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Innovate

Explore how fundamental research and development build our insights and develops the breakthrough science and engineering as well as the tools to characterise and fabricate new materials, systems and devices.

DAY ONE: Tuesday 13 February 2024
8:30am	Conference Opening & Plenary Session Chair: Madhu Bhaskaran
8:30am	Designer Material Metasurfaces Professor Teri Odom, Northwestern University
10:00am	Morning tea will be served in the Exhibition area
GLOBAL THEME	BIO-ENGINEERING	ELECTRONICS	ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT	PHOTONICS & QUANTUM	QUANTUM PHOTONICS
ROOM	Room: Plenary 3	Room: 219	Room: 220	Room: 217	Room: 218
SUB THEME	THERAPEUTICS & IMAGING	ELECTRONIC MATERIALS	FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOSCALE ENERGY	NANOPHOTONICS
SESSION CHAIR	Professor Paul Stoddart	Professor Noushin Nasiri and Ms Fatima Matar	Professor Drew Evans and Ms Ina Oestroem	Professor Ann Roberts and Mr Nan Zheng	Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop and Doctor Brett Johnson
10:30am	Wearable Microneedle Array-based Electrochemical Transdermal Biosensors Professor Nicolas Voelcker, Monash University Invited Speaker 1030-1050	Atomically Thin Semiconductors, Piezoelectrics, and Dielectrics through Molten Post-Transition Metals Professor Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh, The University of Sydney Keynote Speaker 1030-1100	Potential dependent dynamics of ionic liquids at graphite electrodes revealed by atomic force microscope videos Professor Rob Atkin, The University of Western Australia 1030-1045 Development of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ternary Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings Doctor Vipul Agarwal , The University of New South Wales 1045-1100	Surface phonon polariton metasurfaces: bringing vortex and bound states in the continuum to the mid-infrared Professor Stefan Maier, Monash University Keynote Speaker 1030-1100	Photonic Qudits On Chip Associate Professor Jacqueline Romero, The University of Queensland Keynote Speaker 1030-1100
11:00am	Starting at 10:50am Enhancing Upconversion Emission by Dye Sensitisation Doctor Guochen Bao, University of Technology Sydney 1050-1105 Experiments on the high-flux BioSAXS beamline: opportunities for dynamic studies of nanoscale systems Doctor Lester Barnsley, ANSTO 1105-1120	Advanced II-VI semiconductors for infrared applications Professor Wen Lei, The University of Western Australia Invited Speaker 1100-1120	Investigation of particles formation during sonication of liquid metals Ms Nur Adania Nor-Azman, The University of Sydney 1100-1110 Carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol by flame-made CuO/ZrO2-polymer membrane composites Mr Quang Huy Pham, University of Melbourne 1110-1120	Effects of hydrostatic pressure on gold and semiconductor nanocrystals Professor Paul Mulvaney, The University of Melbourne Invited Speaker 1100-1120	Multi-partite entanglement in photonic quantum networks Doctor Sergei Slussarenko, Griffith University Invited Speaker 1100-1120
11:20am	Simultaneous Light-triggered Release of Nitric Oxide and Car-bon Monoxide from A Lipid-coated Upconversion Nanosystem Inhibits Colon Tumor Growth Doctor Run Zhang, The University of Queensland Invited Speaker 1120-1140	Liquid metal-derived functional 2D materials for electronic and sensing applications Doctor Nitu Syed, The University of Melbourne Invited Speaker 1120-1140	Revealing the Structure-Activity Relationships of Electrode Materials Doctor Minkyung Kang, The University of Sydney Invited Speaker 1120-1140	Enhanced fullerene C60 photoreduction in coupled plasmonic – Fabry-Perot systems Ms Anjalie Edirisooriya, Australian National University 1120-1130 Directional lasing in coupled InP micro-ring/nanowire systems Professor Hoe Tan, Australian National University 1130-1140	Quantum nanoscience applied to biology Professor Warwick Bowen, The University of Queensland Invited Speaker 1120-1140
