Lluís Torner

Lluís Torner is director of the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), an international reference center that develops research in the field of photonics and its applications. He holds a degree in Physical Sciences from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1986) and a doctorate from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (1989), where he has been a professor since 2000. He has been elected Fellow of several societies, including the Optical Society of America, the European Optical Society and the European Physical Society. He is an advisor to numerous public and private entities in Europe, the United States of America, Canada, Australia and the European Commission. He has received the Monturiol Medal, the global leadership award given by the Optical Society of America and the National Research Award, among other recognitions. He was president of the Catalan Association of Research Organizations (ACER) during the period 2009-2014.