Professor Matthew Panthani will present a seminar on: Group IV Semiconductor Nanomaterials: A Route to Faster and Energy-efficient Computing Abstract: Continued scientific and technological advancements in computing and microelectronics have resulted in massive improvements in healthcare, and technological advancement, and global development. However, the energy consumption that is attributed to information and communication technology is a growing concern. Integrated photonic circuits could dramatically reduce the energy cost of computing, while also improving computational speed. However, crystalline Si — the backbone [...]