Ryoichi Ishihara

Associate Professor, Group leader

Qutech, Dep. Quantum and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology

Ishihara-lab focuses on the integration technologies for unconventional electronic systems; quantum computers, quantum sensors, neuromorphic computers, and biodegradable sensors. Our work involves new materials, scalable fabrication of electronic and photonic devices, and 3D heterogeneous integration, aiming to realize unconventional electronic systems.

Biodegradable moisture sensors for agri-food application

Mizusense, a TUDelft startup company, has been developing new type of soil moisture sensors utilizing cutting-edge printed electronics technology [1] offering (1) high-quality measurement data and (2) biodegradable features.

The goal of the project is to develop a new biodegradable coating on the new moisture sensor to control the biodegradation time and to validate the performance in the field.

The sensor system will be characterized with a soil with various water content, temperature and salinity in a controlled environment. The characterization includes accuracy, variability, power-consumption. Those will be compared and benchmarked with a standard soil moisture sensor.

This project is a collaboration with Mizusense B.V.