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The 5th Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS 2015)

May 20-22, 2015 / Lotte City Hotel Jeju, Jeju Island, Korea

Abstract Submission Due D-2

Abstract Submission Due : December 12, 2014

* Abstract Submission

All abstract submission is through SPIE.

Step 1. Submit 100 words abstract (for program book) and 500 words description

for reviewing via SPIE. (deadline: Dec. 12, 2014)

Step 2. Acceptance Notification (Jan. 30, 2014)

Step 3. If accepted, submit 4-page manuscript via SPIE. (deadline: Feb. 28, 2015)

Detailed Information for Abstract Submission

: http://apos2015.org/paper-submission-guideline.php

Go to Abstract Submission: http://spie.org/x110066.xml

* Topics

1. Physical Sensing

2. Chemical and Environmental Sensing

3. Biological/Biomedical Sensing and Imaging

4. Integrated Technologies for Sensing

5. Specialty Optical Fibers for Sensing

6. Grating and Component Technologies for Sensing

7. Novel Materials for Sensing

8. Distributed, Multiplexed and Networked Sensing

9. Environmental and Structural Monitoring

10. Industrial Applications and Field Trials

* SPIE Best Student Paper Award

SPIE supports Best Student Paper Award!

STUDENTS wishing to compete for the student prizes must declare their student status in MySPIE and also must give the presentations at the conference. Judging will be carried out by Program Committee members during the event.

1st Place Prize: USD 250 cash, 50 SPIE Digital Library Downloads, 1-year Student Membership

2nd Place Prize: USD 200 cash, 25 SPIE Digital Library Downloads, 1-year Student Membership

3rd Place Prize: USD 50 cash, 15 SPIE Digital Library Downloads, 1-year Student Membership

To apply Best Student Paper Award, please check [Best Student Paper? First author should be a student and they should present.] category on the step 4 at SPIE abstract submission system.

* Plenary Speakers

Min Gu (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)

Presentation Title

: Superresolution Fluorescence Endo-microscopy with Engineered Fibres

Tae Won Lim (Hyundai-Kia Motors, Korea)

Presentation Title

: The Future of Sensor Technologies in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Limin Tong (Zhejiang University, China)

Presentation Title

: Ultrasensitive Microfiber Optical Sensors: Challenges and Opportunities

Detailed Information for Plenary Speakers: http://apos2015.org/plenary-speakers.php

* Invited Speakers

- Hartmut Bartelt (IPHT Jena, Germany)

Optical Bragg Grating Sensor Fibers for Ultra-high Temperature Applications

- Wolfgang Habel (BAM, Germany)

Standardization of Fibre-optic Sensors ? Recent Progress, Future Activities, Strengthening of International Collaboration

- Zuyuan He (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

Recent Advances on Optical Reflectometry for Access Network Diagnostics and Distribited Sensing

- Silvia Soria Huguet (CNR-IFAC, Italy)

Microbubble Resonators as Enhancement Platforms for Linear and Nonlinear Sensing

- Choun-ki Joo (the Catholic University of Korea, Korea)

- Myung K Kim (University of South Florida, USA)

- Changrui Liao (Shenzhen University, China)

Fiber Bragg Gratings Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser Micromachining Methods

- Eric Lindner (FBGS Technologies, Germany)

Tailored Draw Tower Gratings (DTG¢çs) for OFDR and the Separation of Strain and Temperature

- Cicero Martelli (Federal University of Technology, Brazil)

Safety Integrity Level, Fail Safe, Area Zones etc, a Difficult and Expensive Learning Curve towards the Real World

- Zhou Meng (University of Defence Technology, China)

Multiplexing and Demodulation Techniques for Interferometric Fiber Sensors

- Yoji Okabe ( The Univ. of Tokyo, Japan)

Fiber-optic Ultrasonic Sensing Systems using PS-FBG for Damage Monitoring in Composite Materials

- Kwang-Yong Song (Chung-Ang University, Korea)

High-sensitivity Distributed Fiber Sensors Based on Brillouin Dynamic Gratings

- Satoshi TANAKA (National Defense Academy of Japan, Japan)

- Libo Yuan (Harbin Engineering University, China)

Building a Lab-in/on-fiber

* About Venue - Jeju Island

Jeju island offers a very flexible entry/departure policy, which allows visitors to stay without a visa for up to 30 day.

Visa-Free Entry to Jeju: 180 countries (only 11 countries are required to apply for a visa: Afghanistan, Cuba, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Macedonia, Palestine, Sudan and Syria).

For details : http://www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?categoryId=2&parentId=385&catSeq=401&showMenuId=375

** 2ndCallforPapersDownload:http://www.apos2015.org/download/APOS2015_2ndCFP.pdf

Organized by OSK(OpticalSocietyofKorea)

Technical Co-Sponsored by SPIE,OSA,IEEEPhotonicsSociety

If you have any questions, please contact the APOS 2015 secretariat.

APOS 2015 Secretariat

Tel. +82-42-472-7462 / Email: apos2015@apos2015.org

Website: www.apos2015.org