King Tong Lau Ph.D.

Professor

Kim Lau received his BSc. degree in pure chemistry from Royal Holloway and Birkbeck New College, University of London in 1983. He was then engaged in catering business for over a decade. He then returned back to study chemistry and received both his MRes. (1997) and Ph.D. degrees (2001) in analytical chemistry from Birkbeck College, University of London. Kim Lau joined Dublin City University (DCU) in year 2000 as a postdoctoral research fellow in the National Centre For Sensor Resarch. He progressed to the role of research manager of Adaptive Sensors Group, which is led by Prof. Dermot Diamond; the then Vice President of Research of DCU in 2004. At the same time, he began lecturing in the Department of Chemical Sciences. From 2006 -2013, He had been an Adjunct professor of the chemistry department, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China where he supervised PhD and Master Students. In 2007, with the seed funding from the China-Ireland Collaboration Funding Award, Kim Lau cofound The China-Ireland Research Centre for Advanced Materials and Sensor Development with Prof. XiaoXia Liu, the Dean of Science Faculty, Northeastern University of China. Over 15 peer reviewed journal papers have beed produced from the collaboration. Kim Lau was also the founding member and senior research Fellow of the Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology Hub (MESTECH), established in Dublin City University in March 2011, Ireland. Kim Lau is the named inventor of over 10 international patents; he has published over 70 peer reviewed papers in international journals and presented close to a hundred conference papers. Kim Lau is the recipient of DCU Research Fellowship Award in 2007. He was the winner of the Best Research Paper Award in Body sensor Network 2010. Prof Lau joined XJTLU in 2011 as an associate professor to begin the Department of Chemistry. He was one of the four founding members of the Department who were responsible for establishing the BSc in Applied Chemistry teaching programme, setting up the research facilities and the postgraduate (MRes and PhD) training programme. The Department has produced the first cohort of graduate in 2014 and the first cohort of Master graduates in 2016. Prof. Lau was appointed as full professor in 2016.


  • Ph.D. , Analytical Chemistry, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, United Kingdom., - 2001
  • M.Sc. , (Chem. Res.), Analytical Chemistry, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, United Kingdom., - 1997
  • B.Sc. , Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, London, United Kingdom., - 1983


  • Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Sensor Technology
  • Advanced Materials and Smart Materials
  • Inherently conducting polymers (ICP) are a new class of organic polymers that conduct electricity. These flexible organic materials are easy to prepare, non-toxic, highly stable and can now reach metallic conductivity. These materials can be stimulated both chemically and electrochemically to perform mechanical actions hence they can be used to fabricate a wide range of sensors and actuators including gas sensors & biosensors, biomimics such as artificial muscle (as in artificial heart, artificial fish), micropumps and drug delivery,… etc.
  • Graphene has promised a revolution in material science. High flexibility, excellent conductivity, large surface area and easy fabrication have attracted research in energy storage, electronics, sensors, functional fabrics, optical devices, medical application… etc.
  • Sensor Research
  • Sensor research is a multidisciplinary research area that requires material development, surface modification, chemical analysis techniques, transduction methodology, and other skills sets such as microfabrication techniques, electronics and programming, etc.
  • Sensors for (Personal) Health care:- In the developed world many people suffer from diseases such as obesity, diabetes, heart diseases, as a result of their body metabolism slow down (metabolic syndrome). This could be due to either their life style, genetic inheritance or a consequence of other illnesses e.g. resulting from medical treatment of mental illness.
  • This project is to develop sensors for early detection of metabolic slow down by real-time monitoring of glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides…. etc.) by using quantum dots (QDs) as the transducer.
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  • Nanjappan, V.; Shi, R.; Liang, H.-N.; Xiao, H.; Lau, K. .-T.; Hasan, K. Design of Interactions for Handheld Augmented Reality Devices Using Wearable Smart Textiles: Findings from a User Elicitation Study. Appl. Sci.2019, 9, 3177.
