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David Marpaung is a Full Professor at the University of Twente, leading the Nonlinear Nanophotonics group. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Twente in 2009. Following his doctoral studies, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the same university, focusing on microwave photonic system integration and optical beamforming. Later, he joined CUDOS at the University of Sydney as a research fellow in August 2012, eventually becoming a Senior Research Fellow from 2015 to 2017, where he led research activities in nonlinear integrated microwave photonics. David has received numerous accolades, including the Discovery Early Career Research Award in 2015 and the Vidi award in 2017 from the Australian Research Council, and the START grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research in 2018. He was awarded the ERC Consolidator grant in 2022. His research interests encompass RF photonics, photonic integration, nonlinear optics, and phononics.
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Leading the Nonlinear Nanophotonics group and coordinating the teaching of the compulsory Applied Physics master course.
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Worked on microwave photonic system integration and optical beamforming.
CUDOS, University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Conducted research in the field of nonlinear integrated microwave photonics.
CUDOS, University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Led research activities in nonlinear integrated microwave photonics.
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