Latest news - The 2026 edition took place in Durham (UK) from July 13th to 17th. The school will run again in 2027, details will be announced later this year.
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Keynote speaker: Aurélie Bonnefois
Keynote speaker: Aurélie Bonnefois
I am a research fellow at ONERA, the french aerospace lab. After a PhD on high power lasers at CEA, I joined ONERA in 2006, and worked since then on several topics including lidars, propagation through turbulence and adaptive optics systems for laser communication purposes. I'm in charge of the laser com topic within the high angular resolution team since 2019. I'm the system engineer of the FEELINGS optical ground station, and managed the project that led to the first bidirectional very high througput AO-compensated links with the GEO payload TELEO.
From january 2025 on, I am also the manager of the High Angular Resolution Research Unit, a 30 researchers team of ONERA leading world standard breakthrough in the field of optical propagation, beam focusing, high resolution imaging for Aerospace, Space and Defense applications.
About the European Adaptive Optics Summer School
About the European Adaptive Optics Summer School
Adaptive optics (AO) is developed and used in a range of application areas, from observing microscopic cells to distant galaxies. While the implementation and challenges are different between field, the basic principles of AO are common. This summer school aims to bring together students and researchers from across the range of AO domains to learn together and develop connections with one another.
Who is it for?
The school will teach the principles of AO to those new to the field, such as PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, and provide a basic background to users of the technology.
How will it be taught?
The summer school will be taught in person with lectures by experts from across the different applications of AO, hands-on lab sessions, a simulation workshop, virtual lab tours across Europe social events and a poster/networking session. We also plan to offer virtual attendance for the lectures only.
What will be covered?
Lectures will cover topics building from introductions to wavefront sensing, correction, calibration and control to a complete AO system. Lectures will be complemented by hands-on classes both on-bench and through simulation, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions and try out their newly acquired knowledge on a working AO system. A series of talks presented by experts in the field will also cover the latest research in AO and its applications. The school will also include topics such as equality and career development
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