1 December 2025 / 15:00 - 17:00 CET
EPIC Online Technology Meeting on Photonics for New Space – Debris Removal
Online Event










Space debris poses a growing challenge to satellite operations and future space exploration. Photonics-based technologies, such as laser tracking, optical communications, and directed energy systems, offer innovative solutions for detecting, monitoring, and even mitigating space debris. These advancements enhance precision, reduce risks, and support sustainable space operations.
In this online event, we’ll explore the latest developments in photonics for space debris removal, discuss key challenges, and engage with experts on the future of orbital sustainability.
Join us to discover how photonics is shaping the next era of space safety and debris management!

Agenda

15:00 – 15:05 Opening by Jeremy Picot-Clemente, Photonics Technology Expert at EPIC

15:05 – 15:20 Jena OptronikIR cam / Lidar for spacecraft – Simon Chelkowski, Director SSA Programs

15:20 – 15:35 Orbital LaserLaser-based Detumbling Solution for Active Debris Removal MissionAditya Baraskar, Senior Scientist & Global Business Lead

15:35 – 15:50 AirbusSpace-Based Optical Component (SBOC) for the ESA VISDOMS mission – Hubert Ceeh, Chief Engineer

15:50 – 16:05 NovovizPhoton counting cam – Andrada Muntean

16:05 – 16:20 Oxford InstrumentsHigh speed VIS-SWIR imaging for the detection of space debris – François Yaya, Product Manager

16:20 – 16:35 Demcon – Bart van de Laar, System Engineer

16:35 – 16:50 ESAOrbital Maintenance via Laser Momentum Transfer – Andrea Di Mira, Optical System Engineer

16:50 – 17:05 Amplitude LaserLaser solutions for active space debris tracking and beyond– Antoine Courjaud, Strategic Business Development, Secondary Sources for Medical and Energy

17:05 – 17:10 Closing by Jeremy Picot-Clemente, Photonics Technology Expert at EPIC

Speakers

Director of Space Situational Awareness, PhD in Physics, Research background: Gravitational wave physics and quantum optics, Area of expertise: Space situational/domain awareness, Project Management, System Engineering, Laser Interferometry, etc

Director SSA Programs at Jena Optronik

Dr. Aditya Baraskar, Senior Scientist and Global Business Lead at Orbital Lasers, develops space-based laser systems for debris detumbling, removal and LIDAR EO satellites, advancing precision sensing and sustainable orbital operations.

Senior Scientist & Global business lead at Orbital Laser

Dr. Hubert Ceeh works as a systems engineer for Airbus Defence and Space in the optical instruments department. He holds a PhD in experimental physics from the Technische Universität München and works for ten years in the field of high performance optical instruments for space applications.

Chief Engineer at Airbus

Andrada Muntean is an expert in semiconductor microelectronics, and integrated circuit design, with hands-on experience in CMOS, SPAD-based imaging sensors, and mixed-signal IC design. She holds a PhD in Microelectronics from EPFL. As founder and CEO of NovoViz, Andrada drives the development of advanced computational single-photon imaging technology for demanding industrial applications.

Chief Executive Officer & Founder at NovoViz

Dr. François Yaya is a Product Manager at Oxford Instruments, specializing in high-performance cameras for scientific research and industrial applications. Drawing from his extensive background in biophysics, he employed various techniques coupled with imaging technologies throughout his research. He now collaborates closely with scientists from a variety of research fields to develop innovative solutions.

Bart Van De Laar is a system engineer working for Demcon High-Tech systems with close to a decade experience in the space domain, with a focus on free-space optical communication systems.

