Keynote Speaker

Prof. Yang Yue

SPIE Fellow, IEEE Senior Member, OSA Senior Member

Prof. Yang Yue

Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
SPIE Fellow, IEEE Senior Member, OSA Senior Member

MIT

Yang Yue received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and optics from Nankai University, China, in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, USA, in 2012. He is a Professor with the School of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Dr. Yue's current research interest is intelligent photonics, including optical communications, optical perception, and optical chip. He has published over 240 journal papers (including Science) and conference proceedings with >10,000 citations, six edited books, two book chapters, >60 issued or pending patents, >200 invited presentations (including 1 tutorial, >30 plenary and >50 keynote talks). Dr. Yue is a Fellow of SPIE, a Senior Member of IEEE and Optica.

Prof. Yang Yue

SPIE Fellow, IEEE Senior Member, OSA Senior Member

Prof. Yang Yue

Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
SPIE Fellow, IEEE Senior Member, OSA Senior Member

MIT

Yang Yue received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and optics from Nankai University, China, in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, USA, in 2012. He is a Professor with the School of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Dr. Yue's current research interest is intelligent photonics, including optical communications, optical perception, and optical chip. He has published over 240 journal papers (including Science) and conference proceedings with >10,000 citations, six edited books, two book chapters, >60 issued or pending patents, >200 invited presentations (including 1 tutorial, >30 plenary and >50 keynote talks). Dr. Yue is a Fellow of SPIE, a Senior Member of IEEE and Optica.

Prof. Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek

IEEE Life Senior Member

Prof. Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek

National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Mexico
IEEE Life Senior Member

MIT

Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek (Life Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. degree from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the M.Sc. degree from the University of Beograd, Serbia, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Sarajevo. In 1995, she joined INAOE, Department for Electronics, Puebla, Mexico, where she works as a Full Professor. She was a Visiting Researcher with UCSB, Santa Barbara, USA, from 2001 to 2002 and in 2006, with SDSU San Diego, USA, from 2008 to 2009, and also with UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, from 2015 to 2016. She is the author/coauthor of more than 80 journals and 400 conference papers. She is the author of the book: Random Signals and Processes Primer with MATLAB (Springer, NY, USA: 2013), and editor of books: Advances in Multirate Systems (Springer, NY, USA, 2017), and Multirate Systems: Design and Applications (IGP, Hershey, USA, 2001).

Prof. Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek

IEEE Life Senior Member

Prof. Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek

National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Mexico
IEEE Life Senior Member

MIT

Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek (Life Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. degree from the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the M.Sc. degree from the University of Beograd, Serbia, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Sarajevo. In 1995, she joined INAOE, Department for Electronics, Puebla, Mexico, where she works as a Full Professor. She was a Visiting Researcher with UCSB, Santa Barbara, USA, from 2001 to 2002 and in 2006, with SDSU San Diego, USA, from 2008 to 2009, and also with UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, from 2015 to 2016. She is the author/coauthor of more than 80 journals and 400 conference papers. She is the author of the book: Random Signals and Processes Primer with MATLAB (Springer, NY, USA: 2013), and editor of books: Advances in Multirate Systems (Springer, NY, USA, 2017), and Multirate Systems: Design and Applications (IGP, Hershey, USA, 2001).

Prof. Philippe Fournier-Viger

Prof. Philippe Fournier-Viger

Shenzhen University

MIT

I am distinguished professor at Shenzhen University (China). I have published 415 research papers related to data mining algorithms for complex data (sequences, graphs) and applications, which received more than 15,000 citations (H-Index 63). I founded the SPMF data mining library, which is cited in more than 1,000 research papers. I was keynote speaker for over 50 conferences. I received the most influential paper award at PAKDD 2024. I appear in the top 2% of researchers for scientific influence in the Stanford list, and I am a Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researcher.

Prof. Philippe Fournier-Viger

Prof. Philippe Fournier-Viger

Shenzhen University

MIT

I am distinguished professor at Shenzhen University (China). I have published 415 research papers related to data mining algorithms for complex data (sequences, graphs) and applications, which received more than 15,000 citations (H-Index 63). I founded the SPMF data mining library, which is cited in more than 1,000 research papers. I was keynote speaker for over 50 conferences. I received the most influential paper award at PAKDD 2024. I appear in the top 2% of researchers for scientific influence in the Stanford list, and I am a Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researcher.

Assoc. Prof. Jinpeng Chen

Assoc. Prof. Jinpeng Chen

Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China

MIT

Jinpeng Chen, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice Dean, School of Computer Science (National Exemplary School of Software), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He has presided over or participated in more than 40 projects at the national, provincial, ministerial and enterprise levels, and published over 100 academic papers, including those categorized as CCF Class A and Class B. He is the recipient of honors such as the Best Paper Award at ICONIP 2022, the Zhou Jiongpan Excellent Young Teacher Motivation Award, the "Chuan You 70 ·

Assoc. Prof. Jinpeng Chen

Assoc. Prof. Jinpeng Chen

Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China

MIT

Jinpeng Chen, Associate Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice Dean, School of Computer Science (National Exemplary School of Software), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He has presided over or participated in more than 40 projects at the national, provincial, ministerial and enterprise levels, and published over 100 academic papers, including those categorized as CCF Class A and Class B. He is the recipient of honors such as the Best Paper Award at ICONIP 2022, the Zhou Jiongpan Excellent Young Teacher Motivation Award, the "Chuan You 70 ·

About OCIA 2026

OCIA 2026 focuses on the interdisciplinary nexus of optical communication and intelligent algorithms, serving as a premier platform for global academic and industrial exchanges. As the digital economy drives an explosive surge in massive data transmission demands, the integration of optical communication’s high-bandwidth advantages with the powerful optimization capabilities of intelligent algorithms has become the core pathway to breaking through critical technical bottlenecks.

Important Dates

  • Full Paper Submission:

    Feb 5, 2026

  • Registration Deadline

    Feb 10, 2026

  • Final Paper Submission

    Feb 15, 2026

  • Conference Dates

    Feb 27-28, 2026

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