The 7th Annual Workshop on Advances in X-ray Imaging is a collaboration between The University of Manchester at Harwell, 3Dmagination Ltd and the Collaborative Computational Project in Tomographic Imaging (CCPi) with the aim of bringing together scientists from different fields to discuss developments and applications of a variety of X-Ray imaging and complementary techniques, and to build international collaborations.  The topic of this year’s conference will focus on correlative imaging techniques (coupling X-rays, neutrons, diffraction), 4D in situ imaging (X-ray tomography), Big Data/Machine learning and quantification of data (advanced image processing, in situ strain mapping, modelling).  

Professor Jayne Lawrence, Director, The University of Manchester at Harwell, will open the workshop and deliver the welcome speech, followed by presentations from our invited speakers.

Programme
08:30   Coffee and registration
09:00   Welcome: Professor Jayne Lawrence, Director, The University of Manchester at Harwell
Session 1 – Chair : Loic Courtois
09:05   Mark Basham, The Rosalind Franklin Institute, UK.  Strategies for Reducing Tens of Terabytes of Data Into a Single Paper Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
09:45   Sharif Ahmed, Diamond Light Source, UK.  DIAD: A user-friendly approach to Dual Imaging And Diffraction experiments at Diamond
10:25   Coffee break
Session 2 – Chair : Kamel Madi
10:45    Yentl Swolfs, KU Leuven, Belgium.  In-situ computed tomography of composite failure: going faster and higher resolution
11:25    Federiko Sket, IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain.  Application of Digital Volume Correlation to in-situ XCT compression of LPBF Mg-based scaffolds using Avizo XDVC
12:05   Buffet lunch and poster session
Session 3 – Chair : Christina Reinhard
13:30    Awen Autret, Novitom, France.  X-ray CT simulation with Novi-Sim: Exploring its capabilities and upcoming developments
14:10    Ramona Duman, Diamond Light Source, UK.  Tomography-based absorption correction for long-wavelength crystallography
14:50   Coffee break
Session 4 – Chair : Martin Turner
15:10    David Eastwood, The University of Manchester at Harwell, UK.  Catching aerosolised particles using correlative imaging techniques
15:50    Bill Lionheart, The University of Manchester, UK.  Reconstruction challenges in rich tomography
16:30   Close and poster prize awards

Poster Session
Attendees are invited to bring a poster to be displayed throughout the workshop.  These will be judged by the scientific organising committee and prizes awarded to the three posters which best score against the following criteria:

• motivation and impact

• originality of the experiment and/or image processing workflow to address the research hypothesis

• sophisticated use of data analysis and visualisation

• overall presentation

We are delighted that our partnering organisation, CCPi, will be providing Amazon vouchers for the poster prizes, 1st £100, 2nd £75 and 3rd £50.

Accommodation & food
Workshop attendees are responsible for making and paying for their own accommodation arrangements.

RAL Guesthouse - Ridgeway House
Ridgeway House is a 2 minute walk from the meeting venue. If you wish to stay at Ridgeway House, please contact them directly, and arrange payment with them directly.

Refreshments will be provided free of charge throughout the day of the workshop, including tea, coffee, biscuits, water and fruit juice, and a buffet lunch including vegetarian options. If you have any other specific dietary requirements you will be able to specify this in the registration form.

Registration
There is no fee to attend this workshop. Registration closes at 12:00 (midday) (BST), Wednesday 12 June 2024. Once registered, all final details including the agenda and links to join the workshop will be sent a few days in advance.

Other details
This workshop is taking place at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Building R68, Conference Room CR12/13 on the Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX. Link to directions.

This is a collaboration between The University of Manchester at Harwell, 3Dmagination, and the Collaborative Computational Project in Tomographic Imaging (CCPi). It continues a series of workshops held annually, most recently in June 2023.

If you have any queries please contact sarah.batts@manchester.ac.uk

Organised by The University of Manchester at Harwell
The University of Manchester at Harwell (UoMaH) was established in 2018 with a vision to deliver excellence in National Facility science. UoMaH is collocated at Diamond Light Source under a collaboration arrangement, on the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Site (Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire). Our proximity to the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Science and Technology Facilities Council (ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, the Central Laser Facility and the Scientific Computing Department) enables us to provide expert experiment support to users of the National Facilities. Our specialty is developing equipment for and running experiments in extreme environments.