Programme

Forthcoming Institute Conferences

Programme

Tuesday 11 September 2007

09:00	Introductory Welcome and Conference Opening S Prosser (Conference Chair), A Al-Shamma'a (Local Chair), D Meehan (Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Environment, LJMU) Chair: W Maskell (Sensox Ltd)
09:15	Keynote: How nanotechnology is enhancing biomedical-sensors J McLaughlin (NIBEC, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland)
	SESSION 1: GAS SENSORS I
09:55	Mid-infrared Al_xIn_1-xSb light emitting diodes and photodiodes for gas sensing M K Haigh^1,2, G R Nash¹, T Terakado³, N Bando³, Y Yamagishi³, S J Smith¹, L Buckle¹, M T Emeny¹, T Ashley (¹QinetiQ, UK, ²University of Bristol, UK, ³Horiba R&D Center, Japan)
10:15	Response changes of thin film palladium based optical fibre hydrogen sensors over time K Gleeson, E Lews (University of Limerick, Ireland)
10:35	Hydrogen sulphide detection in extreme environments M H Weng, R Mahapatra, A B Horsfall, N G Wright (Newcastle University, UK)
10:55	COFFEE BREAK
	SESSION 2: POWER INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS Chair: S Reilly (National Physical Laboratory)
11:25	Sensors for measurement of moisture diffusion in power cables with oil-impregnated paper Z M Thomas¹, M Zahn¹, W Yang² (¹Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, ²The University of Manchester, UK)
11:45	An electromagnetic cavity sensor for multiphase measurement in the oil and gas industry S Al-Hajeri, S R Wylie, R A Stuart, A I Al-Shamma’a (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
12:05	Multi-modality multi-interface level measurement A Hwili, W Yang (The University of Manchester, UK)
12:25	Optoelectronic sensors for subsea oil and gas production D McStay, G Shiach, A Nolan, S McAvoy (FMC Technologies, UK)
12:45	LUNCH
13:45	Keynote: Sensors and instrumentation N Day (Sensors KTN, UK)
	SESSION 3: NON DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION Chair: A Augousti (Kingston University)
14:25	Sensing requirements for modern circuit board inspection D M Harvey¹, G-Ming Zhang¹, D R Braden² (¹Liverpool John Moores University, UK, ²Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, UK)
14:45	An intelligent system for the on-line quality inspection of micro laser spot welding processes J Shao, Y Yan (University of Kent at Canterbury, UK)
15:05	Online visual inspection of self-piercing riveting to determine the quality of the mechanical interlock P Johnson, J D Cullen, A I Al-Shamma’a, A Shaw (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
15:25	Laser/EMAT measurement systems for materials evaluation R Dewhurst, B Dutton (The University of Manchester, UK)
15:45	TEA BREAK
	SESSION 4: OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS Chair: E Lewis (University of Limerick)
16:15	Micromachining of an in-fiber extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric sensor by using a femtosecond laser Y J Rao^1,2, M Deng¹, T Zhu¹, Q T Tang¹, G H Teng³ (¹Chongqing University, China, ²University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, China, ³ChineseAcademy of Sciences, China)
16:35	Optical fibre sensor system for the online monitoring of a microwave plasma UV lamp food treatment system S O'Keefe¹, J Cullen¹, AI Al-Shamma’a¹, C Fitzpatrick², E Lewis², M Ortoneda¹, DA Phipps¹ (¹Liverpool John Moores University, UK, ²University of Limerick, Ireland)
16:55	Using an intrinsic, exposed core, optical fibre sensor to quantify chemical scale formation M Boerkamp, P G Lye, D W Lamb (University of New England, Australia)
17:15	Contact microphone using optical fibre Bragg grating technology F A Bezombes, M J Lalor and D R Burton (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
17:35	Fibre Bragg grating sensors for reinforcement corrosion monitoring in civil engineering structures S K T Grattan¹, P A M Basheer¹, S E Taylor¹, W Zhao², T Sun², K T V Grattan² (¹Queen's University Belfast, UK, ²City University, UK)
17:55	Close of Day

