Independent Consulting Engineer

Oliver E. Drummond, Ph.D., P.E.

With Emphasis on Signal Processing, Multiple Target Tracking & Sensor Fusion
 
Version Date 8/22/2009 Added Special Topics for 2010
Version Date 10/7/2009 Amended deadline for 2010 abstracts

Email Address: Drummond$$Att.Net

PHONE: 310-838-5300

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Available In-House Short Course:

Title: Multiple Target Tracking and Sensor Data Fusion

Link To Information On Course (Plus Bibliography)

SPIE "Small Target" Conference Announcements Follow:


Conference to be Held NEXT Year, April 2010:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2010

Conference to be held in Orlando, FL USA probably 5-9 April 2010.

Link to Call-for-Papers -Abstract deadline changed by
SPIE to 12 October 2009. 
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Abstract submissions will be considered after the deadline for Oral Standby/Poster presentations.

To easily submit an abstract to this conference go “Back” to the home (first)
page of this website and go to:  Submit an Abstract for 2010”

Link to Announcement of Three Special Topics for 2010
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Note:  We are considering holding a special session for presentations similar

to typical sessions EXCEPT some algorithm or simulation details may be

withheld due to security or proprietary considerations and/or the algorithm

development is a work in process.  What are your thoughts?  Let us know!

 


Conference Was Held THIS Year, August 2009:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2009

Conference was held in San Diego, CA, USA on 4-6 August 2009.

Link to  Conference Program  (a PDF file as of 31 July 2009);
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to Exit this PDF execute “Back”) 

Link to Reminders for Authors
(a PDF file as of 18 Junel 2009; to exit this PDF execute
“Back”)

Link to Call-for-Papers - - Abstract due date was extended to 27 February 2009.
(Note: To exit this PDF file execute “Back.”)

 

Note:  We are considering holding a special session for presentations similar

to typical sessions EXCEPT some algorithm or simulation details may be

withheld due to security or proprietary considerations and/or the algorithm

development is a work in process.  What are your thoughts?  Let us know!

                                                         


Conference Held Last Year, March 2008:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2008

Conference was Held 17-20 March 2008 in Orlando, Florida, USA

Link to Current Final Program  (a PDF file as of 11 April 2008);
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to exit this PDF execute “Back”)

Link to Reminders for Authors
(a PDF file as of 11 April 2008; to exit this PDF execute
“Back”)

Link to Tuesday Night Demonstrations and Open Discussion.
(a PDF file as of 11 April 2008; to exit this PDF execute
“Back”)

Link to Luncheon Dialogues Schedule
(a PDF file as of 11 April 2008; to exit this PDF execute “Back”)

Link to SPIE Course SC728 on Network Centric Target Tracking & Classification
Note: the course is scheduled for 17 MARCH 2008
(To exit this PDF execute “Back.”; This is a PDF file as of 3 Mar 2008)
This couse WILL be held.

Link to Call-for-Papers - - Abstracts were due at SPIE by 26 October 2007.
(Note; To exit this PDF file execute “Back.”   Late abstracts will still be considered.)



Conference Held  August 2007:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2007

Conference to be Held 28 - 30 August 2007 in San Diego, California, USA

Link to Advanced Program (a PDF file as of 19 August 2007);
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to exit this PDF execute “Back”)

Link to SPIE Course SC728 on Network Centric Target Tracking & Classification
 (a PDF file as of 19 August 2007; to exit this PDF execute
“Back.” )

This couse WILL be held.

This short course will be offered Monday, 27 August 2007.  Note: This is the third time
this course has been offered.  There is some small overlap with the previous course SC163.

Link to Tuesday Night Demonstrations and Open Discussion.
(a PDF file as of 22 August 2007; to exit this PDF execute
“Back”)

Link to Call-for-Papers - - Abstracts were due at SPIE by 26 February 2007.
(Note: to exit this PDF file execute “Back.”     Late abstracts will be considered.)

For more information on the SPIE Symposium, go to:
Link to SPIE Optics + Photonics 2007 Symposium Information

SPIE Small Targets 2007 Conference Web Site

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements
bout this series of conferences.  If you are not on that list and would
like to be, then send me an email at the above address or call me.



Conference was Held  April 2006:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2006

Conference Held 18-20 April 2006 in Orlando, FL, USA

Link to Updated Advanced Program (a PDF file as of 30 March 2006; to exit this PDF execute “Back”)

Link to SPIE Course SC728 on Network Centric Target Tracking & Classification
 
(a PDF file as of 8 January 2006; to exit this PDF execute “Back”)

This short course will be offered Friday, 21 April 2006.  Note: This is the second time
this course has been offered.  There is some small overlap with the previous course SC163.

For more information on the SPIE Symposium in general,
travel information, or to Register for a Short Course, go to:
Link to SPIE Symposium Information

Link to Call for Papers - - Abstracts were due at SPIE by 3 October 2005. 
Late abstracts are still being considered.

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements
about this series of conferences.  If you are not on that list and would
like to be, then send me an email at the above email address or call me.


Conference Held August 2005:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2005

Conference was Held 2 -4 August 2005 in San Diego, California, USA

Link to Updated Final Program (a PDF file as of 30 July 2005).

Please note that there were two session offered concurrently on Tuesday Morning, 2 August!

SPIE Course SC728 on Multiple Sensor, Multiple Target Tracking
was held on Monday, 1 August 2005.  Note: This is the first time
this course was offered. There is some small overlap with the previous course SC163.

