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Thursday, 29 July 2010

Room: Lomond Suite

09:00 Plenary speaker:

Dr Paul Newman
Reader in Engineering Science, Head of the Mobile Robotics Group, Oxford University, UK

Room: Tinto

Estimator Developments I

Chair: Shozo Mori, BAE Systems, UK

Th1.1.1 10:30-10:50

Bayesian filtering with wavefunctions

L McCalman, H Durrant-Whyte, University of Sydney , Australia

Th1.1.2 10:50-11:10

GNSS pseudorange error density tracking using Dirichlet process mixture

N Viandier, J Marais, A Rabaoui, E Duflos , University Lille Norde de France, France

Th1.1.3 11:10-11:30

Augmentation to the extended Kalman-Bucy filter for single target tracking

F de Melo, J Brancalion, ITA & Embraer SA, Brazil, K Kienitz, ITA, Brazil

Th1.1.4 11:30-11:50

Approximate propagation of both epistemic and aleatory uncertainty through dynamic systems

G Terejanu, P Singla, T Singh, P D Scott, University at Buffalo, USA

Th1.1.5 11:50-12:10

Adapting the state uncertainties of tracks to environmental constraints

S Reuter, K Dietmayer, University of Ulm , Germany

Room: Moorfoot

Data association

Chair: Joseph Gold, Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, USA

Th1.2.1 10:30-10:50

Data association by loopy belief propagation

J Williams, DSTO, Australia, R Lau, DSTO, Australia/NICTA, Australia

Th1.2.2 10:50-11:10

New developments in flexible ID association-based tracking algorithm

A Sinha, AUG Signals Ltd, Canada , D Peters, Defence R&D Canada, Canada

Th1.2.3 11:10-11:30

Passive multi-object localization and tracking using bearing data

M Schikora, Fraunhofer FKIE , Germany /TU Munich, Germany, D Bender, W Koch, Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany
D Cremers, TU Munich, Germany

Th1.2.4 11:30-11:50

A multiframe assignment algorithm for single sensor bearings-only tracking

T Sathyan, ICT Center, CSIRO, Australia , A Sinha, AUG Signals, Canada
M Mallick, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Th1.2.5 11:50-12:10

PMHT for tracking with timing uncertainty

B Cheung, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia /The University of Adelaide, Australia
S J Davey, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Australia , D A Gray, University of Adelaide, Australia

Room: Kilsyth

Image fusion

Chair: Rob Young, DSTL, UK

Th1.3.1 10:30-10:50

Image fusion for human observers: how should we choose the method?

M Loew, J Bonick, C Walters, US Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, USA

Th1.3.2 10:50-11:10

Multimodal feature fusion for video forgery detection

G Chetty, University of Canberra, Australia, M Lipton, Adsoftech R&D Pty Ltd, Australia

Th1.3.3 11:10-11:30

Fusion of low bit-depth images for battle damage indication

J Ralph, University of Liverpool, UK, N Stocks, University of Warwick, UK

Th1.3.4 11:30-11:50

A variational approach for multi-focus image fusion and visualization enhancement

Y X Li, J Z Song, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Z M Zhou, N Ma, C He, P Zhang, PLA University of Science and Technology, China

Th1.3.5 11:50-12:10

Image fusion based on fast and adaptive bidimensional empirical mode decomposition

M U Ahmed, D P Mandic, Imperial College London, UK

Room: Harris 1 & 2

Trust / confidence / knowledge representation

Chair: Rabinder Madden, Office of Naval Research, USA

Th1.4.1 10:30-10:50

Fusion of data from sources with different levels of trust

D Nevell, S Maskell, P Horridge, H Barnett, QinetiQ, UK

Th1.4.2 10:50-11:10

Assessing confidence in situation awareness

J Palmer, Overwatch-Tactical Operations, USA

Th1.4.3 11:10-11:30

Description of the choquet integral for tactical knowledge representation

T Schuck, Lockheed Martin, USA, E Blasch, AFRL/RYAA, USA

Th1.4.4 11:30-11:50

Revisiting the role of abductive inference in fusion domain

G Ferrin, L Snidaro, G Foresti, University of Udine, Italy

Th1.4.5 11:50-12:10

Emergent adaptive noise reduction from communal cooperation of sensor grid

K H Jones, D M Nark, M G Jones, K N Lodding, NASA Langley Research Center, USA

Room: Carrick 1&2

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) detection/classification I

Chairs: Mahendra Mallick, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Th1.5.1 10:30-10:50

