Focused Sessions

Scientists and industry innovators are welcome to present their work in the Focused Session entitled “Sensors for quantum computing and cryogenic applications”. This session highlights the rapidly growing intersection between advanced sensor technologies, ultra‑low‑temperature operation, and next‑generation quantum systems.

As quantum computing, superconducting electronics, and deep‑space instrumentation progress, the demand for sensors capable of operating reliably at cryogenic temperatures has never been greater. This session provides a platform to showcase breakthroughs in device physics, materials, integration strategies, and readout techniques that enable sensing in the millikelvin-to‑liquid‑helium regime.
 

Tactile sensing is undergoing a technological revolution, poised to endow machines with a compliant, information-rich sense of touch. Recent innovations in materials science and fabrication have yielded a diverse landscape of soft and conformable sensor technologies. However, the inherent physical complexities of these materials, such as viscoelastic creep, mechanical hysteresis, and large-strain deformation, make their electromechanical behaviors highly non-linear. Consequently, the lack of widely adopted, cross-platform benchmarking protocols has severely fragmented the field, making it difficult to properly compare different sensing approaches.

This session is designed to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world applications in the agri-food and environmental sectors. We invite submissions that showcase novel sensors and advanced sensing technologies, to address critical challenges in quality assurance, safety monitoring, and sustainability.

The development of biodegradable sensors and technologies is attracting increasing attention for improving the sustainability of electronic systems in specific application contexts, while also enabling new medical applications. In biomedical contexts, biodegradable sensors that can be implanted or injected offer significant advantages, as they can operate for a defined period and then safely degrade within the body, eliminating the need for surgical removal. 

Transient Sensory Interfaces: Developing Green Approaches Toward Sustainable Bioelectronics explores the paradigm shift toward electronic systems engineered for controllable disappearance. As the global crisis of electronic waste intensifies and clinical demands for minimally invasive diagnostics rise, this session presents the state-of-the-art in bioresorbable sensing technologies. Transient electronics are designed to perform sensing or therapeutic functions over a defined timeframe before undergoing controlled physical and chemical degradation into benign byproducts, thereby eliminating the need for secondary surgical retrieval or long-term e-waste management.