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Kaiming Zhou is a Senior Research Fellow at Aston University's Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT), part of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. His research focuses on photonics technologies, including optical fiber devices, sensors, lasers, and microfabrication. He has led numerous high-impact projects, securing over £3 million in funding from Innovate UK, ERDF, and international collaborations with Airbus, Branscan Ltd, and others.
Research interests span optical fiber Bragg gratings, femtosecond laser micromachining, biosensors, and mid-infrared spectroscopy. His work emphasizes industrial applications, yielding 200+ publications and a Google H-index of 29. Key innovations include tilted fiber grating technologies and label-free biosensors for rapid detection.
- Projects include ERDF-funded fiber laser developments (£2.3M), Innovate UK's food quality monitoring (£184K), and EU Horizon 2020 biochemical sensing grants (€180K).
- International collaborations with the Royal Academy of Engineering and US Air Force Research Laboratory.
Supervised 5 student projects and holds patents in fiber optic sensor systems. His lab develops advanced optical components for aerospace, healthcare, and environmental monitoring applications.
