Conference Program - International Society of Information Fusion

The 12th International Conference
on Information Fusion
GRAND HYATT SEATTLE
Sea�le, Washington, USA
6-9 July 2009
ISIF
Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 9
Monday, July 6
8:30-11:30
11:30-12:30
12:30-15:30
15:30-16:00
16:00-19:00
19:00-20:30
Tutorial Session 1
Lunch
Tutorial Session 2
Coffee Break
Tutorial Session 3
Ice Breaker Reception
8:30-9:00
9:00-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:10
12:10-13:10
13:10-14:50
14:50-15:20
14:20-17:40
15:20-17:00
Opening Remarks
Plenary Session
Break
Technical Session 1
Lunch
Technical Session 2
Break
Panel Discussion
Technical Session 3
Tuesday, July 7
8:30-9:00
9:00-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:10
12:10-13:10
13:10-14:50
14:50-15:20
15:00-17:40
15:20-17:00
18:30-21:30
Opening Remarks
Plenary Session
Break
Technical Session 1
Lunch
Technical Session 2
Break
Panel Discussion
Technical Session 3
Welcome Reception
Wednesday, July 8
8:30-9:00
9:00-10:00
10:00-10:30
10:30-12:10
12:10-13:10
13:10-14:50
14:50-15:20
14:20-17:40
15:20-17:00
18:00-24:00
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Opening Remarks
Plenary Session
Break
Technical Session 1
Lunch
Technical Session 2
Break
Panel Discussion
Technical Session 3
Banquet
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Table of Contents
Welcome Message ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Organizing Committee ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
Technical Program Committee .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Plenary Talks ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Tutorials ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Technical Program ................................................................................................................................................................ 12
Social Program ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Conference Sponsors............................................................................................................................................................ 28
General Information............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Conference Site .................................................................................................................................................................... 31
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Welcome Message
Welcome to FUSION 2009, the 12th International Conference
on Information Fusion, and welcome to Seattle, one of the
most beautiful cities in the United States. Located in the scenic
state of Washington, Seattle is easily accessible for conference
attendees traveling from North America, Europe, or Asia. We
very much hope that your experience at Fusion 2009 is both
technically and socially rewarding as an outstanding program
has been planned for you. We also hope that you enjoy the rich
culture and sightseeing opportunities that Seattle has to offer.
After careful consideration we chose the Grand Hyatt Seattle as our conference venue. There were many
other hotels in the area that we could have chosen but the Grand Hyatt, with its marble décor and convenient
location in downtown Seattle, is the perfect venue for the conference. The meeting space at the Grand Hyatt
is more than adequate to accommodate the projected number of conference attendees and the menu
offerings are excellent. In addition, the Grand Hyatt staff is very professional and committed to help make
Fusion 2009 a rewarding experience for all attendees.
Many conferences have their welcome reception in the venue hotel. For Fusion 2009, it will be held at the
Museum of Flight. The reception is made possible by the generous support of Boeing and planned by our
Executive Chair, Bob Lobbia. We feel very fortunate to have the support of Bob and Boeing for Fusion 2009,
and we are sure you will enjoy what Bob has put together for you. For example, the museum will be closed to
the general public for our exclusive use and tour before drinks and hors d'oeuvre are served.
Many of the interesting places in downtown Seattle are near the water: Pike Place Market, the Seattle
Aquarium, Pioneer Square, Olympic Sculpture Park, and the Bell Harbor International Conference Center. We
will have our conference banquet at Bell Harbor, which has a wonderful view looking west toward Elliot Bay.
We are very grateful to DiAne Lobbia, our local Arrangements Chair, for planning the banquet. We are also
very pleased to have Grammy award winning artist Robert Mirabal and the Northstar Dance Company
providing the entertainment for the banquet.
Our goal is to plan a conference that will be technically outstanding, and we hope that you will agree that we
have achieved that goal. Continuing the tradition of the fusion conferences, a solid technical program has
been organized thanks to the dedicated efforts of our Technical Co-Chairs Kuo-Chu Chang and Mahendra
Mallick, and the 201 volunteer reviewers of the Technical Program Committee (TPC). Organizing a technical
program for a Conference requires a tremendous amount of effort, and we are very indebted to KC and
Mahendra for taking on this task. Despite the world-wide recession that could have affected attendance of
international conferences, a record number of 380 papers were submitted representing authors from 31
countries. Of these, 298 were accepted for publication, and 293 will be in the conference proceedings. Most
papers submitted received three reviews, and all received at least two, for a total of 1074 technical reviews.
Additionally, there were 6 position papers associated with three scheduled panel discussions.
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Welcome Message
Thirteen members of the TPC participated also in selecting the best regular and student papers. The Awards
Committee for the Best Student Paper is chaired by Roy Streit (US), and consists of Peter Willett (US),
Wolfgang Koch (Germany), Stefano Coraluppi (Italy, US), Thia Kirubarajan (Canada), and Dale Blair (US). The
Committee for Best Regular paper is chaired by Pramod Varshney (US), and consists of Yaakov Bar-Shalom
(US), Yvo Boers (Holland), Uwe Hanebeck (Germany), Kathryn Laskey (US), Vikram Krishnamurthy (Canada),
and Ba-Ngu Vo (Australia).
We are especially grateful to our plenary speakers from government, academia, and industry: Dr. Charles
Morefield, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)/Information Processing Techniques Office
(IPTO), “The Real World”, Dr. Chris Urmson, Carnegie Mellon University/Google, “The Urban Challenge and the
Promise of Autonomous Vehicles”, and Dr. Larry Stone, Metron, “Likelihood Ratio Detection and Tracking”. In
addition, we are also pleased that Fusion 2009 includes three panel discussion sessions supporting the
conference theme of “From Low to High Level Information Fusion in the 21st Century”. We thank our panel
discussion organizers: Ivan Kadar, John Salerno, "Issues and Challenges in Higher Level Fusion: Threat/Impact
Assessment"; Gary Toth, Mitch Kokar, Marty Liggins, "Directions for Higher-Level Fusion Research: Needs and
Capabilities"; Dale A Lambert, Michael L. Hinman, Éloi Bossé, and Clinton P Blackman, "A Coalition Approach to
Higher-Level Fusion".
We are fortunate this year to have a record number of special sessions - about 33% of our papers are in these
sessions. (It should be mentioned that these papers are subject to the same strict review process that all
papers receive.) We would like to thank our special-session organizers: Lawrence Stone, "Data Fusion on
Networks"; Joeri van Laere, Maria Nilsson, "The Role of the User in Information Fusion"; Gerd Wanielik, Robin
Schubert, "Advances in Information Fusion for Automotive Applications"; Jim Ferry, "Data Association";
Ronald Mahler, "Finite- Set Statistics: Theory and Applications 2009"; David Hall, James Llinas, "Integrating the
Human Analyst into Hybrid Sensing"; John Lavery, James Llinas, "Fusion of Hard and Soft Information for
Asymmetric, Urban Operations"; Joachim Biermann, John Lavery, "Methods and Tools for Automated Support
of Model- and Context-based Information Fusion in Intelligence"; John Lavery, "Fusion of Networked Physical
Sensor Data for Asymmetric, Urban Operations"; Jean Dezert, Florentin Smarandache, "Advances and
Applications of DSmT for Information Fusion"; Alexander Toet, Stavri Nikolov, Maarten Hogervorst, Allen
Waxman, "Color in Image and Information Fusion"; Uwe Hanebeck, Marcus Baum, "Extended Object and
Group Tracking"; Uwe Hanebeck, Vesa Klumpp, "Beyond Classical Bayesian Estimation Theory”; Uwe
Hanebeck, Peter Krauthausen, "Probabilistic Information Fusion for Intention Recognition"; Genshe Chen, Erik
Blasch, "Fusion Evaluation over dynamic data and intelligent targets"; Tien Pham, Lance Kaplan, "Fusion &
Policy Issues and Capabilities for Coalition Operations"; David Krout, "Multistatic Tracking"; Jesus Garcia
Herrero, Jose Molina, "Hybrid Techniques for Adaptation of Data Fusion Systems"; Fok Bolderheij, Vincent van
Leijen, "Command and Control through Sensor Management and Picture Compilation"; Reza Ghanadan, Dr.
John Baras, and Dr. Michael Martin, "Information Fusion in Socio-Cognitive and Communications Networks";
Steve Lien, Changzhou Wang, "Boeing Special Session".
