There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity to comprehend the whole - Sir William Cecil Dampier

Sylwester Latkowski obtained M.Sc. and Eng. degrees in optoelectronics and technical physics from West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland. His research in the Centre for High Speed Devices and Systems at Dublin City University, Ireland concerned with semicoductor mode-locked lasers, millimeter and terahertz generation and all-optical data treatment have led to the award of a Ph.D. degree. He followed up his interests in photonics by joining Photonic Integration group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), the Netherlands. Currently he shares his position at TU/e with a role of scientific director at Photonic Integration Technology Center.

Sylwester's research interests and activities are concerned with integrated photonics. 

Sylwester is contributing to road-mapping initiatives for integrated photonics. He is a chair and co-chair of electronic-photonic test technical working group in the Integrated Photonics System Roadmap International (IPSR-I) and World Technology Mapping Forum (WTMF) initiatives supported by AIM Photonics Academy and Photon Delta.  He actively provides input to test, assembly, packaging, InP integration technology and a few application and product emulator working groups.  

Sylwester is a senior member of IEEE and IEEE Photonics Society and a member of IEEE Standards Association, Photonic Standards Committee.