Fotini Karinou

Principal Hardware Architect - Optical Technologies

Associate Editor, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2020 – Today, www.ieee-jlt.org. (opens in new tab)
Guest Editor, Optica, Featured Issue of Optics Express on “Advanced Photonic Technologies in Data Communication for AI”, Feature Issue of Optics Express (opens in new tab), 2025.
Lead Guest Editor, Special Issue on “Integrated Photonics for Quantum Applications (opens in new tab),” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022.
Conference General Chair, IEEE/Optica Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2025, Home | OFC (ofcconference.org). (opens in new tab)
Conference General Chair, Telecommunications, Optics & Photonics (TOP) Conference 2025, TOP Conference 2024 – Top Conference. (opens in new tab)
Conference Program Chair, IEEE/Optica Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2023.
Technical Program Committee Chair, IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2020. Subcommittee S1: Digital sub-systems and systems for datacenters.
Topic Chair, IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series 2020. Topic: Coherent optics for short reach networks (CSN), IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals. (opens in new tab)
Topic Sub-committee Chair, Telecommunications, Optics & Photonics (TOP) conference. Topic: “Data-centers” 2022, 2023.

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference 2021. Subcommittee S1: Digital sub-systems and systems for datacenters.
TPC Member, IEEE/OSA Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2021-2023, Subcommittee: Lightwave Communications and Optical Networks, Home | CLEO (cleoconference.org) (opens in new tab)
TPC Member, IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2020-2023. Topic Committee: Optical Communications and Networks (OCN), IEEE Photonics Conference (ieee-ipc.org) (opens in new tab).
TPC Member, IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference 2019. Subcommittee S1: Digital sub-systems and systems for datacenters.
TPC Member, IEEE/OSA Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference 2018. Subcommittee S1: Advances in Deployable Subsystems and Systems.
TPC Member, 22nd Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2017). Topic Committee O2: Transmission Systems and Their Subsystems.

Reviewer in peer-reviewed Journals and Conferences in the field of optical communications including:

Professional Service