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Welcome Message
The International Society of Information Fusion (ISIF) is the primary sponsor of this conference. The Aerospace
and Electronics Systems Society (AESS) of IEEE is the technical co-sponsor. In addition, we want to express our
gratitude for the financial support from a number of sources. Government sponsors include the Office of Naval
Research (ONR), Army Research Laboratory (ARL)/ Army Research Office (ARO), and Air Force Office of
Scientific Research (AFOSR). Corporate Sponsors include Boeing, CUBRC, Northrup Grumman, Metron, and
BAE Systems. In fact, collectively these organizations have set a record for sponsorship support of a fusion
conference.
We are indebted to the members of the organizing committee for their direct help with this conference. We
are very indebted to the tireless efforts of Tammy Blair, our Administrative Chair. Tammy did everything from
contract negotiations, to CD cover design, to registration support, and too many other things to list. Without
her dedicated and capable volunteer support, we would not be able to bring you the excellent conference
program that we have. Our Tutorials/Awards Chair Ivan Kadar has helped to put together a strong program of
tutorials, and has also helped with awards. Ivan was recently involved in a car accident; we all wish him a
speedy recovery. We would also like to thank our Special Sessions Chair, Chris Hempel, who helped in
collecting and managing the record number of special session proposals for this conference. Our Publications
Chair Wayne Blanding has put together a well-organized Proceedings, and we are grateful for his very
demanding, and last minute effort required to meet the deadlines. Our Publicity Chair S. Jay Yang did an
outstanding job of getting good visibility for the conference and advertising it all over the world. In fact, he
was so efficient that we hope the many conference announcement emails did not bother too many people.
Finance Chair Dale Blair has provided excellent support for the conference through his contacts with the IEEE
AES society, and he also served an important role in helping to steer the conference in the right direction.
Although not officially on the Organizing Committee, Pradeep Misra, the developer and manager of
PaperPlaza, has contributed tremendously to the operations the conference. At first glance, PaperPlaza
appears to be just another paper management system. However, after gaining some familiarity, a user will
appreciate its functionality and utility. As a first for a fusion conference and because of PaperPlaza’s utility, we
were able to centralize the functions of paper management, copyright upload, and registration all in one
system. We are very pleased with the professionalism, creativity and accessibility of Pradeep Misra in
supporting Fusion 2009.
The organizing committee of Fusion 2009 is privileged to have had the opportunity to organize this conference
for you. The tradition of a fusion conference is to provide both a technically and socially rewarding experience
for each attendee. Achieving this requires attention and consideration in planning every aspect of this
conference from the lunch menu to the layout of the technical program. We hope that you will fully enjoy and
appreciate the results of our efforts.
Robert S. Lynch
Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Newport RI, USA)
FUSION 2009 General Co-Chair
June 11, 2009
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Chee-Yee Chong
BAE Systems (Los Altos, CA, USA)
FUSION 2009 General Co-Chair
Organizing Committee
GENERAL CO-CHAIRS
Robert Lynch
[email protected]
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, USA
EXECUTIVE CHAIR
Robert Lobbia
[email protected]
Boeing, USA
Chee Chong
[email protected]
BAE Systems, USA
FINANCE CHAIR
Dale Blair
[email protected]
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Kuo-Chu Chang
[email protected]
George Mason University, USA
ADMINISTRATIVE CHAIR
Tammy Blair
[email protected]
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Mahendra Mallick
[email protected]
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
PUBLICITY CHAIR
S. Jay Yang
TUTORIAL/SPECIAL AWARDS
Ivan Kadar
Interlink Systems Sciences, Inc., USA
[email protected]
Rochester Institute of Technology,
USA
SPECIAL SESSIONS
Chris Hempel
Naval Undersea Warfare Center, USA
PUBLICATIONS CHAIR
Wayne Blanding
York College of Pennsylvania, USA
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
DiAne Lobbia
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Technical Program Committee
Agate, Craig
Ahrholdt, Malte
Amditis, Angelos
Andler, Sten
Appriou, Alain
Arambel, Pablo
Areta, Javier
Auger, Alain
Bar-Shalom, Yaakov
Basu, Mitra
Benameur, Kaouthar
Benferhat, Salem
Berger, Christian
Besnard, Philippe
Bieker, Tanja
Biermann, Joachim
Bilenne, Olivier
Blair, William
Blanding, Wayne
Blasch, Erik
Blom, Henk
Boers, Yvo
Boström, Henrik
Briers, Mark
Buford, John
Burns, Paul
Capponi, Agostino
Carthel, Craig
Cazzanti, Luca
Cetin, Mujdat
Chan, Moses
Chang, KuoChu
Chang, Shi-Chung
Chen, Huimin
Chong, Chee-Yee
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Clark, Daniel
Coraluppi, Stefano
Costa, Paulo
Costa, Paulo Cesar
Cousins, David
Damarla, Thyagaraju
Dambreville, Frederic
Das, Subrata
Daun, Martina
Davey, Samuel
de Villers, Yves
Debouk, Rami
Dezert, Jean
Dockstader, Shiloh
Dorion, Eric
Drake, Barry
Duan, Zhansheng
Duflos, Emmanuel
Dunham, Darin
Edwards, Mark
Efe, Murat
Ehlers, Frank
Emge, Darren
Erdinc, Ozgur
Evans, Rob
Fletcher, Fiona
Florea, Mihai Cristian
Foster, George
Foucher, Samuel
Fox, Emily
Fränken, Dietrich
Frey, Christian
Frymire, Mark
Gagnon, Langis
Garcia Herrero, Jesus
Gheta, Ioana
Ghosh, Bijoy
Ghoshal, T.K.
Gopalratnam, Girija
Gordon, Neil
Grasso, Raffaele
Gregoire, Eric
Gu, Irene Y. H.
Gupta, Maya
Gustafsson, Fredrik
Hall, David
Han, Chongzhao
Hanebeck, Uwe
Hanselmann, Thomas
Hempel, Christian
Hernandez, Marcel
Hill, Joe
Hinman, Michael
Hintz, Ken
Hong, Lang
Hong, Sun-Mog
Horridge, Paul
Jakobson, Gabriel
Ji, Qiang
Jiang, Xiaoyi
Jilkov, Vesselin
Johansson, Ronnie
Kadar, Ivan
Kaplan, Lance
Kerce, Clayton
Kester, Leon
Kirubarajan, Thia
Technical Program Committee
Koch, Wolfgang
Kokar, Mieczyslaw
Konieczny, Sebastian
Krishnamurthy, Vikram
Kronhamn, Thomas
Krout, David
Kruse, Rudolf
Kuh, Anthony
Kulpa, Krzysztof
Morelande, Mark Richard
Mori, Shozo
Moshiri, Behzad
La Cour, Brian
Lambert, Dale
Laskey, Kathryn
Lavery, John
Le Cadre, Jean-Pierre
Lee, Gordon
Lewis, Lundy
Li, Winston
Liggins, Marty
Lindgren, David
Llinas, James
Lobbia, Robert
Luettgen, Mark
Luginbuhl, Tod
Lynch, Robert
Opitz, Felix
Oshman, Yaakov
Oxenham, Martin
Oxley, Mark
Mahler, Ronald
Mahmood, Asher
Mallick, Mahendra
Marano, Stefano
Martin, Todd
Maskell, Simon
Maupin, Patrick
Melvin, Bill
Mihaylova, Lyudmila
Molina, Jose
Monney, Paul-Andre
Montiel, Ignacio
Nedic, Angelia
Newman, Aaron
Ng, Gee Wah
Nicholson, David
Nikolov, Stavri
Pattipati, Krishna
Petrovic, Vladimir
Piou, Jean E
Ranchin, Thierry
Rao, Nageswara
Ratton, Laurent
Register, Andy
Ristic, Branko
Rogers, Alex
Rogova, Galina
Roy, Jean
Ru, Jifeng
Rutten, Mark
Sadhu, Smita
Sadjadi, Firooz
Salerno, John
Salmond, David
Sander, Jennifer
Santon, Eugene
Scheunert, Ullrich
Schneider, Michael K
Schubert, Johan
Semerdjiev, Tzevtan
Showman, Greg
Smith-Carroll, Amy
Song, Taek-Lyul
Stone, Lawrence
Streit, Roy
Svensson, Per
Sviestins, Egils
Thomä, Reiner
Thorsen, Steven
Tian, Xin
Tian, Zhi
Trailovic, Lidija
Tupin, Florence
Ulmke, Martin
Valin, Pierre
Vanheeghe, Philippe
Varshney, Pramod
Verlinde, Patrick
Viswanathan, Ramanarayanan
Vo, Ba-Ngu
Vo, Ba-Tuong
Wang, Xuezhi
Washburn, Robert
Wieneke, Monika
Willett, Peter
Yang, Ming
Yu, Bin
Zhang, Keshu
Ziemke, Tom
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Plenary Talks
The Real World
Charles Morefield, DARPA
Abstract: The mission of the Information Processing Techniques Office
(IPTO) is to understand the world. From sensing to cognition, IPTO
brings the future of computing to the warfighter. In a world where
complexity and ambiguity reign, IPTO technologies lift the fog of war
and enable timely, accurate decision-making.
