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Conference Program

Welcome to the program page for OTST 2026. Here you will find the schedule of talks, poster sessions, and other events. The program is subject to change. Please check back regularly for updates.

Tutorial Talks

X.C. Zhang
X.C. Zhang The University of Rochester
Topic: THz liquid photonics
This tutorial will cover recent progress in THz liquid photonics—an extension of our previous research on THz air photonics. Investigating THz generation from liquids may complete the final piece of the matter-phase puzzle in THz photonics.
Andrea Markelz
Andrea Markelz The University at Buffalo
Topic: To be Announced
Abstract details for Professor Markelz's tutorial will be posted here shortly.
Younes Ra'di
Younes Ra'di Syracuse University
Topic: Applications of Metamaterials
Abstract details for Professor Ra'di's tutorial will be posted here shortly.
Jens Neu
Jens Neu Institution Name
Topic: Optical Pump THz Probe Spectroscopy
Abstract details for Professor Neu's tutorial will be posted here shortly.

Keynote Speakers

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Masayoshi Tonouchi
Okayama University, Japan (Title: Scanning Point Terahertz Source for Bio-Applications)
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Clara Saraceno
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany (Title: New directions in high average power, ultrafast laser-driven THz sources)
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Coskun Kocabas
The University of Manchester, UK (Topic: Far-field and Near-field Imaging Techniques)
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Aydogan Ozcan
University of California Los Angeles, USA (Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing)
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Daniel Mittleman
Brown University, USA (Title: Terahertz Sensing and Communications in the Near Field)
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Mengkun Liu
Stony Brook University, USA (Title: Recent Advances in THz near-field Nanoscopy)
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Richard Averitt
University of California San Diego, USA (Title: Nonlinear Dynamics in Terahertz Dirac Metamaterials)
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Zachary Taylor
Aalto University, Finland (Title: TBA)
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Peter Jepsen
Technical University Denmark, Denmark (Topic: Spectroscopy)
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David Burghoff
University of Texas at Austin, USA (Topic: Quantum Optics and Phenomena)
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Kaushik Sengupta
Princeton University, USA (Topic: Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing)
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J. Hiuk-Son
University of Seoul, South Korea (Topic: Biology and Biomedical Applications)

Invited Speakers

Benjamin Williams
University of California Los Angeles, USA (Title: Towards quantum-cascade VECSELs as THz spectroscopic sources)
Chiko Otani
RIKEN, Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan (Title: Development of Terahertz Sensing Components and Applications)
Marco Rahm
University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (Title: Machine-Learning Assisted Design of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces)
Aparajita Bandyopadhyay
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (Title: Optical and THz sensing provide objective and senstive assessment of degradation in marble heritage structure)
Kosuke Murate
Nagoya University, Japan (Title: Spectroscopic Terahertz Imaging using Parametric Generation and Detection)
Felix Hernandez
University of São Paulo, Brazil (Title: Magneto-Terahertz Spectroscopy of Correlated Magnetic Materials)
Tom Siday
University of Birmingham, UK (Title: Subcycle terahertz microscopy: how to reach the smallest spatial scales)
Berardi Sensale-Rodriguez
University of Utah, Salt-Lake City, USA (Title: Structured THz light with diffractive optical networks)
Shaghik Atakaramians
UNSW Sydney, Australia (Title: TBA)
Michael Ruggiero
University of Rochester, USA (Title: When Vibrations Become Chemistry: Terahertz Phonons Dictate Reactivity in Organic Materials)
Tyler Cocker
Michigan State University, USA (Title: Atomic-scale terahertz time-domain spectroscopy)
Mona Jarrahi
University of California Los Angeles, USA (Title: Monolithically integrated terahertz optoelectronics enabled by gain-enhanced photomixing in quantum well heterostructures)
Suresh Venkatesh
NC State University, USA (Title: CMOS platforms for Sub-THz wavefront generation and manipulation)
Henry Everitt
Rice University, USA (Title: TBD)
Pernille Klarskov Hansen
Aarhus University, Denmark (Title: Terahertz Time‑Domain Spectroscopy for Plastic Classification in Waste Sorting and Recycling)
James Lloyd-Hughes
University of Warwick, UK (Title: Advanced photoconductive THz devices for time-domain spectroscopy, imaging and ellipsometry)
Henry Everitt
US Army DEVCOM, USA (Title: QCL-pumped molecular THz lasers)
David Citrin
Georgia Tech, USA (Title: TBA)

Conference Schedule Overview

Date Time Activity Location
Sunday, April 12, 2026 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Tutorials Duke Campus
Monday, April 13, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Invited Talks JB Duke Hotel
Tuesday, April 14, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Invited Talks JB Duke Hotel
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Invited Talks JB Duke Hotel
Thursday, April 16, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Invited Talks JB Duke Hotel
Friday, April 17, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM Invited Talks JB Duke Hotel

Poster Sessions

Details about poster session schedules, topics, and presentation guidelines will be available here. A list of accepted posters will also be provided.

Social Events

For any questions regarding the program, please contact the program chairs or the general conference organizers.