Ali Adibi

Ali Adibi is a Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he serves as director of the Center for Advanced Processing-tools for Electromagnetic/acoustics Xtals (APEX). He holds the Joseph M. Pettit Faculty Chair and specializes in photonics research with applications spanning biosensing, optical communications, and biomedical imaging.

His research focuses on interdisciplinary areas including:

• Photonic crystal devices for wavelength division multiplexing and biosensors
• Ultra-compact spectrometers for environmental monitoring
• Silicon photonics and slow light structures
• Phononic crystals for sensing applications
• Advanced techniques for holographic data storage

Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on reconfigurable metaphotonic devices, inverse design methodologies, and applications of phase-change materials in optics.

Dr. Adibi has received numerous prestigious awards:

• Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2005)
• National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2003)
• David & Lucile Packard Fellowship (2002)
• NASA Space Act Award (2002)
• Optoelectronics Young Investigator Award (2003)