Dr. Jörn Epping is the co-founder and CEO of Epiphany, a photonic design house based in the Netherlands. He earned his PhD from the University of Twente, focusing on integrated nonlinear photonics. Before founding Epiphany, Dr. Epping served as the head of R&D hardware and managing director of the German subsidiary at QuiX Quantum, and as a project manager at LioniX International. His expertise encompasses integrated optics, quantum optics, nonlinear optics, and microwave photonics.