Luc Augustin received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. After his graduation, he went to industry, to work at Cedova, and Philips Research, and later in photovoltaics at Solland Solar. He has been active in the development, pilot production and optimization of innovative technologies. He is CTO at SMART Photonics.