Wednesday 12 September

	Chair: A Al-Shamma'a (Liverpool John Moores University)
09:00	Keynote: Automotive sensors: past, present and future S Prosser (TRW Automotive, UK)
	SESSION 5: AUTOMOTIVE SENSORS
09:40	Online vehicle and Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring using GIS and Wireless Sensor Networks L E Cordova-Lopez, A Mason, J D Cullen, A Shaw and A I Al-Shamma’a (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
10:00	Measurement of vehicle-load using capacitance and acceleration transducers S Yang¹, W Yang², Y Yang³ (¹Shangqiu Normal College, China, ²University of Manchester, UK, ³Henan Normal University, China)
10:20	Hazardous exhaust gas monitoring using a deep UV based differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) system G Dooly, C Fitzpatrick, E Lewis (University of Limerick, Ireland)
10:40	Energy reduction for the spot welding process in the automotive industry J D Cullen, N Athi, M A Al-Jader, A Shaw, A I Al-Shamma’a (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
11:00	COFFEE BREAK
	SESSION 6: SENSOR SIGNAL PROCESSING Chair: P Gaydecki (The University of Manchester)
11:30	Validation of Keypad User Identity Using a Novel Biometric Technique N J Grabham, N M White (University of Southampton, UK)
11:50	Signalling information from embedded sensors to promote lifetime extension in electrical & electronic equipment S Hickey, C Fitzpatrick (University of Limerick, Ireland)
12:10	Adaptive Electric Potential Sensors for smart signal acquisition and processing R J Prance, S Beardsmore-Rust, H Prance, C J Harland, P B Stiffell (University of Sussex, UK)
12:30	Data aggregation in wireless sensor networks using the SOAP protocol A Al-Yasiri, A Sunley (University of Salford, UK)
12:50	LUNCH/EXHIBITED POSTER SESSION
14:00	ISAT AGM Chair: K T V Grattan, City University
14:30	Keynote: Recent developments in fringe analysis - how close are we to the 3D measurement system? D R Burton (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
	SESSION 7: FOOD AND HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
15:10	Detection of premature browning in ground Beef with an integrated optical-fibre based sensor using reflection spectroscopy and fibre bragg grating technology M O'Farrell¹, C Sheridan¹, E Lewis¹, W Z Zhao², T Sun², K T V Grattan², J Jerry², N Jackman² (¹University of Limerick, Ireland, City University London, UK, ³Echo Food Solutions International Ltd, Ireland)
15:30	Use of C. Elegans as a model organism for sensing the effects of ELF-EMFs A T Augousti, M Everington, A Lacchini, A J Walke (Kingston University, UK)
15:50	TEA BREAK
	SESSION 8: MODELLING AND IMAGING Chair: P Kyriacou (City University)
16:20	Development of morphological operators for field programmable gate arrays A Tickle, J S Smith, Q H Wu (University of Liverpool, UK)
16:40	Comparison between the residue-vector map and existing quality maps for phase unwrapping S Karout, M A Gdeisat, D R Burton, M J Lalor (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
17:00	Development of a solid-state multi-sensor array camera for real time imaging of magnetic fields D Benitez, P Gaydecki, S Quek, V Torres (University of Manchester, UK)
17:20	Spectral unmixing for tracking human motion in low resolution imagery V Govinda, J F Ralph, J W Spencer, J Y Goulermas (University of Liverpool, UK)
17:40	Close of Day

Thursday 13 September

	Chair: S Prosser (TRW Automotive)
09:00	Keynote: Thick film / MEMS hybrid sensors N White (University of Southampton, UK)
	SESSION 9: MICROSENSORS
09:40	Thin film shape memory alloys for optical sensing applications Y Fu¹, J K Luo^1,2, W M Huang³, A J Flewitt¹, W I Milne¹ (¹University of Cambridge, UK, ²University of Bolton, UK, ³Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
10:00	Fabrication of Micromirror-based Magnetic Sensor Z Cui^1, X Wang^1,3, Y Li^1,, G Y Tian² (^1,Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, ²University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, ³Hefei University of Technology, P R China)
10:20	Characteristics of 9mm Metallic Triple-Beam Tuning Fork Resonant Sensor J Intiang¹, J Weidenmüller¹, R T Rakowski¹, B E Jones¹, A Cheshmehdoost² (¹Brunel University, UK, ²ForceSenSys Ltd, UK)
10:40	ZnO film for application in surface acoustic wave device X Y Du¹, Y Q Fu¹, S C Tan¹, J K Luo^1,2, A J Flewitt¹, S Maeng³, S H Kim³, Y J Choi³, D S Lee³, N M Park³, J Park³, W I Milne¹ (¹University of Cambridge, UK, ²University of Bolton, UK, ³Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea)
11:00	COFFEE BREAK
	SESSION 10: WIRELESS SENSING Chair: N White (University of Southampton)
11:30	Wireless inertial sensor for tumor motion tracking M Bandala, M Joyce (Lancaster University, UK)
11:50	Intelligent wireless asset tracking of packaged gases A Mason¹, A I Al-Shamma’a¹, A Shaw¹, J Irven², R Wiktorowicz² (¹Liverpool John Moores University, UK, ²Airproduct Plc, UK)
12:10	A portable system for acquiring and removing motion artefact from ECG signals A Griffiths, A Das, B Fernandes, P Gaydecki (University of Manchester, UK)
12:30	Wireless Monitor for Cathodic Protection in Remote Sites: a case study for a university spin-out company J Hale (Newcastle University & Hale-Stephenson Ltd, UK)
12:50	LUNCH
	SESSION 11: GAS SENSORS II Chair: W Maskell (Sensox Ltd)
13:50	Ozone detection using an integrating sphere as an optical absorption cell E Hawe, C Fitzpatrick, P Chambers, E Lewis (University of Limerick, Ireland)
14:10	Infra-red laser source using Tm:Ho optical fibre for potential sensor applications S Y Chen¹, T L Yeo¹, J Leighton¹, T Sun¹, K T V Grattan¹, R Lade², B Powell³, G Foster-Turner³ and M Osborne³ (¹City University, UK, ²Kidde plc, UK, ³OpTek Systems, UK)
14:30	Metal oxide-based gas sensor and microwave broad-band measurements: an innovative approach to gas sensing J Jouhannaud, J Rossignol, D Stuerga (ICB, France)
14:50	Polypyrrole active layers of gas sensors prepared by MAPLE technology M Vrňata¹, D Kopecký¹, F Vysloužil¹,O Ekrt¹, V Myslík¹, P Fitl¹, M Jelínek², T Kocourek² (¹Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Czech Republic, ²Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic)
15:10	Close of Conference

