Cool Chips 29, the IEEE Symposium on Low-Power and High-Speed Chips and Systems, will be held at the University of Tokyo, Japan on April 17, 2026. It is an international conference established in 1998 that focuses on advances in low-power, high-speed microprocessors and computing systems. The symposium brings together researchers and industry practitioners to explore innovations in chip architectures, AI hardware, and energy-efficient computing. NEC Laboratories America’s researcher Eric C. Blow will present a keynote talk that will explore emerging approaches at the intersection of photonics and artificial intelligence.
Eric C. Blow of NEC Laboratories America presents a keynote at COOL Chips 29 in Tokyo, exploring multi-modal photonic computing for real-time, ultra-efficient inference. This work highlights how photonics is reshaping AI performance, enabling faster and more energy-efficient processing across next-generation systems.