Professor Martin Dawson
Institute of Photonics
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Prize And Awards
- 2027 IEEE Photonics Award
- Recipient
- 22/9/2026
- Life Fellow of the IEEE
- Recipient
- 2026
- Fraunhofer Taler
- Recipient
- 2024
- Sir Harold Hartley Award (Inst MC)
- Recipient
- 1/11/2023
- 45th Edwards Lecture (City University, London) including WCSIM Medal
- Recipient
- 1/2/2023
- Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS)
- Recipient
- 15/7/2022
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Publications
- Compact system for eye tracking with virtual reality/augmented reality displays via deep learned MicroLED projection and single-pixel sensing
- Johnstone Graeme E, Higham Catherine F, Kanwal Aisha, Herrnsdorf Johannes, Henderson Robert K, Dawson Martin D, Murray-Smith Roderick, Strain Michael J
- Advanced Photonics Research Vol 7 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.70286
- The 2025 UV optoelectronics roadmap
- Zhang Rong, Amano Hiroshi, Kang Junyong, Cañas Jesus, Chen Dunjun, Chen Ping, Coccato Ettore, Dawson Martin D, Detchprohm Theeradetch, Dupuis Russell D, Gao Na, Grandusky James, Guttmann Martin, Hagedorn Sylvia, Haglund Åsa, Huang Feng, Iwaya Motoaki, Kang Wenyu, Kneissl Michael, Kobayashi Hirotsugu, Kushimoto Maki, Li Dabing, Long Shibing, Lu Xuefang, Miao Yutian, Miyake Hideto, Monroy Eva, Rass Jens, Ruschel Jan, Sun Haiding, Takeuchi Tetsuya, Tang Weihua, Tian Pengfei, Wang Junxi, Wang Ke, Wang Yixin, Weyers Markus, Wernicke Tim, Xu Fujun, Xu Jianzhong, Xu Weizong, Ye Jiandong, Yu Huabin, Zhang Feng, Zhao Songrui, Zhu Siqi
- Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aeb031
- Simultaneous data display and environmental sensing with a micro-LED display
- Gray J A, Zhang Y, McKendry J J D, Li D D, Henderson R K, Strain M J, Dawson M D, Herrnsdorf J
- Optics Express Vol 34, pp. 35312-35321 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.606550
- UV-C free-space quantum key distribution
- Liu Feng, Farmer James, Faulkner Grahame, Trichili Abderrahmen, McKendry Jonathan, Xie Enyuan, Wang Zhaoming, Wang Jianming, Hill Jordan, Herrnsdorf Johannes, Rajbhandari Sujan, Dawson Martin D, O'Brien Dominic
- Optica Quantum Vol 4, pp. 397-405 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICAQ.604157
- 1.5 Gbps optical wireless communications using far-ultraviolet-C micro-light emitting diodes
- Zimi Hichem, McKendry Jonathan JD, Babadi Sina, Osahon Isaac NO, Younus Othman I, Ruschel Jan, Rass Jens, Einfeldt Sven, Haas Harald, Dawson Martin D, Rajbhandari Sujan, Herrnsdorf Johannes
- 2026 15th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP) 15th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing 2026 15th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2026 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/CSNDSP68462.2026.11654373
- Single pixel image classification using an ultrafast digital light projector
- Kanwal Aisha, Johnstone Graeme E, Dehkhoda Fahimeh, Herrnsdorf Johannes H, Henderson Robert K, Dawson Martin D, Porte Xavier, Strain Michael J
- Optics Express Vol 34, pp. 23803-23816 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.598810
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Professional Activities
- Steps towards market-ready far-UVC light emitting diodes – aspects of efficiency, reliability, modulation, and fiber coupling capability
- Contributor
- 1/2027
- IEEE 15th International Symposium on Communications Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing
- Participant
- 16/7/2026
- Paper FK4:IL17: Far-UV-C light emitting diodes for optical wireless communication
- Speaker
- 24/6/2026
- High-Speed and Robust Optical Wireless Communication Systems: Digital Signal Processing and Application Scenarios
- Contributor
- 5/2026
- Rank Prize Optoelectronics Committee (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2026
- Royal Society (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2026
Projects
- Heterogeneous Integration for Manufacturing Opto-Electronic Systems-on-a-Chip (HITEC) (Programme Grant)
- Strain, Michael (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator) Guilhabert, Benoit Jack Eloi (Co-investigator) Hurtado, Antonio (Co-investigator) Mathieson, Keith (Co-investigator) Porte Parera, Javier (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2031
- TITAN Extension. Integration of high-speed micro-LED transmitters with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (micro-LED RIS)
- Herrnsdorf, Johannes (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2026
- plaTform drIving The ultimAte coNnectivity (TITAN) (Future Communications Systems Hub)
- Haas, Harald (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator) Herrnsdorf, Johannes (Co-investigator) Tavakkolnia, Iman (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
- Structured light projection for FLIM in scattering environments (QUANTIC)
- Strain, Michael (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator) Herrnsdorf, Johannes (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | Gray, Johnathan
- Herrnsdorf, Johannes (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator) Gray, Johnathan (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025
- Fraunhofer UK Research Limited: Studentship Agreement | Cohen, Steven
- Strain, Michael (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator) Cohen, Steven (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 01-Jan-2024