Past and future of electronic noses

Rome (Italy)
3-4  October 2001

Scope

The first workshop of the NOSE II network took place immediately after the Ninth Edition of the International Symposium on Olfaction and Electronic Nose (ISOEN’02). The workshop offered a unique opportunity to reflect on the current state of the art and the directions of development of research and application of the artificial olfaction systems. The workshop was also extended to the steadily growing concept of artificial taste.

Format

The workshop was organised in three sessions, each covering half a day. The sessions were dedicated to the discussion of themes concerned with manufacturing, use, and future development of e-nose technology.

Each session featured four keynote speakers who presented their own visions and considerations about the theme of the session. The talks were intended to arise arguments to stimulate the discussion.

Workshop chair

Arnaldo D’Amico and Corrado Di Natale

University of Rome “Tor Vergata” and CNR-IMM.

Programme and speakers

Thursday 3 October

Sessions 1: Manufacturers

9:00 E. Chanie, Alpha MOS, France: Alpha MOS visions and strategies   Download
9:30 J. Mitrovics, Applied Sensors, Germany: Applied Sensors visions and strategies  Download

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 A. Timossi, Technobiochip, Italy: Technobiochip visions and strategies  Download
11:00 J. Goschnik, Karlsruhe, Germany: The development of the Kamina Nose  Download
11:30 A. Walte, Airsense, Germany: Airsense visions and strategies  Download

12:00 Discussion

12:45 – 14:30 Lunch break

Sessions 2: Markets and Users

14:30 J. Gardner, University of Warwick, UK: an overview of electronic nose market  Download
15:30 C.A. Malvicino, Centro Ricerche FIAT, Italy: Automotive market and experience in FIAT

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 D. Ward, Whirlpool, Italy: the Domestic appliances market  Download
17:00 P. Visani, Nestlè, Switzerland: Food processing market  Download

17:30 Discussion

19:00 Workshop Dinner

Friday 4 October

Sessions 3: Future directions of development

9:00 S. Marco, University of Barcelona: Machine learning techniques for artificial olfaction  Download
9:30 A. Hierlemann, ETH Zurich, Switzerland: Issues in electronic nose miniaturization  Download

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 R. Paolesse University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy: Optical Transducers  Download
11:00 F. Winquist, University of Linköping, Sweden: Electronic tongues   Download

11:30 – 13:00 Discussion and workshop conclusions