11:40am	Self-assembled nanozyme architectures as stable and efficient scavengers for reactive oxygen species Doctor Istvan Szilagyi, University of Szeged 1140-1155 Evaluation of a multispectral sensor for brain tumour detection Doctor Jean Pierre Ndabakuranye, RMIT University 1155-1210	Terahertz Fabry-Pérot filters by 3D printing Associate Professor Mariusz Martyniuk, University of Western Australia 1140-1155	Dipole Moment Tuning in Semiconductor Photoelectrodes Doctor Zhiliang Wang, University of Queensland Invited Speaker 1140-1200	Optical nonlinearity-engineered upconversion nanoparticles unlock sub-diffraction multiplexed imaging Doctor Chaohao Chen, Australian National University 1140-1150	Scalable bright and pure single photon sources on InP nanowire arrays Mrs Xiaoying Huang, Australian National University 1140-1150 Integrated room temperature single photon source in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum key distribution Ms Helen Zhi Jie Zeng, University of Sydney Technology 1150-1200
12:00pm	Starting at 12:10pm A miniaturised and flexible sensor for fatty acid detection Jacopo Giaratta, University of Sydney 1210-1220	Starting at 11:55am Fabrication of V-rich silicide Superconducting Thin Films and Devices through Phase-Transformation Mr Fshatsion Gessesew, University of Melbourne 1155-1205	Dielectrics on electrodes: inactive blocking entities? Doctor Simone Ciampi, Curtain University 1200-1215 Wearable Piezoelectric Sensors for Hazardous Workplaces Doctor Fatemah Mokhtari, Deakin University 1215-1230	Starting at 11:50am Modelling light absorption by core-satellite nanostructures Mx Stefania Glukhova, Victorian University of Wellington 1150-1200	Hyperfine spectroscopy and fast, all-optical arbitrary state initialization and readout of a single, ten-level 73Ge vacancy nuclear spin qudit Mr Chris Adambukulam, University of New South Wales 1200-1210
12:20pm	Lunch will be served in the Exhibition area
ROOM	Room: Plenary 3	Room: 219	Room: 220	Room: 217	Room: 218
SUB THEME	BIOMATERIALS	OPTOELECTRONICS	ENERGY STORAGE & CONVERSION	TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONICS & NANOSTRUCTURES	MODELLING FOR NANOMATERIALS
SESSION CHAIR	Associate Professor Rona Chandrawati and Doctor Guoying Wang	Professor Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh and Dr Ken Aldren Usman	Doctor Minkyung Kang and Doctor Lei Bao	Professor Paul Mulvaney and Stefania Glukhova	Professor Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
1:20pm	Stimulation and Inhibition of Retinal Ganglion Cells Professor Paul Stoddart, Swinburne University of Technology Nanoparticle-enhanced Infrared Neural 1320-1335 Artificial electronic receptors mimic the human skin Dr Md Ataur Rahman, RMIT University 1335-1350	III-V Semiconductor Nanowire Array Gas Sensors Professor Lan Fu, The Australian National University Keynote Speaker 1320-1350	Unlocking the potential of piezoelectric and triboelectric materials Professor Amanda Ellis, The University of Melbourne Keynote Speaker 1320-1350	Coupled Electron-Phonon Dynamics in Metal Halide Nanocrystals Professor Jochen Feldman, LMU Munich Keynote Speaker 1320-150	Exciton Dynamics and Energy transfer Pathways in Light Harvesting Materials Professor Salvy Russo, RMIT University Keynote Speaker 1320-1350
1:50pm	SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection with multi-component nucleic acid enzyme (MNAzyme) mediated catalyzed hairpin assembly Doctor Libing Fu, University of Technology Sydney 1350-1405	Printed Perovskite Solar Cells: Towards a Net Zero Emissions Future Doctor Dechan Angmo, CSIRO Invited Speaker 1350-1410	Accelerating the synthesis of battery grade graphite at the nanoscale Doctor Jacob Martin, Curtin University Invited Speaker 1350-1410	Supercurrent interference in few-mode nanowire Josephson junctions Mr Kun Zuo, The University of Melbourne Invited Speaker 1350-1410	Thermodynamics from Molecular Dynamics, a Tale of Free Energies and Reference States Professor Paolo Raitieri, Curtin University Invited Speaker 1350-1410
