Kevin Macdonald

Professor Kevin Macdonald is a Research Professor at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the Nanophotonics Group within the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC). His research focuses on advanced optical metrology, nanophotonics, and metamaterials, with particular emphasis on picoscale precision and time crystal dynamics. He currently supervises multiple PhD students in areas such as photonic localization and metamaterial-based systems.

Active research projects include:

• A Photonic-electronic Non-von Neumann Processor Core (EPSRC-funded)
• Next Generation Optical Metrology Driven by Nanophotonics (EPSRC)
• Pixelated Chalcogenide Meta-Devices (Samsung-funded)

His work bridges fundamental photonics with applied technologies, addressing challenges in high-speed imaging, quantum systems, and nano-scale motion tracking.

He collaborates extensively with international researchers and industry partners, including Samsung Electronics. His labs are equipped with cutting-edge facilities for optical metrology and metamaterial fabrication.