Highlights of this issue:

• Spectronet Collaboration Conference 2025, p. 8
   
• EPIC: The Rise of Photonic and Neuromorphic Computing: A New Era for AI Hardware Computer Architectures for future data processing, p. 10
   
• Flir Systems: Thermal and Visual Image Synchronized Efficient Analysis Through Combined Image Data, p. 13
   
• Scansonic: Automatic Defect Detection in Laser Welding and Brazing with AI Process Monitoring in Automotive Production, p. 16
   
• Primes: Systematic Characterization of Ring-Shaped Laser Beams: New metrics for meaningful analysis beyond ISO 11146, p. 19