Academic Keynote

Signal Processing for CBR Defence, Branko Ristic, DST Australia 

Paper Presentations

1.1 Sensor Management with Regional Statistics for the PHD Filter, Marian Andrecki¹, Emmanuel D. Delande¹, Jeremie Houssineau¹ and Daniel E. Clark¹, ¹Heriot-Watt University

1.2 Joint Navigation and Synchronization using SOOP in GPS-denied environments: Algorithm and Empirical Study, Mei Leng¹, François Quitin¹, Chi Cheng¹, Wee Peng Tay¹, Sirajudeen Gulam Razul¹ and Chong Meng Samson See¹, ¹Nanyang Technological University. 

1.3 Variational Bayesian PHD filter with Deep Learning Network Updating for Multiple Human Tracking, Pengming Feng¹, Wenwu Wang², Syed Mohsen Naqvi³, Jonathon A. Chambers¹, ¹Newcastle University, ²University of Surrey, ³Loughborough University. 

2.1 GPU-Accelerated Gaussian Processes for Object Detection, Calum Blair¹, John Thompson¹ and Neil Robertson², ¹University of Edinburgh, ²Heriot-Watt University.

2.2 Micro-Doppler based Recognition of Ballistic Targets using 2-D Gabor Filters, Adriano Persico¹, Carmine Clemente¹, Christos V. Ilioudis¹, Domenico Gaglione1 , Jianlin Cao1 and John J Soraghan1 , 1University of Strathclyde.

2.3 Maximum Likelihood Signal Parameter Estimation via Track Before Detect, Murat Uney¹, Bernard Mulgrew¹ and Daniel E Clark², ¹University of Edinburgh, ²Heriot Watt University.

3.1 Direction of Arrival Estimation Using a Cluster of Beams in a Cone-Shaped Digital Array Radar, Micaela Contu¹, Marta Bucciarelli¹, Pierfrancesco Lombardo¹, ¹University of Rome "La Sapienza".

3.2 Low-Complexity Robust Adaptive Beamforming Algorithms Exploiting Shrinkage for Mismatch Estimation, Hang Ruan¹, Rodrigo C. de Lamare¹,² , ¹University of York, ²Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

5.1 Normalised Multi-Stage Clustering Equaliser for Underwater Acoustic Channels, Rangeet Mitra¹ and Vimal Bhatia¹, ¹Indian Institute of Technology Indore.

5.2 Wideband CDMA waveforms for large MIMO sonar systems, Yvan Petillot¹ and Yan Pailhas¹, ¹Heriot-Watt University.

6.1 Performance Analysis of Polynomial Matrix SVD-based Broadband MIMO Systems, Andre Sandmann¹, Andreas Ahrens¹ and Steffen Lochmann¹, ¹Hochschule Wismar.

6.2 Low Complexity Parameter Estimation for Off-the-Grid Targets, Seifallah Jardak¹, ¹Sajid Ahmed and ¹Mohamed-Slim Alouini, ¹King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.

8.1 Sparsity Based Ground Moving Target Imaging via Multi-Channel SAR, Di Wu¹ , Mehrdad Yaghoobi¹ and Mike Davies¹, ¹University of Edinburgh.

8.2 A Location Scale Based CFAR Detection Framework for FOPEN SAR Images, Marco Liguori¹, Alessio Izzo¹ Carmine Clemente², Carmela Galdi¹, Maurizio Di Bisceglie¹ and John J Soraghan², ¹University of Sannio, ²University of Strathclyde. 

Industrial Presentations

Advanced Signal Processing with MATLAB & Simulink, Dr Garrey Rice, MathWorks

Signal Processing in Real World Systems, D A Johnson, Roke Manor Research

Algorithm Exploitation for Defence, David Prowse, ATLAS Elektronik UK