Upcoming Events
SID-MEC Summer 2024 Online Talk: "Aspects of Near-Eye Displays for XR Applications"
On July 11, 2024, at 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) --> 14:00 Portugal (WEST/UTC+1), 16:00 Latvia (EEST/UTC+3), the SID Mid-Europe Chapter (SID-MEC) will start its new series of Online Talks, each focusing on specific topics of the information display field, mainly featuring key European speakers from industry and R&D.
This talk will focus on "Aspects of Near-Eye Displays for XR Applications", with speakers from Bosch Sensortec (Germany), Lusovu (Portugal), and Lightspace Technologies (Latvija).
The new SID-MEC officers organizing this event will emphasize lively discussion and interaction amongst the speakers and attendees - you are invited to become part of it!
Participation is free and open to attendees world-wide.
Please register here: https://s.fhg.de/SID-Europe
SID-ME Chapter Student Award
The latest Student Award was granted in 2022. We plan to restart the sequence on our next major meeting.
The Student Award amounts to €1500.
EuroDisplay 2024
This year's edition of the major European display conference is hosted by our colleagues from the French chapter and will take place
- from September 18-20, 2024
- in Grenoble, France
See https://www.sid.org/Portals/sid/Files/pdf/Eurodisplay2024.pdf
Student Award
The 1500 Euro SID-ME Chapter Best Student Award is granted yearly for an outstanding scientific or technical contribution to research on information display. The applicant must be a student (up to and including PhD student) when the work is performed and must be a member or student member of the SID-ME Chapter when the application is submitted. See this page for more information about (student) membership. Please note the very low price ($5) for student membership.
To participate, submit your abstract to the Chapter Meeting where the award will be granted and indicate that you want to participate in the competition. The applicant must be the first author of the submitted abstract and must personally present the work at the Chapter Meeting where the award ceremony will take place. If the first 2 authors are students and members, the prize can be shared between those 2 students. In that case, notify the award committee (see below) well in advance of the Chapter Meeting.
Present composition of the Award Committee:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. N. Frühauf, Universität Stuttgart, norbert.fruehauf(a)lfb.uni-stuttgart.de
- Dr. Jens Osterodt, Merck KgaA, jens.osterodt(a)merckgroup.com
- Dr. Stefan Riehemann, Fraunhofer IOF, stefan.riehemann(a)iof.fraunhofer.de
- Ing. Coen Van 't Westeinde, NDF , c.westeinde(a)ndf.eu
- Prof. Dr. ir. H. De Smet, Ghent University, Herbert.DeSmet(a)UGent.be
Past winners (this list is up-to-date as of February 8, 2024):
2022: Mr. Mr. Yannick Schellander from Stuttgart University in Germany, for his work on "High Gain Operational Amplifier Using Enhancement and Depletion Mode a-IGZO TFTs"
2019: Mr. Maxim Schmidt from Saarland University in Germany, for his work on "Robust BLU Design by Optimizing LSF Shape for Automotive Applications"
2018: Ms. Marta Kazimierska from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, for her work on "Spatial light modulators in non-rotationally symmetric imaging systems"
2017: Mr. Felix Fries from Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, for his work on "Organic light-emitting diodes allow for active beam-shaping without additional optical elements"
2016 : Ms. Elisabeth Bodenstein from Fraunhofer FEP in Germany, for her work on "OLED Micropatterning by Electron Beam Processing"
2015 : Mr. Mohammed Mohammadimasoudi from Ghent University in Belgium, for his work on "Thin film polarized liquid crystal backlight"
2014 : Ms. Selin Pıravadılı Mucur from the Gebze Institute of Technology in Turkey, for her work on "Enhancement Effect of Nanoparticles on Organic Light Emitting Diodes"
2013 : Mr. Lieven Penninck from Ghent University in Belgium, for his work on "Numerical estimation of the lasing threshold in dye-doped chiral nematic liquid crystals"
2012 : Mr. Jelle De Smet from Ghent University in Belgium, for his work on "The Quest for a Liquid Crystal Based Contact Lens Display"
2011 : Ms. Constanze Grossmann from Fraunhofer IOF in Germany, for her work on "Bidirectional OLED microdisplay utilized as inverse confocal sensor"
Past events
SID-ME Spring 2024 Online Seminar + Q&A session
Date & time: April 22nd, 2024 at 16:00-17:30 CEST
Topic: "New materials for film optics and game changing AR/VR optical component"
Abstract: The rapid advancement of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets has increased the demand for materials specifically designed for optical components used these devices esp. regarding improving the optical performance, realizing a small form factor and having low weight. This presentation discusses the challenges and current status of new liquid crystal based materials developed for AR/VR applications, including both passive and active components.
