ReNew_2026

Resonant Nanophotonics
Educational Workshop 2026

MIPT, Dolgoprudny

Free for undergraduate and PhD students

Resonant Nanophotonics Educational Workshop (ReNEW)

is an annual scientific and educational event that brings together young researchers, students, graduate students, and professors working in the fields of optics, photonics, nanotechnology, and related areas. The workshop is held in partnership with leading national research universities — MIPT, ITMO University, and Skoltech.

The goal of ReNEW is to create an open platform for knowledge sharing, establishing scientific contacts, and involving young scientists in cutting-edge research in the field of resonant nanophotonics.

What to expect:

Lectures from leading experts in nanophotonics who will share their knowledge and latest scientific achievements

An environment for experience sharing: communication and interaction between students, graduate students, and recognized specialists

Practical training: the opportunity to work on real projects under the guidance of experienced mentors. You will gain valuable practical skills and be able to apply theoretical knowledge in practice

The intensive program includes:

Final

presentation and defense of participants’ projects.

3 days

of practice with modern tools such as COMSOL Multiphysics, the Fourier Modal Method, Coupled Mode Theory, Machine Learning, as well as experimental projects.

3 days

of inspiring lectures delivered by leading scientists in the field of nanophotonics

Timeline

For whom

Undergraduate and PhD students

Venue:

MIPT, Dolgoprudny

Dates

April 20-25, 2026

Application deadline:

March 1, 2026

Participant selection deadline:

March 10, 2026

Registration Fee

Free for students of Russian universities*

For International participants - 500$

Participants will be able to attend lectures and workshops, as well as coffee breaks.

*Travel and accommodation costs will be additional.

Speakers

Prokhor Alekseev

Ioffe Institute

TBA
Sergey Alyatkin

Skoltech

Realization and control of exciton-polariton system in periodic and aperiodic optically induced potentials
Alexander Barulin

MIPT

Nanophotonics for single-molecule fluorescence detection.
Mariya Burdanova

MIPT

Gate-Tunable Nanomaterial Devices: Pathways to Terahertz Applications
Alexander Chernov

MIPT

TBA
Vasily Fedotov

Skoltech

Terahertz Photonics with Planar Metamaterials
Maxim Gorkunov

Institute of Crystallography RAS

Chiral bound states in the continuum for nonlinear, quantum and
polaritonic metaphotonics
Olesya Kapitanova

Moscow State University

Advanced plasmonic nanocomposites for optical sensing
Vasily Kravtsov

ITMO

Tunable nanophotonics based on strong light-matter coupling in 2D materials
Ivan Kruglov

MIPT

Machine learning for finding and predicting new materials with specified properties
Alexey Sokolik

Institute of Spectroscopy RAS

Electromagnetic modes at the edges of 2D materials: Theory and experiments
Andrey Vishneviy

MIPT

The dark side of spontaneous emission
Mikhail Zyuzin

ITMO/MIPT

Light-Triggered Theranostics: Integrating Temperature Sensing with Therapeutic Action
Dmitry Zuev

R&D Center Bridge, Faculty of Physics, ITMO University

Nanophotonic anticounterfeiting labels
Anna Lizunova

MIPT

Fabrication of non-periodic plasmonic nanostructures
Denis Kharenko

NSU

Holographic mode decomposition: theoretical background and practical application
Maxim Gorlach

ITMO

Axion electrodynamics in photonics and condensed matter
Andrey Gelash

Skoltech

Physics of Kerr microcombs

Tutors

Numerical simulations

Mihail Petrov
Roman Saveliev 
Alexey Kokhanovskiy

Analytics

Denis Baranov
Sergey Dyakov

Experiment

Alexey Bolshakov
Alexey Kuznetsov

What this means:

Practical training is one of the main advantages of our workshop

We offer not just theoretical learning, but the opportunity to apply the acquired knowledge to work on relevant projects

Developing professional competencies in real-world conditions

Opportunity to demonstrate your skills to potential employers

Gaining valuable experience in solving real problems

Working on real-world tasks from practice

Thematic areas

· Resonant Nanophotonics
· Carbon Nanostructures for Light Emission
· Two-Dimensional Optical Materials
· Optical Resonances in Chiral Systems
· Nanoantennas — Dielectric and Plasmonic
· Optical Metasurfaces
· Quantum Nanophotonics
· Terahertz Photonics
· Semiconductor Lasers
· Biophotonics and sensing