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Participants

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R Venkatesha Prasad
Chair
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
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Michael Daniele
Vice Chair
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
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Troy Nagle
Secretary
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA
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Committee Members:

  • Abhishek Kumar Jha, IIT Tirupati
  • Alexander Gelman, NETovations, LLC
  • Anne-Claude Romain, University of Liège
  • Arfan Kochaji, Free University of Brussels
  • Cyril Herrier, Olfaktion
  • Gopalakrishna Kuppa, Andhra University
  • Houde Dai, FJIRSM
  • James Covington, University of Warwick
  • Mehmet Ulema, Manhattan University
  • Pranav Jha, IIT Mumbai
  • Roberto Sabatini, RMIT, Australia
  • Saba Mylvaganam, University of South-Eastern Norway
  • Sean Rocke, The University of the West Indies
  • Sundaresan Poovalingam, Infosys, Bangalore
  • Vikass Monebhurrun, University Paris-Saclay
  • Yatin Trivedi, Semiconductor Solutions

Standards (Work-in-Progress)

Currently there are four standards in the process of development:

  1. P2520.1™: Standard for Baseline Performance for Odor Analysis Devices and Systems
  2. P2520.2.2™: Standard for Landfill Odor Monitoring Devices and Systems
  3. P1451.99™: Standard for Harmonization of Internet of Things (IoT) Systems Interactions
  4. P4129™: Recommended Practice for Evaluating Water Resource Management Technologies

P2520.1™ Standard for Baseline Performance for Odor Analysis Devices and Systems

  • Primary Sponsor: Sensors Council
  • Co-Sponsor: Industrial Electronics Society
  • Collaborators:  International Society for Olfaction and Chemical Sensing
  • PAR Status: Approved 24 Sep 2020; Expires 31 Dec 2026
  • Status: Entered the balloting process in June 2026
  • Expected Publication: Late 2026
  • Working Group Chair: James Covington

This standard provides testing methods and conformance processes to ensure reliable and reproducible baseline performance for odor analysis devices and systems. It requires instruments to measure and quantify three test chemicals, demonstrate operational stability over multiple days, and perform under varying humidity and temperature conditions. All machine olfaction devices must pass this baseline standard before advancing to application-specific standards.

P2520.2.2™ Standard for Landfill Odor Monitoring Devices and Systems

  • Primary Sponsor: Sensors Council
  • Collaborators:  International Society for Olfaction and Chemical Sensing
  • PAR Status: Approved 19 Jun 2025; Expires 31 Dec 2029
  • Status: Held its first Working Group Meeting on 27 May 2026 and is now welcoming new participants
  • Expected Draft Submission: January 2028
  • Projected Completion: October 2028
  • Working Group Chair: Susan Schiffman

This standard builds upon P2520.1 and provides testing methods and conformance processes to ensure that odor analysis devices and systems for landfill applications achieve reliable and reproducible performance that matches the odor intensity and quality perceptions of human observers.

P1451.99™ Standard for Harmonization of Internet of Things (IoT) Systems Interactions

  • Primary Sponsor: Instrumentation and Measurement Society
  • Co-Sponsors: Sensors Council & Industrial Electronics Society
  • PAR Status: Approved 22 May 2024; Expires 31 Dec 2028
  • Expected Draft Submission: January 2026
  • Projected Completion: December 2026
  • Working Group Chair: Riccardo Brama

This standard defines an IoT Trusted Area Networking (IoT-TRAN) architecture for harmonizing IEEE Std 1451 sensor networks with IoT and IIoT systems. It enables secure, scalable interoperability and data sharing through binding gateways and leverages XMPP, TEDS, and UUID features.

P4129™ Recommended Practice for Evaluating Water Resource Management Technologies

  • Primary Sponsor: Sensors Council
  • Co-Sponsor: IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT)
  • PAR Status: Approved 14 May 2026; Expires 31 Dec 2030
  • Status:  Kick-off meeting will be announced soon and the Working Group is welcoming new members
  • Expected Draft Submission: March 2028
  • Projected Completion: March 2029
  • Working Group Chair: Rich Kenny

This recommended practice provides a structured methodology and decision-tree approach for evaluating water management technologies (desalination, water reuse, smart distribution) considering regional constraints and industrial applications. It supports long-term water positivity through impact assessment, constraint mapping, and multi-criteria analysis.

Call for Input

We solicit your suggestions on:

  • Standards Gap Analysis
  • Emerging focus areas
  • Possible standardization verticals
  • Student involvement programs

Queries, suggestions, or thoughts about the Sensors Council’s Standards Program can be addressed to the Standards Committee Chair R. Venkatesha Prasad, with a copy to Secretary Troy Nagle.