A fascinating day at the UK Microsystems Workshop on modelling nonlinear MEMS in the Guildhall at York, chaired by Chun Zhao of the University of York, exploring how nonlinear dynamics are shaping sensing, energy harvesting, and microsystems-enabled computation for Edge AI.
A series of excellent talks covered a wide span of the field, from Dr Yu Jia from Aston University on energy harvesting, Amal Hajjaj from Loughborough University on thermomechanical gas sensing, and Lijie Li from the Swansea University on links between microsystems and quantum devices, to Guillermo Sobreviela-Falces on the implications of nonlinearities in inertial MEMS and Andreja Erbes on the current MEMS landscape and where the field is heading next.
The workshop closed with a valuable community forum chaired by Chun Zhao, focused on the opportunities, challenges, and priorities facing the UK Microsystems community. A strong reminder of the depth of UK expertise in this space and of the importance of bringing researchers, industry, and the wider community together to help shape the future of UK microsystems activity.