System Engineer at Demcon
Optical System Engineer at European Space Agency - ESA
Strategic Business Development, Secondary Sources for Medical and Energy at Amplitude Laser
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Attendees
  • Aditya Baraskar, Senior Scientist & Global business lead����� at Orbital Lasers
  • Alexander Telle , CEO of ACM Coatings at Acktar (ACM Coatings)
  • Alexis Jarry, Commercial Manager at Bertin Technologies
  • Andis Dembovskis , BIzDev Executive at AGENIUM Space
  • Andrada Muntean , CEO at NovoViz
  • Andrea Di Mira, Optical Engineer at European Space Agency
  • Andreas Zepp, Scientist at Fraunhofer IOSB
  • Antoine Courjaud , Strategic Business Development at Amplitude Laser
  • Antonio Guardiani , Application Engineer at Single Quantum
  • Antreas Theodosiou , CEO at Lumoscribe
  • Armin Zach , CTO at TOPTICA Projects
  • Attila Werner , Sales at Primes
  • Bart � van de Laar�, System Engineer������ at Demcon
  • Boris Eichhorn , Senior Manager New Venture at SCHOTT
  • Claire Kennedy , Senior Sales Manager at Axetris
  • Clemens Dicke , Head of Sales & Technology at Edmund Optics son-x
  • Dan Allen, Senior Programme Manager at Bryce Space Global
  • Daniel Giampa , Business Development Manager & Product Manager for Space and Military at Diamond
  • David Chew, Founder at Orbitorus
  • David Harrison , Business Development Manager at MATERION BALZERS OPTICS
  • Dirk Kalinowski , Dep. Network Manager at AeroSpace.NRW
  • Emilio J. Fernandez, ATP Higher Degree at IAA-CSIC
  • Eric Punzel , Laser Technology Specialist at MD Elektronik
  • Francesco D'Amato , Research Director at CNR-INO
  • Francesco D'Angelo, Senior Solutions Engineer at Edmund Optics
  • Francois Yaya, Research scientist in biophysics�� at Oxford Instruments
  • Gemma Neroni, Systems Engineer at TNO
  • Giancarlo Tonello , sales Engineer at Laser Optronic
  • Giulia Chiecchio Richard, Student at Institut optique
  • Guido Bonati , General Manager at SILL Optics
  • Guido Toci, Senior Researcher at CNR-INO
  • Heiko Mettler, Senior Customers Support Expert at AIXTRON
  • Helmut Fedder , CEO at Single Quantum
  • Hubert Ceeh , Chief Engineer at Airbus Defence and Space
  • Hubert Moser , Managing Director, CTO at Flawless Photonics
  • Ignazio Ciccomascolo , Sales and Business Development at I-Photonics
  • Ireneu Dias , Researcher at INESC TEC
  • Jan Vanda , Space and Defence Projects Coordinator at HiLASE Centre, FZU - Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
  • Jan Vermeiren , Business Development Manager at Caeleste
  • Jeff Nicholson , Senior Engineering Manager at Lightera
  • Jens Verbeeck, CEO at Magics Technologies
  • Jeremie Dain, Product Lifecycle Management at BKTEL PHOTONICs
  • Jerome Cornu , Technical Sales Engineer at Bertin
  • Jerome Hauden, R&D Manager at Exail Photonics
  • Joe Lin , Senior BD Manager at Merck Performance Materials
  • Josue Parra Cetina , R&D engineer at ficonTEC Ireland
  • Justas Varpucianskis, Program manager at EKSPLA
  • Kestutis Jasiunas , Chairman of the Board at Ekspla
  • Kevin Contreras , R&D Manager at V-Optics
  • Kevin Masciave , Area Sales Manager at Bertin Alpao
  • Konstantin Holzner , Program Manager Free-Space Optical Communication at TOPTICA Projects
  • Lars Lierstuen , Head of Space and Business Development at Norsk Elektro Optikk
  • Leonard Prengere, Adaptive Optics Scientist at Fraunhofer IOSB
  • Luigi Ghezzi , Technical Marketing Engineer at Hamamatsu Photonics
  • Maik Frede , CEO at neoLASE
  • Manuel Lopes , Optical Department Manager at Latecoere
  • Maria Concilio, Researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Martin Mayer , Project Manager Space at Toptica Eagleyard
  • Marvin Klein, New Business Development at DEMCON
  • Masashi Nakamura, Principle Engineer at JX Advanced Metals Corporation
  • Mathieu Maisonneuve , CTO at Phantom Photonics
  • Matthias Goy, Group Manager at Fraunhofer IOF
  • Matthias Hedrich , Head of Technical & Sales Department at DIAMOND
  • Matthias Heinzig , Engineer at Fraunhofer IOF
  • Matthias Kail , Sales Engineer - PIC Packaging at PhotonFirst
  • Minh Chau laurent Luong , Business Development at Materion Balzers Optics
  • Natalia CANAS ESTRADA, Technical Systems Expert at Mynaric Lasercom
  • Nikolay Smolentsev , Consultant at NOptics
  • Nikos Karafolas, Technical Officer at ESA
  • Nolan Chan, Sales Director at Phasics
  • Nuno Edgar Nunes Fernandes , Optoielectronics & Photonics Engineering Entrepreneur at Engineering World Company and Precision with Light
  • Pablo Rodriguez, Optical Engineer at Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial
  • Paolo Tagliabue , Managing Director at Optical Sensing Technologies
  • Paul Gillespie , Managing Director - DeepTech at Sheffield Haworth
  • Philipp Farr, Group Manager Precision Optical Coatings at Fraunhofer IST
  • Pol Ribes Pleguezuelo , Phtonics Engineer at ESA
  • Quang Tri Le , Researcher at AGC Glass Europe
  • Ramon Navarro , CEO at Tiny Telescope
  • Regina Gumenyuk , Senior Research Fellow at Tampere University
  • Robert Loredo , IBM Quantum Ambassador Worldwide Lead at IBM
  • Rodrigo Linares , Head of Image Intelligence and EW Products at Tecnobit (Grupo Oesia)
  • Rolando Ferrini , Chief Product Officer at FEMTOprint
  • Ruben Biesheuvel, Optical Engineer at Demcon Focal
  • Saif Almazrouei , Researcher at Technology Innovation Insitute (TII)
  • Samuel Gouin , Product Line Manager at indie
  • Santiago Simon , Head of Photonics Area at TECNOBIT
  • Sebastien Reithinger , Tech Leader at Alfamation
  • Shi Li , Principle Application Engineer at VPIphotonics
  • Simon Chelkowski , Director Space Situational Awareness at Jena-Optronik
  • Simon Schwarz, Senior Expert Optics at Heraeus Covantics
  • Simone Lavizzari , Investment Manager at Join Capital
  • Stephanie Hesse-Ertelt , Research Manager at Fraunhofer IOF
  • Steven Coltman , Sales Director at First Light Imaging SAS / Oxford Instruments
  • Szymon Gladysz , Group Lead at Fraunhofer IOSB
  • Takenori Kumagai , Senior Manager at JX Advanced Metals Corporation
  • Thibault Bautze-Scherff, Head of Sales at Blackbird Robotersystem
  • Thomas Bocher , Director Market Segments - Global at PI
  • Vasili Savitski , Researcher at Fraunhofer UK
  • Vassilios Papantoniou , Member BOD at HTR
  • Ying Cao, CTO at Magics Technologies
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Jeremy Picot-Clemente, PhD
Jeremy Picot-Clemente, PhD
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