Prof. Sergey Y. Yurish Universitat Polit è cnica de Catalunya, UPC-Barcelona, Spain

1. Novel Curricula in Smart Sensors Systems Design in the Frame of Human Resources and Mobility Marie Curie Chairs (EXC) Action Prof. Sergey Y. Yurish Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC-Barcelona, Spain EWME 2008, Budapest, Hungary, 30 May 2008

2. Contents • Introduction • Course Highlights and Contents • Methodology and Features • Prerequisite and Readings • Online course and tutorial • Courses for academia and industry in 2007 and 2008 • Future courses • Summary International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

3. Introduction • Marie Curie Chairs (EXC) is one out of 3 actions devoted to the promotion and recognition of scientific excellence andcreated with the aim to increase the visibility and attractiveness of European research • It strongly focused on both: research and teaching activities (at least 50 % of project timefor teaching activities) • Teaching activities should be connected with new research results obtained during the project International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

4. Course Highlights • Describes a systematic approach towards design of low-cost, high-performance smart sensors systems, digital and intelligent sensors • Base on the novel measuring methods and techniques to built smart sensors systems • Uses innovative teaching methods • Updated on annual basis • Benefits both: academia (graduate and post-graduate students) and industry (engineers and researchers) International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

5. Smart Sensors Systems Design • Smart and Quasi-Digital Sensors: Sate-of-the-Art • Data Acquisition Methods for Sensor Systems • Classical Frequency-to-Digital Conversion Methods • Advanced and Self-Adopted Conversion Methods • Digital Sensors and Program-Oriented Conversion Methods • Smart Sensor Systems • Virtual Instruments International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

6. Smart Sensors Systems Design (cont.) • Sensor Buses, Protocols and Networks • Sensor Interface Chips and Frequency-to-Digital Conversion ICs • Digital Sensors and Smart Sensors System Design • Smart Transducer Interface IEEE 1451 Standard and Frequency Output Sensors • Direct Sensor-to-Microcontroller Interface International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

7. Methodology and Features • Lectures, lab activities, project based learning (PBL), seminars, training-through-research using a special equipment, e-learning • Focused on both: technological and stuctural-algorithmic methods for performance improvements • Laboratory and PBL activities based on ICs UFDC-1, UFDC-1M-16, UFDC-2 and USTI which were developed during the SMARTSES project. It can be used in CMOS MEMS and SoC designs International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

8. Prerequisite and Readings • Basic knowledge of electrical circuits, microcontrollers and measurements • Readings: [1]. Kirianaki N.V., Yurish S.Y., Shpak N.O., Deynega V.P., Data Acquisition and Signal Processing for Smart Sensors, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK, 2002 [2]. Smart Sensors and MEMS, ed. by S.Y. Yurish and M.T. Gomes, Springer Verlag, 2005 [3]. Sensors Web Portal (www.sensorsportal.com) International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

9. IFSA Sensors Web Portal http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/Education.htm International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

10. IEEE Sensors Council Web Site http://www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/sensors/tutorials.htm International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

11. Visitors Statistics Since December 2006 to April 2008 both online courses were attended approximately by 10 000 visitors International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

12. Courses for Industry and Academia in 2007 • A short course in University of Applied Science, (Furtwangen, Germany) • 5-day advanced engineering course for industry in Fundació UPC, (Barcelona, Spain) • IFSA or/and Fundació UPC certificates International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

13. Courses for Industry and Academia in 2008 • Short courses in: • University of Brescia (Italy); • University of Catania (Italy); • Technical University of Catalonia (UPC-Barcelona, Spain) • Main topics from the course have been integrated and given in the frame of Sensors and Signal Conditioning course (UPC-Barcelona) International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

14. The Future • An advanced engineering course for industry on annual basis (Barcelona, Spain) • Courses in University of Waterloo (ON, Canada) and Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Portugal) • Sensors and Signal Conditioning course on annual basis (UPC-Barcelona) including lectures, laboratory activities and project (PBL) • PhD thesis supervising • Course or short seminar can be given on request in any European university and company International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

15. Summary • The course is based on new research results obtained during the SMARTSES project in emerging field of smart sensors systems design, digital and intelligent sensors with self-adaptation and self-identification possibilities – highly relevant to European research interests • The developed course has received a high appreciation from industry and students (based on off-line and on-line questionnaires prepared by EC and Fundació UPC • Due to positive feedback from industry the Fundació UPC has decided to propose this course annually in order to improve industry and university collaboration in education. International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

16. Acknowledgment These teaching activities were supported by EC Marie Curie Chairs (EXC) grant in the frame of project MEXT-CT-2005-023991 SMARTSES International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com

17. Thank you for your attention. Questions ? International Frequency Sensor Association ● www.sensorsportal.com