Commercialise

The challenges and opportunities for deep tech commercialisation and effective research translation will be explored across the program, exploring how global partnerships, VC funding and researchers are building the next generation of nanotechnologies across fields as diverse as quantum through to bio technologies.

DAY THREE: Thursday 15 February 2024
9:00am
Opening Plenary day 3
Session Chair: Professor Sally McArthur
Plenary Panel
Professor Bronwyn Fox, (CSIRO)
Professor Mark Hutchinson, (STA/Uni Adelaide)
Doctor Charles Day, (Jupiter Ionics and VC)
10:00am
Morning tea
will be served in the Exhibition area
GLOBAL THEME
BIO-ENGINEERING
ELECTRONICS
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
PHOTONICS & QUANTUM
QUANTUM & MODELLING, COMPUTATION, AI
ROOM
Room: Plenary 3
Room: 219
Room: 220
Room: 217
Room: 218
SUB THEME
MEDICAL DEVICES
NANO / BIOELECTRONICS
ENERGY COMMERCIAL
PHOTONICS IN ACTION & FABRICATION
QUANTUM APPLICATIONS
SESSION CHAIR
Professor David Nisbet and Doctor Baoyue Zhang
Doctor Salim El-Kazzi and Thilini Thathsara
Deepak Sharma
Doctor Philipp Reineck
Doctor Amanda Seedhouse and Erin Grant
10:30am
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Artificial Olfaction: A Sensory Enhancement Approach
Professor Mina Hoorfar, University of Victoria
Invited Speaker
1030-1050
Cool plastics for Energy Sustainability
Doctor Natalie Stingelin,
Georgia Institute of Technology
Keynote Speaker
1030-1100
A High-Performance Electrolysis Cell Promises More Cost-Competitive Renewable Hydrogen
Professor Gerry Sweigers, University of Wollongong
Keynote Speaker
1030-1100
Hybrid optical fibres: combining the properties of nanocrystals, glasses and optical waveguides
Professor Heike Ebendorf Heidepriem, The University of Adelaide
Keynote Speaker
1030-1100
Quantum information and quantum foundations with high-spin nuclei in silicon
Professor Andrea Morello,
The University of New South Wales
Keynote Speaker
1030-1100
11:00am
Starting at 10:50am
Particle number concentration – how to compare results across different instruments
Doctor Åsa Jämting,
National Measurement Institute
1050-1105


Commercial scale production of surface tethered electrochemical biosensors
Doctor Miaosi Li,
Universal Biosensors Pty Ltd
1105-1120
Printed power: Revolutionising energy and health with organic electronics
Professor Paul Dastoor,
The University of Newcastle
Invited Speaker
1100-1120
Transforming sugars into salts – a novel strategy to overcome supercooling
Doctor Karolina Matuszek, Monash University
Invited Speaker
1100-1120
Towards an all optical brain / computer interface
Professor Francois Ladouceur, The University of New South Wales
Invited Speaker
1100-1120
Lessons in YBCO - materials, measurements and modelling of superconducting sensors
Doctor Emma Mitchell, CSIRO
Invited Speaker
1100-1120
11:20am
Compact and Wearable ECG Device
Mr Peter Elango,
RMIT University
1120-1130
Dynamics of V3O5 threshold switching and its application as a leaky integrate-and-fire neuron
Mr Sujan Kumar Das,
The Australian National University
Invited Speaker
1120-1140
Commercialising early stage green energy technologies
Doctor Charles Day,
Jupiter Ionics
Invited Speaker
1120-1140
Photonic chip frequency combs: extraordinary potential for breakthrough science
Professor Arnan Mitchel,
RMIT University
1120-1140
Light-matter interaction at attosecond time-scales
Doctor Satya Undurti,
University of Adelaide
Invited Speaker
1120-1140
11:40am
A scalable and highly sensitive Cystatin C sensor for kidney diseases detection
Mr Mingjie Yang,
RMIT University
1130-1140


Multi-doped molybdenum oxides dots as efficient reactive oxygen species catalysts
Doctor Baoyue Zhang,
RMIT University
1140-1150


Graphene for next generation cardiovascular therapeutics: NO limit on therapeutic potential
Dr Tanveer Tabish,
University of Oxford
Invited Speaker
1150-1210
A Predictive Model for Monolayer-Selective Metal-Mediated MoS2 Exfoliation Incorporating Electrostatics
Doctor Alexander Corletto, University of Melbourne
1140-1155


Long-lived neural interfaces with implanted bioelectronics and microfluidics
Doctor Khoa Nguyen,
Griffith University
1155-1210