  • Nanjappan, V.; Shi, R.; Liang, H.-N.; Lau, K. .-T.; Yue, Y.; Atkinson, K. Towards a Taxonomy for In-Vehicle Interactions Using Wearable Smart Textiles: Insights from a User-Elicitation Study. Multimodal Technologies Interact. 2019, 3, 33.
  • User-driven in-vehicle interactions for clothing-based wearable interfaces, proceeding paper, IUI 2019.
  • Ruochen Liu, Edmund Morris, Xiaorong Cheng, Eric Amigues, King Tong Lau, Baekman Kim, Yuanhang Liu, Zhipeng Ke, Sharon E. Ashbrook, Michael Bühl and Graham Dawson*, SERS of trititanate nanotubes: selective enhancement of catechol compounds, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 8338-8343.
  • Imtiaz Ahmad, KT Lau, PhD thesis. Non-invasive Quantum dot based Sensors for the Detection of Glucose and Cholesterol in Saliva, April 2017. XJTLU.
  • V. Nanjappan, KT Lau et al., proceeding paper, "Clothing-based Wearable Sensors for Unobtrusive Interactions with Mobile Devices," 2017 International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC), Seoul, South Korea, 2017, Nov 5 (pp. 139-140). IEEE..
  • Vijayakumar Nanjappan, Wei Wang, Kim Lau, Ka Lok Man, Hai-Ning Liang, Kim KingTong Lau, Jin Kyung Lee, Kyung Ki Kim, Body sensor networks: Overview of hardware framework and design challenges, Soc Design Conference , 2016 (ISOCC) :175-176.
  • Bo Weng, Ailing Ding, Yuqing Liu, Jianglin Diao, Joselito Razal, King Tong Lau, Roderick Shepherd, Changming Li and Jun Chen, Hierarchical Nafion enhanced carbon aerogels for sensing applications[J]. Nanoscale, 2016,
  • V. Nanjappan et al., "Body sensor networks: Overview of hardware framework and design challenges," 2015 International SoC Design Conference (ISOCC), Gyungju, 2015, pp. 175-176. doi: 10.1109/ISOCC.2015.7401775
  • Kevin Murphy , Brendan Heery, Timothy Sullivan, Dian Zhang, Lizandra Paludetti, King Tong Lau, Dermot Diamond, Ernane Costa, Noel O׳Connor, Fiona Regan, A low-cost autonomous optical sensor for water quality monitoring, Talanta, Volume 132, 15 January 2015, Pages 520-527.
  • L Sang, KT Lau, Design of a millimeter-wave absorber composed of resistive films printed on a flexible PET substrate, International Conference on Infrared , 2015 :1-2.
  • Lau, Kim 2015 'Three dimensional N-doped carbon composite electrode for supercapacitor,TA-ART-05-2015-003838.', J. Mater. Chem., vol. , no. , p.
  • Lau, Kim 2015 'The Reaction Kinetics of Glutathione Capped Quantum Dots for the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide, Austin J Biosens & Bioelectron. 2015; 1 (2): 1010.', Austin J Biosens & Bioelectron, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 1010
  • Lau, Kim 2014 'Graphene based Electrochemical Sensor for the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds, , (2014) Learning Weekly, issue 240, December2014, pages26-27.', Learning Weekly, vol. , no. , p.
  • Lau, Kim 2014 'Fabrication of textile based conductometric polyaniline Gas sensor,', Sens & actuators B, vol. 202, no. , p. 732
  • Peng, Xu, Liu, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2011 'Synthesis of Electrochemically-Reduced Graphene Oxide Film with Controllable Size and Thickness and Its Use in Supercapacitor', Carbon, vol. 49, no. 2011, p. pp. 3488-3496
  • Zou, Ben, Liang, Ying, Liu, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2011 'Electrodeposition and pseudocapacitive properties of tungsten oxide/polyaniline composite', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 196, no. 10, p. pp. 4842-4848
  • Zeng, Fan, Sun, Zhen, Sang, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2011 'In-Situ One-Step Electrochemical Preparation of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets Modified Electrodes for Biosensor', ChemSusChem, vol. , no. , p.
