Descrizione del progetto
Formazione in tema di laser sintonizzabile per potenziare la tecnica OCT
La tomografia ottica a radiazione coerente (OCT, Optical coherence tomography) è una tecnica di imaging consolidata e non invasiva che utilizza una luce a bassa coerenza per acquisire immagini multidimensionali con una risoluzione micrometrica. È utilizzata nella diagnostica per immagini e nei controlli industriali non distruttivi. I laser sintonizzabili per OCT potrebbero ottimizzare, potenziare e ampliare l’uso di questa tecnologia. Il progetto NETLAS, finanziato dall’UE, formerà l’industria europea e i leader dell’innovazione in questo campo attraverso una «Rete di formazione innovativa». Quindici ricercatori all’inizio della carriera parteciperanno alla ricerca interdisciplinare in collaborazione con potenziali beneficiari: cinque istituti d’istruzione superiore, tre società con ospedali associati e un istituto senza scopo di lucro. Si terranno anche tre scuole estive e una conferenza internazionale.
Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- 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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Meccanismo di finanziamento
MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinatore
CT2 7NZ Canterbury, Kent
Regno Unito