Projects
Project acronym: BONAS
Project full title: ”BOmb factories detection by Networks of Advanced Sensors“
Funding: The project is financially supported by the European Commission through the FP7 Program
Topic: detection of IEDs and precursors of explosives
Goal: Development of a network of advanced sensors to localize sites where Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) are produced, by detecting traces of IEDs and precursors on the ground, in the air, and in the water. The network makes use of a range of sensing techniques, from LIDAR, to photo-acoustic spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman, and immune-sensing.
Project acronym: CANARIO
Project full title: “Chemical warfare Agent aNAlizer based on low cost dual band IR mIcrOsytems”
Funding: The project is financially supported by EDA
Topic: detection and identification of Chemical Agents
Goal: developing a compact point sensor for providing early warning in the presence of Chemical Agents in the air.
Project acronym: DIRAC
Project full title: “Rapid screening and identification of illegal Drugs by IR Absorption spectroscopy and gas Chromatography “
Funding: The project is financially supported by the European Commission through the FP7 Program
Topic: Detection of illicit substances
Goal: Development of a point sensor to be used by customs and police officers in their daily fight against the trafficking of illicit drugs, suitable in particular to detect and identify amphetamines and their precursors
Project acronym: MOTOR
Project full title: ”Development of distributed sensors for monitoring and detection of chemical/biological threats“
Funding: The project is financially supported by the Italian Ministry of Defense through the PNRM
Topic: detection of chemical/biological threats
Goal: Development of distributed sensors for homeland security application. The network makes use of two complementary sensing techniques: hollow fiber based IRAS, and opto-chemical chip
Project acronym: SDS
Project full title: ”Smart Dust Sensing (SDS) for stand off detection of trace explosives and chemical agents“
Funding: The project is financially supported by the Italian Ministry of Defense through the PNRM
Topic: stand off detection of chemical agents and explosives
Goal: developing ‘smart targets’ to enhance substantially the performance of a laser based IR system for stand off detection of CWAs and explosives