SPC 2014 - Symposium on Sensor Performance Characterization

Characterizing and calibrating sensor performance is critical for achieving accurate measurements. Poorly characterized and calibrated sensors can deliver misleading measurement results, which may cause confusion and poor decision making. It is crucial that the sensor performance be studied and characterized early in the development stage to enable improvements in the sensor design and calibration. Sensor characterization is also critical during manufacture to ensure product quality. Furthermore, sensors designed for long-term service must also be periodically characterized and calibrated throughout their life cycle.
The purpose of this symposium is to highlight the metrology behind sensor performance characterization and calibration throughout the sensor life cycle. The symposium will also highlight research in advancing methods to realize accurate and reliable sensor characterization and calibration. This symposium will also serve as a platform for academic researchers, industrial practitioners, and government agencies to discuss recent developments, future challenges, and regulatory drivers in sensor performance characterization and calibration science.
Topics of Interest
In this symposium, the topics of interest are not restricted by sensor applications. Instead they include, but are not limited to:
Realization of reference standard physical quantities for the characterization and calibration of sensors
Standard reference materials for the characterization of chemical/biomedical sensors
Methodologies for sensor and sensor network characterization, calibration, and performance monitoring
Measurement and test platform for sensor characterization and calibration
Environmental disturbance quantification and control
Development of chip-scale or on-chip physical standards, including quantum-based standards, for the calibration of sensors
Establishing the traceability of sensor measurements to the International System of Units (i.e., establishing SI traceability)