Conference Talks & Media
Throughout my academic career, I have had the privilege of presenting my research at various conferences and engaging with peers from around the world. Additionally, my work has attracted attention from several media outlets, highlighting its impact and relevance in the broader scientific community.
Media Coverage
Cornell Chronicle, "Metamaterials research challenges fundamental limits in photonics," Published August 10, 2021.
Cornell ECE News, "Zeki Hayran awarded SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship," Published May 28, 2021.
Phys.org, "Metamaterials research challenges fundamental limits in photonics," Published August 10, 2021.
Photonics.com, "Metamaterials Work Expands Capabilities for Myriad Applications," Published August 11, 2021.
KopalniaWiedzy.pl (Polish), "Manipulowanie dwiema właściwościami metamateriałów nadzieją na przełom technologiczny," Published August 11, 2021.
Conference Oral Talks
(*invited talk) Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Beyond Conventional Physical Bounds on Electromagnetic Absorption with Time-Floquet Systems," IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID), Miramar Beach, Florida (2023).
Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Beyond physical limitations in electromagnetism and photonics through time-Floquet systems," SPIE Optics+Photonics, San Diego, California (2023)
Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Dispersive Photonic Time Crystals: Causality-Induced Limitations and Opportunities," CLEO - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, California (2023).
Chosen as Finalist in “Best Theoretical Paper Competition”
Z. Hayran, J.B. Khurgin, and F. Monticone. "Dissipative and Dispersive Photonic Time Crystals: Limitations and Opportunities," Waves in Time-Varying Media Workshop, NYC, New York (2023).
(📹 Recording link) Z. Hayran, J.B. Khurgin, and F. Monticone. "Scrutinizing the temporal dimension: physical constraints of photonic time crystals and time-varying metamaterials," SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, California (2023)
(📹 Recording link) Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Controlling Light Propagation in Frequency Space through non-Hermitian Time Modulations," CLEO - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, San Jose, California (2022).
Ranked second as runner-up in “Best Poster Competition”
(📹Recording link) Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Temporally Modulated Non-Hermitian Optical Systems," Waves in Time-Varying Media Workshop Series (2021) (online).
Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Temporally Modulated Non-Hermitian Optical Systems Based on Epsilon-Near-Zero Media," 2021 Fifteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials) (2021) (online).
(*invited talk) (📹 Recording link) F. Monticone, and Z. Hayran. "Beyond conventional physical bounds with spacetime metamaterials," SPIE Optics+Photonics (2020) (online).
Won third prize in “Best Student Paper Competition”
Z. Hayran, and F. Monticone. "Temporally Modulated Non-Hermitian Optical Systems Based on Epsilon-Near-Zero Media," 2020 Fourteenth International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena (Metamaterials) (2020) (online).
Z. Hayran, R. Herrero, M. Botey, H. Kurt, and K. Staliunas, "Cloaking on Demand Based on Scattering Cancelation," 2018 20th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON). IEEE (2018).
Z. Hayran, R. Herrero, M. Botey, H. Kurt, and K. Staliunas, "Experimental demonstration of broadband perfect invisibility cloak composed of all-dielectric materials," SPIE Photonics West, USA (2018).
Z. Hayran, K. Staliunas, and H. Kurt, "Light localization and filtering| in three dimensional photonic structures," 19th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Spain (2017).
Z. Hayran, R. Herrero, M. Botey, H. Kurt, and K. Staliunas, "Polarization-independent broadband bidirectional optical cloaking using a new type of inverse scattering approach," 19th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Spain (2017).
Z. Hayran, T. Moein, S. Juodkazis, and H. Kurt, "Complete optical absorption in graphene at the surface of 3D photonic crystals," 13th Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Conference, Turkey (2017).
Z. Hayran, M. Turduev, H. Kurt, and K. Staliunas, "Stopped microwave-rainbow in chirped photonic crystals," SPIE Photonics West OPTO, USA (2017).
(*invited talk) (📹 Recording link) D. Gailevicius, Z. Hayran, M. Turduev, H. Kurt, S. Juodkazis, M. Malinauskas, V. Mizeikis, K. Staliunas. "Nanostructures for highly efficient infrared detection," SPIE Photonics West OPTO, USA (2017).
Z. Hayran, H. Kurt, and K. Staliunas, "Light localization in chirped woodpile photonic crystals," 18th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Italy (2016).
Z. Hayran, M. Turduev, M. Botey, R. Herrero, K. Staliunas, and H. Kurt, "Tunable wavelength-demultiplexer by tapered photonic crystal waveguide," 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Hungary (2015).
Z. Hayran, M. Turduev, and H. Kurt, "Sub-wavelength light focusing with random photonic medium," 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), Hungary (2015).