Antonio Teixeira
Co-founder and CSTO
PICadvanced
Antonio Teixeira - PICadvanced founder and CSTO - received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, in 1994 and 1999, respectively. He holds an EC in management and leadership from MIT Sloan School and a post graduation in quality management in the field of Higher Education. He worked with Nokia Siemens Networks and Coriant as a Senior Specialist. He is currently a Full Professor at the Electronics department of the University of Aveiro and a Researcher with the Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro. He was also the University Doctoral School Coordinator for the past 8 years. He has published more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 250 conference papers. He is a Senior Member of OSA and a TPC Member of major conferences, such as OFC and ECOC, and several other conferences, such as ICTON, Networks, and GLOBECOM, and Photonics100 honouree. In 2014 he co-founded PICadvanced, a startup focused on providing solutions based on photonic integrated circuits targeting optical networks.
Presentations
Integrated Photonics from Opportunity to Mass Production for 50G+ Access Networks
PICadvanced accelerates the evolution of high-speed access networks through photonics, connecting the opportunity with R&D innovation stack and scalable production. This presentation showcases cost-efficient 50G and beyond optoelectronic platforms, merging optics and electronics for next-gen fiber access. Attendees will see how the full-stack integration and manufacturing support enable faster, more reliable, and future-proof network upgrades.