2:10pm	Lipid self-assembly in deep eutectic solvents Doctor Saffron Bryant, RMIT University 1405-1420	From Nano to Real: Exploring High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells Doctor Jincheol Kim, Macquarie University invited Speaker 1410-1430	Lithium metal battery prototyping; the research challenges and opportunities Associate Professor Rob Kerr, Deakin University invited Speaker 1410-1430	Lasers, Milk and Sperm: From Fundamental Research to Startups Professor Cather Simpson, The University of Auckland invited Speaker 1410-1430	Self-assembly of nanostructure from first principles Professor Nicola Gaston, The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Keynote Speaker 1410-1440
2:30pm	Nanoscale Surface Engineering of Organic Semiconductors to Enable Wireless Bioelectronics Associate Professor Matthew Griffith, University of South Australia 1420-1435 Paper- and Hydrogel-based Nanosensor Patches for Holistic Wound Monitoring Doctor Xiaodi Su, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering 1435-1450	Defect engineering of monolayer MoS2 by single-step chemical vapor deposition for enhanced functionality in electronic and optoelectronic devices Doctor Irfan Haider Abidi, RMIT University 1430-1445 Room temperature bias-selectable, dual-band infrared detectors based on lead sulfide colloidal quantum dots and black phosphorus Mr Shifan Wang, University Melbourne 1445-1500 Band edge investigation of strain tunable 2D InSe Mr Luke Philpott, University of Melbourne 1500-1510 Bandgap narrowing and hole self-trapping reduction in Ga2O3 by Bi2O3 alloying Ms Fatima Matar, University of Technology Sydney 1510-1520	Metal-Organic-Framework-Nanochannels Membranes for Lithium-Ion Separation Doctor Hou Jue, RMIT University 1430-1445 Synthesis and characterization of organic framework material for electrochemical sensing of Ni2+ ions Ms Sanjida Afrin, RMIT University 1445-1455	Optically-functional reconfigurable co-sputtered nano-fins Associate Professor Matthew Arnold, University of Technology Sydney 1430-1445 Nano-ripples on carbon-rich substrates Mrs Zahra Khajehsaeidimahabadi, Swinburne University of Technology 1445-1500 Infrared absorption of laser patterned sapphire for radiative cooling Mr Nan Zheng, Swinburne University of Technology 1500-1510 Strong coupling in a hybrid plasmonic metamaterial cavity and WSe2 Monolayer Mr Andergachew Berhe, University of New South Wales at Canberra 1510-1520	Atomistic simulations of the conversion of PbI2 to MAPbI3 Doctor Alicia Schuitemaker, University of Sydney 1440-1455 A Systematic Evaluation of the Performance of Density Functional Theory for Gold Nanoclusters Doctor Benjamin Noble, RMIT University 1455-1510 2D Materials for Next-generation Quantum Devices Professor Yuerui (Larry) Lu, Australian National University Invited Speaker 1510-1530
3:20pm	Afternoon tea will be served in the Exhibition area
SUB THEME	BIO-ENGINEERING: RAPID FIRE TALKS	ELECTRONICS: RAPID FIRE TALKS	ENERGY MATERIALS	QUANTUM DEVICES I	MODELLING AND DATA DRIVEN METHODS FOR NANOMATERIALS
SESSION CHAIR	Doctor Saffron Bryant and Professor Nicolas Voelcker	Doctor Jincheol Kim and Doctor Aiswarya Pradeepkumar	Doctor Peter Sherrell and Doctor Jianzhen Ou	Ms Helen Zhi Jie Zeng and Philipp Reineck	Doctor Benjamin Noble
