About Workshop
Nanoelectronics and smart sensors represent the backbone of next-generation intelligent systems, enabling ultra-sensitive detection, miniaturized devices, and high-performance computing platforms. By leveraging nanomaterials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and metal oxides, modern sensors achieve unprecedented sensitivity and efficiency.
This short-duration workshop (3 days, 60–90 minutes each) introduces participants to core nanoelectronic principles, sensor architectures, and real-world applications in healthcare monitoring, environmental sensing, and IoT systems. It also includes hands-on simulation-based learning to help participants understand device behavior and sensor optimization.
Aim
This workshop aims to introduce participants to the fundamentals and applications of nanoelectronics and smart sensor technologies. It focuses on nanoscale materials, device physics, sensor fabrication concepts, and real-world applications in healthcare, environment, and wearable systems, along with exposure to simulation-based and AI-assisted design approaches.
What Participants Will Learn
- Introduce nanoelectronics principles and device physics
- Explain nanoscale sensor mechanisms
- Demonstrate smart sensing technologies
- Provide simulation-based learning experience
- Highlight real-world applications in healthcare and environment
Structure
Day 1: Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics
- Introduction to nanoelectronics and device scaling principles
- Quantum confinement and electron transport in nanoscale systems
- Evolution of nanoscale transistors (MOSFETs, FinFETs, GAAFETs)
- Carbon-based nanoelectronics: Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) and emerging 2D materials
- Fundamentals of nanofabrication techniques (Photolithography, Electron Beam Lithography, Atomic Layer Deposition, CVD)
🧪 Hands-on Session 1 :Nano-Device Simulation & Transistor Scaling Lab
Activities:
- Simulate classical versus nanoscale transistor characteristics
- Visualize scaling effects on threshold voltage, leakage current, and power consumption
- Compare silicon-based devices with graphene/CNT-based nano-devices
- Optimize device parameters to evaluate switching performance
Day 2: Smart Sensors & Nano-Enabled Detection Technologies
- Fundamentals and classification of smart sensors (physical, chemical, biological)
- Nanomaterial-assisted sensing mechanisms and surface functionalization
- Electrochemical, optical, piezoresistive, capacitive, and FET-based nanosensors
- Flexible, wearable, and printed sensor technologies
- Signal conditioning, data acquisition, and sensor performance metrics
🧪 Hands-on Session 2 : Smart Sensor Design & Signal Response Analysis
Activities:
- Design a virtual nanomaterial-based biosensor
- Simulate sensor responses to varying analyte concentrations
- Analyze sensitivity, selectivity, response time, and detection limits
- Model a real-world sensing application such as glucose monitoring or environmental pollutant detection
Day 3: Intelligent Nanoelectronics & Emerging Smart Systems
- Nanoelectronics for wearable healthcare and implantable medical devices
- Nano-enabled environmental monitoring and smart sensing networks
- Integration of nanoelectronics with IoT and edge computing
- Flexible electronics, electronic skin (e-skin), and human-machine interfaces
- Emerging technologies: Neuromorphic electronics, quantum nanoelectronics, self-powered sensors, and future research trends
🧪 Hands-on Session 3 : Wearable Sensor & IoT Monitoring System Design
Activities:
- Design a wearable health-monitoring sensor architecture
- Simulate real-time acquisition of physiological signals
- Visualize wireless transmission of sensor data to an IoT dashboard
- Analyze sensor performance under different operating conditions
Important Dates
Registration Ends
3:30 PM
Workshop Dates
2026-10-12
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
What You Will Gain
Outcomes
- Understand nanoelectronics fundamentals and scaling effects
- Analyze nanoscale transistor behavior
- Design conceptual smart sensor systems
- Interpret sensor signals and responses
- Explore applications in healthcare and IoT systems
- Connect nanotechnology with modern electronics applications
Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students in engineering, nanotechnology, electronics, physics, biotechnology, and related disciplines, as well as Ph.D. scholars, researchers, faculty members, academicians, and industry professionals working in electronics, IoT, wearable technologies, and healthcare innovation. It is also suitable for beginners interested in exploring nano-enabled electronic systems and smart sensing technologies.