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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL PAPERS
1. R.E. Hansen, C.R. Smith, A. Moltke, C.R. Petersen, S. Raghuraman, S. Yoo, O. Bang, Mid-IR Supercontinuum Noise Reduction Using a Short Piece of Normal Dispersion Fiber – A General Mechanism, Laser & Photonics Reviews 17(6), 2200776 (1-8) (2023).
2. C.R. Petersen, S. Fæster, J.I. Bech, K.M. Jespersen, N.M. Israelsen, O. Bang, Non-destructive and contactless defect detection inside leading edge coatings for wind turbine blades using mid-infrared optical coherence tomography, Wind Energy 26(5), 458-468 (2023).
3. J. Lario, J. Mateos, F. Psarommatis, A. Ortiz. A cost model for the investment feasibility of quality inspection technologies in the Zero Defect Manufacturing era, International Journal of Production Research 1ind Energy, 1-16 (2024).
4. C. Lapre, D. Brouczek, M. Schwentenwein, K. Neumann, N. Benson, C.R. Petersen, O. Bang, N.M. Israelsen. Rapid non-destructive inspection of sub-surface defects in 3D printed alumina through 30 layers with 7 μm depth resolution, Open Ceramics, Volume 18 (2024).
5. J. Lario, J. Mateos, F. Psarommatis, A. Ortiz. Towards Zero Defect and Zero Waste Manufacturing by Implementing Non-Destructive Inspection Technologies. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 9(2), 29 (2025).
6. J. Lario, M. Terol, B. Mendizábal, N. Tomas. Inspection as a Service Business Model for Deploying Non-Destructive Inspection Solutions Within a Blockchain Framework. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 20(1), 52 (2025).
7. B. Mendizábal, A. Mosteiro-Sanchez, L. Montalvillo, A. Urbieta. Contratos Inteligentes: Oportunidad para avanzar hacia nuevos modelos de negocio en la industria. DYNA-Ingeniería e Industria, 99(6) (2024).
8. López-Lombardero, U. Segurajauregi, M. Areitioaurtena, I. Retolaza, M. J. Cabello. A Digital Twin for a Real-Time Hardened Case Prediction in Induction Hardening Applications. Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, 9(1), 1-10, (2025).
9. C. R. Smith, D. H. Yeh, P. B. Montague, C. R. Petersen, O. Bang. Repetition rate optimized 2 µm gain-switched diode pumped MIR supercontinuum. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 41(10), 2266-2271 (2024).
10. J. Párez-Soler, J. L. Guardiola, N. García-Sastre, P. Garrigues Carbó, M. Sanchis-Hernández, J.C. Pérez-Cortés. Object-Specific Multiview Classification Through View-Compatible Feature Fusion. Sensors, 25(13), 4127, (2025).
CONFERENCE PAPERS
1. N.M. Israelsen, R.E. Hansen, C. Lapre, C.R. Petersen, O. Bang, Looking into eggs by mid-infrared OCT for non-destructive inspection, Photonics West 2024, SPIE OPTO, Conference on Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII, https://spie.org/OE106 , 27. Jan – 1. Feb., 2024, San Francisco, USA. Oral presentation 12885-19 (2024)
2. R.E. Hansen, C.R. Smith, A.M. Moltke, C.R. Petersen, S. Raghuraman, S. Yoo, O. Bang, Mid-IR supercontinuum noise reduction by SPM, Photonics West 2024, SPIE LASE, conference on Fiber Lasers XXI: Technology and Systems, https://spie.org/LA102 . 27. Jan – 1. Feb., 2024, San Francisco, USA. Oral presentation 12865-49 (2024).
3. C.R. Smith, C.R. Petersen, O. Bang, Noise characterization of mid-infrared supercontinuum generated through gain-switched pumping, Photonics West 2024, SPIE LASE, conference on Nonlinear Frequency Generation and Conversion: Materials and Devices XXIII, https://spie.org/LA201 . 27. Jan – 1. Feb., 2024, San Francisco, USA. Oral presentation 12869-38 (2024).
4. C. Lapre, C.R. Petersen, P. Nielsen, T. Wulf, J.I. Bech, S. Fæster, N.M. Israelsen, O. Bang, Non-destructive inspection of wind turbine blades with mid-infrared optical coherence tomography, Photonics West 2024, SPIE OPTO, Conference on Terahertz, RF, Millimeter, and Submillimeter-Wave Technology and Applications XVII, https://spie.org/OE106 , 27. Jan – 1. Feb., 2024, San Francisco, USA. Oral presentation 12885-49 (2024).