  • Paradiso, Rita, Bianchi, Anna, Lau, Kim & Scilingo, Enzo 2010 'PSYCHE: Personalised Monitoring Systems for Care in Mental Health', Proceedings of 32nd Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, vol. , no. , p.
  • Slater, C., Cleary, J., Lau, Kim, Snakenborg, D. & Corcoran, B. 2010 'Validation of a fully autonomous phosphate analyser based on a microfluidic lab-on-a-chip', JWST, vol. 61, no. 7, p. 1811-1818
  • Bian, Li, Zhang, Jiang, Qia, Ji, Liu, Xiao & Diamond, Dermot 2010 'Immobilization of molybdenum oxide in polyaniline and electro-catalytic properties of the composite modified electrode', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 147, no. , p. 73–77
  • Kim, Jung, McAuliffe, Padraig, O'Connel, Brian, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2010 'Development of a wireless autonomous bruxism monitoring device, Analysis of Biomedical Signals and Images', Proceedings of Biosignals 2010, vol. 20, no. , p. pages 87-93
  • Peng, Xu, Liu, Xiao, Hua, Pei, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2010 'Electrochemical codeposition of nickel oxide and polyaniline', Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, vol. , no. , p. 14:1–7
  • Kim, Jung, McAuliffe, Padraig, O'Connel, Brian, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2010 'Development of wireless bruxism monitoring device based on pressure-sensitive polymer composite', Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 163, no. 2, p. 486–492
  • Zou, Fan, Liu, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2010 'Humidity sensors based on polyaniline nanofibres', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 143, no. 2, p. 530-534
  • Kim, Jung, McAuliffe, Padraig, O'Connel, Brian, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2010 'Development of wireless bruxism monitoring device based on pressure-sensitive polymer composite', Proceeding of Body Sensor Networks 2010, vol. June, no. 2010, p. pages 109-116
  • Zou, Ben, Liu, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2010 'Electrochemical synthesis of WO3/PANI composite for electrocatalytic reduction of iodate', Electrochimica Acta, vol. , no. , p. 55: 3915-3920
  • Fay, Cormac, Lau, Kim, Beirne, Stephen, Ó Conaire, Ciarán & McGuinness, Kevin 2010 'Wireless aquatic navigator for detection and analysis (WANDA)', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 150:, no. , p. 425-435
  • Radu, Tanja, Fay, Cormac, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2009 'Detecting Hazardous Gases in Emergency Disaster Scenarios using Wearable Sensors', EICIM News, Special Edition on the Sensor Web, vol. 76, no. , p. 52-53
  • Hayes, Jer, Lau, Kim, McCarthy, Robert & Diamond, Dermot 2009 'Integrated air quality monitoring: applications of geosensor networks', Proceedings of China-Ireland International Conference on Information and Communications Technologies CIICT, vol. , no. , p. 162-165
  • Peng, Xu, Luan, Feng, Liu, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2009 'pH-controlled morphological structure of polyaniline during electrochemical deposition', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 54, no. 26, p. 6172-6177
  • Peng, Xu, Liu, Xiao, Diamond, Dermot & Lau, Kim 2009 'pH-controlled orphological structure of polyaniline during electrochemical deposition', Electrochimica Acta, vol. , no. , p. 54: 6172-6177
