Optical Sensors Cluster aims to advance the development and application of optical sensors by fostering collaboration between researchers, industry professionals, and innovators from around the world. Its mission is to promote cutting-edge optical sensor technologies and their applications across a wide range of fields, including healthcare, environmental monitoring, manufacturing, and communications. The cluster's objectives include enhancing research and development in optical sensing technologies, facilitating knowledge exchange and explore innovative solutions. To achieve these goals, the cluster actively promotes networking initiatives such as international joint symposiums, webinars and mixer sessions that connect experts in different fields globally. These efforts help to raise awareness of the importance and potential of optical sensors, encourage interdisciplinary partnerships, and accelerate the translation of research into real-world applications.
Optical Sensors Cluster Leader
Carlos Ruiz
Optical Sensors cluster leader
Public University of Navarra, Spain
Monthly webinars initiative
Nageswara Lalam
Leader
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), PA, USA.
Daniele Tosi
Co-leader
Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Fred Mokua
Co-leader
National Institute for optics and lasers (NIOL), Kenya
Leonardo Bianchi
Co-leader
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Itly
Ashwin Ashok
Co-leader
Associate Professor, Computer Science, Georgia State University, USA
LATIN AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS (LAWOFS) & INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON OPTICAL AND PHOTONIC SENSORS (ISOPS) 2027
July 26-28 | Curitiba city, Brazil
Hosted by Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazilian Society for Microwave and Optoelectronics (SBMO), IEEE Sensors and Systems Joint Council Chapter (South Brazil Section), IEEE Sensors Council Technical Committee on Optical and Photonic Sensors (TC-OPS)
Jean Carlos Cardozo da Silva
Leader
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil