Eric Sillekens

Optical Communications, Researcher at UCL

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Ahead of OFC 2026, Ronit takes us through the work of our TRANSNET programme and his research into the energy efficiency of optical amplifiers. Come along to our sessions if you’re attending OFC this year and would like to find out more! #opticalnetworks #ofc2026 @ofcconference

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@lookoutitsbbear Is it a screw?

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@lookoutitsbbear You are forgetting the basis for communication, crypto and machine learning described in "A Mathematical Theory of Communication"

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

We are happy to announce that we have 13 papers accepted for @ofcconference this year - including one invited and three top-scored! Read the full list and find timings here: https://t.co/4VlQyaqgF5

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@AntDX316 @Hacksterio @grok SCPI is what makes lab automation. Almost all devices you see in this picture are via SCPI, either via gpib or vxi11, serial port etc

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@jwt0625 I.e., https://t.co/3Y0JcpadSv

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@jwt0625 What software is this? And how much did this cost? Is this a thing you can show off at OFC hack your research?

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

I will actually give it a try...

[Dr Shuangyi Yan @necho]

@ESillekens 1) Buy API credit from Claude website;
2)Install Claude Code on your computer;
3)Try to do anything programing work or automation;
4)Learn hooks, skills, agent.

After 2 hr, you are a more advanced programmer than a senior who doesn't use AI.

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@necho Could you elaborate on that? Like, learn what with or about Claude Code?

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@eevblog This bad boy pulls more than 2 kW from the socket, so we gave it its own 16A commando socket. I dont know how they power it on 110V...

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@owainkenway BASIC mentioned https://t.co/P4t3RleagE

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@Taaldokter @CorCornelissen @Folia Aanspreken in derde persoon kan in het Engels gewoon als "would one like a biscuit with their tea?"

[NYU Courant @NYU_Courant]

Professor Yann LeCun (@ylecun) received the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (@QEPrize) from King Charles III at a ceremony in London yesterday. Congratulations to Professor LeCun and his fellow honorees!

Read more: https://t.co/pBui7QgpBS

Photo: QEPrize/Jason Alden

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

We are so happy to have Daniele from NICT visiting and working in our labs! NICT is a longstanding partner of ours and Daniele's fibre sensing and communications experiment is the latest project in our ongoing collaboration with them 🤝Looking forward to some exciting results!

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

@ECOC_Conference #ecoc2025 We’re here! Catching up with alumni and industry friends, and looking forward to the presentations! @AstonPhotonics @bayvel_p

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

Why is nobody showing love for the AI, only 2.8% sees this as a solution for characterisation of future 300GBd systems?

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

A very important aspect of research.

[TRANSNET @transnet_pgm]

Welcoming back Min from his 6 month internship with @Adtran and Callum, visiting from @nokia Bell Labs after graduating in 2022!

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

If only i could afford the almighty HOLGA 120N...

[burger @kivraan]

The camera & the photographs

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

@bayvel_p Absolutely love the wildflower meadow you have created. #NoMowMay

[Eric Sillekens @ESillekens]

New microscope in the lab!