Chemical Sciences - Adaptive Sensors Group
chemical sciences - adaptive sensors group
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Name:
Dr. Stephen Beirne
Contact details
Dr. Stephen Beirne,
Research Fellow,
CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Network Technologies
National Centre for Sensor Research
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Dublin City University
Dublin 9
Ireland
e-mail: stephen.beirne@dcu.ie
tel: +353 (0)1 700 5273
Qualifications
B.Eng., Dublin City University, Mechatronic Engineering, 2003
Ph.D., Dublin City University, Thesis Title: Development of a Low Power
Reactive Wireless Chemical Sensing Network, 2008
Project Summary
Reactive Wireless Chemical Sensing Network
Investigation into the use of low power opposing LED chemical sensor nodes as a means of contaminant plume detection and tracking. Real-time contaminant concentration data used to determine if a detected chemical event should be automatically reacted to.
Ongoing research is examining the fabrication of sensor using a variety of reagent deposition methods. The goal is reproducible production of chemical sensing layers and analysis of these coatings operation
Smart Landfill / Plant
Development of an autonomous system for the purpose of carbon dioxide and methane gas concentration monitoring on landfill sites. The developed system will facilitate daily measurement of landfill gas composition at its deployment point. Collected data will be returned to a user via a GSM modem. The autonomous system will provide greatly improved temporal data than the presently employed manual monitoring process.
Smart Plant will use an adapted version of the developed gas sampling hardware for monitoring of airborne VOCs.
Energy Monitoring
Research is being conducted into energy consumption within domestic and laboratory spaces. ZEM-30 energy monitoring units from Episensor (Irish SME) are being installed, allowing energy consumption data to be sampled once a minute. Data are wirelessly transmitted to a PC basestation and presented in graphical form to a user.
To be updated shortly
Publications
Journal publication
· R. Shepherd, S. Beirne, K. T. Lau, B. Corcoran and D. Diamond, “Monitoring chemical plumes in an environmental sensing chamber with a wireless chemical sensor network”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2007, 121(1), 142-149
Conference papers
· Breda M. Kiernan, Cormac Fay, Stephen Beirne and Dermot Diamond, “Development of an Autonomous Greenhouse Gas Monitoring System", Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Venice, Italy, October 29-31, 2008 (Submitted)
· S. Beirne, B. Corcoran, K.T. Lau and D. Diamond, “Chemical event tracking using a low cost wireless chemical sensing network”, Accepted for IEEE Sensor 2008, Oct, 26-29, 2008, Lecce Italy.
· B. Kiernan, S. Beirne, C. Fay and D. Diamond, “Landfill gas monitoring at borehole wells using an autonomous environmental monitoring system” Accepted for the 5th International Conference on Climate Change and Global Warming, Sept. 24-26, 2008, Heidleberg, Germany
· D. Diamond, N. E. O’Connor, A. F. Smeaton, S. Beirne, B. Corcoran, P. Kelly, K. T. Lau and R. Shepherd, “Sensor node localisation using a stereo camera rig” In Proceedings of the 4th workshop on embedded networked sensors, 2007, 43-47
· D. Marsh, R. Tynan, S. Beirne, R. Shephard, G.M.P. O'Hare, D. Diamond, B. Corcoran, “Microcosm: a low cost 3-D wireless sensor test-bed within a controllable environment”, In Proceedings of International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, 13-15 December, Hong Kong, China, 2006.
· E. Cooke, N. O'Connor, A.F. Smeaton, D. Diamond, R. Shepherd, S. Beirne and B. Corcoran, “Video analysis of events within chemical sensor networks”, ICOB 2005 - 2nd Workshop on Immersive Communication and Broadcast Systems, Oct 2005.
Poster presentation
· J. Hayes, S. Beirne, K.T. Lau and D. Diamond, “Evaluation of a low cost Wireless Chemical Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring”, Accepted for IEEE Sensor 2008, Oct. 26-29, 2008, Lecce Italy
· S. Beirne, B. Corcoran, R. Shepherd, K.T. Lau and D. Diamond, “Control and modelling of an environmental chamber”, 3rd International Symposium on Sensor Sciences (I3S 2005), 18-JUL-05 - 21-JUL-05, Juelich, Germany
· S. Beirne, R. Shepherd, K.T. Lau, B. Corcoran and D. Diamond, “Control and modelling of chemical plumes in an environmental chamber” AIC Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 12 November 2004
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