Program

The detailed session schedule for APN 2026 is presented below. All sessions take place at Taiwan Tech in Taipei, Taiwan (UTC+8). A downloadable PDF will be provided once final confirmations are complete.

Day 1 - Thursday, May 14

08:45-09:00
Opening

Opening

09:00-10:30
Keynote

Keynote Session

Chair: Kohei Shiomoto

  • K-1 From node hierarchy to network hierarchy - A cost-effective approach to realize broad-bandwidth optical networks -

    Hiroshi Hasegawa (Nagoya University, Japan)

  • K-2 Photonic Integration for Optical Interconnect and Switching

    San-Liang Lee (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)

10:30-11:00
Break

Break

11:00-12:30
Invited Talk

Invited Talk Session 1

Chair: Kohei Shiomoto

AI and Data Center Infrastructure Powered by All-Photonics Networks

  • I1-1 From AI to Generative AI: Cross-Domain Innovation and Future Applications

    Jing-Ming Guo (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)

  • I1-2 From MN-Core to Services: A Vertically Integrated Approach to Generative AI Infrastructure

    Hiroya Kaneko (Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN), Japan)

  • I1-3 Error-correctable High-precision Matrix Multiplication with Optical Accelerators

    Shoichi Hirasawa and Michihiro Koibuchi (National Institute of Informatics, Japan)

12:30-14:00
Lunch

Lunch

14:00-14:40
Technical

Technical Session 1

Chair: Naoaki Yamanaka

Toward APN for AI Infrastructure

  • T1-1 GPU-over-APN: A Photonic-Network-Oriented Architecture for Distributed Transformer Execution

    Kohei Shiomoto (Tokyo City University, Japan)

  • T1-2 Analytical Modeling of Multi-Dimensional Partitioning for Transformer Inference and Training on GPUs

    Kohei Shiomoto (Tokyo City University, Japan)

14:40-15:00
Organized Session

Organized Session

Chair: Naoaki Yamanaka

  • O-1 Transport Protocol Potential for Optical Networks with No/Shallow Buffers

    Hideki Tode (Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan)

15:00-15:15
Break

Break

15:15-17:15
Poster

Poster Session

Chair: Takafumi Tanaka

A. Presentation Poster

  • PP-1 Ultra-Fast Correction of Phase Shifter Errors in OPA

    Max. Buitendijk (Eindhoven Technical University, The Netherland), Silvano Donati, San-Liang Lee (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)

  • PP-2 Impact of Stimulated Raman Scattering in Real-Time S+C+L Transmission: A Comparison of G.654.E and G.652.D Fibers

    Issei Pribyl, Yuta Suzuki, Yuhei Matsumoto, Morihiko Ota, Takefumi Oguma, Hideki Maeda (NEC Corporation, Japan)

  • PP-3 Demonstration of Long-Haul 400-Gbit/s Transmission in a Commercial C+L-Band System Using a Recirculating Loop

    Ryusei Yamamoto (NEC Platforms, Japan), Yuhei Matsumoto, Yuta Suzuki, Hideki Maeda (NEC Corporation, Japan)

  • PP-4 Crosstalk Impact on Wavelength Division Multiplexing of Entanglement-Based Quantum Channels and Classical DWDM Channels in Hollow-Core Fiber

    Arisa Ohno, Hikaru Shimizu, Mao Miyasugi, Yumeno Seki, Naoyuki Funaoka (Keio University, Japan), Shun Fujii (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan), Hiroyuki Tsuda (Keio University, Japan), Masahiro Takeoka (Keio University, Japan / National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan)

  • PP-5 Effects of Nonlinear Distortion in Optical Fibers for All-Optical Inter-Satellite Networks

    Kota Kurome (The University of Osaka, Japan), Shoichiro Oda, Satoshi Shinada (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan), Ken Mishina (The University of Osaka, Japan)

  • PP-6 DREAM: Trustable AI Infrastructure for Secure Distributed Intelligence

    Kohei Shiomoto (Tokyo City University, Japan)

B. Poster Paper

  • P-1 C+L Multi-Band Long-Span 800-Gbps Real-Time Transmission Using Received-Power-Flattened Optical Signals under Bidirectional Raman Amplification

    Yuhei Matsumoto, Yuta Suzuki, Issei Pribyl, Morihiko Ota, Takefumi Oguma, Hideki Maeda (NEC Corporation, Japan)

  • P-2 Real-Time S+C+L Band Transmission with 400/800 Gbit/s Channels Using Transmit Spectrum Shaping for Flat Received Power

    Yuta Suzuki, Yuhei Matsumoto, Morihiko Ota, Takefumi Oguma, Hideki Maeda (NEC Corporation, Japan)

  • P-3 Investigation of Unrepeatered Long-Distance DWDM Transmission Using Hollow-Core Fiber

    Yumeno Seki, Hiroyuki Tsuda (Keio University, Japan)

  • P-4 Scalable Multigranularity Layered Optical Networks Enabled by Adaptive OXC-Type Selection

    Koki Kidani, Hayato Yuasa, Takuma Kuno (Nagoya University, Japan), Yojiro Mori (Toyota Technological Institute, Japan), Hiroshi Hasegawa (Nagoya University, Japan)

  • P-5 100-Gbaud MIMO-Less Polarization-Division-Multiplexed Coherent Transmission over PMF

    Yuto Maruyama (Toyota Technological Institute, Japan), Taisei Sekizuka, Takuma Kuno (Nagoya University, Japan), Yojiro Mori (Toyota Technological Institute, Japan)

  • P-6 Flow Control for Deterministic Communication over a Wavelength Path Using Linux Network Stack

    Yuta Ueno, Shingo Okada, Yukihiro Togari, Tomonori Takeda (NTT, Japan)

  • P-7 Development of the IoT PON ONU Prototype Systems using Power over Fiber Technologies

    Satoru Okamoto, Naoaki Yamanaka (Keio University, Japan)

  • P-8 Graph Agent Routing: Improving Throughput and Transmission Quality in Optical Networks with Reinforcement Learning

    Ngoc-Long Do, Duy-Phuong Trinh, Nattapong Kitsuwan (The University of Electro-Communications, Japan)

17:15-17:45
Wrap-up

Wrap-up Session 1

17:45-19:00

Excursion

19:00-21:00
Dinner

Dinner

Day 1 End