Radiation Detectors for Health, Safety and Security (RADDESS) 2018–2022
RADDESS researches novel device-driven and functional radiation detection systems in areas of health and safety. The programme supports the creation of new technology that combines data from multiple sources.
Radiation Detectors for Health, Safety and Security (RADDESS) is an Academy Programme that provides funding to projects that study novel device-driven and functional radiation detection systems in areas of both health and safety. The Research Council of Finland’s funding budget for the 13 projects selected to the programme is 10 million euros.
The new detector technology developed within the RADDESS projects combines data from multiple sources. In the context of pharmaceutical and industrial process control, for instance, the technology could increase safety and help prevent exposure to dangerous gases. New knowledge will also be generated on, for instance, the development of surveillance cameras and the detection of concealed objects. The projects will also develop more accurate forms of cancer therapy and create light emitters and sensors with a fundamentally different operating principle than those used in present technologies.
RADDESS programme organized an international call for applications in April 2019.
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Projects
Radiation Detectors for Health, Safety and Security (RADDESS), funding €10 million, funding period 1 Jan 2018–31 Dec 2021
Projects belonging to the RADDESS Academy programme are listed below. You find more information about the funding decisions on our WebFocus page.
Layered 2D Materials Based THZ Spectroscopy and Imaging
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Sanna Arpiainen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
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Zhipei Sun, Aalto University
Hyperspectral Stokes polarization imaging for detection of biotissues abnormalities (HyperStokes)
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Aliaksandr Bykau, University of Oulu
Ultrasensitive bolometers for security applications
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Juha Hassel, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
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Pertti Hakonen, Aalto University
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Mikko Möttönen, Aalto University
Novel measurement and sensing technologies for thermal radiation of unwanted fires
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Simo Hostikka, Aalto University
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Simo-Pekka Hannula, Aalto University
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Andrey Mityakov, LUT University
Hyperpolarised MRI of Porous Silicon nanoparticles for low-field intracranial imaging (HyPSi)
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Mikko Kettunen, University of Eastern Finland
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Joakim Riikonen, University of Eastern Finland
MEMS-based Intrafraction Motion Tracking for PET/CT and Radiotherapy (MINMOTION)
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Eero Lehtonen, University of Turku
Multispectral photon-counting for medical imaging and beam characterization
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Panja-Riina Luukka, University of Helsinki
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Teemu Siiskonen, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
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Simo Särkkä, Aalto University
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Tuure Tuuva, LUT University
Single-photon detector array for simultaneous label-free Raman and fluorescence lifetime spectroscopy
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Ilkka Nissinen, University of Oulu
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Anssi Mäkynen, University of Oulu
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Marjo Yliperttula, University of Helsinki
Thin-film optoelectronics for sensors and surveillance
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Jani Oksanen, Aalto University
Compact Millimeter-wave Radiometers -MilliRAD
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Pekka Pursula, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
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Kari Halonen, Aalto University
Spectral Imaging of Complex Surface Tomographies (SICSURFIS)
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Ilkka Pölönen, University of Jyväskylä
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Jarmo Alander, University of Vaasa
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Annamari Ranki, Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH)
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Heikki Saari, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
- Watch the project’s presentation on video (forward to 3:20)
Nanotheranostics based on light
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Tanja Tarvainen, University of Eastern Finland
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Vesa-Pekka Lehto, University of Eastern Finland
Universal electromagnetic radiation detector
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Markku Vainio, Tampere University
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Erkki Ikonen, Aalto University
Radiation Detectors for Health, Safety and Security (RADDESS), call for international projects, funding €2 million, funding period 1 Jan 2020 – 31 Dec 2022
Below you find a list of projects funded in rhe RADDESS international call. You find more information about the funding decisions in WebFocus.
In-vivo imaging device based on biophotonic implants
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Mika Lastusaari, University of Turku
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Laeticia Petit, Tampere University
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Jonathan Massera, Tampere University
Flexible, high-sensitivity UV and X-ray radiation detectors enabled by high-resolution-printing of metal oxide phototransistors (FLEXRAD)
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Jaakko Leppäniemi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Quantum-Enhanced Detection
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Gheorghe-Sorin Paraoanu, Aalto University
Superior IR imaging via hydrogenated germanium nanostructures (HydroGer)
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Hele Savin, Aalto University
Assessment of the Graft Rejection Using Millimeter Waves (AGRUM)
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Zachary Taylor, Aalto University
Steering group
Steering group (until 31 Dec 2024)
- Leena Ukkonen, Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, Chair
- Jussi Kukkonen, Scientific Council for Biosciences, Health and Environment, Vice Chair
- Ari Jokinen, Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
- Markku Lämsä, Business Finland
- Petriina Paturi, University of Turku
- Jyrki Saarinen, University of Eastern Finland
- Tommi Toivonen, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
More information
- Saila Seppo, Programme Manager, tel. +358 295 335 109
- Tommi Laitinen, Programme Manager, tel. +358 295 335 057
- Sanna Hytönen, Coordinator, tel. +358 295 335 032
Our email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname(at)aka.fi.