Dear Birgit, Thank you very much for your response. We are delighted that you’ll be joining us! We will also make sure to schedule your keynote on the first day of the conference. I’ll keep you updated with the exact time slot and further details as soon as the program is finalized. Looking forward to your contribution. Kind regards, Stephanie On 16.07.25 23:40, Stiller, Birgit wrote:

Dear Stephanie,

I’m very happy to accept your invitation and would be glad if my talk could take place on the first day of the conference.

Kind regards,

Birgit

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Prof. Dr. Birgit Stiller

Max Planck Research Group Leader

Professor for Optics und Photonics

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Erlangen

& Leibniz University Hannover

T +49 9131 7133265 - E birgit.stiller@mpl.mpg.de <mailto:birgit.stiller@mpl.mpg.de>

Stiller Research Group: www.optoacoustics.de <http://www.optoacoustics.de/>

*From:* Moellmert, Stephanie <stephanie.moellmert@mpl.mpg.de> *Sent:* Friday, July 4, 2025 12:02 PM *To:* Stiller, Birgit <birgit.stiller@mpl.mpg.de> *Subject:* Invitation: Keynote at BioBrillouin 2025, Berlin (Nov 25–27)

Dear Prof. Stiller,

On behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee, I would like to invite you to give a keynote talk at the upcoming 9th International BioBrillouin Conference <https://www.biobrillouin.org/news>, which will take place in Berlin, at the conference venue of the Max Planck Society (Harnack-Haus <https://www.harnackhaus-berlin.mpg.de/de>) on 25–27 November 2025.

This event serves as a venue where experts and leading scientists from around the world working on Brillouin Light Scattering Spectroscopy for biological and biomedical applications meet once a year to share their latest advances, findings, and innovations in the field. In addition to two full days of keynote, invited and contributed talks, it will feature poster sessions and various social activities.

As part of our efforts to deepen our understanding of Brillouin light scattering measurements and their broader implications, we would be delighted to hear your perspective on light–sound interactions and nonlinear fiber optics, including your pioneering work on Brillouin scattering, optomechanics, and related advances in photonic systems. We believe your insights would greatly enrich our discussions on the potential applications of these phenomena in modern optics and beyond.

Due to limited financial resources and the short-notice relocation, which has limited our ability to acquire more comprehensive sponsorship for this event (it was initially meant to happen in Harvard), we request that keynote speakers cover their own travel and accommodation costs. If this presents a difficulty, please let us know and we can look into the potential of providing a travel stipend for cases most needed, albeit subject to availability.

We would very much look forward to meeting you in Berlin, and please let me know at your earliest convenience, but no later than July 14th, if you will be able to attend to deliver a keynote talk.

All the best,

Stephanie Möllmert

On behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee:

/Jochen Guck (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light & Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin, Germany)/

/Kareem Elsayad (Medical University of Vienna, Austria)/

/Robert Prevedel (European Molecular Biology Laboratory - EMBL, Germany)/

/Francesca Palombo (Exeter University, United Kingdom)/

/Stephanie Möllmert (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany)/

/Michael Monaghan (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)/

/Thorsten Hamann (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)/

-- Dr. Stephanie Möllmert Research Group Leader Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin Cell Physics Division Kussmaulallee 2 91054 Erlangen Germany Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Cell Physics Division Staudtstr. 2 91058 Erlangen Germany Phone: +49 (0) 9131 8284530 Email:stephanie.moellmert@mpl.mpg.de Homepage:www.gucklab.com <http://www.gucklab.com>

-- Dr. Stephanie Möllmert Research Group Leader Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin Cell Physics Division Kussmaulallee 2 91054 Erlangen Germany Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light Cell Physics Division Staudtstr. 2 91058 Erlangen Germany Phone: +49 (0) 9131 8284530 Email:stephanie.moellmert@mpl.mpg.de Homepage:www.gucklab.com