The aim of the conference is to discuss the latest fundamental achievements and applied developments in fiber optics and related fields: distributed fiber optic sensors; methods for sensing them by pulsed, continuous and complex signals; methods for recording and processing of backscatter signals; features of the application of reflectometry systems in the fields of science and technology, their use for high-precision metrology of optical fibers and cables; monitoring of fiber optic communication lines; theoretical aspects and backscattering modeling taking into account nonlinear effects in the optical fiber; quasi-distributed and other kinds of sensors and their application in bio and agri-biophotonics.

Chair of the Conference:

Gorshkov Boris Georgievich, Doctor of Engineering, Leading Researcher (A.M. Prokhorov Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow)

Program Committee:

Kivilcim Yüksel, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Department of Electric and Electronics Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology, (İzmir, Turkey)

Zinan Wang, Ph.D., Professor (Full) (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China)

Anton V. Bourdine, Doctor of Engineering, Professor, (PSUTI, Samara) - Chairman

Lobach Ivan Aleksandrovich, Ph.D., Senior Researcher (IAE SB RAS, Novosibirsk) - Deputy Chairman

Zhiyong Zhao (赵志勇), PhD, Associate Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China)

Ming Tang (唐明), PhD, Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China)

Weijun Tong (童维军), PhD, Adjunct Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China)

Mohd Saiful Dzulkefly Zan, Ph.D., Professor at Universiti Kebangsaan (Malaysia)

Belovolov Mikhail Ivanovich, Ph.D., Senior Researcher (FORC RAS, Moscow)

Shardakov Igor Nikolaevich, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Professor, Head of the Laboratory for Intelligent Monitoring (ICMM UB RAS, Perm)

Andrei A. Zhirnov, Ph.D., engineer at Department of Laser and Opto-Electronic Systems, Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow, Russia)

Konstantin Stepanov, Ph.D., engineer at Department of Laser and Opto-Electronic Systems, Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow, Russia)

Ponomarev Roman Sergeevich, Ph.D., Senior Researcher (Photonics Laboratory PFRC UB RAS, Perm)

Svintsov Anatoly Gennadevich, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief (Photon Express Journal, Moscow)

Dashkov Mikhail Viktorovich, Ph.D., Associate Professor (PSUTI, Samara)

Morozov Oleg Gennadievich, Doctor of Engineering, Professor (KNITU KAI)

Shelemba Ivan Sergeevich, Ph.D., Associate director of IAE SB RAS (Novosibirsk)

Akopov Sergey Georgievich, Ph.D., Technical Director (Corning CIS LLC, Moscow)

Barkov Fedor Leonidovich, Ph.D., Senior Researcher (Photonics Laboratory PFRC UB RAS, Perm)

Burdin Vladislav Viktorovich, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Senior Researcher (MEPHI, Moskow)

Scientific Secretary:

Konstantinov Yuri Alexandrovich, Ph.D., (Head of Photonics Laboratory, PFRC UB RAS, Perm).

Sessions
1) Distributed and other fiber optic sensors
2) The use of reflectometry for metrology of optical fibers, cables, integrated-optic assemblies and networks
3) New applications of reflectometry-based systems
4) Fiber-optic measurement and sensing systems in bio-photonics and agri-biophotonics.