Session Chair: Julius A. Muschaweck, JMO GmbH (Germany)

Please join us for an evening of stimulating discussion, networking, and conversation. This year we will hear from "Sir" William Cassarly of the Illumination Guild presenting his talk, "Illumination Design Problem for the International Optical Design Conference." He will give a review of the 2021 IODC Illumination Design Problem—The Curse of Prince Lambert—and unveil the 2023 version, a new tale from the Illumination Guild.

We will also hear from Simon Tsaousis, TSASPC, LLC and The University of Arizona, with his talk "Many-Core, Multi-Computer Optimization of Illumination Optics: Trace up to Billions of Rays per Second." Simon has a BS in Engineering Physics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and is currently a PhD student with Dr. Jerry Moloney at the University of Arizona solving nonlinear dynamics problems using the Semiconductor Bloch equations as well as rectifying simulation results in the lab. He also works with TSASPC, a startup, which is currently developing High Performance Computing (HPC) solutions to solve some of humanity's most daunting design challenges. Simon's love for scientific research and endeavor to advance humanity's understanding of the universe is what drives him to develop simple software solutions to solve some of the most complex problems in existence.

At the end of the presentation any member of the audience may present information within the broad field of illumination. Light refreshments will be served.

Light refreshments sponsored by:

The Optical Solutions Group at