Predicting an epidemic based on syndromic surveillance

A Skvortsov, B Ristic, C Woodruff, DSTO, Australia

Th1.5.2 10:50-11:10

Joint PDF construction for sensor fusion and distributed detection

S Kay, Q Ding, University of Rhode Island, USA , D Emge, Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, USA

Th1.5.3 11:10-11:30

Joint identification and tracking of multiple CBRNE clouds based on sparsity pursuit

H Chen, X R Li, University of New Orleans, USA

Th1.5.4 11:30-11:50

Source identification of puff-based dispersion models using convex optimization

U Konda, Y Cheng, T Singh, P Scott, University at Buffalo, USA

Th1.5.5 11:50-12:10

Localization leads to improved distributed detection under non-smooth distributions

N S V Rao, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA, J C Chin, D K Y Yau, C Y T Ma, Purdue University, USA

Room: Carrick 3

Extended object and group tracking I

Chair: Marcus Baum, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany

Th1.6.1 10:30-10:50

UAV path planning for maximum visibility of ground targets in an urban area

J Kim, University of Glasgow, UK, J Crassidis, University of Buffalo, USA

Th1.6.2 10:50-11:10

Performances in multitarget tracking for convoy detection over real GMTI data

E Pollard, B Pannetier, ONERA, France, M Rombaut, GIPSA-lab, France

Th1.6.3 11:10-11:30

Extended object and group tracking with elliptic random hypersurface models

M Baum, B Noack, U D Hanebeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Th1.6.4 11:30-11:50

Joint probabilistic data association filter for partially unresolved target groups

D Svensson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, M Ulmke, Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany
L Danielsson, Volvo Car Corporation, Sweden

Th1.6.5 11:50-12:10

A joint approach to shape-based human tracking and behaviour analysis

F Monti, C Regazzoni, University of Genova, Italy

Room: Ochill 1 & 2

Advances in high-level information fusion design I

Chair: Erik Blasch, Defence R&D Canada – Valcartier, Canada

Th1.7.1 10:30-10:50

Information Quality in Information Fusion

G Rogova, Encompass Consulting, USA , E Bosse, Université Laval, Canada

Th1.7.2 10:50-11:10

Measures of effectiveness for high-level fusion

E Blasch, P Valin, E Bosse, Defence R&D Canada-Valcartier, Canada

Th1.7.3 11:10-11:30

Strategies and techniques for use and exploitation of contextual information in high-level fusion architectures

J Gómez-Romero, J García, J M Molina, M A Patricio, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
J Llinas, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain/University of Buffalo, USA
M Kandefer, M Prentice, S C Shapiro, University at Buffalo, USA

Th1.7.4 11:30-11:50

High-level fusion: issues in developing a formal theory

P Costa, K Chang, K Laskey, T Levitt, W Sun, George Mason University, USA

Th1.7.5 11:50-12:10

Current approaches to automated information evaluation and their applicability to priority intelligence requirement answering

B Ulicny, C J Matheus, VIStology, Inc., USA , G M Powell , US Army Research Laboratory, USA
M M Kokar, Northeastern University, USA

Room: Ochill 3

Issues and challenges in higher level fusion: Threat/Impact assessment and intent modeling

Th1.8.1 10:30-12:10

Issues and challenges in higher level fusion: threat/impact assessment and intent modeling

(A panel summary)

Moderator: Terry Lyons, AFOSR

J J Salerno, G P Tadda, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA, M Suudit, Univeristy at Buffalo, USA
S J Yang, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA, I Kadar, Interlink Systems Sciences Inc, USA
J Holsopple, CUBRC, USA

Room: Tinto

Estimator developments II

Chair: Simon Godsill, University of Cambridge, UK

Th2.1.1 13:10-13:30

An introduction to Gaussian processes for the Kalman filter expert

S Reece, S Roberts, Oxford University, UK

Th2.1.2 13:30-13:50

The sliced Gaussian mixture filter with adaptive state decomposition depending on linearization error

V Klumpp, F Beutler, U D Hanebeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
D Fränken, EADS Deutschland GmbH, Germany

Th2.1.3 13:50-14:10

A GMM approximation with merge and split for nonlinear non-Gaussian tracking

M Kemouche, Military Polytechnics School , Algeria, N Aouf, Cranfield University , UK

Th2.1.4 14:10-14:30

Estimation and filtering of Gaussian variables with linear inequality constraints

L Xu, Xian Jiaotong University, China , X R Li, University of New Orleans, USA

Th2.1.5 14:30-14:50

Recursive LMMSE filtering for target tracking with range and direction cosine measurements

