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Pantelis GEORGIOU - IEEE Sensors Distinguished Lecturer

Professor of Biomedical Electronics, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Centre for Bio-inspired Technology Imperial College London (United Kingdom) 

Talk: Microchip Technology enabling Rapid Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases – From AMR to COVID-19

Adriana MORANA

Associate professor at University Jean Monnet and Laboratoire Hubert Curien, Saint-Etienne (France)

Talk:Optical fiber sensors for harsh radiative environments

Dr. Adriana Morana received her Ph.D. degree in optics and photonics from the Université Jean Monnet of Saint-Etienne (France) and the University of Palermo (Italy) in 2013. During her Ph.D, she studied the radiation hardening of Fiber Bragg Gratings. Since 2019, she is Associate Professor at the Université Jean Monnet and works on radiation effects on optical fibers and optical fiber sensors at the Laboratoire Hubert Curien. 

Xavier LEFEVRE

Research and Development Engineer at CSEM, Neuchâtel (Switzerland)

Talk: Porous layers for environmental electrochemical sensors

Xavier Lefèvre received his MSc from University of Montréal in 2009 after graduating from ESPCI Paris in 2008. He received his PhD in 2012 from Ecole Polytechnique in France, working at CEA Saclay where he developed protective and insulating coatings for germanium based on newly designed organic push-pull molecules. During his Postdoc at University of Geneva, he developed new supramolecular compounds for encapsulation. He then worked for Saint-Gobain Research Paris on organic-inorganic interactions and coatings for construction materials. Since 2020, he is working at CSEM as Senior R&D engineer leading projects related to sensing.

Perceval COUDRAIN

Research and Development Engineer at CEA, Grenoble (France)

Talk: Beyond the component: How advanced packaging drives innovation in microelectronics

Perceval Coudrain received an MSc in Materials Sciences from the University of Nantes, France, in 2001, and a PhD from the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France, in 2009. He joined STMicroelectronics in 2002 and entered the advanced R&D group in 2005, where he was involved in the early development of backside illumination and monolithic 3D integration for CMOS image sensors. For fifteen years, he has focused on 3D integration technologies, including TSV and Cu-Cu hybrid bonding development, and thermal management. He moved to CEA-Leti in 2020, where his research focuses on 3D integration, Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging, and embedded thermal dissipation solutions.

Aktham ASFOUR

Associate professor at University Grenoble Alpes and Grenoble Electrical Engineering Lab (G2Elab)

Talk: Giant Magneto-Impedance (GMI) sensors for electrical current measurement

Dr. Aktham ASFOUR is currently Associate Professor at the University Grenoble Alpes (UGA), France. He received the Engineering and the Ph. D degrees from Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering) in 1998 and 2002, respectively. Since 2010, he carries out his research in Grenoble Electrical Engineering Lab (G2Elab). His main interests include magnetic sensors, especially Giant Magneto-Impedance (GMI) sensors, and applications. Between 2004 and 2010, he has been with the Grenoble Institute of Neuroscience (GIN) in Grenoble where he also carried out research in the area of radiofrequency coils and instrumentation for the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Céline TERNON

Associate professor at Grenoble INP and LMGP

Talk: Mixité femmes-hommes, on a toutes et tous à y gagner

Céline Ternon graduated with PhD degrees from the University of Caen in 2002. She joined the Grenoble INP Institute of Engineering, Univ. Grenoble Alpes in 2003, where she is currently associate professor, gender equality officer and head of the department Physical Engineering for Photonics and Microelectronics.

She conducts research at LMGP in France in the field of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. One of her main objective is to develop new processes allowing the easy manipulation and integration of the nanomaterials into devices. Since 2010, she has worked tirelessly to demonstrate the value of the extremely versatile and innovative materials that are nanonets.

Committed to gender equality, she is President of the Parité Science association.

Orphée CUGAT

Research Director at CNRS, Grenoble Electrical Engineering Lab (G2Elab)

Talk: Immunology test: one-step differential detection by epifluorescence; Magia Diagnostics

Orphée Cugat is a CNRS senior researcher at G2Elab, Grenoble. His small team specialises in subminiature magnetic systems.
Since 1994 our projects span various application fields, from MEMS actuators & generators (energy harvesting, adaptive optics for astronomy, diamagnetic levitation, in-vitro remote micro-manipulators...) to low-tech medical devices (point-of-care immunology tests, low-cost respirator...)