  • Coyle, Shirley, Lau, Kim, Moyna, Niall, Diamond, Dermot & Francesco, Fabio 2009 'BIOTEX - Biosensing textiles for personalised healthcare management', IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, vol. 14, no. 2, p. 364-370
  • Radu, Tanja, Fay, Cormac, Lau, Kim, Waite, Rhys & Diamond, Dermot 2009 'Wearable Sensing Application- Carbon Dioxide Monitoring for Emergency Personnel Using Wearable Sensors', World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, vol. , no. , p. 58: 80-83
  • Morris, Deirdre, Coyle, Shirley, Wu, Yan, Lau, Kim & Wallace, Gordon 2009 'Bio-sensing textile based patch with integrated optical detection system for sweat monitoring', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. , no. , p. 139: 231-238
  • Smyth, Ciarán, Lau, Kim, Shepherd, Roderick & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Self-maintained colorimetric acid/base sensor using polypyrrole actuator', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 129, no. 2, p. 518-524
  • Kim, Jung, Lau, Kim, Fay, Cormac & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Microfluidic Flow Analysis using Polymer Actuator based micropump', Proceedings of IEEE sensors 2008, vol. , no. , p. 1155-1158
  • Sun, Jie, Liu, Xiao, Lau, Kim, Chen, Liang & Gu, Wei 2008 'Electrodeposited hybrid films of polyaniline and manganese oxide in nanofibrous structures for electrochemical supercapacitor', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 53, no. 7, p. 3036-3042
  • Diamond, Dermot, Lau, Kim, Brady, Sarah & Cleary, John 2008 'Integration of analytical measurements and wireless communications--Current issues and future strategies', Talanta, vol. 75, no. , p. 606–612
  • Zhao, Chao, Huang, Ying, Fang, Yan, Jiang, Li & Liu, Li 2008 'Visible light-induced degradation of organic pollutants using Fe(II) supported on silica gel as an effective catalyst', Chinese Science Bulletin, vol. 53, no. , p. 1-6
  • Lau, Kim, Guo, Wei, Kiernan, Breda, Slater, Conor & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Non-linear carbon dioxide determination using infrared gas sensors and neural networks with Bayesian regularization', Sens & actuators B, vol. 136, no. 1, p. 242-247
  • Radu, A., Scarmagnani, S., Byrne, R., Slater, C & Lau, Kim 2008 'Photonic modulation of surface properties: a novel concept in chemical sensing', JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS, vol. 40, no. 23, p. 7238-7244
  • Beirne, Stephen, Corcoran, Brian, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Chemical Event Tracking using a Low-cost Wireless Chemical Sensing Network', Proceedings of IEEE sensors 2008, vol. , no. , p. 1615-1618
  • Kim, Jung, Lau, Kim, Shepherd, Roderick, Fay, Cormac & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Performance characteristics of a polypyrrole modified polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane based microfluidic pump', Sens. Actuators A: phys., vol. 148, no. , p. 239–244
  • Kim, Jung, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Fabrication of microfluidic pump using conducting polymer actuator', Proceedings of the IEEE International conference on sensor networks,ubiquitous and trustworthy computing SUTC 2008/EPSA 2008, vol. , no. , p. 457-463
  • Hayes, Jer, Beirne, Stephen, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2008 'Evaluation of An ultra Low cost Wireless Chemical Sensor Network for Environmental Monitoring', Proceedings of IEEE sensors 2008, vol. , no. , p.
