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From Lab to Orbit: Unlocking Next-Gen Gravitational Detection with Quantum-Squeezed Photonic Integrated Circuit

September 25, 2025

ECE researchers Hamed Dalir, PhD, and Elham Heidari, PhD, are collaborating with Relative Dynamics on a project recently funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) which promises to expand the sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories such as LIGO and the planned space-based LISA mission, while also advancing applications in quantum magnetometry, fiber-optic gyroscopes, and biological imaging.

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Dalir Joins National Effort to Enable 3D Optical Packaging for Next-Gen AI Chips

May 14, 2025

Hamed Dalir, PhD, is part of a nationally-funded initiative to develop a transformative three-dimensional optical packaging platform that redefines how data is routed across and between chips. The project is led by Ali Adibi, PhD, professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, in partnership with Dalir, Juejun Hu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and colleagues at AIM Photonics, and nHanced Semiconductor. The team aims to unlock new levels of scalability, bandwidth, and energy efficiency by vertically stacking photonic layers and enabling seamless chip-to-chip optical communication.

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Dalir’s CHIP Lab Works to Revolutionize Low-Power Components for AI Hardware Accelerators

April 7, 2025

The CHIP Lab, led by Hamed Dalir, Ph.D., has been awarded up to $435,000 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to pioneer a transformative approach to analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion for next-generation AI accelerator processors.

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Heidari Works to Create Tunable Lasers

April 4, 2025

A new paper by researchers at UF Electrical & Computer Engineering has recently been published in ACS Photonics, outlining recent work in the area of tunable lasers. “Tunable Laser Using Transverse Cavity Surface Emitting Laser Working near Exceptional Point,” was authored by Elham Heidari, Ph.D., and her research group.

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CHIP Lab Secures Funding for Cutting-Edge Photonics Accelerators

January 8, 2025

The CHIP Lab, led by Dr. Hamed Dalir, has received $435,000 in funding from SRC to enhance photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and ferroelectric-tunable transparent conductive materials for high-performance computing applications.

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Dalir Receives Funding to Develop Next-Generation Oilwell Monitoring Devices

January 3, 2025

Dr. Hamed Dalir has received funding to advance research on a “Novel Long-Range Acoustic Method for Decadal Monitoring of Plugged and Abandoned (P&A) Wells.” This groundbreaking project aims to revolutionize the monitoring of P&A wells using advanced acoustic techniques.

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Dalir Elected as Fellow of IAAM

June 3, 2024

ECE Associate Professor Hamed Dalir was elected as a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of nanomaterials science and technology with dedication to indium thin oxide (ITO) and graphene for high-speed applications.

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Dalir’s CHIP Lab Integrates ML with Optical Networks

March 22, 2024

Dr. Hamed Dalir’s CHIP Lab at the University of Florida published a new paper in Nature Communications Physics showcasing their groundbreaking research on integrating machine learning within optical networks.

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Volker Sorger—Building the Future with Photonic Memory

September 18, 2023

FSI Director Volker Sorger and his team have demonstrated in a recent publication that photonic-electronic hybrid circuits could be built that would create a revolutionary kind of photonic memory.

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ECE Florida Welcomes Four New Faculty Members

August 21, 2023

ECE Florida is pleased to welcome four new members of the faculty: Dr. Volker Sorger, Dr. Yingying Wu, Dr. Elham Heidari, and Dr. Hamed Dalir.

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