The Innovation Hub is pleased to host the first Kent Tech R and D Conference (Kent Technology Fair)

About this event

This conference will bring together academic and industry experts for an exciting speaker programme focused on future challenges and innovations in the fields of Healthcare Technologies, Security and Environmental Sustainability.

When:

The event is being run over 2 days from 20th – 21st June, attendees are welcome to join for one or both days of the conference.

For who:

Research and Development Professionals in the field of Healthcare, Security, and Environmental Sustainability, as well as professionals interested in Kent’s research work across the schools of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics.

Aim:

The Innovation Hub has been introduced to offer collaboration opportunities between businesses and academics to turn research into commercial projects.

Sponsored by The Innovation Hub at the University of Kent, this exciting conference will act as the catalyst to incentivise these new collaboration opportunities between your company and our academics. We will showcase the latest innovative Research and Development work being carried out at the university and by our industrial partners, and demonstrate how this can be adopted to accelerate your businesses in the commercial landscape.

Overview:

Inspiration for your next product may just be around the corner…

The conference will give you a chance to learn about our latest advancements in the fields of Healthcare Technologies, Security and Environmental Sustainability in a variety of formats, including lectures and talks, panel discussions, keynote speeches and our exciting exhibitor’s showcase.

In addition, the conference will provide a platform to network with other leading businesses, gain valuable industry insights, participate in workshops to identify challenges we can help you with, take a tour of our facilities, labs and our beautiful Kent campus and more!

Presented by:

The University of Kent Innovation Hub hosted by the schools of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, is excited to stage the 2022 Kent Tech R&D Conference.

Agenda:

Attendees are welcome to join for one or both days of the conference.

Day 1 (20th of June 2022)

10.30am – Arrival

11:00-11:15 – Welcome Coffee and Introduction, Sibson Foyer

11:15-12:45 – Parallel Sessions led by our Academics. The three themes include:

Security

• Communicate Effectively After a Cyber Security Incident Jason Nurse, Associate Professor (SL) in Cyber Security – University of Kent
• Ways to Combat Ransomware Budi Arief, Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing – University of Kent
• Opportunities and Challenges for Biometric Systems Richard Guest, Head of School and Professor of Biometric Systems Engineering – University of Kent

Healthcare Technologies

• Conversational Robots for Health and Senior Care Giovanni Masala, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science – University of Kent
• Modelling and Forecasting for Public Health Eduard Campillo Funollet, Lecturer in Statistics – University of Kent

Environmental Sustainability

• Biodiversity Monitoring Using DNA-Based Surveys Eleni Matechou, Senior Lecturer in Statistics – University of Kent
• Flame Imaging Technology for Green Power Generation Gang Lu, Reader in Electronic Instrumentation – University of Kent

12:45-15:00 – Lunch and Business Showcase

• Exhibitor stands
• Guided facilities tours of our labs
• Keynote Speech – Developing Applied Instrumentation Systems Through Industrial Collaboration Yong Yan, Professor of Electronic Instrumentation and Director of Innovation at the School of Engineering – University of Kent

15:00-16:30 – Parallel Sessions led by our Academics. The three themes include:

Security

• Sparking the World’s Potential Andrew Hopkins, Director of System Technology – ARM
• Problem Workshop: Collaboration Between Companies and Academia

Healthcare technologies

• Heart Rate Variability to Measure Stress Jane Ollis, Founder – MindSpire
• Problem Workshop: Collaboration Between Companies and Academia

Environmental Sustainability

16:30-17:00 – Coffee break

17:00-18:00 – Keynote Speech – Future Security Challenges and Opportunities: A View from BT Labs Ben Azvine, Global Head of Security Research – BT

18:00 – VIP Dinner – invite only

Day 2 (21st of June 2022)

09:00-10:30 – Parallel Sessions led by our Academics. The three themes include:

Security

• Practical IoT Device Authentication Gareth Howells, CTO – Metrarc & Professor of Secure Electronic Systems – University of Kent
• Dogecoin v Schrodinger’s Cat Carlos Perez Delgado, Lecturer – University of Kent
• Evaluating Biometric Systems Chris Allgrove, Director and Co-Founder – Ingenium Biometric Laboratories Ltd.

Healthcare Technologies

• Natural Language Processing James Bentham, Lecturer in Statistics – University of Kent
• Transforming Digital Health Jim Ang, Senior Lecturer in Multimedia and Digital Systems – University of Kent
• Multi-Professional Collaborations in Digital Healthcare Georgios Arealis, Visiting Professor, Orthopaedic and Medical Research – Canterbury Christ Church University

Environmental Sustainability

• Lightweight Verification for Climate Science Dominic Orchard, Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing – University of Kent
• Mathematical Ecology and Its Applications Daniel Bearup, Lecturer in Mathematics

10:30-11:00 – Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 – Themed Panel Discussions

12:30-15:00 – Lunch and Business Showcase

15:00-15:15 – Closing Remarks

If you have any questions regarding the format, content, or logistics for the event, please get in touch with us through CEMSRI@kent.ac.uk