Grahame Faulkner received a BSc degree in physics and microelectronics from Brookes University in Oxford, UK, in 1992. In 1986, he joined the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, as a mechanical technician, became a research assistant in 1996, and is currently a senior researcher. His research interests focus on free-space optical communications. His scientific output includes 163 publications, corresponding to 6655 citations (h-index 37) (Scopus, 19 October 2023).
Dominic C. O’Brien is currently working as a Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford and leads the optical communications group. He is the Director of the UK National Hub in Quantum Computing and Simulation. He has a range of experience in optoelectronics research in industry and academia, and his group has a wide range of experience in free-space optical communications and optical wireless. His scientific output includes 242 publications, corresponding to 8964 citations (h-index 45) (Scopus, 19 October 2023).
Martin J. Booth read for a degree in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. His doctoral work in adaptive optics for confocal microscopy took place in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford. In 2001, he was elected to a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ Church, Oxford, and, in 2003, was appointed a Royal Academy of Engineering/EPSRC Research Fellow. In 2007, he was awarded a five-year EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship. He became a Professor of Engineering Science in 2014. His research interests focus on the development of new dynamic optical methods for applications ranging from biomedical imaging to laser-based manufacturing. In 2023, he was appointed as the Department’s new Chair of Optical and Photonic Engineering. His scientific output includes 305 publications, corresponding to 9178 citations (h-index 51) (Scopus, 19 October 2023).
Stephen M. Morris is a Professor of Engineering Science and a Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College. He was awarded a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and has previously held a Royal Society University Research Fellowship as well as an Official Fellowship at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge. He runs the Soft Matter Photonics Research Group with Professor Steve Elston, which researches a range of optoelectronic technologies based on soft materials such as liquid crystals and polymers. He has also authored/co-authored 5 book chapters and filed 10 patents. He is currently the Chair of the Oxford Photonics Network Committee and a member of the Steering Committee of the Space@Oxford Network. He currently leads the Photonics activities in the recently formed ESA Lab@Oxford and is the Academic Director of the Technology and AI program that is run by the Department for Continuing Education. His scientific output includes 158 publications, corresponding to 4962 citations (h-index 37) (Scopus, 19 October 2023).
