New scientific progress achieved as part of SoFiN project now published. The scientific publication presents the latest research advancements and results stemming as part of the significant project work exploring temperature prediction with a convolutional neural network performed by colleagues Esther Renner et al. from Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Schmauss team at FAU – Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nürnberg,…
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SoFiN project steps forward with continuous progress in the developments of the novel fiber optic sensing network, to be easily controllable and adaptable by software with capability of analysing a plethora of new data from different types of sensing elements. As part of the ongoing developments, two technical partners from the project, FAU leading the…
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SoFiN is a Horizon Europe funded project addressing the need for accurate, continuous structural and performance monitoring for an improved life cycle management of infrastructures, by proposing a novel remotely controlled fiber sensing system. Let’s briefly meet the Consortium and hear more about the invaluable work performed within the project: https://youtu.be/Nj4_jHzTN80?si=L9uh1Zp2mJspsv6d Thank you to all SoFiN…
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Excited to share the most recent news from the participation at one of the most prestigious global conferences with a long history as the industry’s leading event on laser science, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) represents the premier international forum for scientific and technical optics, uniting the fields of lasers and opto-electronics by bringing together…
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The exciting advancements in optical technology were explored at the recent 2024 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exposition (OFC) held from March 24 to 28 in San Diego, USA. It is considered one of the largest events around fiber optic communication and networking, with 12,500 registrants from 74 countries, 630 exhibiting companies and numerous sessions with presentations from renowned industry…
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SoFiN was represented by CyRIC at SPIE Photonics Europe this week. An important milestone of the event celebrating 20 years of research presented at a cross-disciplinary event highlighting compelling optics and photonics technologies — from digital optics to quantum technologies to optical imaging and sensing with additional topics including THz photonics, 3D printed optics, photonic…
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Smart technologies, grids, transmission and distribution. A network utilizing novel digital technologies, sensors and software for improved supply and demand with minimized costs and maintained stability and reliability. These and many more exciting topics are currently being showcased and discussed at Enlit Europe 2023 with a dedicated EU Projects Zone and an overall Enlit aim…
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Pleased to share some further scientific updates were recently presented at the 49th European Conference on Optical Communications, October 2023, by Florian Azendorf, Adtran Networks SE, as poster presentation titled “Acoustic Sensing after 50 km Transmission Fibre using Coherent Optical Subassembly” of initial results related to the SoFiN multi-sensing platform.
A successful M10 SoFiN project meeting took place on 13th – 14th September in Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. The meeting was hosted by the project partner Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, FAU – LHFT. The two-day meeting was a great opportunity for all partner teams involved in SoFiN Consortium to discuss in-person, the up-to-date progress, and look further into technical matters, issues and…
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Excited to share an initial scientific outreach of the SoFiN project was recently performed by Dr.-Ing. Michael Eiselt from project partner Adtran Networks, at the OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), with an invited presentation on the monitoring of optical networks with correlation methods, which included up-to-date project results. To stay updated with news as soon…
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