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Sensors Webinar | Optical Fiber Sensors for Biomedical/Chemical/Environmental Applications, 2 September 2026
Optical sensing has become one of the most active areas of research in bio/chemical and environmental fields, driven by the need for analytical platforms that combine high sensitivity, reliability, and real-time operation with compact and cost-effective implementations. Advances in photonic technologies, functional materials, and data analysis are enabling new sensing concepts capable of addressing challenges in healthcare, environmental monitoring, food safety, and industrial applications.
Among the many approaches currently under investigation, optical fiber technologies continue to play a central role thanks to their versatility and excellent sensing performance. At the same time, emerging photonic platforms—including metasurfaces, optofluidic systems, and integrated optical devices—are expanding the range of available solutions for biochemical sensing. The combination of these platforms with innovative recognition layers, such as biological, biomimetic, and chemical receptors, together with machine learning techniques for signal processing and interpretation, is opening new perspectives for the development of next-generation biosensors.
This webinar will provide an overview of several complementary directions currently shaping the field. The invited presentations will explore recent developments and design challenges in optical fiber grating biosensing, discuss the opportunities offered by Brillouin optical frequency-domain analysis for advanced fiber sensing, and present innovative photonic tools for biochemical sensing. By covering these topics, the webinar aims to highlight both the technological advances and the scientific challenges that are defining the future of optical sensing for bio/chemical and environmental sensing applications.
Date: 2 September 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. CEST | 5:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 812 0359 5701
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Register now for free!
Program:
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CEST |
Time in CST Asia |
|
Dr. Francesco Arcadio |
11:00–11:10 a.m. |
5:00–5:10 p.m. |
|
Dr. Cosimo Trono |
11:10–11:30 a.m. |
5:10–5:30 p.m. |
|
Prof. Dr. Aldo Minardo |
11:30–11:50 a.m. |
5:30–5:50 p.m. |
|
Prof. Dr. Pedro Jorge |
11:50–12:10 p.m. |
5:50–6:10 p.m. |
|
Q&A Session |
12:10–12:25 p.m. |
6:10–6:25 p.m. |
|
Dr. Francesco Arcadio |
12:25–12:30 p.m. |
6:25–6:30 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic or institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Feel free to still register; we will inform you when the recording is available.
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Francesco Arcadio, Department of Engineering, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Roma 29, 81031 Aversa, Italy;
- Dr. Cosimo Trono, “Nello Carrara” Institute of Applied Physics, IFAC-CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Firenze, Italy;
- Prof. Dr. Aldo Minardo, Department of Engineering, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81031 Aversa, Italy;
- Prof. Dr. Pedro Jorge, 1 Departamento de Física e Astronomia, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; 2 Centre for Applied Photonics, INESC TEC—Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal.
