At Tech Week Singapore 2025, TechIntelPro spoke with Ana from iPronics, exploring how software-defined photonics can dramatically improve the efficiency, scalability, and sustainability of AI workloads. She highlights iPronics’ collaboration with hyperscalers and the company’s vision for a new era of programmable, power-efficient data centers.
Ana González is the Vice President of Business Development at iPronics Programmable Photonics, where she leads sales, service activities, and manages strategic client and partner relationships. With over 15 years of experience in the photonics industry, she previously served as R&D Manager at the European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC), where she cultivated a vast professional network. She holds a Ph.D. in Photonic Interferometric-based Biosensors and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on topics related to programmable photonics and optical interconnections.
iPRONICS, founded in 2019 as a spinoff of Universitat Politècnica de València, is a pioneering company in software-defined photonics. They offer an optical circuit switch with low latency, cost, and power, aimed at accelerating AI cluster communications and future-proofing data centers. Their team developed the first general-purpose photonic processor for on-chip programming of high-speed light signals.