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Meeting Guide
AT A GLANCE
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
HSI 2014: Hyperspectral
Imaging and Applications
Media Centre / Downstairs from
Foyer
WEDNESDAY
Photonics Tutorials: Latest
photonics technology,
techniques and
instrumentation
Technology Theatre 1 / Exhibition Hall
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Nano & Bio Imaging - latest
developments in
biophotonics
Space Applications: Strategy
and Photonics technologies
of the space industry
Jaguar Lounge / Off Foyer
Lounge One North / Up Escalator
from Foyer
WEDNESDAY
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Optical Engineering &
Design
Vision UK: Vision in Action
Jaguar Lounge / Off Foyer
WEDNESDAY
Zemax User Group
Meeting
Jaguar Lounge / Off Foyer
UKIVA Theatre 2 / Exhibition Hall
THURSDAY
Innovation Live! Technical
presentations by new
companies and innovators
Technology Theatre 1 / Exhibition Hall
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
HSI 2014: Hyperspectral Imaging
and Applications
MEDIA CENTRE / DOWNSTAIRS FROM FOYER
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY
GOLD SPONSORS
09.45 Registration and coffee
10.00 Introduction to Meeting
SESSION 1 – FOOD
10.10 Comparison between near infrared spectroscopy
and hyperspectral imaging in predicting beef eating
quality
Tong Qiao, Hyperspectral Imaging Centre, University of Strathclyde.
10.40 KEYNOTE : The role of water in NIR hyperspectral imaging of biological
materials
Dr Aoife Gowen, School of Biosystems Engineering, University College Dublin,
Ireland.
11.00 Quantification of Adulteration Levels in Minced Lamb Meat using NIR
Hyperspectral Imaging
Yuan-Yuan Pu, Food Refrigeration & Computerised Food Technology,
University College Dublin, Ireland.
11.20 Multispectral imaging for detection of foreign food material in powder
food
Ana Herrero-Langreo, IRSTEA UMR ITAP (National Institute of Research in
Science and Technology for Environment and Agriculture), France.
SESSION 2 – SYSTEMS
11.40 Video-rate multispectral imaging: Application to microscopy and
macroscopy
Prof Andy Harvey, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow.
12.00 Pairing small UAVs with hyperspectral imaging
Kevin Lynch, Headwall Photonics, USA.
12.20 LUNCH BREAK AND EXHIBITION
14.20 KEYNOTE : Before hyperspectral ruled the world
Prof J Bruce Rafert, Provost Emeritus, North Dakota State University, USA.
15.00 Content based hyperspectral image retrieval: A systematic review
Fatih Omruuzun, Middle East Technical University, Graduate School of
Informatics, Turkey.
15.20 Hyperspectral to multispectral: Video rate spectral imaging applications
Dr James Jafolla, President, Surface Optics Corporation, USA.
15.40 Identification of minerals using surface and space based reflectance
spectroscopy, in parts of ore rich belt of south eastern Rajasthan, India
Richa Sharma, IIRS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing), India.
16.00 POSTER SESSION
1. New perspective of hyperspectral data: STORE simulation tool for
future missions
Dr Malvina Silvestri, National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Italy.
2. Linear variable filters for biomedical and hyperspectral imaging
applications
Oliver Pust, Delta Optical Filters, Denmark.
3. Core-less Edge Detection and Background reduction techniques for
EELS spectrum
Veerendra C Angdi, Advanced Electron Microscopy, University of Sheffield.
4. Detection of peanut traces in wheat flour through NIR hyperspectral
imaging spectroscopy
Puneet Mishra, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain.
5. Mid-infrared swept lasers for hyperspectral vibrational imaging
Stephen Matcher, University of Sheffield.
DAY 2 – THURSDAY
09.30 Registration and coffee
10.00 Introduction to Meeting
SESSION 3 – REMOTE SENSING
10.30 Airborne thermal infrared hyperspectral imaging for mineral exploration
Dr Marc-André Gagnon, Telops, Canada.
10.50 REFRESHMENT BREAK
11.30 Investigating the potential of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) for the
quantitative estimation of lead contamination in soil (LCS)
Salim Lamine, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Greece.