  • Hayes, Jer, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2007 'Wireless sensing for water purification process monitoring', Proceedings of the China-Ireland International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (CIICT 2007), vol. Dublin, no. Ireland, p. pp535-539
  • O'Toole, Martina, Shepherd, Roderick, Slater, Conor & Diamond, Dermot 2007 'Determination of phosphate using a highly sensitive paired emitter–detector diode photometric flow detector', 2007 Analytica Chimica Acta, vol. 597, no. 2, p. 290-294
  • Pacquit, A., Frisby, J., Diamond, D. & Lau, Kim 2007 'Development of a smart packaging for the monitoring of fish spoilage', 2007 FOOD CHEMISTRY, vol. , no. , p. 102 (2): 466-470
  • Wu, Yan, Nolan, Lorraine, Coyle, Shirley, Lau, Kim & Wallace, Gordon 2007 'Polypyrrole Based Switchable Filter System', Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, vol. , no. , p. 4090-4091
  • Shepherd, R., Beirne, S., Lau, Kim & Diamond, D. 2007 'Monitoring chemical plumes in an environmental sensing chamber with a wireless chemical sensor network', SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL, vol. 121, no. 1, p. 142-149
  • Coyle, Shirley, Wu, Yan, Lau, Kim, Brady, Sarah & Wallace, Gordon 2007 'Bio-Sensing Textiles – Wearable Chemical Biosensors for Health Monitoring, 4th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable', 2007 IFMBE Proceedings, vol. 13, no. 26-28, p. 35-39
  • Coyle, Shirley, Wu, Yan, Lau, Kim, Wallace, Gordon & Diamond, Dermot 2007 'Fabric-based fluid handling platform with integrated analytical capability', Proceedings of the 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, vol. , no. , p. 6450
  • Coyle, Shirley, Wu, Yan, Lau, Kim, Rossi, Danilo & Wallace, Gordon 2007 'A Review of Materials and Applications', MRS BULLETIN, vol. 32, no. 5, p. 434-442
  • O'Toole, M., Lau, Kim, Shazmann, B., Sheperd, R. & Diamond, D. 2006 'Novel integrated paired emitter-detector diode (PEDD) as a miniaturized photometric detector in HPLC', ANALYST, vol. 131, no. 8, p. 938-943
  • Lau, Kim, Shepherd, R., Diamond, Danny & Diamond, Dermot 2006 'Solid State pH Sensor Based on Light Emitting Diodes (LED) As Detector Platform', Sensors, vol. 6, no. 8, p. 848-859
  • Lau, Kim, Baldwin, S., O'Toole, M., Shepherd, R. & Diamond, Dermot 2006 'A low-cost optical sensing device based on paired emitter-detector light emitting diodes', ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA, vol. , no. , p. 557 (1-2): 111-116
  • Shepherd, Roderick, Yerazunis, William, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2006 'Low-Cost Surface Mount LED Gas Sensor', IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, p. 861-866
  • Lau, Kim, Yerazunis, William, Shepherd, Roderick & Diamond, Dermot 2006 'Quantitative Colorimetric analysis of dye mixtures using an optical photometer Based on LED array', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 114, no. 2, p. 819-825
  • Dunne, Lucy, Brady, Sarah, Tynan, Richard, Lau, Kim & Smyth, Barry 2006 'Garment-Based Body Sensing using Foam Sensors', Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology (CRPIT), vol. , no. , p. volume 50, 2006
  • Lau, Kim, McHugh, Eimear, Baldwin, Susan & Diamond, Dermot 2006 'Paired Emitter-Detector LEDs for the measurement of Lead II and Cadmium II', ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA, vol. , no. , p. 569 (1-2) MAY 31
  • Barron, L., Nesterenko, P.N., Diamond, D., O'Toole, M. & Lau, Kim 2006 'Low pressure ion chromatography with a low cost paired emitter-detector diode based detector for the determination of alkaline earth metals in water samples', ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA, vol. , no. , p. 577, 1 : 32-37
  • Pacquit, Alexis, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2006 'Development of a volatile amine sensor for the monitoring of fish spoilage', Talanta, vol. 69, no. , p. 515-520
  • Brady, Sarah, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2005 'Inherently conducting polymer modified polyurethane smart foam for pressure sensing', Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, vol. 119, no. , p. 398-404
  • Crowley, Karl, Pacquit, Alexis, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2005 'Characterisation and application of a colorimetric gas phase sensor incorporating an indicator dye', 2005 special issue of 3rd International Symposium on Sensor Sciences (I3S 2005), vol. , no. , p.
  • Pacquit, A., Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2005 'Smart packaging for the monitoring of fish freshness', 2005 Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 58, no. 26, p. pp 545-550
  • Crowley, Karl, Pacquit, Alexis, Hayes, Jer, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2005 'A gas-phase colorimetric sensor for the detection of amine spoilage products in packaged fish', IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. , no. , p.
