The LasApp project builds on a long tradition of unique research and development in the field of laser technologies in the Czech Republic and makes full use of the existing infrastructure and expert background. Scientists have identified three strategic areas where laser technology can play a major role in the future in the search for new breakthroughs and discoveries. These areas are space applications, biotechnology and advanced laser technologies for smart manufacturing. For all these areas, knowledge in the fields of smart optics, data handling, automation, robotics and AI will play a key role in the future.
The LasApp project builds on a long tradition of unique research and development in the field of laser technologies in the Czech Republic and makes full use of the existing infrastructure and expert background. Scientists have identified three strategic areas where laser technology can play a major role in the future in the search for new breakthroughs and discoveries. These areas are space applications, biotechnology and advanced laser technologies for smart manufacturing. For all these areas, knowledge in the fields of smart optics, data handling, automation, robotics and AI will play a key role in the future.
The project will involve 33 scientists and 12 engineers from HiLASE, and two of the four research projects of the LasApp project will be coordinated by scientists from FZU – the research project Applications of Lasers in Space will be led by Martin Smrž and Lasers for Smart Manufacturing by Sunil Pathak.
The main coordinator of the project is the Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the partners are the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences – HiLASE Centre, Faculty of Science of Charles University – BIOCEV, Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences – TOPTEC Centre, Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences and Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovations, Technical University of Liberec – CXI.