imaging solutions using semiconductor chips (nanometric field effect transistors and bow-tie diodes) will be considered, integration of optical components will be discussed. A particular focus will be given on design principles and assembling of silicon diffractive optics components allowing their integration directly on a chip. Applications in imaging and communications will be revealed.
