Lora Ramunno

Lora Ramunno is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Ottawa, where she leads the Computational Nanophotonics Lab. She holds affiliations with the Max-Planck-UOttawa Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics, the NRC-UOttawa Joint Centre for Extreme Photonics, and the uOttawa Centre for Research in Photonics. She obtained her PhD in Physics from the University of Toronto in 2002, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at uOttawa.

Her research focuses on theoretical and computational approaches to photonics, with specialized interests in:

• Nanophotonics and nano-optics
• Intense laser-matter interactions
• Nonlinear optical microscopy
• High-performance computing applications
• Photonic device development
• Industrial collaborations in optical technologies

Recent publications (2019-2025) demonstrate strong trends in machine learning applications for photonic design, quantum light sources, plasmonic metasurfaces, and biomedical imaging techniques. Her work frequently bridges fundamental physics with engineering applications in optical communication and sensing.

Significant scientific recognitions include:

• Canada Research Chair in Computational Nanophotonics (2007-2017)
• Early Researcher Award (2007)

She mentors graduate students and postdoctoral researchers through her lab and has established multiple international research collaborations. Her team utilizes advanced computational facilities for modeling light-matter interactions at nanoscales.