Description du projet
Une formation à l’utilisation des lasers accordables pour stimuler la technique de la TCO
La tomographie par cohérence optique (TCO) est une technique éprouvée d’imagerie non invasive qui utilise la lumière à faible cohérence pour capturer des images multidimensionnelles avec une résolution micrométrique. Elle est utilisée pour l’imagerie médicale et pour les contrôle industriels non destructifs. Utiliser des lasers accordables pour la TCO est susceptible d’optimiser, d’améliorer et d’étendre l’utilisation de cette technologie. Le projet NETLAS, financé par l’UE, formera des leaders européens de l’industrie et de l’innovation dans ce domaine grâce à un «réseau de formation innovant». Quinze chercheurs en début de carrière participeront à des recherches interdisciplinaires en collaboration avec des bénéficiaires potentiels: cinq établissements d’enseignement supérieur, trois entreprises avec des hôpitaux associés ainsi qu’un institut à but non lucratif. Trois universités d’été et une conférence internationale seront également organisées.
Objectif
The main objective of this Innovative Training Network (ITN) is to educate 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESR) towards PhD through a joint interdisciplinary research programme. This programme (NETLAS) will educate the ESRs in the rapidly expanding hot topic of tuneable lasers for optical coherence tomography (OCT). Research will be jointly developed across the network to cover 12 technologies, that span interdisciplinary and intersectoral fields, such as: 3 technologies of novel laser devices, 4 technologies of novel optics configurations for tuneable lasers, 3 original signal processing technologies to optimise the utilisation of the novel lasers in practice and 2 over-arching application technologies in OCT for medical imaging and non-destructive testing. The network aims to educate tomorrow’s European industry leaders and innovators by bringing the ESRs together with today’s end users in order to incorporate their research into useful instruments that are fit to respond to societal needs, such as underpinning the health system and non-destructive testing. Beneficiaries in this network are 5 higher-education institutions (HEI)s and 3 companies plus 6 partners, including a HEI research institute with an affiliated eye hospital, a second training hospital and a non profit research institute, For each ESR the training takes place in at least two different institutions, one of them being a HEI and the other giving industrial experience, jointly delivering a coherent combination of specialised and general skills training. This is completed by organising three Summer Schools and an International conference. Each ESR will start by agreeing with the supervisors a career development plan, whose progress will be continuously monitored by supervisors and reported at regular meetings of the supervisory board.
Champ scientifique
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation management
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsignal processing
- engineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imaging
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
CT2 7NZ Canterbury, Kent
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