Leonid Culiuc (Kulyuk), Professor and Head of Laboratory of Physics of Semiconductors at the Institute of Applied Physics.

One of the leading figures of the Moldavian research, he will hold the main talk on the Power of Photonics by giving a general overview of the applications of light technologies and their impact on our society’s life, the solutions it may give for the current global challenges and the perspective it offers for the future development.

Vladimir Abașkin, Leading Scientific Researcher of the “Applied Holography” group of the Laboratory of Materials for Photovoltaics and Photonics at the Institute of Applied Physics.

Will present his research within the Ener2i project, based on developing a new holographic technology for making Fresnel lenses for solar cells. The concentrators are created by using direct laser recording on photosensitive polymers.

Victor Bujoreanu, Product Development Engineer at EnergySolaris.

Will present the results of the project and testings of the AirSolaris collector, conducted at Fraunhofer ISE laboratory. Energy Solaris is developing new high-efficiency glazed solar air heating collectors for year-round space heating and ventilation, as well as food drying in warmer months.

Alexei Meshalkin, Deputy-director of Research and Production Center "Moldtehprotectie" SRL and Researcher at the Institute of Applied Physics.

Will speak about the application of new polymer materials sensitive to the light that is used in holography to record a holographic image. Usually polymer materials react to ultraviolet radiation, violet, and blue light only; however, they can be made sensitive to other colors of light by the addition of dyes. The light can produce a visible or invisible change in the polymers and invisible change is made visible by development. Novel polymer media for holographic recording, as well as application of holograms in security will be covered.

Dumitru Iurțuc-Boincean, Executive MBA – CEO and Co-founder of "Soluții LED" SRL.

“Solutii LED” is a pioneering enterprise in production of LED illumination devices in Moldova, specially designed for various types of use as offices, schools, hospitals, industrial halls and general use. The company’s fully “made in Moldova” certification of the devices is guaranteed by an insightful production cycle, covering the modeling and making of LED PCB, drivers, housing and diffusers.

Dumitru Cernobai, Administrator of AstroOptica.

Will present the novel technologies of coatings used for making medical lenses. AstroOptica is among the oldest Moldavian companies in the field of medical optics and provides a full set of services for medical diagnosis, adaptation and preparation of ophthalmic lenses.