AlGaN nanowires for ultraviolet emission
Doctor Sonachand Adhikari, Australian National University
1210-1220


Elastic strain engineering of thin film materials
Mr Satyajit Sarkar,
University of Western Australia
1220-1230
Standards for Nanotechnologies: addressing reproducibility issues and providing confidence
Doctor Victoria Coleman, National Measurement Institute
Invited Speaker
1140-1200


Catalysts for low-cost hydrogen from seawater
Doctor Nasir Mahmood,
RMIT University
100-1215


Advanced Atomic Catalysts Design for Energy Systems
Associate Professor Bolong Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
1215-1230
Controlled formation of gold nanoparticles with tunable plasmonic properties in tellurite glass
Professor Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem,
University of Adelaide
1140-1150


Understanding Roughness: Optimising Nanofabrication for Low Loss Photonics Applications
Doctor Han-hao Cheng, University of Queensland
1150-1200


Laser-Induced-Graphene
Mrs Zahra Khajehsaeidimahabadi, University of Melbourne
1200-1210


Inverse design of multimode photonic devices for classical and quantum information processing
Doctor Daniel Peace,
University of Queensland
1210-1220


Nitrogen-vacancy plasmonics: Plasmonic control of diamond quantum devices
Doctor Harini Hapuarachchi, RMIT University
1220-1230
Multi-species optically addressable spin defects in a van der waals material
Miss Priya Singh,
RMIT University
1140-1150


A compact, portable device for millimetre-scale magnetic imaging based on diamond quantum sensors
Mr Alex Shaji,
RMIT University
1150-1200


Exploring nanoscale spatial-molecular characteristics in 3D with machine learning
Mrs Sarah Bamford,
La Trobe University
1200-1210
12:30pm
Lunch
will be served in the Exhibition area
ROOM
Room: Plenary 3
Room: 219
Room: 220
Room: 217
Room: 218
SUB THEME
SENSORS / DIAGNOSTICS
ELECTRONICS COMMERCIALISATION
SOLAR ENERGY AND MATERIALS
PHOTONICS IN THE MARKETPLACE
MODELLING FOR ELECTRONICS AND BIOMATERIALS
SESSION CHAIR
Professor Mina Hoorfar and Mr Peter Elango
Professor Prashant Sonar and Doctor Alexander Corletto
Doctor Peter Sherrell
Prof Arnan Mitchell
Doctor Ravichandar Babarao and Sarah Bamford
1:30pm
Intelligent Wearable Skins for Soft Bioprobing
Professor Wenlong Cheng, Monash University
Keynote Speaker
1330-1400
Conductometric sensing: Linking semiconductors and biomaterials
Professor Sharath Sriram,
RMIT University
Keynote Speaker
1330-1400
Lessons in solution-less perovskite deposition processes toward tandem devices
Professor Gregory Wilson,
CSIRO
Keynote Speaker
1330-1400
3D printed microoptics: from first principles to commercial applications
Professor Harald Giessen, University of Stuttgart
Keynote Speaker
1330-1400
Simulating thermal and electrical performance of supercapacitors
Professor Debra Bernhardt,
The University of Queensland
Keynote Speaker
1330-1400
2:00pm
Upconversion technology for Rapid Testing
Associate Professor Jiajia Zhou, University of Technology Sydney
Invited Speaker
1400-1420
Miniature systems for advanced, smart and long-term sensing
Associate Professor Omid Kavehei, The University of Sydney
Invited Speaker
1400-1420
Layered van der Waals materials for infrared photodetection
Doctor James Bullock,
The University of Melbourne
Invited Speaker
1400-1420
Lighting the Way: Integrated Photonics' Journey towards Manufacturing in Australia
Doctor Alvaro Casas Bedoya,
The University of Sydney
Invited Speaker
1400-1420
Optimizing Nanomaterial Synthesis: Multiscale Design in Aerosol Processes
Doctor Eirini Goudeli,
The University of Melbourne
Invited Speaker
1400-1420
2:20pm
Design of Nano-Scale Interfaces for Miniaturised Bio- and Chemical Sensing
Professor Antonio Tricoli,
The University of Sydney
Invited Speaker
1420-1440
Nature-inspired sensor designs and systems with hybrid approaches
Professor Benjamin Tee,
National University of Singapore
Invited Speaker
1420-1440
Perovskite Quantum Dots for Solar Cells and Beyond
Professor Lianzhou Wang,
The University of Queensland
Invited Speaker
1420-1440
Miniaturization of optical atomic clocks
Doctor Elizaveta Klantsataya, University of Adelaide
Invited Speaker
1420-1440
A Kinetic Monte Carlo approach to electronic transport in cluster assemblies
Miss Emma Vincent,
The University of Auckland - Waipapa Taumata Rau
1420-1430
2:40pm
Label-free plasmonic detection of collagen deposition from mesenchymal stem cells cultured in RGD functionalised peptide hydrogels
Doctor Nicholas Reynolds,
La Trobe University
1440-1455


