The ARGUS Business Award for outstanding bachelor's, diploma and master's theses in the field of high-frequency and information technology is awarded annually at a workshop with research institutions and universities. Young scientists can present their latest work and innovations to a top-class jury of experts from science and industry. In 2023, the ARGUS Business Award celebrates its 20th anniversary.
This year, the competition was fierce and about 15 bachelor's and master's theses were awarded.
HENSOLDT is a leading company in the field of defence and security electronics.
Mr. Nicolas Treier and the supervising professor Prof. Harter attended the award ceremony at the company's headquarters in Ulm on October 24, 2023.
Skin cancer is one of the most common cancer diagnoses, with more than 200,000 new cases in Germany. The diagnosis is currently made via a visual assessment by a dermatologist. The detection rate depends strongly on the experience of the respective doctor and is on average about 90 %. Harmless skin changes that are, however, falsely diagnosed as skin cancer are problematic. A definite determination can only be made by a biopsy. The operation required for this and the uncertainty until the result are an enormous psychological burden for the patients. Furthermore, health care resources are unnecessarily taken up. Therefore, research into non-invasive ways to improve the detection rate of skin cancer is of great interest. Skin cancer detection based on millimetre waves takes advantage of the fact that skin cancer has a deviating water content compared to the surrounding healthy skin. This increased water content increases the permittivity of the diseased tissue, which in turn can be detected and measured with millimetre waves via a change in the reflection behaviour.
As part of his work, Mr. Treier developed characteristic skin cancer models using the effective medium theory and evaluated them using various measuring probes. On the basis of these investigations, Mr. Treier was able to identify a promising frequency range for skin cancer detection and, as a result, create not only a solid foundation but also groundbreaking insights for further research work.