Biography: Dr. Charles Morefield is Director of the Information
Processing Techniques Office (IPTO), which spans the information space
from core computer science through applications. His job is to identify
promising new threads of information technology, translating them
into viable DARPA programs. Internally he is focused on IPTO program
managers, helping them develop proposals for new programs,
reviewing existing programs, and attracting and retaining a high quality
program management staff. Externally, he builds relationships with the
academic community, private industry, and government entities than
DARPA to understand emerging needs, initiate programs, and transition
IPTO products to end users. Prior to joining DARPA in 2007, Dr.
Morefield was Vice President of BAE Systems Inc. National Security
Solutions. At BAE he provided leadership for research in command and
control, information fusion, social computing, and information
assurance. His entire career has been spent either performing
advanced research or managing brilliant people He has founded or
served on the board of a number of research companies.Dr. Morefield
holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics & Engineering Sciences from
University of California San Diego. He served for a decade on the US Air
Force Science Advisory Board, and as LT(jg) in the US Navy. He is
entitled to wear the USAF Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
and the Vietnam Service Ribbon.
The Urban Challenge
Chris Urmson, Carnegie Mellon University
Abstract: The Urban Challenge was a robotic vehicle race through a
simulated urban environment. Full size autonomous vehicles were
required to complete a 60 mile course, while independently reasoning
about other autonomous and human driven vehicles. The vehicles were
required to safely handle intersections, multi-lane roads, parking lots
and unusual situations. Teams from around the world attempted the
competition with eleven qualifying for the final challenge. In this talk I
describe the Urban Challenge and Boss, the vehicle that won the
challenge. Boss is a modified Chevy Tahoe that fuses data from many
sensors to interpret the world around it and drive safely. I will highlight
how Boss incorporates radar and lidar data to track moving vehicles
and how this information is used. I will also speculate on the future of
autonomous vehicles and the critical open challenges.
Biography: Chris Urmson is an assistant research professor at Carnegie
Mellon University and a member of the technical staff at Google. He
was the Director of Technology for Tartan Racing at Carnegie Mellon
University, helping the team to win the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.
Chris has also worked as a robotics research scientist with SAIC. Chris
has developed numerous robotic navigation architectures and software
systems currently in use by Carnegie Mellon University, NASA JPL and
NASA Ames. He has made significant contributions to the development
of over a half dozen robots, with an emphasis on software
development and system integration. He earned his PhD in 2005 from
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Carnegie Mellon University and his B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from
the University of Manitoba in 1998. Chris has earned a variety of
corporate and academic awards including being named a Siebel
Scholar, and receiving technology innovation awards from Boeing
Phantom Works and SAIC.
Likelihood Ratio Detection and Tracking
Lawrence Stone, Metron, Inc.
Abstract: Likelihood Ratio Detection and Tracking (LRDT) is an extension
of Bayesian tracking that simultaneously estimates whether a target is
present and its state if present. It is particularly suited to difficult
detection and tracking situations involving low signal-to-noise ratios or
high clutter density. LRDT extends the basic Bayes Markov single target
recursion by adding a null state to represent the possibility of no target
present. By converting to likelihood ratios, one obtains a recursion
which is parallel to the Bayes Markov single target recursion and does
not explicitly retain the null state as a separate state. This allows LRDT
to use un-thresholded or below-threshold sensor responses and to
provide a natural and correct method of incorporating information
from multiple sensors and disparate sensor types. LRDT performs
incoherent integration of sensor responses over time by cumulating
measurement likelihood ratios over possible target paths (tracks).
When the cumulative likelihood ratio exceeds a specified threshold, a
detection is called and a state estimate is extracted. LRDT is a recursive,
Bayesian, Track-Before-Detect (TBD) system that does not require
explicit association of sensor responses to target tracks. This allows
LRDT to consider a vastly larger set of possible target paths than TBD
systems based on multiple-hypothesis tracking or other track-based
techniques. We give examples of the application of LRDT to (1) the
detection of periscopes by surface ship radar, (2) the detection of
submarines by multi-static active sonar, and (3) the automatic
detection and tracking of acoustic sources by passive acoustic arrays.
The similarity of certain forms of the LRDT recursion to those of the
PHD and Multitarget Intensity filters is also discussed. We close by
considering some non-traditional extensions of LRDT beyond classical
detection and tracking such as monitoring the maritime supply chain to
detect suspicious behavior.
Biography: Dr. Stone joined Metron in 1986. He became President and
CEO of Metron in 2004. He is a member of National Academy of
Engineering and a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and
Management Science.In 1975, the Operations Research Society of
America awarded the Lanchester Prize to Dr. Stone's text, Theory of
Optimal Search. He was codirector of the 1979 NATO Advance Research
Institute on Search Theory and Applications in Faro, Portugal, and
coeditor of the conference proceedings, "Search Theory and
Applications." He has published numerous papers in search theory,
taught the subject at the Naval Postgraduate School, and has
participated in many search operations. He has also published papers in
probability theory and optimization. In 1986, he produced the
probability maps used by the Columbus America Discovery Group to
locate the S.S. Central America which sank in 1857, taking millions of
dollars of gold coins and bars to the ocean bottom one and one-half
miles below. He is a coauthor of the 1999 book, Bayesian Multiple
Target Tracking, and continues to work on a number of detection and
tracking systems for the U. S. Navy and Coast Guard. Dr. Stone worked
at Daniel H. Wagner, Associates from 1967 until 1986.
Tutorials—Monday, July 6
Time
8:30-11:30
Stevens
Maneuvering Target Tracking:
Overview and Selected Topics
(Part I)
Portland A
Nonhomogeneous Poisson
Point Processes and Their
Applications
Portland B
Sensor Data Fusion: Methods
and Advanced Applications
(Part I)
X. Rong Li, Vesselin P. Jilkov
Roy Streit
Wolfgang Koch
Maneuvering Target Tracking:
Overview and Selected Topics
(Part II)
Multitarget Tracking and
Multisensor Fusion (Part I)
Sensor Data Fusion: Methods
and Advanced Applications
(Part II)
X. Rong Li, Vesselin P. Jilkov
Yaakov Bar-Shalom
Wolfgang Koch
Implementation and
Application of PHD/CPHD
Multitarget Tracking and
Multisensor Fusion (Part II)
Lunch
12:30-15:30
Coffee
16:00-19:00
Ron Mahler
19:00-20:30
Time
8:30-11:30
Yaakov Bar-Shalom
Ice Breaker Reception
Sensor Scheduling and Radar
Resource Management
Vikram Krishnamurthy
Blewett
Multi-Sensor Data Fusion: An
Overview with Emphasis on
Recent Developments
Discovery A
Computational Approaches to
Situation and Assessment and
Decision Support
Discovery B
Reasoning with Subjective
Logic
H.B. Mitchell
Subrata Das
Audun Josang
Advances and Applications of
DSmt for Information Fusion
Information Retrieval and
Extraction From Fusion
Proceedings
Ontology Based Situation
Awareness and High Level
Fusion: Methods and Tools
Jean Dezert,
Florentin Smarandache
Elzbieta Dura
Mitch Kokar
Information Fusion Systems
Evaluation
Decentralized In Network
Information Processing
Lunch
12:30-15:30
Coffee
16:00-19:00
Erik Blasch
19:00-20:30
Angelia Nedich
Ice Breaker Reception
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Technical Program—Session Overview
Tuesday, July 7
Room
9:00-10:00
10:30-12:10
13:10-14:50
15:20-17:00
Leonesia I
Leonesia III
Princessa I
Plenary Session: The Real World, Charles Morefield, DARPA
Particle Filters and Monte
Target Tracking I
Sensor Management
Carlo Methods I
Particle Filters and Monte
Target Tracking II
UAV Planning
Carlo Methods II
Distributed Fusion I
Target Tracking III
Detection and Tracking
Wednesday, July 8
Room
9:00-10:00
10:30-12:10
13:10-14:50
15:20-17:00
Leonesia I
Leonesia III
Princessa I
Plenary Session: The Urban Challenge, Chris Urmson, Carnegie Mellon University
Fusion Evaluation Over
Distributed Fusion II
Target Tracking IV
Dynamic Data and Intelligent
Targets I
Fusion Evaluation Over
Image Processing/Fusion I
Target Tracking V
Dynamic Data and Intelligent
Targets II
Fusion & Policy Issues and
Image Processing/Fusion II
Intelligent Transportation
Capabilities for Coalition
Operators
Thursday, July 9
Room
9:00-10:00
10:30-12:10
13:10-14:50
15:20-17:00
Leonesia I
Leonesia III
Princessa I
Plenary Session: Likelihood Ratio Detection and Tracking, Lawrence Stone, Metron, Inc.