11.50 Outlier and target detection in aerial hyperspectral imagery
Andrew Young, Hyperspectral Imaging Centre, University of Strathclyde.
12.10 Endmember subspace estimation algorithms applied to hyperspectral
images of small scale hydrothermal alteration
Jennifer Harris, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Birkbeck
University of London.
12.30 LUNCH BREAK AND EXHIBITION
SESSION 4 – MEDICAL AND MATERIALS
14.20 A novel 3D-hyperspectral imaging device for artwork inspection and
deterioration estimation – the SYDDARTA project
Dr Vassilis Papadakis, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft, Netherlands.
14.40 Hyperspectral analysis for extraction of chemical characteristics in
dehydrated bones
Carolina Blanch Perez Del Notario, IMEC (Interuniversity
MicroElectronicsCenter), Belgium.
15.00 Laparoscopic intraoperative oxygenation mapping using multispectral
imaging
Dr Neil Clancy, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London.
15.20 Real time Raman imaging to understand dissolution performance of
amorphous solid dispersions
Francesco Tres, Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis, University of
Nottingham.
15.40 Closing remarks
WEDNESDAY
Nano & Bio Imaging - latest
developments in biophotonics
SILVER SPONSOR
JAGUAR LOUNGE / OFF FOYER
10.00 Registration and Exhibition Opening.
10.30 Introduction and Welcome
CO-SPONSOR
SESSION 1
10.35 Imaging cells using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for
biomedical insight
Dr Sumeet Mahajan, Chemistry and Institute of Life Sciences, University of
Southampton.
10.55 Dynamic multi-scale imaging: single-molecules to single-cells
Dr Alan Lowe, Department of Biological Sciences, UCL.
11.15 KEYNOTE: STED images of neuronal synapses
Prof Valentin Nagerl, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience of the CNRS,
University of Bordeaux, France.
11.45 Poster Session in the Exhibition Hall
1. Study of toxoplasmosis Using Raman Microspectroscopy
Abida Naemat, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham.
2. Characterising collagen photo-degradation mechanism using
multimodal optical imaging approach
Arunthathi Manickavasagem, Biomaterial, Biomimetics & Biophotonics
Research Group, King's College London, Dental Institute, London.
3. Fluorescence amplified detection of residual bacteria in the root canal
space
Dylan Herzog, Biomaterials, Biomimetics and Biophotonics Research Group,
King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital, London.
4. Use of plasmonic and photonic structures to enhance optical trapping
Mina Mossayebi, PhD Student, University of Nottingham, UK
12.15 Lunch and exhibition.
SESSION 2
13.45 KEYNOTE: Accelerating Progress in Light Sheet Microscopy
Prof Kishan Dholakia, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St.
Andrews.
14.05 Development of the zebrafish eye lens tracked using SPIM
Dr Laura Young, Department of Physics, Centre for Advanced Engineering,
University of Durham.
14.25 Imaging the mechanisms and functions of leukocytes
Dr Leo Carlin, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial
College London.
14.45 Adaptive optics correction for STORM microscopy
Dr Dan Burke, Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford.
15.05 BREAK
SESSION 3
15.20 Imaging immune cell interactions at super resolution
Dr Dylan Owen, Experimental Biophysics and Nanotechnology, Kings College
London.
15.40 Optical nanoscopy of Herpes Simplex Virus -1 assembly: a study of the
virus structure at the nanometre scale
Dr Romain Laine, Laser Analytics Group, University of Cambridge.
16.00 Real time, label-free, characterisation of live cells using high resolution,
multi-modal light microscopy
Dr Melissa Mather, Institute for Biophysics, Imaging & Optical Science, Faculty
of Engineering, University of Nottingham.
16.20 Micro-endoscopic imaging reveals insights into signal transduction inside
living blood vessels
Dr Chris Saunter, Department of Physics, Centre for Advanced Engineering,
University of Durham.
16.40 Concluding comments
With thanks to:
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ENGINEERING & DESIGN
CO-ORGANISERS OF SPACE
APPLICATIONS
SILVER SPONSORS OF THE
CONFERENCE
CO-SPONSORS OF
3 MEETINGS
GOLD SPONSORS HSI 2014
WEDNESDAY
Optical Engineering & Design
GOLD SPONSOR
JAGUAR LOUNGE / OFF FOYER
10.15 Registration
10.30 Introduction and Welcome
CO-SPONSOR
SESSION 1: OPTICAL DESIGN
10.40 Freeform micro optics for high power laser beamshaping
Dr Roy McBride, Power Photonics.
