Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems

The Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems (IMNS) combines technology and chip design to address applications in biomedical, biomimetic, quantum, energy, advanced and neural computation.

Our researchers use micro and nano fabrication, micro and nano-electronics & photonics, integrated with bespoked circuits and system-on-chip designs to create smart micro- and nano-systems.

Research themes

Liquid Crystal Laser
Materials and Structures
Optical Systems and Materials
Sensors
Smart MEMS and Microsystems Technology
Smart Wireless Devices and Systems

Our people

Professor Rebecca Cheung
Professor and Head of Research Institute
Professor Adam A Stokes
Personal Chair in Bioinspired Engineering and Deputy Head of Research Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano System (IMNS)
all IMNS staff and students

Seminars

Milne Lecture: Inaugural Lecture of Professor Themis Prodromakis, Regius Chair of Engineering
07/03/2024 - 18:00
Professor Robert Shepherd, Guest Seminar: Embracing Complexity for Enduring and Adaptive Robotics
22/11/2023 - 13:00
IMP Industrial seminar: X-Ray Microscopy: an introduction into sub-micron non-destructive imaging and multiscale workflows
21/11/2023 - 13:00
all IMNS seminars

PhD opportunities

Image Reconstruction using FPGA-based Generative AI
Large-Scale Digital AI systems for Large Language Models (LLMs)
Multistack Resistive Random-Access Memories for Optoelectronic Applications
Optoelectronic Restive Random-Access Memory technologies
all IMNS PhD opportunities

Research activity

APRIL AI Hub
Soft Systems Group