Dr. Plant
is recognized for his exceptional contributions in designing and demonstrating
optical interconnects for application in large switching and multiprocessor
computing systems. In this area Dr. Plant's work stands out as the most
successful demonstration of the use of optics for interconnection purposes. Dr.
Plant has attained Fellow status in the IEEE and OSA for this work, produced an
exemplary publication record and has licensed his technology to several
companies. He is the only Principal Investigator in Canada to found and lead
three research networks in the Information and Communication Technology sector.