3:50pm	Composite hydrogels incorporating self-assembled peptides for bioengineering and 3D bioprinting applications Miss Emily Field, Latrobe University 1550-1600 Dual sided scaffold for hernia treatment Doctor Shadi Houshyar, RMIT University 1600-1610 A two-dimensional p-type titanium oxide-based field-effect transistor for ultrasensitive label-free biomarker detection Mrs Yange Luan, RMIT University 1610-1620	Cavity-enhanced polarization in near-infrared Sb2Se3 nanotube photodetectors Mr Songqing Zhang, University of Western Australia 1550-1600 Toughening sequentially bridged Ti3C2Tx (MXene) fibers via tension-induced sheet alignment Mr Ken Aldren Usman, Deakin University 1600-1610 Thermo-phototronics in SiC/Si heterojunction Doctor Toan Dinh, University of Southern Queensland 1610-1620	Surface Nanodroplet Confined Engineering of Gold Nanostructures Doctor Lei Bao, RMIT University 1550-1605 Atomically Dispersed Catalytic Metals in Liquid Gallium Doctor Md Arifur Rahim, University of Sydney 1605-1620	Building Analog Quantum Circuits, Australia’s first superconducting quantum technology startup Professor Tom Stace, Analog Quantum Circuits / University of Queensland Keynote Speaker 1550-1620 Quantum material research capabilities at the soft x-ray spectroscopy beamline, Australian Synchrotron Doctor Anton Tadich 1620-1630	Quantifying the Leaching Rate of Nanosilver by Reactive Molecular Dynamics Mr Diego Chaparro, University of Melbourne 1550-1600 Advance corrosion inhibition modelling: adsorption of 2-mercaptobenzimidazole on Cu(111) surface Mr Jose Maria Castillo Robles, RMIT University 1600-1610 Controlling amyloid fibril formation with graphitic nanoflakes: Influence of nanoflake size and degree of functionalization Miss Alexa Kamboukos, RMIT University 1610-1620
4:20pm	Induction of Apoptosis in Multi-Drug Resistant Candida Species on Microstructured Titanium Surfaces Doctor Phuc H. Le, RMIT University 1620-1630 Liquid Metal-Doped Protein Self-Assembled Films with High Mechanical Strength and Biocompatibility Miss Li Liu, University of Sydney 1630-1640 Encapsulation and co-delivery of Edible iron and vitamin A for food applications Ms Latheesha Abeywardana, Deakin University 1640-1650 Size-transformable nanoparticles with sequentially triggered drug release and enhanced penetration for anticancer therapy Mr Guoying Wang, Macquarie University 1650-1700	PHOTONICS II	MODELLING, COMPUTATION, AI II	Semiconductor Holes for Quantum Information and Quantum Electronics Professor Alex Hamilton, The University of New South Wales Keynote Speaker	Modelling self-assembly mechanisms of EDOT-hydrogels Doctor Ben McLean, RMIT University 1620-1630 Inverse Design using Asymmetric CycleGANs Mr Jeygopi Panisilvam, University of Melbourne 1630-1640 An efficient numerical protocol of modelling nanowire single-photon avalanche detectors Doctor Zhe Li, Australian National University 1640-1650 AI-Driven Active-Site Engineering for Electrocatalysts Doctor Haobo Li, University of Adelaide 1650-1700
4:20pm		Superconductivity in nanowires through Al-Si exchange Doctor Manjith Bose, University of Melbourne 1620-1635 Simulating Josephson junctions one atom at a time Professor Jared Cole, RMIT University 1635-1650 3 nm thick Sb doped In2O3 with persistent photoconductivity for UV active on-chip neuromorphic computation Ms Aishani Mazumber, RMIT University 1650-1705	Coagulation of Titania Nanoparticles in the Gas-Phase by Multiscale Modelling Miss Xiaoke Wang, The University of Melbourne 1620-1630 Predicting Ion transport through structurally-complex graphene oxide nanostructures Mr Chaoyue Zhao, Deakin University 1630-1640
5:30pm	Poster sessions will be in the ICONN Lounge

Collaborate

Focusing on our on multidisciplinary collaboration and research that bridges industry need with deep technology insights. We will explore how our different sectors and partnerships drive everything from fabrication and characterisation at scale through to training and the translation of research into industry applications.