Link to Short Course SC728 Description (PDF File)

Link to Reminders for Authors (PDF File)

Link to Conference Hotel and Travel Information

For more information on the SPIE Symposium in general
or to Register for a Short Course, go to:
Link to SPIE Symposium Information

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements
bout this series of conferences.  If you are not on that list and would
like to be, then send me an email at the above address or call me.

Link to Call for Papers - - Abstracts were due at SPIE by 17 January 2005. 
Late abstracts were considered for Oral Standby/Poster or Poster Presentations


 Conference  13-16 April 2004:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2004

Conference was held 13-16 April 2004 in Orlando, Florida, USA

Part of SPIE’s 18th Annual International Defense and Security Symposium

Link to Final Program (as of 7 April 2004).

SPIE Course SC163 on Multiple Sensor, Multiple Target Tracking
is scheduled for Friday, 16 April 2004. Note: This is expected to be
the last time this course will be offered at this SPIE Symposium.
Link to Short Course Description

Link to Reminders for Authors

Link to Conference Hotel Information (A PDF File)

For more information on the SPIE Symposium in general
or to Register for a Short Course, go to:
Link to SPIE Defense and Security Symposium

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements about this series of conferences.
If you are not on that list and would like to be, then send me an email at the above address or call me.

The Call for Papers has already been distributed
Link to Call for Papers (as of 11 August 2003)
Paper Abstracts were due at SPIE by 15 September 2003.

Note that late Abstracts will be considered.

NOTE: The Proceedings for the Conference in 2003 have been distrbuted by SPIE.


Conference Held 3-8 August 2003:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2003

Conference was held 4 - 7 August 2003 in San Diego, California, USA

Link to Final Program (as of 5 August 2003).

Link to Tuesday Night Agenda for Demonstrations and Open Discussions

 SPIE Course SC163 on Multiple Sensor, Multiple Target Tracking was
presented on Friday, 8 August 2003, in San Diego as Part of the SPIE San Diego
Symposium and Annual Meeting.

 Link to Short Course 163 Description

 Link to Reminders for Authors

For more information on the SPIE Symposium in general, go to:
Link to San Diego SPIE Symposium or Register for a Short Course

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements about this series of conferences.

If you are not on that list and would like to be, then send me an email at the above address or call me.


Conference Held 2 - 4 April 2002:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2002

Conference to be held 2,3,4 April 2002 in Orlando, Florida, USA

Advanced Program (as of 3 March 2002)

Program Changes as of 28 March 2002

Luncheon Dialogues Schedule (as of 28 March 2002)

Tuesday Night Demonstration and Open Discussion (as of 28 March 2002)

Link to Short Course 163 Description

Link for More Information on Short Courses or to Register for One

For more information about other conferences in this SPIE Symposium, go to:

Link to SPIE AeroSense/Defense Sensing, Simulation, Contols Symposium

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements about this series of conferences.

If you are not on that list and would like to be, then send me an email at the above address or call me.


Conference Earlier Year, July 2001:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2001

Conference 4473 was held 30 July - 2 August 2001, San Diego, CA

Link To Conference Advanced Program as of 7/29/2001

Note: Please note that there were plans to post the abstracts of the oral presentation papers
but not enough authors sent them, so they are not posted!

Link to Call-For-Papers

Link to How to Submit Abstract

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements about this series
of conferences. If you are not on that list and would like to be, then send me an
email at the above address or call me.

Link to Reminders for Authors

SPIE Course SC163 on Multiple Sensor, Multiple Target Tracking was
held Friday, 3 August 2001, in San Diego as Part of the SPIE San Diego
Symposium and Annual Meeting

Link to Short Course 163 Description

For more information about other conferences in this SPIE Symposium, go to:

Link to SPIE San Diego Symposium and Annual Meeting


Conference Years Ago, April 2000:

Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2000

Conference was held during 24-28 April 2000 in Orlando, FL

Link To Conference Program as of 4/30/2000

Link To Abstracts for Oral Presentations updated 4/21/2000

SPIE Course SC163 on Multiple Sensor, Multiple Target Tracking was held
Friday, 28 April 2000 in Orlando as Part of the SPIE Annual International
Symposium on AeroSense

Link to Short Course 163 Description

Reminders for Authors

There is a special postal mailing list at SPIE for announcements about this series of conferences.

If you are not on that list and would like to be, then send me an email at the above address or call me.


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KEYWORDS: Target tracking, conference, consultant, science, engineering, technical, algorithm development, algorithm architectures, test bed, simulations, mathematical modeling; Bayesian estimation and decision. Signal processing: detection, dim target processing, statistical estimation, matched filter, multiple frame signal processing, velocity filter, track before detect, fuse before detect, attributes, false signals or alarms, clutter reduction and removal, point targets, small targets, non-Gaussian, multispectral processing, hyperspectral processing, space-time adaptive processing, registration, background removal. Data processing: bias compensation, multiple target tracking, multitarget tracking, interactive multiple models, Kalman filter, Weiner filter, data association, correlation, track fusion, multiple sensor tracking, maneuver detection, nonlinear filtering, sensor management, resource management, multiple frame data association, retrodiction, prediction, multiple hypothesis tracking, closely spaced objects, distributed processing, sensor fusion, data fusion, tracklets, shadow tracker, hybrid fusion algorithm architecture, feature aided tracking, classification, target typing, combat identification.

Copyright 2005 Oliver E. Drummond