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Processing AI with light
Mahdi Chegini explores microwave photonics as an alternative hardware path.
The context
What the reporting shows
As AI models demand more processing power, Chegini’s doctoral work investigates hardware that uses light in computation. The aim is to improve speed and energy efficiency. This is a research profile about an engineering approach; it does not demonstrate measured savings across commercial data centres.
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Who this work touches
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The takeaway
A question to carry forward
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Source reporting
Microwave photonics: Lighting the way to more energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence
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