5. R.E. Hansen, C.R. Smith, A.M. Moltke, C.R. Petersen, S. Raghuraman, S. Yoo, O. Bang, Supercontinuum noise reduction with short normal dispersion fibers – a simple and general technique, Optica Nonlinear Optics Topical Meeting, https://doi.org/10.1364/NLO.2023. Tu3A.2,10-13 July, 2023, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Oral presentation No. Tu3A.2.
6. García-de-la-Puente, N.P., del Amor, R., García-Torres, F., Colomer, A., Naranjo, V. (2023). Unsupervised Defect Detection for Infrastructure Inspection. In: Quaresma, P., Camacho, D., Yin, H., Gonçalves, T., Julian, V., Tallón-Ballesteros, A.J. (eds) Intelligent Data Engineering and Automated Learning – IDEAL 2023. IDEAL 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14404. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48232-8_14
7. Lario, J., Mateos, J., Poler, R., Ortiz, Á. (2023). Collaborative Network for the Development of Non-Destructive Inspection Technologies: Elicitation Requirements in an Industrial Environment. In: Camarinha-Matos, L.M., Boucher, X., Ortiz, A. (eds) Collaborative Networks in Digitalization and Society 5.0. PRO-VE 2023. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 688. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42622-3_42
8. Lario-Femenía, Joan; Mateos-Luengo, Javier; Ortiz Bas, Ángel (2023). Non-Destructive inspection solutions in the EU industrial sector for sustainable manufacturing . EN XXVII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO 2023). 17th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM 2023) . Barcelona, España.
9. C. Lapre, R.E. Hansen, C.R. Petersen, N.M. Israelsen, O. Bang, Mid-infrared OCT for non-destructive sub-surface inspection and in-line production monitoring, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe – European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC Conference), part of the 2023 World of Photonics Congress, June 26-30, Munich, Germany. Serial number: 2045, Oral presentation CH-1.4 (2023).
10. C.R. Smith, C.R. Petersen, O. Bang, MIR Supercontinuum Using Gain-Switched and Modelocked Pumping, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics®/Europe – European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC Conference), part of the 2023 World of Photonics Congress, June 26-30, Munich, Germany. Serial number: 79, Poster presentation CD-P.23 (2023).
11. C.R. Smith, C.R. Petersen, O. Bang, Diode-pumped MIR supercontinuum source, In Danish Optical Society (DOPS) National Optics Congress 2022, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2022, Aarhus, Denmark. Poster presentation (2022).
12. S. Yang, Y. Shi, C.R. Robertson, C.R. Rosenberg, O. Bang, High energy ultrafast laser generation from a Tm-doped Mamyshev oscillator, In Danish Optical Society (DOPS) National Optics Congress 2022, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2022, Aarhus, Denmark. Poster presentation (2022).
13. Y. Shi, C.R. Smith, S. Yang, C.R. Rosenberg, O. Bang, 2.7um Er-doped fluoride pulsed fiber laser, In Danish Optical Society (DOPS) National Optics Congress 2022, Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2022, Aarhus, Denmark. Poster presentation (2022).
14. N. P. García-de-la-Puente, R. del Amor, F. García-Torres 1, N. Møller, C. Lapre, C. Rosenberg, O. Bang, D. Brouczek, M. Schwentenwein, K. Neumann, N. Benson, V. Naranjo. MID-INFRARED (MIR) OCT-based inspection in industry – 12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024).
15. Liani, M. Di Giusto, M. Fabrizioli, G. Valle. AI based optical inspection solutions for glass containers improving defect detection and reduced false positive applying AI technologies – 12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024).
16. P. Garrigues, M. Fabrizioli, J. Pérez, M. Sanchis, A. Liani, J. C. Perez-Cortes, Comparative Analysis of 2D and 3D Visual Inspection Techniques for Precision Quality Assessment in Coffee Capsules – 12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024)
17. Mateos, N.P. García-de-la-Puente, E. López, J. Lario. Deployment of AI technologies in Wind Energy Industry Sector – 12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024).
18. S. Ayçiçek, D. Çelme, T. Demirtaş, E. Ekşi, S. Malkoş, B. Turan, E. Turan. AI and Digital Twin Driven Closed-loop Thermal Inspection – 12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024),
19. M. Dorchain, J. Schmitt, K. Muca. Inter-platform Interoperability for Zero Defects Platforms – API Gateway – 12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024).
20. Lario, J. Mateos, S. Karadag, S. Goyal. Deployment Key Performance Indicators for Sustainable Manufacturing -12th International Conference on Interoperability for Enterprise Systems and Applications (I-ESA 2024). April 10-12, Crete, Greece, Oral presentation (2024).
