Professor Harish Bhaskaran, FREng, CEng, FIMechE is the Professor of Applied Nanomaterials at the University of Oxford, where he directs the Oxford Fab, and serves as the Associate Head for Research of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division. He is distinguished for his research achievements in engineering nanoscale devices including breakthrough photonic or neuromorphic computing and displays. He has won global recognition for his multidisciplinary work and leadership in successfully managing large programmes and in commercialising inventions. His research led to the commercialisation of conductive AFM tips (IBM/Nanosensors). He also co-founded three companies to commercialise non-emissive displays, decorative reconfigurable films and recently, Salience Labs in the field of photonic hardware for AI. He is a prolific inventor, including that of the photonic tensor core and pioneer in the fields of photonic computing, NEMS and sustainable nanomanufacturing.
