Tuesday, 26 March,
12:00
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12:30
Theater II
Abstract available soon.
Moderator
Di Liang, Director, Sr. Staff Engineer, Alibaba Group, United States
Keynote Speaker
Rich Baca, Principal, Strategic Accounts, Ciena, United States
Interconnect Considerations for the Data Center AI Race
About Rich Baca:
Rich Baca is a seasoned engineer with over 30 years of experience. Most recently, he has worked on novel optical approaches to lower optical link cost and power consumption while increasing reliability. Along with active components, Baca has extensive experience with passive optical technologies for speeding up AI fiber optic deployments. He has worked on electromagnetics/laser simulation, microwave photonics & MMIC design, high-speed digital optical design, PON, fiber optic cabling and connectors at various companies such as Texas Instruments, Raytheon, Finisar, Tellabs, CommScope and other startups along the way. Baca has a PhD from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.