ThemeTitlePresenterAffiliationAbstract
Plenary Presenters
Ultrashort pulse laser-induced processes for electronics and advanced chip integrationGediminas RaciukaitisFTMC, Centre for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania
Subcontract Laser Processing – Past, Present and FutureNeil MainMicrometric
Dynamic Beam Shaping and its new Potentials in Laser WeldingChristian HagenlocherIFSW, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Interactive WorkshopAI Interactive Workshop - Train and Test your own Neural NetworkBen MillsORC, University of Southampton
Additive Manufacturing 1
Wednesday Room 1
10:45-12:15
High deposition rate wire-based laser directed energy deposition of millimetre-scale featuresXichen WangCranfield University
Hybrid Manufacturing and Performance Evaluation of β Ti-Alloy StentsPeter IbrahimUniversity of Birmingham
Additive manufacturing of pure tungsten lattice structures by laser powder-bed-fusion processMiguel Zavala-ArredondoUKAEA
Effects of energy density distribution on Ti-6Al-4V during hybrid laser-arc wire-direct energy depositionDavid Rico SierraCranfield University
Processing of various CM247LC powder chemistries in 500W L-PBF systemSatyendra KutiyalRenishaw
USP Drilling & Cutting
Wednesday Room 2
10:45-12:15
Drilling of Through-Glass Vias (TGVs) with femtosecond laser GHz burst modesPaulius BliškevičiusLight Conversion, Lithuania
TGV Direct Laser Drilling for next-generation electronicsDariusz ŚwieradFluence, Poland
Ultrafast laser drilling of TGVs in glass interposers for advanced semiconductor packagingDimitris KarnakisOxford Lasers
Ultra-short Pulse Laser Drilling of Glass with Modified Bessel BeamsJakob GueyeHeriot-Watt University
UV and DUV Laser Cutting of OLED Displays for an enlarged active area Alexej BelakowskiCoherent, Germany
Welding 1
Wednesday Room 3
10:45-12:15
Upscaling laser welding with beam shapingGwenn PallierCailabs, France
Soni-Shape-Laser - Autogenous laser welding of aluminium battery cases, via contactless ultrasonic and free-form beam shapingPhil CarrCarrs Welding
Benchmarking Wire-Fed Laser Welding Systems Powered by Static Beam Shaping Beam Wobbling on Tensile Strength and Fatigue Life of Aluminium 6082 and GradesRehab Al BotrosWMG, University of Warwick
Real-Time Penetration Depth Monitoring of Laser Welding Using Laser Depth Dynamic (LDD) OCT: An Experimental Study on Titanium, Steel, and Aluminium AlloysLaurence GlaisterTWI
Remote laser welding of Zn-coated steel to aluminium – A study on the effect of Zn vaporisation and subsequent corrosion behaviourAli Baghbani BarenjiWMG, University of Warwick
Cleaning
Wednesday Room 1
13:30-14:45
Shockwave-based cleaning of insect residue using a CO2 laserAnika LangebeckBIAS, Germany
High precision laser cleaning on the microscale using deep learningYuchen LiuORC, University of Southampton
Automated robotic cleaning of parts using retina safe wavelengthsTara MurphyWoodrow Scientific
Sources & Safety
Wednesday Room 2
13:30-14:45
Ultra-short-pulse oscillator, pre-amplifier and high-power Ho:YAG slab amplifierLucas GroultHeriot-Watt University
Advanced Picosecond Laser Technology: High-Energy Pulse Generation in Compact All-In-One Form FactorsHans TaylorPhotonics Industries International, USA
Reliable femtosecond UV-DUV solid-state lasers for industry applicationsLukas RimkusLight Conversion, Lithuania
Adapting Laser Safety SolutionsDavid LawtonKentek, USA
Microfabrication
Wednesday Room 3
13:30-14:45
Laser processing of optical fibresMike O’KeyOpTek
300 W picosecond laser machining of silicon nitride compositeStephen DondieuMTC
Welding and cutting of glass to create support pillars for vacuum insulating glass: proof of principleTara van AbeelenHeriot-Watt University
