
MDPI’s Journal Cluster of Instruments and Instrumentation
Next-Generation Flexible and Stretchable Systems and Devices
31 October 2025, 15:00 (CET)

Flexible Devices, Smart Textiles, Stretchable Electronics, E-Textiles, Soft Electronics, Wearable Technology, Wearables
Event Chairs

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Keynote Speakers

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

microSENSES Laboratory, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Dr. Grigoris Kaltsas is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of West Attica. He has led and participated in numerous European and national research projects, collaborating with various foundations, industries, and research groups across Europe. He has authored over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences and holds five patents, including two PCTs. Dr. Kaltsas has served on multiple committees and boards in the fields of electronics, microsystems, and sensors. He is a member of international program committees for major conferences on Sensors and Micro-Nano Devices and has delivered invited talks worldwide. He is also an active reviewer for leading journals and heads the microSENSES Laboratory (https://microsenses.eee.uniwa.gr/).

Biomedical Engineering Division, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow
Dr Haotian Chen is a lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Biomedical Engineering at the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. He obtained his PhD, focusing on stretchable electronic systems, at Peking University in 2018. After that, he worked as a research scientist at EPFL, Switzerland under Prof. Stephanie Lacour from 2019 to 2022, to study the application of soft electronics in neuroprosthetics. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow in July 2023, he was a junior professor at CNRS-IEMN, France. His research focuses on the soft electronics and their applications in human sensorimotor system. Inspired by physiology and neuroscience, he has developed innovative, soft, and biocompatible electronic devices (sensors and actuators) interfacing with human body to study the interaction processes between humans and their environment quantitatively. His work aims to advance the next generation of rehabilitation equipment, prosthetics, robotic touch, etc. enabling a natural interconnection from artificial devices to human.
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Program
Speaker/Presentation |
Time in EDT |
Time in CET
|
Dr. Jianliang Xiao (Chair) Introduction |
10:00-10:15 am |
3:00-3:15 pm |
Dr. Jianliang Xiao (Speaker 1) |
10:15-10:35 am |
3:15-3:35 pm |
Prof. Dr. Grigoris Kaltsas (Speaker 2) Printed - Flexible Electronics: Contemporary Challenges and Device Applications |
10:35-10:55 am |
3:35-3:55 pm |
Dr. Haotian Chen (Speaker 3) Stretchable Electronics: Restoring human sensory motor system |
10:55-11:15 am |
3:55-4:15 pm |
Q&A |
11:15-11:30 am |
4:15-4:30 pm |
Dr. Jianliang Xiao Closing of Webinar |
11:30-11:40 am |
4:30-4:40 pm |
Relevant Special Issue
New Advances in Wearable and Flexible Sensor Devices and Their Future Prospects
Special Issue Editors: Dr. Vincent Mariano Mastronardi, Dr. Jianliang Xiao and Dr. Tao Li
Deadline for manuscript submission: 28 February 2026
Next-Generation Haptic Technologies: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications
Special Issue Editors: Dr. Haotian Chen, Prof Dr. Rami Ghannam and Dr. Lucas Ferrari Gerez
Deadline for manuscript submission: 20 May 2026