Dr Radu Sporea is Associate Professor in Semiconductor Devices at the University of Surrey, and holds an EPSRC Early Career Fellowship (2021-2026). He was RAEng Research Fellow (2011-2016), EPSRC PhD+ Fellow (2010-2011) and PhD researcher (2006 – 2010). Radu studied Computer Systems Engineering at “Politehnica” University, Bucharest, and worked as Design Engineer for Catalyst Semiconductor Romania on ultra-low-power CMOS analog circuits. Radu was named EPSRC Rising Star in 2014 and received the I K Brunel Award for Engineering in 2015, the Vice Chancellor’s award for Early Career Teaching in 2017 and the Tony Jeans Inspirational Teaching distinction in 2018. In 2021, he was a finalist for Innovator of the Year prize at Surrey. His research focuses on advanced thin-film transistors for improved manufacturability, large area sensors and sensor arrays for smart environments, and paper-based electronics and physical-digital interaction. Between 2022 and 2024 he was Chair of the IEEE EDS UK and Ireland chapter.