The rapid development of table-top scale X-ray micro computed tomography (X%C2%B5CT) devices has made it possible for many laboratories to obtain such a device for their specific material analysis needs. A modern X%C2%B5CT scanner is capable of acquiring high quality images in even sub-micrometer resolution and provides an excellent tool for quantitative analysis of various materials. On this course we will cover the essentials needed to analyse various types of materials using X%C2%B5CT. The course includes basic physics and practical techniques related to X%C2%B5CT imaging as well as most relevant methods for image processing and image analysis. To this end, we discuss e.g. the properties of the X-rays traveling through the material, image reconstruction techniques and the most common imaging artefacts and defects with strategies to avoid them. The image processing part includes preprocessing, denoising, segmentation and a survey on methods for analysing geometrical and statistical properties of various heterogeneous materials. The course includes lectures and hands-on training sessions in imaging techniques and image processing.

Course leader
Lecturers: Dr. Markko Myllys (University of Jyvskyl, Finland), and Dr. Tuomas Turpeinen (University of Jyvskyl, Finland)Coordinators: Dr. Markko Myllys (University of Jyvskyl, Finland) and Dr. Tuomas Turpeinen (University of Jyvskyl, Finland)

Target group
The Summer School annually offers courses for advanced master's students, graduate students, and post-docs in the various fields of science and information technology.

Course aim
The most important aims of the Summer School are to develop post-graduates scientific readiness and to offer students the possibility to study in a modern, scientific environment and to create connections to the international science community.

Credits info
2 ECTS Passing: Obligatory attendance at lectures. Active participation to the lectures, and demonstrations is required to pass the course.Grading: Pass/fail

Fee info
EUR 0: Participating the Summer School is free of charge, but student have to cover the costs of own travel, accommodation and meals at Jyvskyl.

Scholarships
The 25th Jyvskyl Summer School is not able to grant any Summer School students financial support. In order to ensure your participation, we recommend that you take steps to secure your own funding, for example, by turning first to your home institution

University of Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4
Address: Faculty of Mathematics and Science and Faculty of Information Technology, Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4 Summer School, Faculty of Mathematics and Science P.O.Box 35 (YK312), FIN-40014 University of Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4, Finland
Postal code: FIN-40014
City: Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4
Country: Finland
Website: http://www.jyu.fi/summerschool
E-mail: jss@jyu.fi
Phone: +358505818351