Successful review of DISPERSE project

© Peter Maat (ASTRON) & Mark van Helvoort (Philips)

The MRI, microphone array and radio telescope systems of Philips Healthcare, Sorama and ASTRON all work with distributed sensors in combination with a central signal processor. Although the scale of the systems is different, the approach in the technology development of their receiver systems is equal. In the DISPERSE project (www.disperse.eu), which is funded via PENTA (http://penta-eureka.eu/), Philips, Sorama, ASTRON and nine other companies/institutes collaborate on improving the performance of the three systems via e.g. the application of novel photonic/electronic technology.

A first major event in DISPERSE was the first year review on March 2, by reviewers of PENTA. For the PENTA organization this was a special event as well since this review was the first project review in the PENTA framework. For celebrating this special occasion the PENTA director Peter Connock and the PENTA Programme Manager Sheherazade Azizi were also present at the meeting.

The PENTA reviewers were very satisfied about the progress in our DISPERSE project and even the term "stellar" was coined (see also: https://www.linkedin.com/company/18005463/ and Twitter: @AENEAS_EU).