DAY TWO: Wednesday 14 February 2024
7:30am	Industry Breakfast Seminar: Electron Beam Lithography Proudly sponsored by Elionix
9:00am	Opening Plenary day 2 Session Chair: Jane Fitzpatrick
9:00am	Protein Nanocages and Cellulose: Opportunities at Interfaces Associate Professor Sierin Lim, Nanyang Technological University
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	DRUG DELIVERY & TISSUE ENGINEERING	ELECTRONIC MATERIALS	HYDROGEN & FUTURE FUELS	BIOPHOTONICS	MODELLING FOR ENERGY MATERIALS
SESSION CHAIR	Doctor Karyn Jarvis	Doctor Tuomas Haggren	Doctor Mega Kar and Doctor Gurwinder Singh	Professor Kenneth Crozier and Mr Ben Russell	Professor Paolo Raiteri and Doctor Alicia Schuitemaker
10:30am	Nano-bio interactions of nanomedicines Professor Chunxia Zhao, The University of Adelaide Keynote Speaker 1030-1100	New class of quantum electronic and spintronic materials Distinguished Professor Xiaolin Wang, University of Wollongong Keynote Speaker 1030-1100	Bio-mediated Strategies for Making Fuel Cell Catalysts Professor Tiffany Walsh, Deakin University Keynote Speaker 1030-1100	Brillouin microscopy in application from tissue engineering to fundamental cell biology Associate Professor Irina Kabakova, University of Technology Sydney Keynote Speaker 1030-1100	Molecular Modelling of Electrocatalyst Materials for Sustainable Urea Production Mr Yiran Jiao, The University of Adelaide Keynote Speaker 1030-1100
11:00am	Overcoming biopharmaceutical barriers using lipid nanotechnology Doctor Paul Joyce, University of South Australia Invited Speaker 1100-1120	Kinetic In situ Single layer Synthesis (KISS) technique of large area 2D materials exfoliation and their ARPES investigation Doctor Antonija Grubisic-Cabo, University of Groningen Invited Speaker 1100-1120	Understanding Solvent-Solute Interactions of Ionic Liquids Professor Tam Greaves, RMIT University Invited Speaker 1100-1120	Real-time imaging and tracking of single nanoparticles crossing the blood–brain barrier in live zebrafish Yiqing Lu, Macquarie University Invited Speaker 1100-1120	Accelerating the Discovery of Novel Materials for a Sustainable Society: Integrating High Throughput Screening and Machine Learning Associate Professor Ravichandar Babarao, RMIT University Invited Speaker 1100-1120
11:20am	Photonics-based, passive transducers for electrophysiology applications Doctor Francois Ladouceur, University of New South Wales 1120-1135	The long road of 2D materials from Lab innovation till high volume manufacturing Doctor Salim El-Kazzi, AIXTRON Invited Speaker 1120-1140	Sustainability in the supply chain of battery research: from materials to cells Associate Professor Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, ICB-CSIC in Zargoza Spain Invited Speaker 1120-1140	Ultrathin nano-printed imaging devices Doctor Jiawen Li, The University of Adelaide Invited Speaker 1120-1140	Ferroelectric and Topological Catalysis: Novel Chemical Reactions driven by Physics Associate Professor Liangzhi Kou, Queensland University of Technology Invited Speaker 1120-1140
11:40am	Starting at 11:35am Micro- and nanotopographies for biological applications Associate Professor Victor J Cadarso, Monash University 1135-1150	Atomic-scale imaging and spectroscopy of devices based on two-dimensional black phosphorus (BP) and GaN Professor Charlene Lobo, University of Technology Sydney 1140-1155	Photoactive Complex Oxides for Optoelectronics and Energy Applications Doctor Enrico Della Gaspera, RMIT University 1140-1155	Metaoptics in the MIR with graphene and silicon carbide Professor Francesca Iacopi, University of Technology Sydney Invited Speaker 1140-1200	Understanding catalysis at the atomic scale on dynamic liquid metals Doctor Charlie Ruffman, University of Auckland 1140-1155
