About Fraunhofer IZFP
As an internationally renowned R&D center for nondestructive testing methods (NDT) Fraunhofer IZFP does research and development work for nondestructive monitoring in the field of materials, component, and product characterization. The institute develops industrial-grade high-performance system solutions to prototype and series maturity.
Fraunhofer IZFP engaged in an intense process the transition and realignment of the institute, moving away from a R&D center of applied measurement and testing technologies for lossless quality control towards a research institute of development of complex sensing systems for holistic generation of material data for the (digital) product memory. The superior objective is to achieve a more efficient data processing and derivation of relevant information via microelectronic embedded signal processing algorithms and integrated automated learning skill (‘sensor and algorithm on chip’). Thus, all material changing processing steps in the lifecycle of products can be acquired, described and optimized.
To establish such an approach, a fundamental understanding of signal theory and digital as well as physical communications and sensors technologies is required: In combination with, on the one hand, prior knowledge about materials and design of products which can be employed and are derived out of the product lifecycle (digital product memory), with, on the other hand, the efficient, adaptive and intelligent signal acquisition, the new R&D competence of the SigMaSense group can achieve an as of yet non-existent degree of innovation in integrated sensing systems.
Fraunhofer ATTRACT
The »Fraunhofer Attract« grant is the excellence stipend program of Fraunhofer. »Fraunhofer Attract« invites outstanding researchers to develop their ideas towards innovations at Fraunhofer. An idea becomes an innovation, if it comes to use. The grant »Fraunhofer Attract« offers outstanding external scientists the opportunity to develop their ideas towards an actual application within an optimally equipped Fraunhofer institute operating close to the market. The scientist will be offered a budget of 2.5 Million Euro over 5 years to lead a group of 3-5 co-workers.
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