IEEE RAPID 2025 – Conference Program Announced

RAPID 2025
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View the program for the 2025 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)
The IEEE RAPID conference aims to bring together government, academia and industry in a global forum to present new fundamental basic research, innovative technologies and build collaborations to solve critical security and defense challenges. This international conference will be broad in scope covering such areas as electromagnetics, device physics, optics and photonics, algorithms, and test and evaluation to name a few. With the breadth of topics covered, this conference seeks to attract diverse participation and collaboration from academia, industry, defense and government agencies that will promote security interests with opportunities to increase technical depth and breadth as well as networking with peers. In a world where technology is rapidly changing, collaborations and multidisciplinary work is the only way to solve research challenges and foster the next generation of scientific discovery.


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Early Bird Deadline: Friday, 11 July 2025


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Date & Location:
13-15 August 2025
Hilton Sandestin Beach Gold Resort & Spa
4000 Sandestin Blvd S
Miramar Beach, FL 32550


Conference Rates:
Single/Double: $186 USD + taxes and service fees


Reservation Deadline:
Tuesday, 22 July 2025