Methods and Tools for
Automated Support of Model
Nonlinear Filtering I
Multistatic Tracking I
and Context-Based
Information Fusion in
Intelligence
Fusion of Networked Physical
Nonlinear Filtering II
Multistatic Tracking II
Sensor Data for Asymmetric
Urban Operations
Fusion of Hard and Soft
Nonlinear Filtering III
Localization
Information for Asymmetric
Urban Operations
Note: highlighted sessions are special sessions, non-highlighted sessions are regular.
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Technical Program—Session Overview
Tuesday, July 7
Princessa II
Discovery
Portland
Eliza Anderson
Sensor Networks I
Situation Awareness I
Classification I
Ontology-Based
Reasoning
Sensor Networks II
Situation Awareness II
Classification II
Belief Functions, Theory
Sensor Networks III
Situation Awareness III
Anomaly Detection
Discovery
Portland
Wednesday, July 8
Princessa II
Finite Set Statistics
(FISST): Theory and
Applications I
Finite Set Statistics
(FISST): Theory and
Applications II
Color in Image and
Information Fusion
Eliza Anderson
Advances and
Applications of DSmT for
Information Fusion
Hybrid Techniques for
Adaptation of Data
Fusion Systems
Integrating the Human
Analyst into Hybrid
Sensing
Boeing Special Session
Applications I
Discovery
Portland
Eliza Anderson
Applications II
Beyond Classical Bayesian
Estimation Theory
High Level Fusion
Information Fusion in
Socio-Cognitive and
Communication Network
Applications III
Sensor Bias Correction
and Tracking
Feature-Aided Tracking
Tracking Methods
Applications IV
Data Fusion on Networks
Extended Object and
Group Tracking I
Extended Object and
Group Tracking II
Thursday, July 9
Princessa II
Data Association
Command and Control
through Sensor
Management and Picture
Compilation
Note: highlighted sessions are special sessions, non-highlighted sessions are regular.
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Technical Program—Tuesday AM
Time
10:30-12:10
Leonesia I
Particle Filters and Monte Carlo
Methods I
Leonesia III
Target Tracking I
Pricessa I
Sensor Management
Yaakov Bar-Shalom
Vikram Krishnamurthy
Acoustic Inversion with Self Noise of an
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to
Measure Sound Speed in Marine
Sediments
Vincent van Leijen
Monaural Sound-Source-Direction
Estimation Using the Acoustic Transfer
Function of an Active Microphone
Ryoichi Takashima
Computing Maximal Track Clusters for
Sensor Resource Management
Michael Schneider
Yvo Boers
10:30
Rao-Blackwellised Variable Rate Particle
Filters
Mark Morelande
10:50
Particle Filtering and Data Association
Using Attribute Data
Mats Ekman
11:10
Road Target Tracking with an
Approximative Rao-Blackwellized
Particle Filter
Per Skoglar
11:30
Wasserstein Distance for the Fusion of
Multisensor Multitarget Particle Filter
Clouds
Daniel Danu
11:50
Point Estimation for Jump Markov
Systems: Various MAP Estimators
Yvo Boers
14
Toward Efficient Quality of Information
Estimation in Simultaneous Acoustic
Tracking and Classification of Multiple
Targets
Thyagaraju Damarla
Target Tracking in Multi-Static Active
Sonar Systems Using Dynamic
Programming and Hough Transform
Mohammad Eljaber
Feature-Aided Localization of Ground
Vehicles Using Passive Acoustic Sensor
Arrays
Vishal Ravindra
Geometric Factors in Target Positioning
and Tracking
Chun Yang
Integrating Distributed Bayesian
Inference and Reinforcement Learning
for Sensor Management
Corrado Grappiolo
Distributed Greedy Sensor Scheduling
for Model-Based Reconstruction of
Space-Time Continuous Physical
Phenomena
Marco Huber
Upper Bounds for the Sensor Subset
Selection Problem
Farhad Ghassemi
Technical Program—Tuesday AM
Pricessa II
Sensor Networks I
Discovery
Situation Awareness I
Portland
Classification I
Eliza Anderson
Ontology-Based Reasoning
Angelia Nedich
Johan Schubert
Pramod Varshney
Mieczyslaw Kokar
Real-Time Common Awareness in
Communication Constrained
Sensor Systems
Eelke van Foeken
Analytic Network Process for
Model Elicitation in NationBuilding Simulations
Ying Zhang
Multi-View Fusion Based on Belief
Functions for Seabed Recognition
Hicham Laanaya
Acoustic Vehicle Classification by
Fusing with Semantic Annotation
Baofeng Guo
Cooperative Relative Localization
Using Vehicle-to-Vehicle
Communications
Eric Richter
Evaluation Methods for
Distributed Multi-Platform
Systems in Electronic Warfare and
Information-Warfare Related
Missions
Kedar Sambhoos
Evaluation of a Workshop to
Capture Knowledge from Subject
Matter Experts in Maritime
Surveillance
Joeri van Laere
Situation Assessment for a
Centralized Intelligence Fusion
Framework for Emergency
Services
Dafni Stampouli
Threat Assessment Using ContextBased Tracking in a Maritime
Environment
Jemin George
GMTI and IMINT Data Fusion for
Multiple Target Tracking and
Classification
Benjamin Pannetier
Towards the Formal
Representation of Temporal
Aspects of Enemy/Threat Courses
of Action
Christopher Matheus
Maximizing expected Gain in
Supervised Discrete Bayesian
Classification When Fusing Binary
Valued Features
Robert Lynch
Fusion Technologies for Radar
Target Classification Using
Dempster-Shafer Rules in Littoral
Guy Kouemou
A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to
High Level Fusion in Predictive
Situational Awareness
Paulo Costa
Fusing Similarities and Euclidean
Features with Generative
Classifiers
Luca Cazzanti
Information Evaluation in Fusion
Using Information Correlation
Vincent Nimier
Data Fusion Techniques for Auto
Calibration in Wireless Sensor
Networks
Maen Takruri
Multi-Hop Greedy Gossip with
Eavesdropping
Deniz Ustebay
Distributed Consensus Over
Network with Noisy Links
Behrouz Touri
Process Refinement Using
Biosensor Location Problem
Kedar Sambhoos
15
Technical Program—Tuesday PM
Time
13:10-14:50
Leonesia I
Particle Filters and Monte Carlo
Methods II
Leonesia III
Target Tracking II
Pricessa I
UAV Planning
Ba-Ngu Vo
X. Rong Li
A GOOGLE-Earth Based Test Bed for
Structural Image-Based UAV Navigation
Eckart Michaelsen
Tracking with UAV Using Tangent-PlusLyapunov Vector Field Guidance
Hongda Chen
Mark Morelande
13:10
Gaussian Mixtures Proposal Density in
Particle Filter for Track-Before-Detect
Ondrej Straka
13:30
Particle Based MAP State Estimation: A
Comparison
Saikat Saha
13:50
Contour Extraction from Ultrasound
Images Viewed as a Tracking Problem
Donka Angelova
Performance Evaluation of MHT and
GM-CPHD in a Ground Target Tracking
Scenario
Daniel Svensson
