34th Annual CMOC Symposium

Connecticut Microelectronics and Optoelectronics Consortium (CMOC) is pleased to announce that the 34th Annual Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.  The format of the Symposium will be VIRTUAL (Webex platform) with a possible hybrid component. 

Highlights: Invited talks in Nanoelectronics, Nanophotonics, Quantum Computing, Biosensors, Alternate Clean Energy Sources, In-Memory Computing and Machine Learning, and Emerging Applications. 
Invited Talks: TBA

We invite you to participate in the symposium by submitting a one to two-page abstract describing current research/project for a short (10 minutes) oral presentation or for the poster session. 

• The following topical areas are suggested: 
  • Quantum Materials         
  • Devices              
  • Quantum Computing
  • Bio-sensing               
  • Clean Energy / Storage / Emerging Technologies 

Prizes will be given for Best Student Presentations/Posters. 

Abstract DEADLINE: Thursday, February 12, 2026  
Please email abstracts (PDF file with one-inch margins, 11 or 12 font) to:  
Prof. M. Gherasimova   
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06601  
mgherasi@bridgeport.edu  
Indicate in the email your preference for a short oral or poster presentation.

Expanded proceedings papers will be published as a special issue of  International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems (IJHSES).  
Manuscript submission deadline: April 25, 2026. 

Registration: No cost

• Participating Schools:
  • University of Connecticut
  • Trinity College
  • Yale University
  • University of Bridgeport
  • Western Connecticut State University
  • Southern Connecticut State University
  • University of New Haven
• Participating Corporations:
  • Entegris
  • Ensign Bickford Aerospace
  • General Dynamics
  • Collin Aerospace
  • Perkin-Elmer
  • Photronics
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Raytheon Technologies Research Center
  • Coherent-DEOS
  • C-Cor
  • ASML