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Published by: SMI Publishing, Ltd
Published: Oct. 30, 2006
Table of Contents
- Day 1
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Professor Dr Professor Dr Ignaz Eisele, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, , University of the Armed Forces Munich.
- 9.10 THE CAPABILITY OF NANO & MICRO DEFENCE APPLICATIONS
- Implementing Nanotechnology
- The opportunities
- Developments in R&D
- Challenges to the micro and Nano defence market
- Looking forward
- Dr Dr Douglas Imeson, Technical Advisor, Nanotechnology, dstl.
- 9.50 THE MNT DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP FOR DEFENCE APPLICATIONS
- Delivering the potential of micro and nano technologies
- Multi-parameter sensing
- Multi-functional performance
- Multi-disciplinary properties
- Agility and reconfigurability
- Stealth, ambient intelligence and persistent surveillance
- Embedded and distributed processing
- Dr Dr Ayman El-Fatatry, Development Manager, B A E SYSTEMS Plc.
- 10.30 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 FORCE PROTECTION
- Enhanced survivability through materials technology
- Signature management - avoid detection
- Ballistic protection - bullets blast & trauma
- Laser protection - avoid eye injury
- Health - avoid infection
- Dr Steven Savage, Deputy Research Director, Department of Functional Materials, Swedish Defence Research Agency.
- 12.20 Networking Lunch
- 1.50 PATENTING MICROSYSTEMS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
- Technology in defence contracting - structures and protection
- Evolution of defence procurement contracting structures - increasing role of technology
- Defence Industrial Strategy - sovereignty and national security
- Protecting IPR - corporate strategy - patent system
- IPR in different types of contracting - DEFCONS / OGC / PPP
- Security issues
- Mr Paul Briggs, Joint Head, International Aviation and Aerospace Group,, Bird & Bird.
- Peter Ward, Senior Solicitor, Intellectual Property, Bird & Bird.
- 2.30 INSECT LIKE FLAPPING WING MICRO AIR VEHICLES
- Reconnoitring in confined spaces
- What are MAV
- Why develop MAV
- Technological challenges
- Future plans
- Dr Rafal Zbikowski, Principal Research Officer, Department of Aerospace, Power & Sensors, (Defence Academy Shrivenham), CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY (Defence Academy Shrivenham).
- 3.10 Afternoon Tea
- 3.40 MAPPS - MULTI-LATERALLY ASSURED PERVASIVE PERMANENT SUR-/SOUS-VEILLANCE
- NEMS-based SMART DUST Localizer & Sensor Network Systems
- Smart Dust systems - origins & state of the Art
- Exponentially increasing Asymmetric Destructive Capabilities (ADC)
- A new geopolitical security doctrine concept: MAPPS.
- Radical reciprocal geostrategic accountability & geotactical transparency for maximized security through pervasive, permanent military intelligence gathering
- Towards extremely fine-grained prevention and control of armed conflicts & terrorism
- Mr Philippe Van Nedervelde, Executive Director, Foresight Nanotech Institute Europe.
- 4.20 APPLICATIONS OF NANOELECTRONIC COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- Nanoelectronic systems
- How nanocomputers are likely to work
- Design and simulation of circuit and system components of nanocomputer systems
- Applications for command and control
- Inspiration for nanosensing systems
- Novel uses for communications
- Shamik Das, Senior Nanosystems Engineer, The MITRE Corporation, InfoCenter Svcs.
- 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
- Day 2
- 8.30 Registration & Coffee
- 9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
- Professor Dr Professor Dr Ignaz Eisele, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, , University of the Armed Forces Munich.
- 9.10 MEMS IN DEFENCE
- Applications, industry chain and markets
- Status of MEMS industry today
- MEMS market 2006-2015
- MEMS phase shifter for phased array antenna in defence
- Opportunities to come
- Total market MEMS forcasts
- Mr Jeremie Bouchaud, Director Market Research MEMS, Wicht Technologie Consulting.
- 9.50 MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) FOR INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNITS
- Common Guidance Program
- Common guidance device for missiles and munitions
- Low cost device achieved by economies of scale
- MEMS delivers accuracy of ring-laser and fiber Optic Gyro capable of surviving 20000 g-setback
- Develop a tehnology to meet 90% of tactical weapons
- David W Panhorst, Project Officer, Common Guidance Program, US Army, ARDEC.
