Chair(s): George Xiao National Research Council Canada Email Tuan Guo Jinan University China Email The goals of this committee are: Promote and disseminate technical information related to the fields listed below via workshops, lectures, and technical papers. Photonic technology in the sensors and instrumentation for industrial and clinical applications including chemical, medical and biological applications indoor/outdoor environmental monitoring structural health monitoring Photonic instrumentation for optical fiber communication applications Novel photonic concepts and techniques for the measurement of physical, chemical and biological parameters Micro- and nano-scale photonic sensors Multiplexed and distributed photonic sensor networks High-speed photonic instrumentation and measurement systems Photonic sensor fusion and big data Photonic technology for chemical, environmental, biological and medical measurement Interferometric and polarimetric Photonic Sensors Micro- and nano-structured fiber and waveguide Sensors Photonic multiplexing and sensing networking Distributed photonic sensing Smart photonic devices, structures and systems Photonic sensing application, field tests, and standardization New concepts for photonic sensing Maintain liaison with other groups, Societies, and organizations working in the same/similar area. Develop standards in the field as appropriate. Organize special sessions during the I2MTC and special issues in IMS sponsored IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology.