Dr. Muhammad Danang Birowosuto

Dr. Muhammad Danang Birowosuto currently leads the Photonic Materials and Structures group at the Łukasiewicz Research Network—PORT Polish Center for Technology Development. He earned his PhD from Delft University of Technology, where he researched cerium-doped materials for high-light-yield scintillators in collaboration with Saint-Gobain Crystals and Detectors. After completing his PhD, he joined the University of Twente as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on photonics and nanotechnology. His research consists of mesoscopic intensity fluctuations, the local density of states, and spontaneous emission in disordered photonic materials. While working as a researcher at Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, he made a groundbreaking discovery in movable Purcell-enhanced telecom systems, for which he received the Director’s Award in 2014. As a principal and co-investigator, he has secured six research grants from the governments of Indonesia, Singapore, and Poland, totaling EUR 2 million. Additionally, he holds four international patents related to Purcell-enhanced designs, lanthanides, and perovskite halide scintillators. His prolific research output includes nearly 200 papers in leading journals such as Nature, Materials, and Advanced Materials. He is a senior member of Optica and serves on the editorial boards of Frontiers in Materials and Micromachines.