Nanocomposites for Enhanced Mechanical Response and Post Implantation Monitoring in Small Diameter Vascular Grafts
Ms Rumbidzai Zizhou,
RMIT University
1455-1505


Nano-theranostics for real-time imaging and on-chip microfluidic assays: Promises of precision nanomedicine.
Doctor Jagat Kanwar, VAXXAS
1505-1525


Towards Infection Monitoring using a pH Sensor-Silk Wound Dressing
Miss Laura Hung,
RMIT University
1525-1535


Commercialisation of nanoelectronics: (Panel)
Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri (chair)
Professor Prashant Sonar (co chair)
Professor Sharath Sriram
Professor Paul Dastoor
Associate Professor Omid Kavehei
Professor Benjamin Tee
1440-1505


Engineering of metal oxide magnetic nanoparticles for selective detection of hazardous gases
Professor Ahmad Ibrahim Ayesh, Qatar University
1505-1520


Pd nanoparticle decorated hollow TiO2 nano-spheres and their enhanced hydrogen gas sensing performances
Mrs Thilini Thathsara,
Swinburne University of Technology
1520-1530


Liquid metals for the interfacial synthesis of two-dimensional materials
Doctor Mohammad Bagher Ghasemian, University of Sydney
1530-1540


3D Printed Self-Healing Hydrogels for Wearable strain Sensors
Doctor Fatemeh Mokhtari, Deakin University
1540-1550


Suppressing SRH current in RIE type converted n-on-p photodetectors
Nima Dehdashti,
The University of Western Australia
1550-1600


Profiling of Two-Step Conversion of CsPbBr3 Perovskite
Doctor Yanting Yin, UNISA
1440-1450


Precision Electrocrystallization at the Nanoscale and Its Application for Manufacturing Nanosensors of Hazardous Compounds
Doctor Mohamed Kilani, University of New South Wales
1450-1505


Improved Performance of PEDOT: PSS/Si Hybrid Solar Cells Employing Silicon Nanowire Arrays
Mr Deepak Sharma,
RMIT University
1505-1515


Self-driven MoS2/GaN heterostructure-based wavelength selective by polarity flipping broadband photodetector
Mr Pargam Vashishtha,
RMIT University
1515-1525


Finite Element Analysis of PEDOT:PSS/Bacterial Cellulose Conducting Polymer Actuators
Mr Sukesh Kumar,
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad India & Swinburne University of Technology
1525-1535


Dynamic Topological Domain Walls Driven by Lithium Intercalation in Multilayer Graphene
Professor Zhe Liu,
The University of Melbourne
1535-1555
Photonics Commercialisation
Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
Professor Arnan Mitchell
Professor Francois Ladouceur
Professor Francesca Iacopi
1440-1520
Molecular insights into peptoids’ protective capacities of bionanomaterials
Doctor Nevena Todorova,
RMIT University
1430-1440


Modelling ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for bio-engineering applications
Doctor Andrew Christofferson, RMIT University
1440-1450


The power of physics-informed machine learning in solving nanoscale challenges
Doctor Sherif Tawfiq Abbas, Deakin University
Invited Speaker
1450-1510
QUANTUM COMPUTING
DATA DRIVEN METHODS
Quantum kernels for machine learning
Associate Professor Sally Shrapnel, University of Queensland
Invited Speaker
1520-1540


Machine learning methods for magnetometry applications using NV centres in diamond
Doctor Fernando Meneses, University of Melbourne
Invited Speaker
1540-1600


Accurate finite-temperature materials properties with machine-learned potentials
Doctor Carla Verdi,
The University of Queensland
Invited Speaker

1510-1530


Enhancing Magnetic Response of Topological Insulator with Meta-Material
Doctor Qiang Sun,
RMIT University
1530-1540


Resolution-enhanced ToF-SIMS imaging using image fusion and a convolutional neural network
Doctor Wil Gardner
1540-1550


Adaptive Convolutional Neural Networks for Enhanced Memory Retention and Restoration in Optoelectronic Vision Devices
Mr Thiha Aung,
RMIT University
1550-1600