13th IMEKO TC1–TC7 Joint Symposium London

Conference Handbook (PDF, 245 KB)
Contains all the information entail with the conference

Scope

The scope of the Symposium includes the main topics covered by the above Technical Committees:

TC1        Education and Training in Measurement and Instrumentation
TC7        Measurement Science
TC13      Measurements in Biology and Medicine

Symposium Themes

From these evolve the following main themes of the Symposium:

• Educational aspects of measurement science and instrumentation
• Real and virtual tools for education and training in measurement
• Scope and development of measurement and instrumentation as an academic discipline
• Methods and novel aspects of teaching in measurement

• Basic concepts of measurement science, formal theories of measurement, emerging challenges and novel concepts
• Historical, social and ethical aspects of measurement science
• Interdisciplinary nature of measurement
• Measurement uncertainty
• Epistemology of measurement
• Mathematical modelling and design in measurement and instrumentation
• Intelligent measurement, smart sensors and instrumentation
• Virtual instrumentation
• Software engineering in measurement systems
• Artificial intelligence in measurement, computer aided measurement
• Weakly-defined or soft measurement – non-physical measurement, for example in psychological, social and economic domains

• Invasive and non-invasive biological measurements at whole body, organ and cellular levels
• Biological sensing modalities – electrical, chemical and nuclear
• Measurement in critical care units and in clinical laboratories
• Medical imaging – measurements, image processing and interpretation, measurements in diagnostic imaging
• Smart sensing and smart biomedical instrumentation, intelligent instrumentation in medicine and healthcare
• Medical information systems – information processing, decision making and patient management, diagnosis and knowledge-based systems, information handling

 Symposium Highlights 

• Contributed papers reflecting recent research work in the field in oral and/or exhibited sessions.
• Exciting social programme drawing its themes from London and the City and giving experts a chance to meet informally in a variety of interesting City locations.