  • O' Toole, Martina, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2005 'Photometric detection in flow analysis systems using integrated PEDDs', Talanta, vol. 66, no. , p. 1340–1344
  • Brady, Shirley, Lau, Kim, Megill, W, Wallace, Gordon & Diamond, Dermot 2005 'The development and characterisation of conducting polymeric-based sensing devices', SYNTHETIC METALS, vol. , no. , p. 154 (1-3): 25-28
  • Pacquit, A., Lau, Kim, Frisby, J., Diamond, D.M. & Diamond, Dermot 2004 'Development of a colorimetric sensor for fish spoilage monitoring based on Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (TVB-N) measurement', Proceedings of the 34th WEFTA conference, vol. , no. , p. 177-181
  • Shepherd, Roderick, Yerazunis, William, Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2004 'Novel Surface Mount LED Ammonia Sensors', Proceedings of the third IEEE international conference on sensors, vol. , no. , p. p.951-954
  • Lau, Kim, Baldwin, Susan, Shepherd, Roderick, Dietz, Paul & Yerazunis, William 2004 'Novel Fused-LEDs Devices as Optical Sensors for Colorimetric Analysis', Talanta, vol. 63, no. , p. 167-173
  • Baldwin, Susan, Lau, Kim, Yerazunis, William, Shepherd, Roderick & Diamond, Dermot 2004 'Colorimetric Detection of Iron (II) Using Novel Paired Emitter Detector Diode (PEDD) Based Optical System', IEICE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRONICS, vol. 87, no. 12, p. 2099-2102
  • Pacquit, A., Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2004 'Development of a colorimetric sensor for monitoring of fish spoilage amines in packaging headspace', Proceedings of the third IEEE international conference on sensors, vol. , no. , p. p.365-367
  • Lau, Kim, Edwards, Steve & Diamond, Dermot 2004 'Solid-state ammonia sensor based on Berthelot's Reaction', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 98, no. , p. 12-17
  • Byrne, L., Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2003 'Development of pH Sensitive Films for Monitoring of Packaged Fish Headspace', IRISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD RESEARCH, vol. 42, no. , p. 119-129
  • Lau, Kim, Murphy, Lindy & Slater, Jonathan 2003 'Disposable Glucose Sensors for Flow Injection Analysis using Substituted 1,4-Benzoquinone Mediators', ELECTROANALYSIS, vol. 15, no. , p. 975-981
  • Byrne, L., Lau, Kim & Diamond, Dermot 2002 'Monitoring of headspace total volatile basic nitrogen from selected fish species using reflectance spectroscopic measurements of pH sensitive films', THE ANALYST, vol. 127, no. , p. 1338-1341
  • Byrne, Liam, Lau, Kim, Edwards, Steve & Diamond, Dermot 2001 'Digital Imaging as a Detector for Quantitative Colorimetric Analyses', SPIE Photonics procceedings, vol. 42, no. 95, p. 176-187
  • Lau, Kim 2001 'Development of Disposable Glucose Biosensor', PhD thesis, University of London, vol. , no. , p.
  • Lau, Kim, McAlernon, Patricia & Slater, Jonathan 2000 'Discrimination of Chemically Similar Organic Vapour and Vapour Mixtures Using the Kohonen Network', THE ANALYST, vol. 125, no. , p. 65-70
  • Byrne, Liam, Lau, Kim, Edwards, Steve & Diamond, Dermot 2000 'Digital Imaging as a Detector for Generic Analytical Measurements', Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TRAC), vol. 19, no. 8, p. 517-522
  • McAlernon, Patricia, Slater, Jonathan & Lau, Kim 1999 'Mapping of Chemical Functionality Using an Array of Quartz Crystal Microbalances in conjunction with Kohonen Self-Organising Maps', THE ANALYST, vol. 124, no. , p. 851-857
  • Lau, Kim & Slater, Jonathan 1999 'Detection of Geosmin in Water Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Gas Sensor Array Proceedings in Water Research', 1999, vol. , no. , p. 577-584
  • Lau, Kim, Micklefield, Jason & Slater, Jonathan 1998 'The Optimisation of Sortion Sensor Array for Use in Ambient Conditions', Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol. 50, no. , p. 69-79
  • Lau, Kim 1997 'Development of Thickness Shear Mode Quartz Crystal Microbalances Vapour Sensing Array', Msc. Thesis, University of London, vol. , no. , p.