11.00 Stray light analysis of cellphone lens.
Quentin Kuperman-Le Bihan, LightTec, France.
11.20 Raytracing laser systems, including effects such as beam truncation,
speckle and turbulence.
Tom Davies, Photon Engineering, USA.
11.40 Objective measurement of surface quality; MIL vs. ISO
Ken Middleton, Lambda Photometrics.
12.00 INVITED KEYNOTE: European Space Agency to develop a new laser
technology to put in space for atmospheric and earth monitoring
Prof Mike Damzen, IC Photonics.
12.30 Conclusion and close of morning session
12.40 LUNCH AND EXHIBITION
13.45 Introduction to session
SESSION 2: LATEST TECHNOLOGY
13.50 Thermal lensing modelling in COMSOL Multiphysics
Dr Alon Grinenko, Applications Engineer, Comsol Ltd, Cambridge.
14.10 Optical Collectors and coatings for concentrating solar applications
Dr Chris Sansom, Leader, Global CSP Laboratory, Cranfield University.
14.30 Optics for Fusion
Prof. David Neely, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford.
WEDNESDAY
Zemax User Group Meeting
JAGUAR LOUNGE / OFF FOYER
15.30
15.40
16.40
16.50
17.05
Introduction and welcome
Third UK meeting of the Zemax User Group
Concluding comments
end of meeting & networking
There will be an exhibition drinks and networking opportunity in the
exhibition hall
WEDNESDAY
Photonics Tutorials: Latest
photonics technology,
techniques and instrumentation
SILVER SPONSOR
TECHNOLOGY THEATRE 1 / EXHIBITION HALL
10.55 Introduction and Welcome
11.00 Multispectral Imaging to detect botrytis in plants, the process of
implementation
Joris van Nunen, PIXELTEQ, Netherlands.
11.20 The physics and applications of nanowire-grid inorganic polarisers
Ben Parker, LOT-QuantumDesign.
11.40 Passive CEP stabilization of idler wave in ultrafast OPA (ORPHEUS/TOPAS)
Martynas Barkauskas, Light Conversion, Lithuania.
12.00 Linear Variable Filters for Fluorescence and Hyperspectral Imaging
Applications
Oliver Pust, DELTA Optical Filters, Denmark.
12.20 Interferometry in Quality Control of Nanopositioners
Dr Elisabeth Hoffman, attocube systems AG, Germany.
12.40 Volume Scattering Characterisation: Instruments and Methods
Quentin Kuperman - Le Bihan, Light Tec, France.
13.00 Radiometry, Photometry and Colorimetry: Understanding the basics of light
measurement
Robert Yeo, Pro-Lite Technology.
13.30 Piezo positioning: Optimising performance
Geraint Green, PI.
14.00 Ultra-low noise silicon photomultipliers - applications and recent advances
Martin Sharratt, AP Technologies/SensL.
14.30 Optics for Ultrafast Applications -An Innovative Approach
Helmut Kessler, Manx Precision Optics.
14.50 Extreme Miniaturisation in Spectroscopy
Herve Boisson, Sales Engineer, Hamamatsu Photonics.
15.10 Patent pending for this game changing technology -a solid-state Fourier
transform spectrometer.
Dr Tim Stephens, Keit Ltd
15.30 Selecting optics for scientific, medical, life science and industrial applications
Chris Bridle, IDEX Optics & Photonics
WEDNESDAY
Space Applications: Strategy
and Photonics technologies of
the space industry
LOUNGE ONE NORTH / UP ESCALATOR
FROM FOYER
SILVER SPONSOR
CO-SPONSOR
10.00 Registration and Coffee
10.10 Introduction and Welcome
10.20 Photonics for Space: Bright Future
Bruno Leone, Optoelectronics Section, European Space Agency.
10.40 Development of UV spectrographic cameras for the World Space ObservatoryUltraviolet
Richard Harriss, Systems Design Authority, E2V.