Exhibited Papers

P1	Ridge extraction algorithms for one-dimensional continuous wavelet transform: a comparison A Z Abid, M A Gdeisat, D R Burton and M J Lalor (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
P2	Semiconductor lasers as integrated optical biosensors: sensitivity optimisation J Coote, S J Sweeney (University of Surrey, UK)
P3	Withdrawn
P4	A new multi-channel real-time digital signal processing platform for acoustic signal processing and sensor response emulation P Gaydecki (The University of Manchester, UK)
P5	Gas sensing performance of Barium Strontium Titanate thick film resistors G H Jain¹, L A Patil² (¹Arts, Commerce and Science College, India, ²PratapCollege, India)
P6	Germanium coordination compounds – structure, properties, possible applications Y I Lepikh¹, V A Smyntyna¹, P O Snigur¹, Y M Olikh² (¹Odessa I I Mechnikov National University, Ukraine, ²Lashkarev Institute of Semiconductor Physics NASU, Ukraine)
P7	Influence of Design Parameters of ECT Sensors on the Quality of Reconstructed Images A Martínez Olmos*, M A Carvajal, D P. Morales, A. J. Palma (Universidad de Granada Spain)
P8	Methodology for investigation of diffuse reflections in tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy D Masiyano, J Hodgkinson, R P Tatam (Cranfield University, UK)
P9	Fibre Optic System for Biochemical and Microbiological Sensing L A Penwill, J H Slater, N W Hayes, C J Tremlett (EvanesCo Ltd, UK)
P10	An optical sensing approach based on light emitting diodes R Stojanovic¹, D Karadaglic² (¹University of Montenegro, Montenegro, ²University of Liverpool, UK)
P11	Feasibility of a Multifunctional Morphological System for Use on Field Programmable Gate Arrays A J Tickle, J S Smith, Q H Wu (The University of Liverpool, UK)
P12	Resistance noise in TiO2-based thin film gas sensors under ultraviolet irradiation Z Topalian¹, J M Smulko², G A Niklasson¹, C G Granqvist¹ (¹The Ångstrom Laboratory, Sweden, ²Gdansk University of Technology, Poland)
P13	Optical fibre sensor for the online monitoring of gamma radiation doses S O’Keeffe¹, C Fitzpatrick², A Fernandez Fernandez³, E Lewis², AI Al-Shamma’a¹ (¹Liverpool John Moores University, UK, ² University of Limerick, Ireland, ³ SCK•CEN, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, Belgium)
P14	Monitoring and control system for tuneable high frequency microwave assisted chemistry G P Lewis¹, S R Wylie¹, A Shaw¹, A I Al-Shamma’a¹, D Phipps¹, R Alkhaddar¹, G Bond² (¹Liverpool John Moores University UK, ²University of Central Lancashire, UK)
P15	Measurement of the air boundary layer on the periphery of a rotating grinding wheel using LDA H Wu¹,B Lin², R Cai¹, M N Morgan¹ (¹Liverpool John Moores University, UK, ²Tianjin University, China)
P16	Key Handling in Wireless Sensor Networks Y Li, T Newe (University of Limerick, Ireland)
P17	Process monitoring in high efficiency deep grinding HEDG A D L Batako, S Koppal (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
P18	Vehicle identification by capacitance and infrared sensors S Yang¹, W Yang², Y Yang³ (¹Shangqui Normal College, China, ²The University of Manchester, UK, ³Henan Normal University, China)
P19	Efficiently securing data on a wireless sensor network M Healy, T Newe and E Lewis (University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland)
P20	Saving water in showers R A Alkhaddar, D Phipps, R Morgan, B Karci, J Hordesseux (Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
P21	An optical sensor for the detection of leaks from subsea pipelines and risers D McStay, J Kerlin, R Acheson (Discovery Technologies Ltd, UK)
P22	Advanced feed-through systems for in-well optical fibre sensing G Shiach¹, A Nolan¹, S McAvoy¹, D McStay¹, C Prel², M Smith² (¹FMC Technologies Ltd, UK, ²Compagnie Deutsch, France)
P23	Microsphere laser development for gas sensing applications T L Yeo¹, S Y Chen¹, T Sun¹, K T V Grattan¹, R Lade², B Powell², G Foster-Turner³, M Osborne³ (¹City University, UK, ²Kidde Plc, UK, ³OpTek Systems, UK)
P24	Sensors for determining electrical conductivity in biological objects T Grysinski, Z Moron (Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland)

Artwork|Image by Fred Swist