PHD Intensity Filtering Is One Step of a
MAP Estimation Algorithm for Positron
Emission Tomography
Roy Streit
Multitarget Tracking Algorithm—Joint
IPDA and Gaussian Mixture PHD Filter
Rajib Chakravorty
14:10
Joint Data Association Using Importance
Sampling
Mark Morelande
Combining PMHT with Classifications to
Perform SLAM
Brian Cheung
Co-Evolutionary Information Gathering
for a Cooperative Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle Team
Jean Berger
Decentralized Geolocation and Optimal
Path Planning Using Limited UAVs
Sean Semper
A Look at the PMHT
David Crouse
14:30
15:20-17:00
Distributed Fusion I
KuoChu Chang
Thia Kirubarajan
Peter Willett
15:20
Exact Algorithms for Four Track-To-Track
Fusion Configurations: All You Wanted
to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
Xin Tian
Gaussian Filtering Using State
Decomposition Methods
Frederik Beutler
Track-Before-Detect for Sensors with
Complex Measurements
Samuel Davey
15:40
Decentralized Data Fusion: A Graphical
Model Approach
Alexei Makarenko
Extension of the Sliced Gaussian Mixture
Filter with Application to Cooperative
Passive Target Tracking
Julian Hoerst
Non-Parametric Laser and Video Data
Fusion: Application to Pedestrian
Detection in Urban Environment
Samuel Gidel
16:00
Generalized Chernoff Fusion
Approximation for Practical Distributed
Data Fusion
William Farrell
Multitarget Tracking Using the Joint
Multitrack Probability Density
Angel Garcia-Fernandez
Improved SPRT Detection Using
Localization with Application to
Radiation Sources
Nageswara Rao
16:20
Optimal Distributed Estimation Fusion
with Compressed Data
Zhansheng Duan
A Scalable Method of Tracking Targets
with Dependent Distributions
Paul Horridge
Sequential Bayesian Estimation of the
Probability of Detection for Tracking
Kevin Jamieson
16:40
A Fast and Fault-Tolerant Convex
Combination Fusion Algorithm under
Unknown Cross-Correlation
Yimin Wang
Searching for, Initiating and Tracking
Multiple Targets Using Existence
Probabilities
Paul Horridge
Adaptive Target Tracking for Wideband
Sources in Near Field
Lena Chang
16
Target Tracking III
Detection and Tracking
Technical Program—Tuesday PM
Pricessa II
Sensor Networks II
Discovery
Situation Awareness II
Portland
Classification II
Eliza Anderson
Belief Functions, Theory
Nageswara Rao
Kathryn Laskey
Maya Gupta
Arnaud Martin
A Decentralized Gauss-Seidel
Approach for In-Network Sparse
Signal Recovery
Qing Ling
Average-Consensus with Switched
Markovian Network Links
Kevin Topley
Joint Threat Assessment with
Asset Profiling and Entity Bayes
Net
Timo Lampinen
System Prediction Combining
State Estimation with an
Evidential Influence Diagram
Johan Schubert
Signature-Based Activity Detection
Based on Bayesian Networks
Acquired from Expert Knowledge
Farzad Fooladvandi
Fusion of Dimensionality
Reduction Methods: A Case Study
in Microarray Classification
Sampath Deegalla
The ROC Manifold of Fused
Independent Classification
Systems
Mark Oxley
Fusing Similarities and Kernels for
Classification
Yihua Chen
Embedded Realtime Feature
Fusion Based on ANN, SVM, and
NBC
Andreas Starzacher
Bi-Target Tracking within a Binary
Sensor Network
Adrien Ickowicz
Intention Recognition for PartialOrder Plans Using Dynamic
Bayesian Networks
Peter Krauthausen
Incremental Graph Matching for
Situation Awareness
Adam Stotz
Belief Assignment on compound
Hypotheses within the Framework
of the Transferable Belief Model
Alexandre Veremme
A State Estimation Method for
Multiple Model Systems Using
Belief Function Theory
Ghalia Nassreddine
Theory of Belief Functions for
Information Combination and
Update in Search and Rescue
Operations
Pierre-Emmanuel Dore
Dempster-Shafer Theory:
Combination of Information Using
Contextual Knowledge
Mihai Florea
Reliability and Combination Rule
in the Theory of Belief Functions
Arnaud Martin
Sensor Networks III
Situation Awareness III
Anomaly Detection
Estimation of Crowd Behavior
Using Sensor Networks and
Sensor Fusion
Maria Andersson
Shooter Localization in Wireless
Sensor Networks
David Lindgren
Mujdat Cetin
Gabriel Jakobson
Vesselin Jilkov
Dynamic Clustering and Belief
Propagation for Distributed
Inference in Random Sensor
Networks with Deficient Links
El Hadji Amadou Gning
Cooperative Training for
Attribute-Distributed Data: TradeOff between Data Transmission
and Performance
Haipeng Zheng
Dynamic Coalition Formation for
Efficient Sleep Time Allocation in
Wireless Sensor Networks Using
Cooperative Game Theory
Omid Namvar Gharehshiran
Fusing Spatially and Temporally
Separated Single-Point Turbulent
Plasma Flow Measurements into
Two-Dimensional Time-Resolved
Visualizations
Robert Lobbia
A Maximum Likelihood Approach
to Joint Registration, Association
and Fusion for Multi-Sensor MultiTarget Tracking
Siyue Chen
An Ensemble Approach for
Increased Anomaly Detection
Performance in Video Surveillance
Data
Christoffer Brax
Decision Based Uncertainty
Propagation Using Adaptive
Gaussian Mixtures
Gabriel Terejanu
Fault Detection for Systems with
Multiple Modes and Similar
Units—Part I
Anwer Bashi
Uncertainty Propagation in PuffBased Dispersion Models Using
Polynomial Chaos
Umamaheswara Konda
Solving Disagreements in a MultiAgent System Performing
Situation Assessment
Guiseppe Settembre
Context-Sensitive Data Fusion
Using Structural Equation
Modeling
Alan Steinberg
Fault Detection for Systems with
Multiple Unknown Modes and
Similar Units—Part II: Application
to HVAC
Anwer Bashi
Real World Implementation of
Belief Function Theory to Detect
Dislocation of Materials in
Construction
Saiedeh Razavi
Anomaly Detection in Sea
Traffic—A comparison of the
Gaussian Mixture Model and the
Kernel Density Estimator
Rikard Laxhammar
15:00-17:40
Panel Discussion
Issues and Challenges in
Higher Level Fusion:
Threat/Impact Assessment
Panelists:
Ivan Kadar
Moises Sudit
Alan Steinberg
Jean Roy
Gary Toth
John Salerno
Information Fusion Based Decision
Support Via Hidden Markov
Models and Time Series Anomaly
Detection
Jonathan Barker
17
Technical Program—Wednesday AM
Time
10:30-12:10
Leonesia I
Distributed Fusion II
Leonesia III
Target Tracking IV
Shozo Mori
Roy Streit
Pricessa I
Fusion Evaluation Over Dynamic
Data and Intelligent Targets I
Erik Blasch
Genshe Chen
10:30
10:50
11:10
11:30
11:50
18
Estimation of the Degree of Independent
Information in Distributed Data Fusion
Systems
Simon Julier
Distributed Estimation with Data
Association: Is the Nearest Neighbor the
Most Informative?