11.00 Technology trends and opportunities in Earth Observation
Mick Johnson, CEOI-ST (Centre for EO Instrumentation).
11.20 Ultra-low-noise Imaging Technologies for Space
Prof Stafford Withington, Department of Physics, University of Cambridge.
11.40 Optical fibre amplifiers for satellite communication
Dr Efstratios Kehayas, Space Photonics, Gooch & Housego.
12.00 Multi-core dynamic imaging system
Dr David Gibson, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol.
12.20 Enabling-facilities for new upstream technologies plus A new
opportunity: Commercial nano-and microsatellite missions
Dr Chris Brunskill, Upstream Technologies Lead, Satellite Applications
Catapult.
12.40 NETWORKING AND LUNCH
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
Vision UK: Vision in Action
A MEETING FOR
UKIVA THEATRE 2 / EXHIBITION HALL
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY
ORGANISED BY
10.30 Machine Vision in mail sorting
Kevin Druce, VPTS.
10.50 Cooled cameras for Scientific applications and
astronomy
Ian Alderton, Alrad Imaging
11.10 Customer applications for high resolution imaging
Owen Sogeler, STEMMER IMAGING
11.30 Solving a real world application using DA 4.0
Nick Hall, Clearview Imaging
11.50 High Dynamic Range Imaging for Metal Welding
Cornelius Sawatzky, Xiris Automation Inc.
14.00 Using filtering and IR for improved imaging
Paul Wilson, Scorpion Vision
14.20 Advanced image processing software and hardware solutions
Rob Webb, STEMMER IMAGING
14.40 Optics, recent changes with the new sensor sizes and telecentric lenses
for measurement applications
Raf Slotwinski, Alrad Imaging
15.00 Implications of USB3.0 Vision technology on machine vision
Sean Wood, Clearview Imaging
15.20 Using 3D Kinect type cameras for robot guidance
Paul Wilson, Scorpion Vision
DAY 2 – THURSDAY
10.30 Machine Vision in mail sorting
Kevin Druce, VPTS
10.50 Cooled cameras for Scientific applications and astronomy
Ian Alderton, Alrad Imaging
11.10 Customer applications for high resolution imaging
Owen Sogeler, STEMMER IMAGING
11.30 Solving a real world application using DA 4.0
Nick Hall, Clearview Imaging
11.50 High Dynamic Range Imaging for Metal Welding
Cornelius Sawatzky, Xiris Automation Inc.
13.30 Using filtering and IR for improved imaging
Paul Wilson, Scorpion Vision
13.50 Advanced image processing software and hardware solutions
Rob Webb, STEMMER IMAGING
14.10 Optics, recent changes with the new sensor sizes and telecentric lenses
for measurement applications
Raf Slotwinski, Alrad Imaging
14.30 Implications of USB3.0 Vision technology on machine vision
Sean Wood, Clearview Imaging
14.50 Using 3D Kinect type cameras for robot guidance
Paul Wilson, Scorpion Vision
THURSDAY
Innovation Live! Technical
presentations by new
companies and innovators
SILVER SPONSOR
TECHNOLOGY THEATRE 1 / EXHIBITION HALL
10.55 Introduction and Welcome
11.00 Patent pending for this game changing technology a solid-state Fourier
transform spectrometer.
Dr Tim Stephens, Keit Ltd
11.20 Next generation optical fibre and photonics materials.
Dr John Lincoln and Deepak Jain, EPSRC Centre for innovative
manufacturing in photonics, University of Southampton.
11.40 What is Ultra-Precision?
Martin O’Hara, National Strategy Manager, EPSRC Centre for Innovative
Manufacturing in Ultra Precision, Cranfield University
12.00 Flexible photon counting, applications and examples
Dr Richard Nock, Qumet Technologies, University of Bristol
12.20 KEYNOTE: Celebrating the International Year of Light in the UK
Dr Beth Taylor, Chair UK National Committee for IYL 2015,
Institute of Physics
12.40 Applied Photonics – Where are advances in photonics
taking us?
Dr Mark Goossens, Business Development Manager,
Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd
13.00 Vantablack – What it is & what it isn’t
Steve Northam, Business Development Director,
Surrey Nanosystems
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