Eric Swanson

Eric Swanson serves in a variety technical and managerial roles in academic, entrepreneurial, industrial, and non-profit organizations. Mr. Swanson has co-authored 79 journal articles, 181 conference presentations, invited talks, and lectures, 35 issued US patents, and 8 book chapters. In 2002 he was elected a Fellow of the OSA for “Pioneering contributions to the fields of intersatellite laser communication systems, fiber optic communication networks, and biomedical optical imaging.” In 2017 he was elected a Fellow of IEEE for “Contributions to optical coherence tomography and leadership in optical networking.” He was a co-recipient of the 2002 Rank Prize, the 2012 Champlimaud Vision Award, the 2017 Russ Prize, and the 2017 European Inventor Award. Mr. Swanson is a co-founder or founding board member of five start-up companies: Advanced Ophthalmic Devices (acquired by Zeiss Meditec), Lightlab Imaging (acquired by Abbot), Sycamore Networks (Nasdaq IPO 1999), Acacia Communication (Nasdaq IPO 2016), and Curata Incorporated (private).