- 10.30 Morning Coffee
- 11.00 NANOPHOTONIC METAMATERIALS
- Elemental base of the next photonic revolution
- Achieving new optical functionality by nanostructuring
- from photonic crystal to nanostructures surfaces
- Optical negative index materials
- towards optical instruments of unprecedented resolution Plasmons
- new information carrier in metal nanostructures
- Controlling signals on the nanoscale
- towards the new level of photonic integration
- Numbering micro-objects - a billion of different nanophotonic tags
- Ph.D Professor Nikolay Zheludev, Professor of Physics; Coordinator; EPSRC NanoPhotonics Portfolio Centre, School of Physics and Astronomy, University Of Southampton.
- 11.40 PHOTONIC CYSTALS FOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SENSLING APPLICATION
- Applications to combat biological warfare
- First "engineered" approach to SERS detection
- Metalic "nano-structures" used to obtain characteristic optical signatures of complex molecules
- Greatly enhanced sensitivity and test to test repeatability through surface plasmon engineering
- Exploration of emerging applications in: medical diagnostics, forensic detection, pharmaceuticals, homeland Security
- Showcase example: trace level detection of illicit drugs and metabolites
- Dr Martin Charlton, Senior Research Manager, Mesophotonics Ltd.
- Dr Dr Caterina Netti, Applications Manager, Mesophotonics Ltd.
- 12.20 Networking Lunch
- 1.50 PLASMA ENHANCEMENT OF MILITARY CLOTHING
- Concept and achievements
- Liquid repellency for military clothing
- Introduction to plasma processing
- Features of plasma technology
- Applications for wider material processing
- Dr Dr Stephen Coulson, Technical Director, P2i.
- 2.30 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY IN EUROPE
- Current status & future developments
- Basic protocols
- Basic implementations
- European players
- Fiber-based and free space systems
- Beyond quantum key distribution
- Stefan De Haan, Senior Consultant, Quantom Cryptography , Wicht Technologie Consulting.
- 3.10 Afternoon Tea
- 3.40 QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY
- Free space systems in a quantum network for secure communications
- Secure key distribution
- Key management
- Quantum key distribution
- Quantum technologies for free space
- Quantum network
- Quantum key distribution
- Quantum technologies for free space
- Quantum network
- Secure key distribution
- Key management
- Quantum key distribution
- Quantum technologies for free space
- Quantum network
- Quantum key distribution
- Quantum technologies for free space
- Quantum network
- Dr Brian Lowans, Team Leader, Qineti Q.
- 4.20 IS THERE A WAY TO BUILD A QUANTUM PC
- A technology driven perspective
- Principles of quantum computation: Q-Bits, Multi-Q-Bits, gates, and entanglement
- The first experimental realisation of a quantum computer and Shor´s algorithm
- Approaches to build Q-Bits, ways of Q-Bit manipulation, and the programming and readout problem
- Silicon-based technology:
- Stochastic emulation of quantum algorithms on classical computer architectures
- Dr Dr Jörg Schulze, Corporate Technology, Production Processes Division, Simulation and Risk Management Department, Siemens AG.
- 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
AbstractThe exploration of nano and microtechnology will create many new defence related innovations. Nano and micro systems present an opportunity for key survivability capabilities through miniaturisation, advanced information technology and new materials properties. Keeping pace with the military application of nano & microtechnology research and development is vital if a technological edge is to be maintained in national defence.
SMi’s Nano & Micro Systems in Defence will provide a clear overview of the current programmes and latest developments in military research. Furthermore it will illustrate the increasing commercial aspect of nano and micro systems outlining current market trends and addressing issues such as patenting MNT technologies.
Topics will include:
- Smart Autonomous Systems
- Nanomaterials in Defence
- Quantum Computing
- Military Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
- Uniform and Armour for Future Battle Fields
Hear from industry leading experts including:
- Professor Roland Decuypere, Visiting Professor, ERASMUS Institute, Brussels and retired Head of Department, IWT, Royal Military Academy, Belgium
- Dr Douglas Imeson, Programme Director, Physical Sciences, dstl
- Dr Rafal W Zbikowski, Principal Research Officer, Department of Aerospace, Power and Sensors, Cranfield University (Defence Academy Shrivenham)
- Dr Jörg Schulze, Senior Consultant, Production Processes, Simulation and Risk Management Department, Siemens and Faculty Member, University of the German Armed Forces
- Shamik Das, Senior Nanosystems Engineer, Nanosytems Group, MITRE Corporation
- Dr Steven Savage, Deputy Research Director, Functional Material, Swedish Research Agency (FOI)
- Giulio Prisco, Director, FutureTAG and Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Spain
- Philippe Van Nedervelde, Executive Director, Europe, Foresight Nanotech Institute
- David W Panhorst, Project Officer, Common Guidance Program, US Army ARDEC
Chaired by: Professor Ignaz Eisele, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of the German Armed Forces
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