	100901_01a_finkelstein_london.pdf 100901_01b_finkelstein_london.pdf Measurement and instrumentation science and technology-the educational challenges Ludwik Finkelstein - City University London Content: Measurement and instrumentation science and technology Educational and training challenges
	100901_02a_hofmann_london.pdf 100901_02b_hofmann_london.pdf Smartphone Measurement Engineering - Innovative Challenges for Science & Education, Instrumentation & Training Dietrich Hofmann - SpectroNet Green Vision Outline: Smartphones for Measurement Science Smartphones for Measurement Education Smartphones for Measurement Instrumentation Smartphones for Measurement Training Summary & Conclusions
	100901_03_varadi_london.pdf Engineering is fun - in the instrumentation laboratory Angéla Váradi - University of Miskolc Conclusions: Courses in metrology are practice oriented subjects, requiring activity and creativity of students. New practical experiments and teaching methods worked out at our department encourage students, increase their motivation. Project based course integrates theoretical knowledge and practical abilities, students solve real-life problems, while they learn to work in team. The remote controlled laboratory provides wide range of educational utilization, particular focus points depend on the specialization and the year of the study.
	100902_04_mari_keynote_london.pdf Properties as measureands: an overview and some critical issues Luca Mari - University of Cattaneo Content: The VIM3 standpoint on properties Knowledge and its devices The controversial ontology of ‘property’ A measurement-oriented ontology? ‘Property’: not a single concept General vs. individual properties Three concepts of ‘property’ Properties and measurement A measurement meta-model
	100902_05_morawski.pdf MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF NIR SPECTRAL DATA AND WAVELENGTH SELECTION FOR DETERMINATION OF OLIVE OIL MIXTURES Roman Z. Morawski - Warsaw University of Technology Overview: Introduction Formulation of the problem Proposed method for data modelling Proposed method for wavelength selection Results of testing Summary
	100902_06_weissensee_london.pdf Knowledge-based uncertainty estimation of dimensional measurements using visual sensors Karina Weißensee - Technische Universität Ilmenau Outline: Problem definition Conditions for estimating the uncertainty of image-based measurements Knowledge-based approach to the uncertainty estimaton of image-based measurements Propagation of coordinate uncertainties to uncertainties of dimensional inspection features Exemplification of the novel approach Conclusion
	100902_07_mari_section_london.pdf A VIM3-compliant measurement model and some related issues Luca Mari - University of Cattaneo Context and aims: The International Vocabulary of Metrology – Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM3) could play an important role to promote measurement science. This work aims at proposing a (meta-)model for interpreting some definitions related to the measurement process.
	100902_08_sommer_london.pdf Modelling of Measurements for Uncertainty Analysis - An Overview Klaus-Dieter Sommer - Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Content: Knowledge about quantities, basic measurement model, additional knowledge Basics: Aim of measurement data evaluation. From cause to effect Linearization of systems Role of the measurement method Accounting for (logical) correlation Measurement as Bayesian inference Inversion of the cause- effect- relationship Dynamic measurements
	100903_09_mari_london.pdf Towards a concept of property evaluation type Luca Mari - University of Cattaneo Context and aims: Quantities and units are an important subject for measurement science The International Vocabulary of Metrology – Basic and General Concepts and Associated Terms (VIM3) witnesses this by devoting its first Chapter to definitions related to the subject But the VIM3 definitions are critical for various reasons This paper aims at proposing the outline of a “theory” of property types that is simple and consistent, and at the same time is able to solve some problems currently in the VIM3
	100903_10_benoit_london.pdf An ordinal metrical scale built on a fuzzy nominal scale Eric Benoit - Université de Savoie Content: Scales 6 questions before measuring Q6: what scale is used? Representation of the knowledge flow used to define a scale. ratio scale nominal scale ordinal metrical scale fuzzy scales fuzzy nominal scale ordinal metrical scale built on fuzzy nominal scale
	100903_11_fisher_london.pdf Reliability, Precision, and Measurement in the Context of Data from Ability Tests, Surveys, and Assessments William P. Fisher, Jr. - Berkeley University California Conclusions: Reliability tends to increase with sample size and test length, as error decreases relative to variation. Reliability is affected by the internal consistency of the data, but not as much as it is by sample size and test length. Internal consistency must be evaluated by means of different approaches attuned to different types of failures of invariance.
	100903_12a_ruhm_london.pdf 100903_12b_ruhm_london.pdf Process and System - A Dual Definition, Revisited with Consequences in Metrology Karl H. Ruhm - Institute of Machine Tools and Manufacturing (IWF) Outline: Introduction System Theory – What is a System? Two of Three Domains Process and System The Model as a System Conclusion
	100903_13_vogel_london.pdf A novel strategy for cost-efficient measurements with coordinate measurement machines Michael Vogel - Technische Universität Ilmenau Outline: Introduction State of the art Model Conclusion Outlook
	100903_14_thomas_london.pdf An absolute scale for measuring the utility of money Philip Thomas - City University London Motivation and importance: The utility of money is used to judge premia in the insurance industry – "The very existence of insurers can be explained by way of the expected utility model" Modern Actuarial Theory, Kaas et al. prioritise public spending schemes judge how much to spend on protection systems e.g. for nuclear reactors
	100903_15_pertile_london.pdf Calibration of a vision-based system for displacement measurement in planetary exploration space missions Marco Pertile - University of Padova Content: INTRODUCTION MEASUREMENT ALGORITHM CALIBRATION UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS RESULTS CONCLUSIONS
	100903_16_cobelli_london.pdf Diabetes: Models, Signals, and Control Claudio Cobelli - University of Padova Content: Models Signals Control
	100903_17_muravyov_london.pdf Colorimetric scales for chemical analysis on the basis of transparent polymetric optodes Sergey Muravyov - Tomsk Polytechnic University Outline: Introduction Polymeric optodes Digital color analysis (DCA) Colorimetric scale The DCA validation Conclusion