CWI researcher Felix Lucka has received a NWO VIDI grant of 800.000 euros to improve Computed Tomography (CT) techniques with AI.
X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) can reveal the interior of objects with great detail and in 3D. It is widely used in science, health care and industry. However, if the object (for example a beating heart during a cardiovascular exam), undergoes rapid changes during the CT scan the resulting image is severely deteriorated by blurring or noise in a similar way a digital camera struggles to capture a fast moving scene. In this project, researchers at the CWI will develop new algorithms based on artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the ability of CT to reveal dynamic processes with both high temporal and spatial resolution. This will unlock new opportunities for scientific discovery, industrial applications and health care.
FleX Ray Lab
For this research Lucka and his colleagues will use the FleX Ray scanner located at the FleX-Ray Lab at CWI: - a custom-made, fully-automated X-ray CT scanner linked to large-scale computing hardware. With the flexible scanner of this lab it is possible to look inside objects in 3D during the scanning process and to adjust or zoom in while scanning. The Computational Imaging group uses this unique facility to develop advanced computational techniques for 3D imaging in collaboration with partners from health care, science, industry and cultural heritage.
About Felix Lucka
Felix Lucka is a senior researcher in CWI’s Computational Imaging group. He has a degree in mathematics and physics from WWU Münster (Germany) and was a PhD student in applied mathematics at the same institute, which included a research visit at UCLA. From September 2014 to October 2017, Lucka worked as a postdoc at UCL in the Center for Medical Image Computing (CMIC).
Vidi grants
Vidi grants are part of the NWO Talent Programme and encourage curiosity-driven and innovative research. The Dutch Research Council (NWO) selects researchers based on the quality of the researcher, the innovative character of the research, the expected scientific impact of the research proposal and the possibilities for knowledge utilization. A total of 551 researchers submitted an admissible research project for funding during this Vidi funding round. 97 of these have now received grants.