  • Lau, Kim 2004, 'Sensors: Overview' in Paul Worafold, Alan Townsend and Colin Poole, Elsevier (eds) Encyclopedia of Analytical Science 2nd Edition, Published Nov 2004., pp. p. 224-231


  • 2000-2001, Environ 2000 / Oral presentation
  • 2000-2001, Environ 2000 / Oral presentation
  • 2001-2002, RSC meeting / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, 32nd Meeting of the Western European Fish Technology Association / Oral presentation
  • 2001-2002, 2nd annual conference on analytical science / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, 2nd Annual Conference On Analytical Sciences / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, 49 th Irish universities chemistry research colloquium / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, Eurosensors XVI conference / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, Analytical research forum / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, Analytical Conference / Oral presentation
  • 2002-2003, Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium 2002 / Oral presentation
  • 2003-2004, Environ 2003 / Oral presentation
  • 2003-2004, Environ 2003,the 13th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium 8 -10th January 2003 / Poster presentation
  • 2003-2004, Enviromental Analysis / Oral presentation
  • 2003-2004, Enviromental conference / Oral presentation
  • 2003-2004, Colloquium 2003 Trinity college / Poster presentation
  • 2003-2004, IEEE sensors / Oral presentation
  • 2003-2004, Exhibition of pH sensor and poster presentation at HEA open day held in MLE on 12th Feb 2003 / Poster presentation
  • 2003-2004, Analytical meeting / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, Analytical research forum / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, Analytical research forum / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, 56th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium (UCRC) / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, 3rd Biennial Conference on Analytical sciences in Ireland / Oral presentation (Awarded Best Poster)
  • 2004-2005, AIC Annual Conference / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, ICSM / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, The 34th WEFTA conference 2004 FRCFN / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, IEEE Sensors 2004 / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, the Automatic Milking Symposium / Oral presentation
  • 2004-2005, IEEE Sensors 2004 / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, 3rd International Symposium on Sensor Sciences (I3S 2005) / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, IEEE Sensors 2005 / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, I3S 2005 / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, Conference on Analytical sciences in Ireland / Poster presentation
  • 2005-2006, I3S 2005 / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, OPTO-Ireland 2005 / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, INTRADFOOD-EFFoST Conference 2005 / Oral presentation
  • 2005-2006, 4th Biennial Conference on Analytical Sciences / Oral presentation (Awarded Best Poster)
  • 2006-2007, HPLC 2006 / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, The International Conference on Science and Technology of Synthetic Metals / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, 19th Annual International Ion Chromatography Symposium / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, X international conference of flow analysis 2006 / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, 19th International Ion Chromatography Symposium / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, IT&T / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, IEEE-Sensors '06 / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, EFFOST-'Sustainability of the food chain' / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, The Seventh Australasian User Interface Conference (AUIC2006) / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, Analytical Research Forum / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, 58th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium / Oral presentation
  • 2006-2007, IUFoST Conference 2006 / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, SPIE Optics East 2007 / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, The 4th IEEE Workshop on Body Sensor Networks / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, pHealth 2007 / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, 4th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, pHealth 2007 / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, The 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, The 4th workshop on embedded networked sensors / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, The China-Ireland International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies (CIICT 2007) / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, SPIE- Advanced Environmental, Chemical, and Biological Sensing Technologies V / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, ICCSME-2007 / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, Sensorcomm 2007 / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, BIOTEX INNOSPORT – EU Technological innovation in sport / Oral presentation
