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Case Studies

Here you’ll find a selection of our work from projects already in the public domain. Much of what we do is confidential, so this is just a small part of the bigger picture.

Explore project case studies and behind-the-scenes insights from our team, alongside published academic papers and examples of conferences we’ve spoken at over the years.

01 - Projects

Case Studies Projects

Assessing New Fields (of Vegetables)

Multi-sensor insights for smarter crop management

Developing Technology to Help Combat Knife Crime

A safe, fast way to spot concealed bladed weapons

High-Speed Bag-Screening

Developing new capability, and helping bring it to market

Transport Security and Resilience

Trusted by the government to help safeguard UK transport

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02 - Academic papers

[1] Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Technology for the Detection of Concealed Threats – A Review

Kemp M C; Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Technology for the Detection of Concealed Threats – A Review, Proc SPIE 6402, 64020D, 2006.
[2] The very far-infrared spectra of energetic materials and possible confusion materials using terahertz pulsed spectroscopy

Lo T, Gregory I S, Baker C, Taday P F, Tribe W R and Kemp M C; The very far-infrared spectra of energetic materials and possible confusion materials using terahertz pulsed spectroscopy, Vibrational Spectroscopy, Volume 42, Issue 2, 24 November 2006.
[3] ‘STIDP: A Department of Homeland Security program for countering explosives attacks at large public events and mass transit facilities’

Knudson C. K., Kemp M. C., Lombardo N. J.; ‘STIDP: A Department of Homeland Security program for countering explosives attacks at large public events and mass transit facilities’, Proc SPIE 7305, 7305-32, 2009.
[4] ‘Explosives Detection by Terahertz Technology – A Bridge Too Far?’

Kemp M.; ‘Explosives Detection by Terahertz Technology – A Bridge Too Far?’, IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Technology, Vol 1, No 1, pp282-292, 2011.
[5] ‘Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Imaging in Security Applications’

Luukanen A, Appleby R., Kemp M., Salmon N.; ‘Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Imaging in Security Applications’, pp 491-520 in Peiponen K-E. et al. eds., ‘Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging’ Springer, 2013.
[6] ‘HTPX – Fast, automatic, low-cost X-ray bag screening for mass-casualty threats’

Kemp M C, Pollock S, Crick DR and Winter L J; ‘HTPX – Fast, automatic, low-cost X-ray bag screening for mass-casualty threats’; Proc. SPIE, 11738, 11738-0K, 2021.
[7] ‘Multi-sensor threat detection for screening people and their carried bags’

Pollock S, Crick D R, Winter L J and Kemp M C; ‘Multi-sensor threat detection for screening people and their carried bags’; Proc. SPIE, 11749, 11749-08, 2021.

03 - Conferences

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Conferences are vital to scientific discovery and information sharing, and we regularly take part in events that create useful opportunities for collaboration across our field.

We have been long-term supporters of Scientific Workshops CEDD and TEDD workshops, having helped to organise the very first CEDD in Cambridge in 2016.

We have also presented aspects of our work at SPIE, IOP and IEEE conferences.

We plan to host our own workshop in Cambridge in early 2027.
Watch this space for more details.

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Case Studies

01 - Projects

02 - Academic papers

[1] Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Technology for the Detection of Concealed Threats – A Review

[2] The very far-infrared spectra of energetic materials and possible confusion materials using terahertz pulsed spectroscopy

[3] ‘STIDP: A Department of Homeland Security program for countering explosives attacks at large public events and mass transit facilities’

[4] ‘Explosives Detection by Terahertz Technology – A Bridge Too Far?’

[5] ‘Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Imaging in Security Applications’

[6] ‘HTPX – Fast, automatic, low-cost X-ray bag screening for mass-casualty threats’

[7] ‘Multi-sensor threat detection for screening people and their carried bags’

03 - Conferences