Paolo Braca
Performance Evaluation of Decentralized
Estimation Systems with Uncertain
Communication
Andrew Gelfand
Unifying Bayesian Networks and IMM
Filtering for Improved Multiple Model
Estimation
Robin Schubert
Suboptimal JPDA for Tracking in the
Presence of Clutter and Missed
Detections
Edson Hiroshi
An Efficient Message Passing Algorithm
for Multi-Target Tracking
Zhexu Chen
Performance-Driven Resource
Management in Layered Sensing
Chun Yang
Impact of HRR Radar Processing on
Moving Target Identification
Performance
Bart Kahler
Challenges for IF Performance
Evaluation in Practice
Joeri van Laere
Towards the Understanding of
Information Dynamics in Large-Scale
Networked Systems
Robin Glinton
Distributed Target Tracking with
Propagation Delayed Measurements
Umut Orguner
A Tree Search Approach to Target
Tracking in Clutter
Jill Nelson
Information Theoretic Measures for
Performance Evaluation and Comparison
Huimin Chen
An Alternative Derivation of a Bayes
Tracking Filter Based on Finite Mixture
Models
Weifeng Liu
Approaches to Validation of Information
Fusion Systems
Alexander Kott
Technical Program—Wednesday AM
Pricessa II
Finite Set Statistics (FISST):
Theory and Applications I
Discovery
Data Fusion on Networks
Lawrence Stone
Portland
Hybrid Techniques for
Adaptation of Data Fusion
Systems
Ronald Mahler
Jesus Garcia Herrero
Jose Molina
Eliza Anderson
Extended Object and Group
Tracking I
Uwe Hanebeck
Marcus Baum
Bayesian Multi-Object Estimation
from Image Observations
Ba-Ngu Vo
Group Tracking on Dynamic
Networks
Jim Ferry
Organization Based System for
Oceanographic Monitoring
Aitor Mata
Model-Based Integrated HRR
Object Tracking and Classification
Angie Fasoula
Forward-Backward Sequential
Monte Carlo Smoothing for Joint
Target Detection and Tracking
Daniel Clark
Convoy Detection Processing by
Using the Hybrid Algorithm
(GMCPHD/VS-IMMC-MHT) and
Dynamic Bayesian Networks
Evangeline Pollard
PHD Filters for Nonstandard
Targets I: Extended Targets
Ronald Mahler
Non-Classical Markov Logic and
Network Analysis
Ralph Wojtowicz
Likelihood-Based Optimization of
Threat Operation Timeline
Estimation
Greg Godfrey
Agent/Source Characterization for
Exploitation of Human-Generated
Intelligence
Alan Steinberg
Hybrid Neuro-Bayesian Spatial
Contextual Reasoning for Scene
Content Understanding
Denis Garagic
Robust Kernel-Based Object
Tracking with Multiple Kernel
Centers
Shuo Zhang
Using Lateral Length
Measurements in GMTI Convoy
Tracking
Michael Mertens
Detection Theory on Random
Graphs
Tim Mifflin
Ovamah: Multiagent-Based
Adaptive Virtual Organizations
Sara Rodriguez
Distributed Terrain Estimation
Using a Mixture-Model Based
Algorithm
Jonathan Schoenberg
Agent-Based Simulation Fusion for
Improved Decision Making for
Service Operations
Per Hilletofth
Advances on Tracking of Extended
Objects and Group Targets Using
Random Matricies
Michael Feldmann
Hybrid Cramer-Rao Lower Bound
on Tracking Ground Moving
Extended Target
Linfeng Xu
PHD Filters for Nonstandard
Targets II: Unresolved Targets
Ronald Mahler
19
Technical Program—Wednesday PM
Time
13:10-14:50
Leonesia I
Image Processing/Fusion I
Leonesia III
Target Tracking V
Pricessa I
Fusion Evaluation Over Dynamic
Data and Intelligent Targets II
Alexander Toet
Wolfgang Koch
Erik Blasch
Genshe Chen
13:10
Total Variation Regularization-Based
Pixel Level Image Fusion
Mrityunjay Kumar
Maximum Likelihood Approach to HF
Radar Performance Characterization
Craig Carthel
A Performance Evaluation Tool for
Multi-Sensor Classification Systems
Rommel Carvalho
13:30
Automatic Optical and IR Image Fusion
for Plant Water Stress Analysis
Weiping Yang
Sensor Attack Avoidance: Linear
Quadratic Game Approach
Dongxu Li
13:50
Multi-Scale Fusion Algorithm
Comparisons: Pyramid, DWT and
Iterative DWT
Yufeng Zheng
Performance Analysis of Data Fusion for
Ground Target Tracking Using GSM
Networks
Miao Zhang
A New Performance Metric for Search
and Track Missions
X. Rong Li
14:10
Animated Movie Activity
Characterization by Image and Text
Information Fusion
Gregory Pais
A New Performance Metric for Search
and Track Missions 2: Design and
Application to UAV Search
Ryan Pitre
Track-Centric Metrics for Track Fusion
Systems
Robert Canavan
14:30
Diffuse Prior Monotonic Likelihood Ratio
Test for Evaluation of Fused Image
Quality Metrics
Chuanming Wei
Information Analysis in Passive Radar
Networks for Target Tracking
Gokhan Soysal
A Geometric Feature-Aided Game
Theoretic Approach to Sensor
Management
Xiaokun Li
15:20-17:00
Image Processing/Fusion II
Intelligent Transportation
Henry Leung
Lyudmila Mihaylova
Fusion & Policy Issues and
Capabilities for Coalition
Operations
Tien Pham, Lance Kaplan
15:20
MutanT: A Modular and Generic Tool for
Multi-Sensor Data Processing
Simon Hawe
15:40
Noise Reduction for Tiny Contours in
Image Sequence
Zhai Ming
Freeway Travel Time Forecast Using
Artificial Neural Networks with Cluster
Method
Ying Lee
Multi Sensor Mapping of Rail Networks
Stefan Hensel
Building Principles for a Quality of
Information Specification for Sensor
Information
David Thornley
An End to End Life Cycle for ISR in
Coalition Networks
Gregory Cirincione
16:00
Sonar Image Registration Based on
Conflict from Belief Function Theory
Cedric Rominger
Technologies for Federation and
Interoperation of Coalition Networks
Seraphin Calo
16:20
An EM-CI Based Approach to Fusion of IR
and Visual Images
Siyue Chen
Integrated Probabilistic Approach to
Environmental Perception with SelfDiagnosis Capability for Advanced Driver
Assistance Systems
Jiri Jerhot
Syntactic Inference for Highway Traffic
Analysis
Alex Wang
16:40
20
Multi-Hypothesis Based Map-Matching
Algorithm for Precise Train Positioning
Katrin Gerlach
Modeling ATR Processes to Predict Their
Performance by Using Invariance,
Robustness and Self-Refusal Approach
Boris Kovalerchuk
A Dynamic Infrastructure for
Interconnecting Disparate ISR/ISTAR
Assets (the ITA Sensor Fabric)
Flavio Bergamaschi
Foundations for System Implementation
a Centralized Intelligence Fusion
Framework for Emergency Services
Daniel Vincen
Technical Program—Wednesday PM
Pricessa II
Finite Set Statistics
(FISST): Theory and
Applications II
Discovery
Advances and Applications of
DSmT for Information Fusion
Portland
Integrating the Human
Analyst into Hybrid Sensing
Eliza Anderson
Extended Object and
Group Tracking II
Jean Dezert
Florentin Smarandache
David Hall
Joeri van Laere
Uwe Haneback
Marcus Baum
Refined Labels for Qualitative
Information Fusion in DecisionMaking Support System
Florentin Smarandache
DSm Theory for Fusing Highly
Conflicting ESM Reports
Pierre Valin
Monitoring of Reliability in Bayesian
Identification
Max Krueger
Tracking of Multiple
Containment Clouds
Francois Septier
Using Humans as Sensor in Robotic
Search
Michael Lewis
An Application of DSmT in OntologyBased Fusion Systems
Ksawery Krenc
A Cyber Infrastructure for
Evaluating the Performance of
Human Centered Fusion
David Hall
Extended Object Tracking
Based on Combined Settheoretic and Stochastic Fusion
Marcus Baum
Permutation Invariance in
Bayesian Estimation of Two
Targets that Maneuver in anf
Out Formation Flight
Henk Blom
Set JPDA Algorithm for Tracking
Unordered Sets of Targets
Lennart Svensson
Modeling Evidence Fusion Rules by
Means of Referee Functions
Frederic Dambreville
Comparative Performance
Evaluation of GM-PHD Filter in
Clutter
Radford Juang
Evidence Based Evaluation Method
for Grid Based Environmental
Represnetation
Baerbel Grabe
Incorporating the Human Analyst
into the Dat Fusion Process by
Modeling Situation Awareness
Using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps
Rashaad Jones
Implication of Culture: User Roles in
Information Fusion for Enhanced
Situational Understanding
Erik Blasch
Color in Image and
Information Fusion
Alexander Toet
Stavri Nicolov
Boeing Special Session
Applications I
Evaluation of Image Fusion
Methods