21. J. Lario, N.P. García-de-la-Puente, J. Mateos, S. Aksu. Deep learning applied to automated visual defect detection for wind towers – International Summer Conference 2024 (DSA ISC 2024). June 6-7, Valencia, Spain. Oral presentation (2024).
22. Pöllabauer, T., Berkei, S., Knauthe, V., Kuijper, A. Advanced Post-processing for Object Detection Dataset Generation. In 19th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’24). October 21-23, Lake Tahoe, New York (2024).
23. Pöllabauer, T., Weyel, J., Knauthe, V., Berkei, S., Kuijper, A. Improving Zero-Shot Template-Based 6D Pose Estimation with Geometric Features. In 19th International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC’24). October 21-23, Lake Tahoe, New York (2024).
24. Lario, J., García-de-la-Puente, N.P., López, E., Olbrich, M., Naranjo, V. Human-Centered Solutions Based on Automated Visual Inspection System. In 25th IFIP/SOCOLNET Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises (PRO-VE24). Octber 28-30, Albi, France (2024).
25. E. Tapia Suarez, I. Pérez Couñago, C. Eike Precker, J. M. Fernández Montenegro and S. Muiños-Landín. Recurrent Convolutional Neural Network based defect detection in Submerged Arc Welding processes. In 2nd European Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (ESAIM2024). October 16, Athens, Greece (2024).
26. Aycicek, Samet Celme, Doga; Eksi, Erman; Demirtas, Tuncay; Malkoş, Sibel; Konuskan, Yigit; Tasdemir, Omer Faruk. Thermal Image Stitching for Improved Quality Control in Thermoforming Machines. In International Conference on Cognitive Computing, Intelligence and Data Science Applications (CCIDSA 2024). Instambul, Turkiye (2024).
27. J. Lario et al. An economic evaluation for implementation of Zero Defects and Zero Waste inspection solution in the Wind Energy manufacturing industry. In XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO Conference 2024). 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management. June 4-5, Madrid, Spain. (2024).
28. J. Lario, J. Mateos, R. Poler, A. Ortiz. Energy efficiency assessment through drone-based technology in industrial environments. In XXVIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Organización (CIO Conference 2024). 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management. June 4-5, Madrid, Spain. (2024).
29. M. Osorio, N. Diosdado, S. Agrafojo. Sustainability Assessment systematic review into Non-destructive inspection technologies. In the 19th Conference on sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems (SDEWES24). September 8-12, Rome, Italy (2024).
30. J. Mateos, J. Lario, N. Pérez García-de-la-Puente, V. Naranjo. Comparative analysis of Defect Detection Models for wind turbine structures. In the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). June 16-19, Valencia, Spain (2025)
31. J. Lario, J. Mateos, F. Fraile. Interoperable tools for deploying non-destructive inspection solutions. In the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation (ICE/ITMC). June 16-19, Valencia, Spain (2025)
32. J. Lario, F. Fraile, A. Mosteiro, B. Mendizábal, N. Tomas. A collaborative Blockchain-based framework for Inspection as a Service toward zero-defects manufacturing. In the 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM-2025). July 3-4, Savilla, Spain (2025).
33. J. Lario, M. Terol, J. Mateos, N. Tomas. Zero Defect and Zero Waste Digitalization: A Secure Data Exchange Framework for Non-Destructive Inspection Solutions. In the 19th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Industrial Management (ICIEIM-2025). July 3-4, Savilla, Spain (2025).
INDUSTRIAL PUBLICATIONS & MAGAZINES
1. ZDZW: Non-destructive inspection services for zero-waste manufacturing. Projects Magazine- The Future of Europe’s manufacturing; Issue 44; 54-56 (2024)
2. Emisiones acústicas: Un método para la detección incipiente de defectos de rodamientos de baja velocidad (2025). Indústria química.
PRESENTATIONS
- DMIS 2023: DIGITAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL SUMMIT
DELIVERABLES
- WP1 – MANAGE: Administrative and Technical Project Management
- WP2 – DESIGN: Industrial Scenarios and Requirements Analysis
- WP3 – EXPLOIT: Business Approach and Market Preparation
- WP4 – BUILD: ZDZW Integrity Inspection
- WP5 – BUILD: ZDZW Visual Inspection
- WP6 – BUILD: ZDZW Thermal Inspection
- WP7 – INTEGRATE: Interoperability, Integration and Key Services
- WP8 – EVALUATE: Life-Cycle Environmental, Cost-Benefit and Social Analyses
- WP9 – EVALUATE: Piloting and Demonstration
- WP10 – IMPACT: Dissemination and Impact Maximisation
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