Bio-mimetic sensing: Emerging applications and technologies

Rome (Italy)
16-17 September 2004

Scope

The third workshop of the NOSE II network was to offer a unique opportunity to reflect on and discuss the current state of the art and the directions of development of research and applications in the field of chemical sensing and bio-sensing.

Format

The workshop was organised in four sessions:

• Bio-mimetic sensing (Chair K. Persaud)
• Sensor fusion and integration (Chair: I. Lundström)
• Healthcare, Medical Applications (Chair: U. Weimar)
• Security (Chairs: R. Beccherelli, J. Gardner)

Each session featured invited speakers, who presented their own visions and considerations about the theme of the session, and contributions of workshop participants. The talks were intended to provide arguments to stimulate the discussion.

Workshop Chairs

Roberto Paolesse, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”
Krishna Persaud, University of Manchester

Organisation

Local Organisation: Romeo Beccherelli and Corrado Di Natale, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”

Agenda

Thursday, 16 September

Session 1: Biomimetic Sensing
Chair: Krishna Persaud, University of Manchester, UK

9.00 – 10.00 Tim Pearce, University of Leicester, UK: Neuromorphic Olfactory System Implementation  Download

10.00 – 11.00 Sara Jackson, University of Bristol, UK: Behavioural Strategies of Source Location in Air Training Dogs  Download

11.30 – 12.00 Gianfranco Bocchinfuso, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy: A Selective Chemoreceptor for aflatoxin B1 and B2  Download

12.00 – 12. 30 Jerzy Lukasiewicz, N. Copernicus University, Poland: Functionalization of carbon nanotubes and other carbon-based materials for chemical and biological sensing  Download

Session 2: Healthcare and Medical
Chair: Udo Weimar, University of Tübingen, Germany

14.00 – 15.00 Maximilian Fleischer, Siemens AG, Germany: Chemical gas sensors for meridcal applications: challenges and requirements  Download

15.00 – 16.00 Giorgio Pennazza, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy: Detection of lung cancer: 6 years of experience at Forlanini Hospital  Download

16.30 – 17.00 Daniel Filippini, University of Linkoping, Sweden: Possible use of computers and web cameras in gas sensing  Download

17.00 – 17.30 Arunas Setkus, Semiconductor Physics Institute, Lithuania: Dynamic Response Based Featuring of Clinical Wound Infection  Download

Friday 17 September

Session 3: Security
Chair: Romeo Beccherelli, CNR-IMM, Italy

9.00 – 10.00 Enrico Verona, CNR – IDAC, Italy: Mass sensors for security applications  Download

11.00 – 11.30 Matteo Falasconi, University of Brescia, Italy: Screening of micotoxins in corn by an electronic nose  Download

11.30 – 12.00 Zafer Oztürk, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey: Detection Of Explosive Chemicals and Chemical Warfare Agents Simulants With Chemical Sensors  Download

12.30 – 13.00 Andrea Lixi, SARTEC Saras Tecnologie srl, Italy: Analysis of Odors from Explosives using an Electronic Nose  Download

Session 4: Sensors Fusion and Integration
Chair: Ingemar Lundström, University of Linköping, Sweden

14.00 – 15.00 Corrado Di Natale, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy: Data fusion: combining enose with other instruments

15.00 – 15.30 Matteo Pardo, INFM-CNR, University of Brescia, Italy: Feature selection  Download

15.30 – 16.00 Frederik Winquist, University of Linköping, Sweden: Electrode arrays in sensor systems  Download

16.00 – 16.30 J.H. Sohn, Queensland State Government, Australia: Machine based measurements of odour emission from anaerobic ponds  Download