Dr Javier Porte Parera
Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer
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.
Publications
- Single pixel image classification using an ultrafast digital light projector
- Kanwal Aisha, Johnstone Graeme E, Dehkhoda Fahimeh, Herrnsdorf Johannes H, Henderson Robert K, Dawson Martin D, Porte Xavier, Strain Michael J
- Optics Express Vol 34, pp. 23803-23816 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.598810
- Single pixel image classification using an ultrafast digital light projector
- Kanwal Aisha, Johnstone Graeme E, Dehkhoda Fahimeh, Herrnsdorf Johannes H, Henderson Robert K, Dawson Martin D, Porte Xavier, Strain Michael J
- (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.12036
- 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
- On-chip wave chaos for photonic extreme learning
- Wilson Matthew R, Smith Jack A, Strain Michael J, Porte Xavier
- (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2508.19878
- 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
Professional Activities
- PhD thesis committee
- Examiner
- 3/7/2025
- PhD thesis committee
- External Examiner
- 2/7/2025
- CLEO®/Europe-EQEC
- Chair
- 27/6/2025
- Single Pixel Image Classification using Ultrafast Optoelectronic Hardware
- Speaker
- 27/6/2025
- CLEO®/Europe-EQEC
- Participant
- 26/6/2025
- Photonic Integrated Chaotic Microcavities for Extreme Machine Learning
- Speaker
- 30/5/2025
Projects
- Rank Prize Vacation Undergrad Grant JPP 2026
- Porte Parera, Javier (Principal Investigator)
- 15-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2026
- 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
Contact
Dr
Javier
Porte Parera
Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer
Institute of Photonics
Email: javier.porte-parera@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4670