03-Aug-10 ACEOLE Mid Term Review Hans Versmissen

sl.2 03-AUG-10 Outline  How I got here  Marie Curie fellowship at CERN  Current job at Intersoft Electronics, Belgium  Benefit of Marie Curie fellowship at CERN  A look ahead

sl.3 03-AUG-10 How I got here  Masters Electronics Engineering: a late ‘vocation’  Marie Curie fellowship: a dream come through  PH department - Opto section: new challenge  Secondment at VTT: an extra dimension  Support Engineer at Intersoft Electronics

sl.4 03-AUG-10 Marie Curie Fellowship  Study ■Optical communication: a new  Training ■On the job -Lab experience -EMC tests at VTT & University Oulu ■Complementary -Summer School lectures -French -Comsol workshop at University Oulu  Work  Networking

sl.5 03-AUG-10 Optical Link Project  Increase of LHC luminosity means more data  Customized SFP+ optical transceiver is front end key-component  Customization involves environmental testing

sl.6 03-AUG-10 Characterization TRx Modules  Commercial SFP+ module versus stripped module  Versatile Transceiver VTRx (Sergio)  Eye pattern  Bit Error Rate Test  Report: TRx modules - Performance Evaluation

sl.7 03-AUG-10 Secondment VTT - Oulu  Technical Research Centre Finland  Space Fibre Project  Simulations EMC & temperature  EMC tests University Oulu  Reports on simulations and EMC tests

sl.8 03-AUG-10 Inventive Engineering

sl.9 03-AUG-10 Intersoft Electronics  Radar Analysis & Upgrades  Since 1984  Subsidiaries ■US ■China ■Asia-Pacific  > 40 employees  Clients ■Manufacturers ■Air Forces ■ANSP’s ■National administrations

sl AUG-10 IE - Projects & Products  RASS: Radar Analysis Support Systems ■Interface with radar ■SW & HW tools  Radar Upgrades ■Extend radar lifetime ■Improve performance -pD: Probability of Detection -FAR: False Alarm Rate ■Reduce operational costs ■RASS products as basis ■19” HW modules

sl AUG-10 A look ahead  Exciting business  Acquire radar and ATM knowledge ■Support ■Technical writing ■On-site measurements  Build field specific network  Opportunities to go international

sl AUG-10 Thanks  International experience in an exciting environment  Improved engineering skills through hands-on and complementary training  Some indication about the direction I want to steer my career  Broadened my perspective  Thanks to MCFA, CERN, VTT