  • 2007-2008, The 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, the Seventh IEEE Conference on Sensors, IEEE Sensors 2008 / Chemical Event Tracking using a Low-cost Wireless Chemical Sensor Network
  • 2008-2009, IEEE SENSORS 2008 Conference / Development of optical sensing system for detection of Fe ions using conductive polymer actuator based microfluidic pump
  • 2008-2009, IEEE Sensor 2008 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, IEEE-sensors 2008 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, WASET, ICESE 2008 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, computing SUTC 2008 /EPSA 2008) / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, HongKong 2008 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, IEEE EMBC / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, The 5th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks in conjunction / Oral presentation and proceeding paper
  • 2008-2009, 30th Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, Eurotrode 2008 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, 2nd International Scientific Conference "Textiles of the Future" / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, pHealth 2008 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, The fourth Workshop on Wireless Sensors Networks (WiSen 2008) / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, First International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2008) / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, Detection of Nitrite by Flow Pittcon 2007 / Oral presentation
  • 2008-2009, Detecting Hazardous gases in Emergency Disaster Scenarios Using Wearable Sensors / Oral presentation
  • 2009-2010, The 6th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks, EWSN 2009 / New Wireless sensing Application- Toxic Gas Detection
  • 2009-2010, The Fourth International Conference on Body Area Networks, BODYNETS 2009 / Wearable Sensing Application- Carbon Dioxide monitoring for Emergency Personnel Using Wearable Sensors
  • 2009-2010, latest advancements in high tech textiles and textile-based materials / A textile-based platform for real-time sweat collection and analysis
  • , In: 5th IUPAC International Symposium on Novel Materials and Their Synthesis / Functionalized Graphene From Electrochemically Reducing Graphene Oxide
  • 2009-2010, Pervasive Health 2009 / Textile sensors to measure sweat pH and sweat-rate during exercise
  • 2009-2010, BSN 2009 / Textile-based wearable sensors for assisting sports performance
  • 2009-2010, In: Smart Textiles Salon. prototype demo and Oral presentation / A textile-based platform for real-time sweat collection and analysis
  • 2009-2010, In: MRS 2009 Fall Meeting / Modified Graphene Prepared from Electrochemical Reduction of Graphene Oxide
  • 2009-2010, ICESE 2009- International Conference on Environmental Systems Engineering / Wearable Sensing Application- Carbon Dioxide Monitoring for Emergency Personnel Using Wearable Sensors
  • 2010-2011, 7th International Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personal Health / WIRELESS AUTONOMOUS BRUXISM MONITORING DEVICE
  • 2010-2011, World Ocean Council sustainable Ocean Summit / Invited talk
  • 2010-2011, The 14th Biennial Challenger Conference for Marine Science "Microfluidics and Sensor Technology for Oceanographic and Environmental Science Applications" 10 SEPTEMBER 2010 / Challenger 2010: "Microfuidics Based Phosphate Analyser For Water Quality Monitoring"
  • 2010-2011, 4th annual Lab-on-a-Chip European Congress / Realisation of Next Generation Lab-on-a-Chip Devices - Key Challenges in Fundamental Materials Science
  • 2010-2011, 2010 International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2010) 7 – 9 June 2010 / Development of bite guard for wireless monitoring of bruxism using pressure-sensitive polymer
  • 2010-2011, Biosignal 2010 June 27-29 Brno / development of a wireless autonomous bruxism monitoring device


  • 2013 ADVANCED MATERIALS.
  • 2013 TALANTA.
  • 2013 CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS.
  • 2013 SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL.
  • 2013 CHEMICAL PHYSICS.
  • 2013 WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
  • 2013 ELECTROANALYSIS.
  • 2013 SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL.
  • 2013 JOURNAL OF MATERIAL CHEMISTRY.
  • 2013 SYNTHETIC METALS.
  • 2013 JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY.
  • 2013 THE ANALYST.
  • 2013 LAB ON A CHIP.
  • 2013 JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE.


  • 2010 , Best Paper Award: International Conference on Body Sensor Networks (BSN 2010) 7 – 9 June 2010 Biopolis, Singapore.
  • 2007 , DCU Research Fellowship Award, 2007
  • 2004 , Best Poster Award: 3rd Biennial Conference on Analytical Sciences Ireland, Cork University, Cork, Ireland, September 2004
King Tong Lau