Scanning pattern optimisation techniques in ultrashort pulse laser welding of borosilicate
glass to Silicon for residual stress management in optical applications
Adrian DzipalskiHeriot-Watt University
Ultra-Short Pulse Laser Welding of Quartz CrystalRoss HerbertHeriot-Watt University
Cutting
Wednesday Room 1
15:15-16:30
Selective ultrashort pulse processing of multi-material electrodesNazanin MirhosseiniUniversity of Manchester
Remote cutting with ns pulsed fiber lasers can be enhanced by tailored processing
strategies
Jack GabzdyTRUMPF Lasers UK
A laser based manufactured SMA integrated deviceDeclan WynneHeriot-Watt University
The Water Jet Guided Laser, Technology Overview and Case StudiesBen MasonMTC
Lasers in the Nuclear IndustryTony JonesCyan Tec
Beam Delivery
Wednesday Room 2
15:15-16:30
High-Efficiency Freeform Diffraction Grating Structures for Parallel ProcessingPaul GrahamPowerPhotonic
Novel Optical Coating Techniques for High Power Laser Material Processing ApplicationsSamuel ThienelLaser Components
High-endurance IBS Optics for Laser ProcessingMartynas AdomaitisOPTOMAN, Lithuania
Human-Inspired Autonomous Optical System AlignmentDonald RisbridgerHeriot-Watt University
Efficient multi-spot and quasi-Bessel beam generation using all-fibre structure for
advanced material processing
Yongmin JungORC, University of Southampton
Texturing
Wednesday Room 3
15:15-16:30
Direct write and interference patterning for practical decorative and functional
applications
Paul ApteRideo Systems
An evaluation of the friction response of laser produced textures incorporating ordered
and stochastically distributed features
Paul Butler-SmithMTC
Laser micromachining station for riblets structures engraving on aeronautics parts to
reduce fuel consumption
Jérôme PatarsLASEA, Belguim
Advancements in precise micro and nanostructuring using UV to IR 1-picosecond laser systemPetr HauschwitzHiLASE, Czech Republic
High-Power Ultrafast Laser Texturing: From Micro-Processing to Macroscale ApplicationsVincent RouffiangeAmplitude Laser, France
Spatial Light Modulator for multi-hundred Watt Laser Materials Surface ProcessingWalter PerrieUniversity of Liverpool
Surface Engineering
Thursday Room 1
10:45-12:00
Effect of an Ultra-portable Laser Shock Peening System on Copper and AluminiumRohit KshirsagarAMRC
Laser shock peening of Scalmalloys® and its effect on necessity of stress relief heat treatmentRagavendran MeenakshisundaramAMRC
Influence of the dimple density on the corrosion behaviour of 316L stainless steel textured
with nanosecond infrared laser
Juan Ahuir-TorresLiverpool John Moores University
Lasers Speed Industrial Coating While Reducing Energy ConsumptionYacine HedefIPG Laser, Germany
Beam Shaping
Thursday Room 2
10:45-12:00
Towards Systematic Characterization of Ring-shaped Laser BeamsNicholas HarropPRIMES, Germany
Asymmetric Beam Shapes For Improving Laser Welding PerformanceAlexander GriffithsPowerPhotonic
Holographic Picosecond Laser Materials Processing with a Cooled Spatial Light Modulator
exposed to 200 W Average Power
Stuart EdwardsonUniversity of Liverpool
Fast thermal cycling during laser welding of AA6061 alloy with dynamic beam shaping in the MHz
regime to control solidification cracking
Venkat Vivek PamarthiWMG, University of Warwick
Welding 2
Thursday Room 3
10:45-12:00
“Laser-as-a-Service” with Dynamic Beam Shaping for Acceleration of Smart, Decentralised and
Sustainable Factory of the Future
Pasquale FranciosaWMG, University of Warwick
Dynamic Beam Laser for welding applicationsUdi GreenbergCivan Lasers, Israel
Testing a Photodiode-based SensorIntegrated to a Dynamic Beam Shaping Laser System for Inprocess Detection of Part-to-Part Gap and Weld Penetration DepthAaron MarxPrecitec, Germany