11:55am	Starting at 11:50am Tuneable selenium nanoparticle-antimicrobial peptide conjugates against drug resistant bacteria Mr Shaveen Sasanka Bogahapitiya Gamage, University of Melbourne 1150-1200	Doping, optical signatures and compensation of acceptors in nanostructured and bulk Ga2O3 Associate Professor Cuong Ton-That, University of Technology Sydney 1155-1210	Exploring polymers for energy devices Professor Drew Evans, University of South Australia Invited Speaker 1155-1215	Starting at 12:00pm Towards Precision Medicine: Enabling Accessible Nanoplasmonic Sensors and Microfluidics Integration for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications Mr Jorge Lozano Lopez, RMIT University 1200-1210	Ab-initio investigation of hot electron transfer in CO2 plasmonic photoreduction in presence of hydroxyl adsorbate Doctor Zelio Fusco, Australian National University 1155-1205
12:10pm			Self-supported Ultra-thin Films of Doped Nickel Oxides for Alkaline Oxygen Evolution Reaction Ms Ina Oestroem, University of New South Wales 1215-1225	Orchestrating Organelle Interactome and Mitochondrial Remodelling through Mechanical Signalling Doctor Leo Zhang, UTS Invited Speaker 1210-1230	Application of machine learning to clean energy technologies Doctor Nastaran Meftahi, RMIT University 1205-1215
12:30pm	Lunch will be served in the Exhibition area
ROOM	Room: Plenary 3	Room: 219	Room 220	Room 217	Room 218
SUB THEME	TISSUE ENGINEERING AND BIOMATERIALS	ELECTRONIC DEVICES	BATTERIES & THERMAL ENERGY	OPTOELECTRONICS	QUANTUM DEVICES II
SESSION CHAIR	Doctor Jessica Kretzmann	Doctor Antonija Grubisic-Cabo	Prof Tam Greaves and Doctor Mohammad Taha	Associate Professor Irina Kabakova and Mr Zachary Stosic	Associate Professor Jacqueline Romero and Mr Chris Adambukulam
1:20pm	Harnessing the Precision of Biorecognition for the Development of Responsive, Functional Nanomaterials Professor Marc Knecht, University of Miami, Department of Chemistry Invited Speaker 1320-1340	The topological transistor for low-energy electronics Professor Michael Fuhrer, Monash University Keynote Speaker 1320-1350	Development of new solid and liquid electrolytes by tailoring the ionic and molecular structure Professor Jenny Pringle, Deakin University Keynote Speaker 1320-1350	Chemical identification with a mid-infrared metasurface-based microspectrometer Professor Kenneth Crozier, The University of Melbourne Keynote Speaker 1320-1350	On chip microwave generation with the Josephson laser Doctor Maja Cassidy, University of New South Wales Keynote Speaker 1320-1350
1:50pm	Starting at 1:40pm Engineering Materials for Cell Transplantation and Reprogramming in the Brain Professor David Nisbet, Melbourne University Invited Speaker 1340-1400 Optical strategies for single extracellular vesicles analysis towards early detection of cancer Doctor Ying Zhu, University of Technology Sydney Invited Speaker 1400-1420	Ultra-thin materials for next-generation electronics, optoelectronics and antipathogenic coatings: Fundamentals to Applied Industrial Solutions Professor Sumeet Walia, RMIT University Invited Speaker 1350-1410	Lithium-ion Battery: Research crossing the material frontier to supply chains Doctor Xia Huang, The University of Queensland Invited Speaker 1350-1410	Technologies for Infrared Sensing and Imaging Professor Laurie Faraone, The University of Western Australia Invited Speaker 1350-1410	Quantum applications of strongly interacting rare earth ions Doctor Rose Ahlefeldt, The Australian National University Invited Speaker 1350-1410