Z Duan, Y Liu, X R Li, University of New Orleans, USA

Room: Moorfoot

Intelligent systems for context-based information fusion I

Chair: Juan Manuel Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain

Th2.2.1 13:10-13:30

Architecture of knowledge fusion within an integrated mobile security kit

C Laudy, THALES, France, H Petersson, Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden
K Sandkhul, Fraunhofer ISST, Sweden

Th2.2.2 13:30-13:50

Temporal bounded reasoning for context-based information fusion in DoS attack detection

C I Pinzon, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panama
M Navarro, V Julián, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain, J F De Paz, C Zato, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
J Bajo, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain

Th2.2.3 13:50-14:10

On the efficiency of semantic web based context computing infrastructures

A Garcia-Sola, T Garcia-Valverde, F Lopez-Marmol, J A Botia, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Room: Kilsyth

Applications VI: including localisation

Chair: Norikazu Ikoma, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

Th2.3.1 13:10-13:30

Modelling and estimation of accident rate and trend in air transport

H A P Blom, E A Bloem, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Netherlands

Th2.3.2 13:30-13:50

On optimal state estimation with multiple packet dropouts

Z Duan, X R Li, The University of New Orleans, USA

Th2.3.3 13:50-14:10

Global robot localization with random finite set statistics

A N Bishop, Australian National University, Australia, P Jensfelt, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

Th2.3.4 14:10-14:30

Azimuth & elevation estimation using acoustic array

T Damarla, US Army Research Laboratory, USA

Room: Harris 1 & 2

Fusion / theory developments

Chair: Mark Morelande, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Th2.4.1 13:10-13:30

Revision of marginal probability assessments

P Jones, S Mitter, MIT, USA, V Saligrama, Boston University, USA

Th2.4.2 13:30-13:50

A fuzzy approach to low level sensor fusion with limited system knowledge

S Blank, T Föhst, K Berns, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

Th2.4.3 13:50-14:10

Kalman filtering for compressed sensing

D Kanevsky, L Horesh, B Ramabhadran, T Sainath, IBM TJ Watson, USA
P Gurfil, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
A Carmi, Ariel University Center, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Th2.4.4 14:10-14:30

Hidden Markov model based target detection

S Tugac, Meteksan Defence Inc., Turkey, M Efe, Ankara University, Turkey

Room: Carrick 1 & 2

Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) detection/classification II

Chairs: Darren Emge, US Army RDECOM, USA

Th2.5.1 13:10-13:30

An analysis of data fusion For radiation detection and localization

A H Liu, J J Bunn, K M Chandy, California Institute of Technology, USA

Th2.5.2 13:30-13:50

Experimental verification of algorithms for detection and estimation of radioactive sources

A Gunatilaka, B Ristic, DSTO, Australia , M Morelande, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Th2.5.3 13:50-14:10

Analysis of CBRN sensor fusion methods

S Lundberg, R Paffenroth, J Yosinski, Numerica Corporation, USA

Th2.5.4 14:10-14:30

Supervised Raman spectra estimation based on nonnegative rank deficient least squares

B Drake, M Mallick, J Kim, Georgia Technical Research Institute, USA
H Park, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA/Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Korea

Room: Carrick 3

Extended object and group tracking II

Chair: Marcus Baum, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
Wolfgang Koch, Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany

Th2.6.1 13:10-13:30

Estimating Polynomial Structures from Radar Data

C Lundquist, U Orguner, F Gustafsson, Linköping University, Sweden

Th2.6.2 13:30-13:50

A novel bayesian method for fitting a circle to noisy points

M Baum, V Klumpp, U D Hanebeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Th2.6.3 13:50-14:10

A Gaussian mixture PHD filter for extended target tracking

K Granström, C Lundquist, U Orguner, Linköping University, Sweden

Th2.6.4 14:10-14:30

Extended object filtering using spatial independent cluster processes

A Swain, D Clark, Heriot-Watt University, UK

Room: Ochill 1 & 2

Advances in high-level information fusion

Chair: Erik Blasch, R & D Defence Canada -Valcartier, Canada

Th2.7.1 13:10-13:30

Multiple hypothesis situation analysis support system prototype

J Roy, A Bergeron Guyard, Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, Canada

Th2.7.2 13:30-13:50

A situation analysis toolbox: application to coastal and offshore surveillance

P Maupin, A L Jousselme, R & D Defence Canada - Valcartier, Canada
H Wehn, S Mitrovic-Minic, J Happe, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA), Canada

Th2.7.3 13:50-14:10

Situation analysis and performance measurement: Application to personnel recovery

P Maupin, A L Jousselme, Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, Canada, C Saurel, O Poitou, ONERA, France

Th2.7.4 14:10-14:30

Testbed for distributed high-level information fusion and dynamic resource management

