Tommaso Da Col – ESR 13

This job includes participation as an Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in an Innovative Training Network (ITN) project. The project partners are developing new technology based on Liquid Crystals. Preceyes participates as an industry end-user. The recruited fellow will provide requirements for surgical instruments and facilitate experimental validation, via the following objectives:

1. Workflow breakdown of surgical tasks with surgical challenges;
2. Translation of user requirements into instrumentation requirements, based on an understanding of LCEs;
3. Verification of instrumentation requirements in bench tests, interface requirements such as biocompatibility and electrical safety, and business requirements;
4. Rating and selection of concepts;
5. Development of task-optimized eye models and test protocols, user validation of instrumentation prototypes in ex-vivo experiments.

The ESR will perform his activities at Preceyes and secondments will be performed at the Eindhoven University of Technology and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (Spain).

PhD programme – University: The ESR will not pursue a PhD title. He will, nevertheless, be exposed to the academic environment through secondments and full participation in STORM-BOTS’ network-wide training activities. Also, registration in TUe’s PROOF Programme (transferable skills for PhD students) is expected.