Dr Javier Porte Parera

Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow

Institute of Photonics

Personal statement

I received my PhD degree in Physics from the University of the Balearic Islands (Spain) in 2015. There I studied the nonlinear dynamics of delay-coupled semiconductor lasers with application to secure communications. From 2016 to 2018 I was postdoctoral researcher with the Technical University of Berlin (Germany) working on external optical coupling of quantum-dot microlasers for nanophotonic applications. From 2019 to 2022 I was Marie-Curie fellow at the FEMTO-ST Institute in Besançon (France) working on photonic spatio-temporal neural networks and additive manufacturing of CMOS compatible integrated photonic components. In 2022 I was awarded a Chancellor's Fellowship by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland, UK). As a result of this award I started working from November 2022 as a Lecturer at Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics. My current research interests cover complex laser dynamics, hybrid optoelectronic integration and photonic information processing.

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Publications

On-chip wave chaos for photonic extreme learning: Wilson Matthew R, Smith Jack A, Strain Michael J, Porte Xavier; Optics Letters Vol 50, pp. 7227-7230 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.577545
A spiking photonic neural network of 40 000 neurons, trained with latency and rank-order coding for leveraging sparsity: Talukder Ria, Skalli Anas, Porte Xavier, Thorpe Simon, Brunner Daniel; Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering Vol 5 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4386/addee7
Spiking rate and latency encoding with resonant tunneling diode neuron circuits and design influences: Donati Giovanni, Owen-Newns Dafydd, Robertson Joshua, Porte Xavier, Malysheva Ekaterina, Figueiredo Jose, Romeira Bruno, Dolores-Calzadilla Victor, Hurtado Antonio; Physical Review Applied Vol 24 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1103/n41r-3t9v
Photonic extreme learning with chaotic microcavities: Wilson Matthew, Smith Jack, Strain Michael, Porte Xavier; CLEO®/Europe-EQEC (2025); https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC65582.2025.11109125
Single pixel image classification using ultrafast optoelectronic hardware: Kanwal Aisha, Johnstone Graeme, Herrnsdorf Johannes, Henderson Robert K, Dawson Martin, Porte Xavier, Strain Michael; CLEO®/Europe-EQEC (2025); https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC65582.2025.11111172
Photonic integrated chaotic microcavities for extreme machine learning: Wilson Matthew, Smith Jack, Strain Michael, Porte Xavier; International workshop on reliable and sustainable neuromorphic hardware (2025)

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Professional Activities

PhD thesis committee: Examiner; 3/7/2025
PhD thesis committee: External Examiner; 2/7/2025
Single Pixel Image Classification using Ultrafast Optoelectronic Hardware: Speaker; 27/6/2025
CLEO®/Europe-EQEC: Chair; 27/6/2025
CLEO®/Europe-EQEC: Participant; 26/6/2025
Photonic Integrated Chaotic Microcavities for Extreme Machine Learning: Speaker; 30/5/2025

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Projects

Diamond Jubilee Research Studentship: Porte Parera, Javier (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2025 - 05-Jan-2028
UKRI Centre for Neuromorphic Technologies - Photonics focus - Aston lead - Period 1: Hurtado, Antonio (Principal Investigator) Di Caterina, Gaetano (Co-investigator) Porte Parera, Javier (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2029
Photo-Chemical Adaptive 3D Systems for Next Generation Neuromorphic Computing: Porte Parera, Javier (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2028
SPIKING PHOTONIC-ELECTRONIC IC FOR QUICK AND EFFICIENT PROCESSING (SPIKEPro): Hurtado, Antonio (Principal Investigator) Clemente, Carmine (Co-investigator) Porte Parera, Javier (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 29-Jan-2028
Enabling efficient, high-speed spatio-temporal neuromorphic computing using excitable large-area lasers: Porte Parera, Javier (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025
Fraunhofer UK Research Limited: Studentship Agreement | Wilson, Matthew: Porte Parera, Javier (Principal Investigator) Strain, Michael (Co-investigator) Wilson, Matthew (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027