2:10pm	Starting at 2:20pm Multifunctional coatings with antimicrobial nanoparticles to provide fouling-resistance and bacteria-killing capabilities Doctor Tao Huang, The University of Melbourne 1420-1435	Tuning electronic properties of graphene with a transferred ultrathin high-K dielectric Dr Semonti Bhattacharyya, Leiden University Invited Speaker 1410-1430	Non-Aqueous Electrolytes for Energy Storage Devices Doctor Mega Kar, Deakin University Invited Speaker 1410-1430	Flexible metasurface/nanowire LED integrated device for optical sensing Mr Dawei Liu, Australian National University 1410-1425 Thermo-optic Tunability of Transmission Resonances in All-dielectric Infrared Bandpass filters Mr Benjamin Russell, University of Melbourne 1425-1440	Noise in silicon quantum dots Doctor Amanda Seedhouse, DIRAQ Invited Speaker 1410-1430
2:30pm	Investigation of Plasma Polymerised Coatings on Degradable Vaginal Implants for Pelvic Reconstruction Doctor Karyn Jarvis, Swinburne University of Technology 1435-1450 Europium(III) Co-doped Molecularly Imprinted Nanoprobe for Luminescent Detection of Tetracycline Antibiotics in Food Samples Mr Zexi Zhang, Australian Institute For Bioengineering And Nanotechnology 1450-1500 Anti-CEA immobilization on 2D Mo Oxides for ingestible cancer biomarker detection sensor Miss Jiaru Zhang, RMIT University 1500-1510 Nanoscale Conductive polymer-based SERS sensing of complex biofluids Mr Rahiel Janbaz, Deakin University 1510-1520	From idea to product in the semiconductor ecosystem: Francesca Iacopi (co-chair) Doctor Nadia Court (S3B) Doctor Salim El Kazzi (Aixtron) Doctor Romano Hoofman (Imec.IC-link) 1430-1500 Improving contact resistance of Graphene-based devices for next-generation electronic device applications Mr Md Arifuzzaman, The Australian National University 1500-1510 Investigating the Conductive Properties of Thiolated Gallium Micro- and Nanoparticles Mr Shih-Hao Chiu, University of Sydney 1510-1520	Effect of Microstructure Tuning on Thermoelectric Properties via Liquid Metal Pathway Ms Moonika Widjajana, University of Sydney 1430-1445 High-entropy low melting point metal nanodroplets Doctor Francois-Marie Allioux, University of Sydney 1445-1455 Tailored porous carbons for CO2 Capture and LIBs Doctor Gurwinder Singh, University of Newcastle 1455-1505 Unveiling the Key for hydrothermally derived pure 1T-MoS2 Doctor Manas Panda, Monash University 1505-1520	METAMATERIALS	Characterisation of Surface Spin Noise using T1 Relaxometry in Fluorescent Nanodiamonds Ms Erin Grant, University of Melbourne 1430-1440 All-electrical magnetometry using defect spins in silicon carbide Doctor Brett Johnson, RMIT University 1440-1455 Realisation of epitaxial ultra-thin Kagome metal FeSn films Mr James Blyth, Monash University 1455-1505 Controlling microwave plasma-based nitrogen termination of the diamond surface Mr Daniel Roberts, RMIT University 1505-1515
2:30pm				High-resolution phase imaging with dielectric metaoptics Miss Niken Priscilla, Arc Centre Of Excellence For Transformative Meta-optical Systems 1440-1450 Tuneable meta-optical image processing devices Doctor Lukas Wesemann, University of Melbourne 1450-1500 Arbitrary structuring of single photons with a multifunctional metalens Doctor Chi Li, Monash University 1500-1510 Zooming in on Nature’s Tiny Messengers: Plasmonic Metasurface-Assisted Super-Resolution Imaging Towards Small Extracellular Vesicles (Ev’s) Analysis Mr Anthony El-Helou, UTS 1510-1520
3:20pm	Afternoon tea will be served in the Exhibition area
ROOM	Room: Plenary 3	Room: 219	Room: 220	Room: 217	Room: 218
