The second scientific intensive course was organized by I4WORLD – Methods for image and spectral data analysis and interpretation
The course was mandatory for 25 doctoral researchers part of the I4WORLD programme and was available for all doctoral researchers at the University of Oulu. Training included lectures, but the focus was on demonstrations and computer exercises in three main thematics: environmental, material and biomedical research, aiming to give an overview of some modern imaging and characterization techniques across various fields of science.
Some of the topics covered were
- Environmental research: remote sensing, satellite imagery tools, multispectral UAV data
- Materials research: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS), Spectroscopic Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy (STXM)
- Biomedical research: Raman spectroscopic imaging, Unenhanced computed tomography (uCT), Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
The course planning and execution of lectures, demos and exercises involved 23 researchers from the different fields of science of the University of Oulu. A great intensive week was finished by University Researcher Teemu Tomberg from University of Helsinki with the topic: Stimulated Raman microscopy and data analysis.
I4WORLD will organize intensive course next year 2026 titled Future perspectives for imaging and characterisation methods, giving an opportunity for the doctoral researchers opportunity to give hands on training to each other in their areas of expertise. Please follow I4WORLD website or ask updates from the programme coordinator Henna Longi.
The course was organized by the I4WORLD (Imaging and Characterisation for a Sustainable World) doctoral programme co-funded by the European Union.