This symposium is unique in that it specifically addresses the topic of sensors and sensor-based systems enabled from these platforms. The extensive list of speakers, who represent the international “who’s who” in this topical area, will present several of the more interesting printed/flexible/stretchable and functional fabric sensor technologies and their applications currently under development and in production in the commercial sector as well those under development in the leading research universities and research labs around the world. In addition to these sensors, this symposium will address several other electronic functionalities e.g. batteries, memory/logic and the challenges of their packaging and integration with other functional element of basic Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable applications. It will also address various manufacturing issues, including reliability, to create these heterogeneous and hybrid solutions from both a batch mode and continuous process. Finally, barriers to the successful commercialization of these sensors and recommended strategies for market success will be presented.
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Agenda:
9:00am-9:25am | Welcome & Introduction - Roger Grace, President, Roger Grace Associates
9:25am-9:55am | Keynote - AFFOA: Addressing Commercialization Challenges of Functional Fabrics, Electronics - Eric Spackey, CEO, Bluewater Defense, Inc.
9:55am-10:20am | Design Considerations and Manufacturing Process Tradeoffs for the Creation of Printed Sensors and Sensor-Based Systems - Jaye Tyler, President & CEO, Si-Cal
10:20am-10:30am | Break
10:30am-10:55am | Non-Enzymatic Electrochemical Sensors Based on Wearable Carbon Textile - Siyi Cheng, Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC)
10:55am-11:20am | Polymer Thick Film (PTF) Circuitry and Sensors - Len Allison, Business Manager – Printed Electronics, Engineered Materials Systems
11:20am-11:45am | The Role of Reliability in Functional Fabric Sensors for High Volume Applications - Allyson Hartzell, Managing Engineer, Veryst Engineering
11:45am-12:10pm | Design and Manufacturing Challenges for Flexible, Hybrid, Printed Systems Incorporating MEMS Sensors - Mary Ann Maher, Founder & CEO, SoftMEMS
12:10pm-12:55pm | Lunch
12:55pm-1:00pm | Introduction to the Afternoon Session - Roger Grace, President, Roger Grace Associates
1:00pm-1:30pm | Keynote - Recent Advances in Wearable Biomonitoring Devices - Dr. Gregory Auner, Professor, Department of Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University School of Medicine
1:30pm-1:55pm | Packaging and Assembly Challenges for Sensor-Based Systems Using Flexible, Hybrid Printed Materials - Leland Spangler, President & Owner, Aspen Microsystems
1:55pm-2:20pm | Wearable Sensors for Healthcare: From the Skin to Below the Skin – Sheng Xu, Assistant Professor, Department of NanoEngineering, University of California San Diego
2:20pm-2:45pm | Bringing Flexible Sensors for Medical Wearables to Market: A Case Study - Shawn Reese, Co-Founder & CEO, Bend Labs, and Daniel Marriott, President, Spectra Symbol
2:45pm-2:55pm | Break
2:55pm-3:20pm | Head-to-Toe Applications of Printed Tactile Sensors - Rob Podoloff, CTO, Tekscan
3:20pm-3:45pm | Ubiquitous Wearable and Disposable Chemical and Biological Sensors: Market Demands and innovative Technology Solutions - Radislav Potyrailo, Principal Scientist, GE Global Research
3:45pm-4:15pm | Flexible Sensors and Energy Harvesters - Dr. Junwen Zhong, Research Specialist, Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC)
4:15pm-4:40pm | Spray Pattern Sensing: The Advantages, Challenges, and Methodologies of Spray Pattern and Distribution Sensing - Dr. Charles McLeod, UK Sales & Business Development, Pressure Profile Systems
4:40pm-4:45pm | Closing Remarks - Roger Grace, President, Roger Grace Associates
