Partners
Gradiant
IMIF
INL
USC
EnergHius
F6S
As the technical coordinator of BLOSSOM, I strongly believe in the project’s disruptive potential. BLOSSOM promotes a paradigm shift toward self‑sustained photonic systems that can harvest the energy they need to operate and autonomously manage its distribution, enabling intelligent and high‑performance functionality with zero dependence on external energy sources. At a time when the energy demands of digital technologies increasingly challenges global energy resources, BLOSSOM offers a new pathway to drastically reduce energy consumption, allowing a more sustainable digital society to truly blossom.
Marta Castro Lopez
Head of Micro-Nanoelectronics and Photonics Gradiant
BLOSSOM tackles key challenges to enable a new generation of high-performance, energy-conscious systems, paving the way for resilient, low-power intelligence. The consortium’s strong combination of experience, talent and passion provides a solid foundation for achieving impactful results.
Nuria Barros
Gradiant, European Projects Manager
My role in BLOSSOM is the definition of the heterogenous integration of photonics with CMOS circuits to capture energy losses towards self-sustained photonics neurons. Integrated photonics and energy harvesting combined had barely been explored. I personally do expect this to be a great source of disruption, creating impact through publications and patents.
Victor Manuel Brea Sánchez
Full professor of Electronics at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
My role in BLOSSOM is focused on the photonic technical development, particularly on component design and photoelectric conversion interfaces. Through this project, I aim to help drive the development toward a working prototype that can demonstrate the practical potential of these technologies. I also expect BLOSSOM to open a path toward greater sustainability through photonics, showing how these systems can reduce energy consumption while maintaining high performance. I believe BLOSSOM is essential because it is centered on optimizing energy efficiency in photonic integrated circuits (PICs), which are already among the most promising technologies for enabling low energy consumption in different fields.
Héctor Casas Ruiz
Research Engineer in Gradiant
Alex Martínez Montes
Research Engineer in Gradiant
“My role in BLOSSOM is to integrate CMOS-based power supply systems for photonic neurons. The PMUs are tightly coupled with the photonic modules in a heterogeneous integrated system. The joint exploitation of integrated photonics and on-chip energy harvesting remains largely unexplored, offering significant potential for disruptive advances in energy-efficient architectures.”
Fernando Rafael Pardo Seco
Associate Professor at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
I am the USC team coordinator in BLOSSOM. My role within the project is to design the heterogeneous integration strategy of the photonic and microelectronic components of the system as well as to ensure the efficient harvesting and reuse of energy losses within the system. My expectation is to be able to develop self-sustained photonic neurons through the combination of integrated photonics and ultra-low power CMOS energy harvesting techniques. This will constitute a breakthrough in the SoA of photonic integrated circuits with significant academic and industrial implications.
Paula López Martínez
Full Professor of Electronics at University of Santiago de Compostela
Deputy Director of the Singular Research Center for Intelligent Technologies (CiTIUS)
My role in BLOSSOM is the design of the analog core of the power management unit, optimising circuits to operate reliably at the ultra-low power levels compatible with the energy harvested. Pushing analog design into this power regime requires rethinking conventional circuit topologies from the ground up. BLOSSOM is the kind of high-risk, high-reward project where that effort is fully justified by the potential impact.
Óscar Pereira Rial
CTO and Co-Founder. energHius, Santiago de Compostela
I work on the development and fabrication of photonic integrated circuits within the BLOSSOM project, focusing on translating advanced designs into physical devices. My work includes fabrication, testing, and iterative optimization of photonic components to ensure they meet strict performance specifications such as loss, efficiency, and phase control. Beyond the technical work, I look forward to the project fostering strong collaboration between consortium partners and driving meaningful scientific and technological development. I am especially interested in its potential to enable new paradigms in energy-efficient computing and contribute to future advances in low-power and sustainable photonic and energy-related technologies.
Dominika Niewczas
Photonics Device Specialist, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics
BLOSSOM can change the future of integrated photonics. As Communication Manager, my mission is to elevate our marketing strategy so that our technological paradigm shift gets the spotlight it deserves. I am focused on bridging the gap between our great consortium and the wider market through transparent, dynamic, and impactful communication.
Sara Canedo
Communication Manager, F6S
My role in the BLOSSOM project is to connect the dots between communication, dissemination, and exploitation to maximize the project’s impact. I believe BLOSSOM is vital for reducing energy consumption across markets such as AI hardware, neuromorphic computing, and the integrated photonics and semiconductor industries, making it essential for achieving EU Green Deal objectives. I am confident that the dedication of the team will bring projects’ results closer to market and fully realize the project’s potential.
Joanna Makocka
Project Manager, F6S
