IWASI 2011 - 2011 4th IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces (IWASI)

Sensors and Sensor Systems are an enabling factor for many applications, such as, for instance, industrial automation, robotics, vision, instrumentation, ambient intelligence. On the other hand, ever more stringent requirements force sensors and their electronics to become more and more sophisticated, and often be fabricated with advanced micro- and nano- technologies (or at least be contained in the same package). Operating conditions too represent a continuous source of challenging problems, such as, for example: systems in remote locations calling for low power consumption and energy harvesting; noisy environments (industrial environments, automobiles, space aircrafts,.) requiring suitable interfaces; applications (biomedicine, particle physics and electrochemistry,.) with critical specifications in terms of safety and/or speed; harsh environmental conditions producing fast ageing and performance degradation.
In spite of the significant advances of the last two decades, new problems are continuously encountered and must be solved with new ideas and approaches. In particular, this holds for modeling, design procedures, fabrication techniques and cost, power supply, energy management, testing, networking operation.
The IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Sensors and Interfaces provides a forum for exchange of experience among experts actively involved in research, development and evaluation of new concepts, theoretical methods and experimental characterization in the broad field of modern Sensors and Sensor Systems.

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The aim of the IWASI workshop is to provide an annual International forum for the presentation and discussion of recent advances in sensors, interfaces and technologies. The invited sessions, where distinguished invited speakers will discuss issues of interest for the attendees of both conferences, have been scheduled.

The main themes for original contributions to be submitted to IWASI 2011 include, but are not limited to the following:
Sensor interfaces
New materials and new technologies for sensors
Heterogeneous (3D) Integration
Sensor modeling and design techniques
Sensors for space
Nuclear and particle physics detection systems
Sensor systems in automotive
Sensor and biosensor for health care
Environmental monitoring
Optoelectronic and photonic sensors
MEMS and MOEMS-based sensors
Post-processing electronics
Noise reduction techniques in sensors interfaces
Testing techniques for sensors systems
Sensors networks