Sascha Klonus
Boeing Fusion Performance Analysis
(FPA) Tool
Paul Jackson
Towards an Optimal Color
Representation for Multiband
Nightvision Systems
Alexander Toet
A Convex Formulation for Color
Image Segmentation in the
Context of Passive Emitter
Localization
Marek Schikora
Evaluation of a color Fused DualBand NVG
Maarten Hogervorst
CMAP: A Flexible and Efficient
Framework for Constraint-Based
Mining of Activity Patterns
Changzhou Wang
Dynamic Resource Allocation and
Management for Level 4 Fusion
Thomas Bradley
Ronald Mahler
Multitarget Tracking Via Joint
PHD Filtering and Multiscan
Association
Papi Francesco
GM-PHD Filters for Multi-Object
Tracking in Uncalibrated Aerial
Videos
Evangeline Pollard
The Gaussian Mixture MCMC
Particle Algorithm for Dynamic
Cluster Tracking
Avishy Carmi
Fused EO/IR Detection &
Tracking of Surface Targets:
Flight Demonstrations
Allen Waxman
Steven Lien
Changzhou Wang
Boeing Phantom Works Fusion
Architecture: A Flexible Approach for
Multiple Projects and Domains
Jeffrey King
Characterizing the Tradeoffs
between Different Sensor Allocation
and Management Alorgithms
Zack Thunemann
14:20-17:00
Panel Discussion
Chee-Yee Chong
Dat Fusion Techniques Applied to
Scenarios Including ADS-B and
Radar Sensors for Air Traffic Control
Julio Lana Roldao da Silva
Fusion for Modeling Wake Effects
on Wind Turbines
Yanjun Yan
Unsupervised Learning and Fusion
for Failure Detection in Wind
Turbines
Xiang Ye
Fusing Correlated Data from
Multiple Classifiers for Improved
Biometric Verification
Nisha Srinivas
Simultaneous Estimation of Vehicle
Dynamics and Lane Features for
Road Safety Applications
Hendrik Weigel
Directions for HigherLevel Fusion Research:
Needs and Capabilities
Panelists/Presenters:
Gary Toth
Mitch Kokar
Marty Liggins
Gerald Powell
John Salerno
Mica Endsley
Avi Pfeffer
Craig Knoblock
21
Technical Program—Thursday AM
Time
10:30-12:10
Leonesia I
Nonlinear Filtering I
Leonesia III
Multistatic Tracking I
Subhash Challa
David Krout
Pricessa I
Methods and Tools for
Automated Support of Model
and Context-Based Information
Fusion in Intelligence
Joachim Biermann
John Lavery
Optimal Robust Hinfinity Fusion Filters
for Time-Delayed Systems with Multiple
Saturation Nonlinear Sensors
Meiqin Liu
Conditional Posterior Cramer-Rao Lower
Bounds for Nonlinear Recursive Filtering
Long Zuo
Multi-Stage Data Fusion and the MSTWG
TNO Datasets
Stefano Coraluppi
11:10
Gaussian Mixture Reduction Via
Clustering
Dennis Schieferdecker
11:30
A Multiresolution Approach for
Modeling of Diffusion Phenomenon
Reza Madankan
SPECSweb Multistatic Tracking on a
Truth-Blind Simulated Scenario of the
MSTWG
Douglas Grimmett
Specular-Cued Multistatic Sonar Racking
on the SEABAR ’07 Dataset
Douglas Grimmett
10:30
10:50
11:50
22
An Assessment of Hierarchical Data
Fusion Using SEABAR ’07 Data
Thomas Lang
Use of Prior Information in Active Sonar
Tracking
Jason Aughenbaugh
Automated Support for Intelligence in
Asymmetric Operations: Requirements
and Experimental Results
Joachim Biermann
Model Based Fusion and Services
Automation Support
Mark Thomas
The FOI C4ISR Demonstration 2008
Maria Andersson
How Certain Is Certain? Evaluation of
Uncertainty in the Fusion of Information
Derived from Diverse Sources
Kellyn Rein
Structuring Relations for Fusion in
Intelligence
Giovanni Ferrin
Technical Program—Thursday AM
Pricessa II
Data Association
Jim Ferry
Discovery
Command and Control
through Sensor
Management and Picture
Compilation
Portland
Application II
Eliza Anderson
Beyond Classical Bayesian
Estimation Theory
William Blair
Uwe Hanebeck
Vesa Klumpp
Fok Bolderheij
Vincent van Leijen
Improvement in Track-To-Track
Association from Using an
Adaptive Threshold
Lawrence Stone
Track Association and Fusion
Using Janossy Measure Density
Functions
Shozo Mori
Exact Bias Removal for the TrackTo-Track Association Problem
Jim Ferry
Target Tracking in Multipath
Environments—An Algorithm
Inspired by Data Association
Thuraiappah Sathyan
A Robust Method for Computing
Truth-To-Track Assignments
Mark Silbert
Applying the PCR6 Rule of
Combination in Real Time
Classification Systems
Krispijn Scholte
Unification of Radar and Sonar
Coverage Modeling
Vincent van Keijen
Heirarchical Information Fusion
for Human Upper Limb Motion
Capture
Zhiqiang Zhang
On Multi-Robot Map Fusion by
Inter-Robot Observations
Lars Andersson
Colour As an Attribute for
Automated Detection in Maritime
Environments
Tanja van Valkenburg-van Haarst
Performance-Based Sensor
Selection for Optimal Target
Tracking
Umesh Ramdaras
Multi-Sensor Fault Recovery in the
Presence of Known and Unknown
Fault Types
Steven Reece
Exploiting Human Steering Models
for Path Prediction
Bulent Tastan
Optimal Video Camera Network
Deployment to Support Security
Monitoring
Benoit Debaque
Reliable Hidden Markov Model
Filtering Through Coherent Lower
Provisions
Alessio Benavoli
State Estimation with Sets of
Densities Considering Stochastic
and Systematic Errors
Benjamin Noack
Bayesian Estimation with
Uncertain Parameters of
Probability Density Functions
Vesa Klumpp
Multiple Model Tracking by
Imprecise Markov Trees
Alessandro Antonucci
Evaluting the Bayesian CramerRao Bound for Multiple Model
Filtering
Lennart Svensson
23
Technical Program—Thursday PM
Time
13:10-14:50
Leonesia I
Nonlinear Filtering II
Leonesia III
Multistatic Tracking II
Tarunraj Singh
David Krout
Pricessa I
Fusion of Networked Physical
Sensor Data for Asymmetric,
Urban Operations
13:10
Improving Self-Alignment of Strapdown
INS Using Measurement Augmentation
Arunasish Acharya
Bayesian Passive Sonar Tracking in the
Presence of Known Interferers
Bryan Yocom
Acoustic Source Localization and
Discrimination in Urban Environments
Manish Kushwaha
13:30
A Comparison of Several Filters for
Maneuvering Targets
Peter Abeles
13:50
Two-Stage Tracking Algorithm for
Passive Radar
Mateusz Malanowski
Performance Analysis of the Probabilistic
Multi-Hypothesis Tracking Algorithm on
the SEABAR Data Sets
Christian Hempel
Multiframe Assignment Tracker for
MSTWG Data
Ratnasingham Tharmarasa
14:10
An Algorithm for Multitarget Tracking
with Multiple Asynchronous BearingsOnly Sensors
Thuraiappah Sathyan
Distributed Compression and Fusion of
Nonnegative Sparse Signals for MultipleView Object Recognition
Allen Yang
Closed-Form Performance for Location
Estimation Based on Fused Data in a
Sensor Network
Ruixin Niu
Learning Dimensionality-reduced
Classifiers for Information Fusion
Kush Varshney
John Lavery
PDAFAI vs. PDAFAIwTS: TNO Blind
Dataset and SEABAR ‘07
David Krout
GM-CPHD and MLPDA Applied to the
SEABAR07 and TNO-Blind Multi-Static
Sonar Data
Ramona Georgescu
Soft Data Analysis within a Decision
Support System
Claire Laudy
Nonlinear Filtering III
Localization
Simon Julier
Huimin Chen
Fusion of Hard and Soft
Information for Asymmetric,
Urban Operations
John Lavery, James Llinas
15:20
Leg-By-Leg Bearings-Only TMA without
Observer Maneuver
Claude Jauffret
Continuous Mapping for Road Map
Assisted Localization
Carsten Hasberg
Lessons Learned in the Creation of a
Data Set for Hard/Soft Information
Fusion
Marco Pravia
15:40
Nonlinear Fusion of Multi-Dimensional
Densities in Joint State Space
Vesa Klumpp
Information Fusion for Indoor
Localisation
Pierre Blanchart
16:00
Tracking of Targets with State
Dependent Measurement Errors Using
Recursive BLUE Filters
Morten Stakkeland
On-Road Target Tracking Using Radar
and Image Sensor Based Measurements
Yangsheng Chen
A Dempster-Shafer theoretic Conditional
Approach to Evidence Updating for
Fusion of Hard and Soft Data
Kamal Premaratne
Aggregation Gisting
Stanley Young
14:30
15:20-17:00
16:20
16:40
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Reducing Multipath Effects in Vehicle
Localization by Fusing GPS with Machine
Vision
Andrew Rae
Multistatic Tracking Using Bistatic
Range-Range Rate Measurements
Ali Bozdogan
Ontological Respresentation of Context