SUB THEME	DRUG DELIVERY AND TISSUE ENGINEERING	ELECTRONICS: RAPID FIRE TALKS	ENERGY MATERIALS	DETECTORS	OPTICALLY ADDRESSABLE QUBITS
SESSION CHAIR	Doctor Shadi Houshyar	Professor Marc Knecht	Professor Jenny Pringle and Doctor Francois-Marie Allioux	Professor Laurie Faraone and Miss Niken Priscilla	Doctor Rose Ahlefeldt
3:50pm	Folding Genes with DNA Origami Doctor Jessica Kretzmann, University of Western Australia 1550-1605 Re-examination of polymer encapsulation of semiconductor quantum dots and their use in rapid tests for detecting chlamydial infections Doctor Fabio Lisi, University of Tokyo 1605-1620 Modulating the immune responses to radiotherapy using aluminium and gold nanoparticles Doctor Ali Nazarizadeh, University of South Australia 1620-1635 Harnessing the Virucidal Potential of Nanostructured Silicon: A Nature-Inspired Approach to Mitigate Viral Threats Mr Samson Wai Liong Mah, RMIT University 1635-1645 Designing Advanced Artificial Nerve Guide Conduit with Multi-Layered Nanocomposite Scaffold Mr Mustafijur Rahman, RMIT University 1645-1655	Liquid Classification using a Renewable Graphite / Rubber / Hydrocolloid Composite Sensor Doctor Christopher Harrison, Swinburne University of Technology 1550-1600 A Microelectrode Study of TCNQ Charge-transfer Complex for Controlled Electrocrystallization Mr Jiancheng Lin, University of New South Wales 1600-1610 Damage-free Epitaxial Lift-off of HgCdTe Thin Films for Future Curved Infrared Detectors Applications Mr Shuo Ma, University of Western Australia 1610-1620 Syenta MicroFab Electrochemical 3D Printer: An Electronics Prototyping Platform Doctor Grishmi Rajbhandari, Syenta 1620-1630 III-V nanofilms for photodetection and sensing Doctor Tuomas Haggren, Australian National University 1630-1645	Harnessing Kinetic Energy via Electromechanically Active Polymers Doctor Peter Sherrell, RMIT University 1550-1605 Infrared modulation via near-room-temperature phase transitions of vanadium oxides & core-shell composites Doctor Mohammed Taha, University of Melbourne 1605-1620 Nitrogen and Sulphur co-doped reduced Graphene Oxide(rGO)/gold nanoparticles hybrids for SERS sensing platform Mr Anant Srivastava, IIT KANPUR 1620-1630 Plasmonic Janus Nanosheet for Flexible Leaf-like Fuel Cell Ms Yifeng Huang, Monash University 1630-1640	III-V semiconductor nanowire arrays for ultra-low power IR photodetection Mr Kosala Dhanawansha, Australian National University 1550-1600 Low-temperature fabrication of Zinc Oxide nanofilms for flexible UV photodetectors Mr Zachary Stosic, Macquarie University 1600-1610 Ultra-Porous Hybrid Nanostructures for Highly Sensitive UV Photodetectors Mr Reza Behboodian, Macquarie University 1610-1620	Engineering atomic and photonic properties for rare-earth ion quantum hardware Doctor John Bartholomew, University of Sydney Invited Speaker 1550-1610 Better living through multiphoton quantum interference Professor Andrew White, University of Queensland Invited Speaker 1610-1630 Sculpted light in quantum and bio Professor Halina Rubenstein Dunlop University of Queensland Invited Speaker 1630-1650
				COLOUR CENTRES
				All-optical nanoscale temperature sensing on microelectronics using diamond color centers Doctor Trong Toan Tran, University of Technology Sydney 1620-1630 Quantum sensing and light guiding with fluorescent nanodiamond doped PVA fibers Mr Roy Styles, RMIT Student 1630-1640 Near-infrared magnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamonds for fibre-based applications Marco Capelli, RMIT University 1640-1650
5:30pm	Poster sessions will be in the ICONN Lounge

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
9:00am	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