19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026)
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia is pleased to announce that the 19th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2026) will be held during December 7 to 9, 2026 in Sydney, Australia.
Read MoreKeynote Speakers of ICST2026
Conference Dates: December 7 to 9, 2026
Title: Smart Sensing and AI for Healthcare
Abstract:
Many challenges exist in health monitoring and management, such as continuous, accurate, and comfortable monitoring of multi-parameters, early detection and warning of diseases, as well as the interaction with environments. The challenges in healthcare raise health risks and impose significant economic and social burden. Thus, seeking innovative solutions and new technologies to address these issues is very important. The development of modern sensors, Internet of Things, advanced materials, machine learning and AI technology has inspired the innovation on intelligent designs for healthcare.
The novel intelligent wellness sensing platforms seamlessly integrate smart sensing technologies, data fusion techniques, advanced materials, and clinical knowledge. Physiological signs, behaviors and environmental information can be obtained effectively. By jointly analyzing physiological and behavioral parameters with environmental interaction information and using data fusion technology, the health-related activities can be identified, predicted and evaluated. With intelligent wellness sensing platform, personal health monitoring and forecasting will be provided assisting in developing personalised healthcare and health management plan, guiding people towards a healthier lifestyle. The multidisciplinary research on smart sensing and AI for healthcare will bring new development for improving the quality of life for people ranging from babies to aging population during their everyday life and have significant social impact.
Biography:
Prof. Wei Chen is Head of School of Biomedical Engineering and Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2007 from the University of Melbourne in Australia and her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University in China. She worked at Bell Laboratories Germany, Alcatel-Lucent, Stuttgart, Germany as an intern in 2005. From 2007 to 2015, she was an Assistant Professor and served as Chair of Theme Health at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. From 2015 to 2023, she worked as a full Professor and Director of Center of Intelligent Medical Electronics at School of Information Science and Technology and Director of the Physiological Signal and Sleep platform in the Human Phenome Institute at Fudan University in Shanghai.
She serves as the IEEE EMBS (Engineering Medicine and Biology Society) AdCom Asia/Pacific representative, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Journal on Biomedical Health Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering and IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine. From 2020 to 2022, She was the Chair of IEEE Sensor and Systems Council China Chapter and Managing Editor of IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering. She has published 2 books, 200+ scientific papers, holds 20+ granted patents, and successfully led 10+ important R&D projects. Her research focuses on biomedical unobtrusive sensor systems and health informatics, including wearable sensor systems, physiological and behavioral data sensing and analysis, multimodal approaches for health modulation, artificial intelligence for biomedical engineering, neonatal monitoring, brain health, smart rehabilitation and sleep monitoring.
Title: Design and Control of Microelectromechanical Systems for Scanning Probe Microscopy
Abstract:
The microcantilever is a cornerstone microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device whose precision, versatility, and scalability have underpinned major advances in nanotechnology over the past three decades. It forms the core of numerous nanoscale interrogation and manipulation platforms including atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning probe lithography, and high‑resolution mass sensing, where its dynamic behaviour directly governs measurement fidelity and throughput. Despite its seemingly simple geometry, the fast, nonlinear dynamics that arise during micro‑ and nanoscale interactions continue to motivate intensive research in device design, instrumentation, system identification, and control. In this talk, I will present our progress in integrating actuation and sensing directly at the MEMS chip level, enabling new capabilities in precision instrumentation and feedback control. I will highlight how these advances open pathways to next‑generation scanning probe techniques, including multifrequency AFM, single‑chip AFM architectures, tip‑enhanced Raman spectroscopy, and low‑temperature ultra‑high‑vacuum AFM, ultimately pushing the limits of nanoscale measurement and manipulation.
Biography:
Dr Michael Ruppert is currently a senior lecturer in Mechatronics at the University of Technology Sydney. He is the Research Theme Lead for Microsystems and Mechatronics at the UTS Centre for Audio, Acoustics and Vibration and Director of the Micro and Nanomechatronic Systems Lab at UTS TechLab. Previously, he was a postdoctoral researcher and research associate at the University of Newcastle, Australia and a visiting researcher with the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. He received the Dipl.-Ing. Degree in automation technology, with a specialization in systems theory and automatic control, from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in 2013. In 2017, he received the PhD degree with Excellence Award in electrical engineering from The University of Newcastle, Australia.
To date, Dr Ruppert’s work has resulted in over 60 publications including 2 book chapters, 36 journal articles, and 16 fully refereed conference proceedings. For his contributions to the field, he received prestigious awards including the 2018 IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award, the 2019 Best Conference Paper Award at the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales, he was named a 2021 Fresh Scientist for NSW and he received the 2022 University of Newcastle Early Career Researcher Award. Dr Ruppert has received over $3.5 million in academic research funding and more than $500,000 in direct research funding from industrial partners. He is currently a 2024 ARC DECRA fellow and a chief investigator on a 2024 ARC Discovery Project and a 2025 ARC LIEF project.