P Valin, E Bosse, A Guitouni, Defence R&D Canada - Valcartier, Canada
H Wehn, J Happe, MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., Canada

Th2.7.5 14:30-14:50

Efficient feature extraction and likelihood Fusion for vehicle tracking in low frame rate airborne video

K Palaniappan, F Bunyak, P Kumar, I Ersoy, S Jaeger, K Ganguli, A Haridas, J Fraser, University of Missouri, USA
R Rao, Army Research Laboratory, USA, G Seetharaman, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

Room: Tinto

Object recognition and tracking in asymmetric scenarios: From physical to non-physical in both target type and sensing mode

Chair: John Lavery, US Army Research Office, USA

Th3.1.1 15:20-15:40

Research directions in remote detection of covert tactical adversarial intent of individuals in asymmetric operations

G Arnold, A Fullenkamp, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA
A Bornstein, F Morelli, M Scanlon, N Srour, Army Research Laboratory, USA
T Brown, Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment, USA
P Iyer, J Lavery, S McElhinny, E Schmeisser, M Strand, Army Research Office, USA
J A Karakowski, Army Communication and Electronics Command, USA

Th3.1.2 15:40-16:00

Towards an efficient distributed object recognition system in wireless smart camera networks

N Naikal, A Yang, S Shankar Sastry, University of California, USA

Th3.1.3 16:00-16:20

Collaborative target tracking using multiple visual features in smart camera networks

M Kushwaha, Qualcomm Inc., USA, X Koutsoukos, Vanderbilt University, USA

Room: Moorfoot

Intelligent systems for context-based information fusion II

Chair: Juan Manuel Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain

Th3.2.1 15:20-15:40

Incorporating biological knowledge to microarray data classification through genomic data fusion

D Glez-Peña, M Pérez-Fernández, M Reboiro-Jato, F Fdez-Riverola, M Pérez, University of Vigo, Spain
F Díaz, University of Valladolid , Spain

Th3.2.2 15:40-16:00

Tractor: a framework for soft information fusion

M Prentice, M Kandefer, S C Shapiro, University at Buffalo, USA

Th3.2.3 16:00-16:20

Intelligent context-based information fusion system in health care: helping people live healthier

C Zato, V Lopez, J F De Paz, S Rodríguez, J M Corchado, Universida de Salamanca, Spain
J Bajo, Universidad Pontificia de Salmanca, Spain

Th3.2.4 16:20-16:40

Embedding reactive hardware agents into heterogeneous sensor networks

D I Tapia, R S Alonso, S Rodríguez, J F de Paz, A González, J M Corchado, University of Salamanca, Spain

Room: Kilsyth

Applications VII: including vehicle tracking

Chair: Branko Ristic, DSTO, Australia

Th3.3.1 15:20-15:40

Vehicle detection and localization using unattended ground magnetometer sensors

C Christou, G Jacyna, The MITRE Corporation, USA

Th3.3.2 15:40-16:00

Magnetometers for tracking metallic targets

N Wahlström, J Callmer, F Gustafsson, Linköping University,Sweden

Th3.3.3 16:00-16:20

On the observability of indirect filtering in vehicle tracking and localization using a fixed camera

L D L Perera, P Elinas, The University of Sydney, Australia

Th3.3.4 16:20-16:40

Robust infrared vehicle tracking across target pose change using L1 regularization

H Ling, L Bai, Temple University , USA , E Blasch, Air Force Research Lab/SNAA, USA
X Mei, Intel Corporation, USA

Th3.3.5 16:40-17:00

Coupled sonar inertial navigation system for pedestrian tracking

H El Mokni, L Broetje, F Govaers, M Wieneke, Fraunhofer-Institut für Kommunikation, Informationsverarbeitung und Ergonomie FKIE, Germany

Room: Harris 1 & 2

Defence / Intelligence applications II

Chair: Paul Thomas, DSTL, UK

Th3.4.1 15:20-15:40

Swedish-Singapore studies of Bayesian Modelling techniques for tactical Intelligence analysis

P Svenson, R Forsgren, B Kylesten, P Berggren, FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency, Sweden
R F Wong, M S Choo, J Kho, Defence Science and Technology Agency, Singapore

Th3.4.2 15:40-16:00

An imaging target tracking software for a precision guided missile application

J S Bae, S H Lee, Hanwha Corporation, Republic of Korea, Y Kim, Y S Jung, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea

Th3.4.3 16:00-16:20

Analysis of track fusion using the reduced state estimator

G Foster, CSC , USA

Th3.4.4 16:20-16:40

Simulation of human migration based on swarm theory

C T Christou, The MITRE Corporation, USA

Room: Carrick 1 & 2