10月10日下午，来自悉尼大学的John Canning教授来信息学院作了题为“Enhancing optical fibres and self-assembled microfibres for sensing”的学术报告，信息学院常军教授主持了本次报告，学院部分师生聆听了本次报告。

         报告一共分为两个部分，第一部分主要内容涉及提高光纤传感器和设备的几项指标，第二部分主要介绍新的自组装波导技术。Canning教授在第一部分中主要从灵敏度、信噪比、选择性、高生产能力、可复制性和是否经得起技术检验等指标分别讲解，其中包括各个指标的作用和对光纤传感器和设备的影响。第二部分从一个目标切入主题，即如何使大多数工作在非常高的温度（例如1900度以上）下的光波导设备降温。然后Canning教授主要做了渗透和集成两方面的优劣做了大量对比，由此得出结论，新型的自组装光波导技术可以很好的解决此问题。

       报告结束后，Canning教授耐心回答了现场师生的提问，整个学术报告现场气氛热烈融洽，Canning教授的精彩演讲得到了同学们和老师的热烈鼓掌，其报告对于研究生阶段的学习和研究具有重要的指导意义。

       Prof. John Canning is currently an Australian Research Council (ARC) Professorial Future Fellow and Head of the interdisciplinary Photonics Laboratories (iPL) at The University of Sydney. He is also Conjoint Professor at the University of NSW and an SPIE Fellow. He was a student and founding member of the both the Optical Fibre Technology Centre (OFTC) and the Australian Photonics Cooperative Research Centre (APCRC) and has cofounded four companies as well as assisted in the formation of several others. He has been consultant for a number of companies and individuals over the years, in both commercialisation and intellectual property generation and has worked in Denmark as a Guest professor. He has over 500 peer reviewed journal and conference papers and over 30 patents, is on the organising and technical committee of key conferences in waveguide technologies and sensing (including BGPP, OFS, APOS, OFC and more) and has given numerous invited and plenary talks at these and other events. His current interests include fundamental glass science, photosensitivity, developing optical sensors for harsh environments, lab-in-a-fibre, gratings, controlling silica and stabilising silicate components, fibre amplifier and lasers, novel methods for enhancing sensitivity, surface functionalisation, and the development of self-assembled photonic materials and new devices. He is also a member of The University of Sydney’s Regional and International Committees.