Investigation of the Optical Design of Remote In-Situ Operations of Pipework in Future
Fusion Power Plants
Seán Roche-WatsonUniversity of Manchester
The principles of ns pulsed fiber laser welding process that enable it to solve challenging
welding problems
Adam RosowskiTRUMPF Lasers UK
Micromachining
Thursday Room 1
13:00-14:15
Advanced Laser Machining: Power, Precision, and EfficiencyPhilippe LeopoldLumentum
Advanced Manufacturing by Short Pulse Lasers for Precision Processing on Challenging
Surfaces at the Microscale
Shuchen ZuoUniversity of Manchester
Ultrashort laser pulses processing optimisation for challenging applicationsOlivier AllegreUniversity of Manchester
Error Budgeting for Multi-Axis Laser Machining Systems to Understand Achievable
Performance for Percussive Via Drilling
Eric Belski,Aerotech, USA
Drilling
Thursday Room 2
13:00-14:15
Femtosecond Burst Mode: Utilizing Full Laser Potential in Micromachining ApplicationsAshley CraneEkspla, Lithuania
Ultrashort laser processing with MHz bursts: A new approach to improve production
throughput in industrial applications
Themistoklis KarkantonisOxford Lasers
Data driven strategies for heat management in high density drillingToby BarnardOxford Lasers
High-throughput multi-beam millisecond laser micro-hole drillingMitchell LeeringMTC
Advanced software solutions for laser micromachining: Enabling different approaches for hole drilling & cuttingAgne Butkute-EidieteDirect Machining Control
E-Mobility
Thursday Room 3
13:00-14:15
AI-Driven Precision and Efficiency: Revolutionising High-Value ProductionIvana GarfittAGRATAS
Pre-and-Post Processing of Blue Laser Welded Copper-to-Tin-Coated Steel Applicable for
EV-Battery Application
Pratik ShuklaMTC
Static and Dynamic Laser Beam Shaping for E-Mobility Applications: Physical and Practical
Impacts via Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation
Marcin Piotr SerdecznyFlow Science, USA
On the Fly Laser Welding SolutionsDaniel LückIPG, Germany
Hybrid Manufacturing
Thursday Room 1
14:45-16:00
Hybrid Laser-Mechanical Machining of Advanced MaterialsSundar MarimuthuMTC
Investigation of Dynamic Thermal and Deformation Behavior for AA6061-T6 Alloy in Laser
Forming for Automotive Manufacturing
Yang FeiUniversity of Liverpool
Fabrication of a superhydrophobic Ti alloy surface by femtosecond- low vacuum
hybrid processing
Jagdheesh RadhakrishnanMTC
Hybrid Laser Arc Welding (HLAW) of Various Materials in Butt Joint ConfigurationTien-Ching ChenProClad Advanced Technology & Service, Taiwan
AI & Machine Learning
Thursday Room 2
14:45-16:00
Photonic production chains - AI methods and shaped light for laser material processingMarkus Kogel-HollacherPrecitec, Germany
Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Silicon Wafer Thinning for Hardware Security
Applications
Eric Mottayh-nu, France
Coherent beam combination with phase and amplitude control using deep learningFedor ChernikovORC, University of Southampton
AI-Enhanced Laser Drilling of Hard-to-Machine MaterialPriyanka GhoshMTC
Additive Manufacturing 2
Thursday Room 3
14:45-16:00
Laser Cladding of Valve SeatsRajasundaram SabarikanthOptilase, India
Laser Weldability of Additively Manufactured Aluminum Alloys: Insights into Welding
Conditions and AM Techniques
Tianzhu SunWMG, University of Warwick
Cored wires for laser welding and additive manufacturing: case studiesMario CorderoWelding Alloys
Powder Gas Jet Stream Characterisation in Laser Directed Energy DepositionJoão Pedro Madeira AraujoBrunel University
Cost-effective internal-surface EHLA CRA cladding for casing corrosion mitigation in
geothermal applications
Tomaso MaccioTWI