Speaker: Michael Wittek, PhD, Global Business Development AR/VR Display Solutions at Merck Electronics
Medium: MS Teams
EuroDisplay 2022
September 21st to September 23rd 2022 | Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany
EuroDisplay 2019
September 16-20, 2019 | Marriott Hotel, Minsk, Belarus
More information on : https://eurodisplay2019.bsuir.by/
For a report, see our Newsletter number 41.
Dates: July 3-4, 2019
Venue: Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
The General Meeting and Officer Election took place during this meeting.
Dates: April 17-18, 2018
Venue: Fraunhofer IOF, Jena and Leuchtenburg, Kahla, Germany
The General Meeting and Officer Election took place during this meeting.
EuroDisplay was organized by the Belarus Chapter in co-operation with the Institute of Physics (IOP), from October 31st to November 2nd
Venue: Hotel Meliá, Berlin, Germany
13-14 March, 2017, Dresden, Germany.
Applications/Markets:
- Near-to-eye projection, smart glasses, smart contact lenses; augmented / virtual reality
- Personal and professional wearable display applications)
- Ergonomics
- Training/Education
More details and Program on the Website
The General Meeting and Officer Election took place during this meeting.
3-4 November, 2017, Berlin, Germany.
Venue: Fraunhofer HHI (Heinrich Hertz Institute)
Meeting ran from noon to noon, with an optional guided visit to HHI Timelab on the 2nd afternoon.
Program
Special topics:
- 3-D and virtual/augmented reality
- High-end display applications (incl. ruggedized, automotive, medical)
- Quantum dots and lighting
Eurodisplay 2015
September 21-23, 2015
Ghent, Belgium
Generic EuroDisplay portal: sideurodisplay.org
Direct link to the '15 edition: EuroDisplay.ugent.be
During this conference, the SID-ME General Meeting and Officer Election took place, as well as the Student Award ceremony.
The EuroDisplay 2015 proceedings are available to all logged in SID members as a special issue of the SID Digest.
Some contributions are available as a peer reviewed full paper version in JSID. A virtual issue 'EuroDisplay 2015' is available on Wiley online.
SID-ME Fall 2014 Meeting
October 9-10, 2014
http://www.igm.uni-stuttgart.de/sidme
Organized by Stuttgart University, Germany.
Special topics:
- Active matrix technologies
- Flexible displays
- Process technologies for large area microelectronics
See Newsletter 33 for a report of this Meeting
SID-ME Spring 2014 Meeting
April 7-8, 2014
http://sidme2014.sabanciuniv.edu/
Organized by Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, in the SEED Event Center at the Sakip Sabanci Museum, overlooking the Bosporus.
Special topics:
- OLED displays and applications
- Graphene and other novel materials in display applications
- Flexible electronics and displays
During this meeting, the SID-ME General Meeting and Officer Election took place, as well as the Student Award ceremony.
See our newsletters for older events
Student Branch 'Ghent Lowlands'
website with recent activities
Activities prior to 2014
March 20, 2013: Organization of Photonics Event (http://www.photonicsevent.be)
March 7, 2013: Display Quiz
November 8, 2012: 3D event
October 5, 2012: New academic year launch event
June 2012: member BBQ
April 19 2012: Thesis event
Pixel workshop
'Make your own display'
Ghent Lowlands Student Branch activity
March 15, 2012 Ghent, Belgium
Seminar on Electrowetting and OLED microdisplays
Ghent Lowlands Student Branch activityFeb 27, 2012 Ghent, Belgium
Speakers:
- Dr. Ian Underwood (University of Edinburgh)
- Dr. Kurt Petersdorff (Samsung LCD Netherlands Research Center)
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