Knowledge for Visual Data Fusion
Juan Gomez-Romero
Estimation of Adversarial Social
Networks by Fusion of Information from
a Wide Range of Sources
John Josephson
Technical Program—Thursday PM
Pricessa II
High Level Fusion
Pierre Valin
Discovery
Information Fusion in SocioCognitive and
Communications Networks
Portland
Application III
Eliza Anderson
Sensor Bias Correction
and Tracking
Robert Lynch
Henk Blom
Reza Ghanadan, John Baras
Mixed Initiative Soft Data Fusion
Associate
Peter Gerken
Trust Management for Distributed
Decision Fusion in Sensor Networks
Kyle Guan
Fuzzy Estimation and Segmentation
for Laser Range Scans
Stephan Reuter
An Information Fusion
Framework for Threat
Assessment
Justin Beaver
Fission of Opinions in Subjective
Logic
Audun Josang
Performance Improvements in
Distributed Estimation and Fusion
Induced by a Trusted Core
Kiran Somasundaram
A Composite Trust Model and Its
Application to Collaborative
Distributed Information Fusion
Ion Matei
Model Based Integration and
Experimentation of Information
Fusion and C2 Systems
Sandeep Neema
Recurrent Lobes Reduction of
Stepped-Frequency LFM Pulse Train
Using Ambiguity Function
Yunxia Bao
Fusion of Doppler Radar and Video
Information for Automated Traffic
Surveillance
Arunesh Roy
Two Laser Scanners Raw Sensory
Data Fusion for Object Tracking
Using Inter-Rays Uncertainty and a
Fixed Size Assumption
Pawel Kmiotek
Toward Unsupervised
Classification of Non-Uniform
Cyber Attack Tracks
Haitao Du
Track-To-Track Association and
Ambiguity Management in the
Presence of Sensor Bias
Dimitri Papageorgiou
Bias Estimation for Evaluaton
of ATC Surveillance Systems
Juan Besada
Bias Correction Using
Background Stars for SpacedBased IR Tracking
Thomas Clemons
Belief Modeling for Maritime
Surveillance
Aaron Hunter
Sensor Localization Using
Nonparametric Generalized Belief
Propagation in Network with Loops
Vladimir Savic
Feature-Aided Tracking
Tracking Methods
Applications IV
Craig Carthel
Stefano Coraluppi
Mallick Mahendra
14:20-17:00
Target Tracking in Heavy-Tailed
Clutter Using Amplitude
Information
Edmund Brekke
Best Linear Unbiased State
Estimation with Noisy and Noise-Free
Measurements
Zhansheng Duan
Panel Discussion
Flexible ID Association-Based
Tracking Algorithm
Abhijit Sinha
On Accumulated State Densities with
Applications to Out-Of-Sequence
Measurement Processing
Wolfgang Koch
Exact Update Formulae for
Distributed Kalman Filtering and
Retrodiction at Arbitrary
Communication Rates
Wolfgang Koch
The Optimal Searcher Path Problem
with a Visibility Criterion in Discrete
Time and Space
Michael Morin
The Track Repulsion Effect in
Automatic Tracking
Stefano Coraluppi
Algorithms and Performance
Bounds for Chemical Identification
under a Poisson Model for Raman
Spectroscopy
Ryan Palkki
Comparison of Ranan Spectra
Estimation Algorithms
Mahendra Mallick
Meta Level Tracking with
Multimode Space-Time Adaptive
Processing of GMTI Data
Alex Wang
Efficient Multiple Hypothesis
Tracking by Track Segment
Graph
Chee-Yee Chong
Performance of PDAF-Based
tracking Methods in HeavyTailed Clutter
Edmund Brekke
Radiation Field Estimation Using a
Gaussian Mizture
Mark Morelande
A Coalition Approach to
Higher-Level Fusion
Panelists:
Dale Lambert
Michael Hinman
Éloi Bossé
Clinton Blackman
Biometric Liveness Detection Based
on Cross Modal Fusion
Girija Chetty
Evidence Based Analysis of Internal
Conflicts Caused by Disparity
Inaccuracy
Thorsten Ike
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Social Program
Ice Breaker Reception
Monday July 6, 19:00-20:30, Grand Hyatt Seattle
Welcome Reception
Tuesday July 7, Starting at 18:30, Museum of Flight, Seattle
Buses will depart from the Grand Hyatt to transport participants starting about 17:00
Conference Banquet
Wednesday July 8, Starting at 18:00, Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Tour #1 Tuesday, July 7, Starting at 9:30AM
TAKE THE MONORAIL TO SEATTLE CENTER
The Seattle Center Monorail is the nation's first full-scale commercial monorail system which provides a fun,
quick and convenient link from downtown Seattle to Seattle Center. The Seattle Center Monorail is a favorite
part of the Seattle skyline and the Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, the
Experience Music Project and a host of theatrical and cultural experiences.
RIDE THE DUCKS
Amphibious World War II vehicles will show you Seattle from both land and
water. You'll see downtown Seattle, Pike Place Market and historic Pioneer
Square, then, SPLASH into the water for a party on wheels that floats!! 1 1/2
hour ride.
LUNCH AT THE CENTERS FOOD COURT, THEN GET THE VIEW FROM UP IN THE
SPACE NEEDLE.
A visit to Seattle just isn't complete without a trip to the Space Needle. Journey
skyward for amazing views and an experience you'll never forget. At a height of
605', the Space Needle boasts fabulous 360 degree views that include Mt.
Rainier, Puget Sound, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, the beautiful city of
Seattle and beyond. Afterwards, explore the Center and return in the monorail.
Cost: $45 Monorail, Duck tour, and Space Needle fees included, cost of lunch not included
Tour # 2 Wednesday, July 8, 9:30am to 4 pm
TOUR OF SEATTLE'S FAMOUS PIKE PLACE MARKET AND LUNCH AT ONE OF
SEATTLES FAMOUS RESTAURANTS. THEN EXPLORE THE MARKET ON YOUR
OWN OR TAKE THE ELEVATOR DOWN TO SEATTLE'S WATERFRONT.
Seattleites most popular place to take visitors is a high energy bazaar offering
regional produce and seafood, seasonal flowers and worldwide crafts. It’s here
where fish fly and colorful entertainers meets the eye. The three-level market
offers spectacular views of the Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains.
Cost: $45, including lunch.
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Social Program
Tour #3 Thursday, July 9, Starting at 9:30AM
WINERY AND BREWERY TOURS AND TASTING, LUNCH
1. Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, Washington state’s oldest and most
acclaimed winery features award-winning wines and an unparalleled tasting
experience at our historic chateau and grounds near Seattle.
2. Red Hook Ale Brewery, Woodinville WA, Redhook was co-founded
by Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker. Paul was working at an excellent
Washington winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, but dreamed of making great
beer. Gordon had co-founded Starbucks so he knew a bit about brewing up
a successful company. Beautiful buildings, a fun tour and a tasty Pub lunch.
3. Novelty Hill • Januik Winery, Mike Januik is one of Washington’s
most acclaimed winemakers, but he’d rather you taste his wine and decide
what you think of his winemaking for yourself. He also thinks it’s important
you know he will never call a wine “intense.” That’s a descriptor he reserves
for camping trips.
Mike doesn’t think it is essential you know he was named one of the world’s ten “Masters of Merlot” by Wine
Enthusiast magazine. He’d be the last guy to tell you he’s had numerous wines appear on Wine Spectator’s
prestigious “Top 100” list, most recently earning a place there with the 2003 Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon –
(he also makes wine for Novelty Hill). He doesn’t think you’d be interested to know he was head winemaker at
Chateau Ste. Michelle for ten years before starting his own winery in 1999 or that he’s been making wine in
the Columbia Valley since 1984. He is more impressed with a good University of Oregon football team than the
master’s degree in enology he holds from the University of California, Davis.
Cost: $45, cost of lunch not included
Baseball: Rangers vs. Mariners, Thursday July 9, 2009, Starting at 7:10pm
Join your fellow conference attendees for some exciting Major League Baseball
action at Safeco Field. Make the most out of your visit to Seattle by checking out
the best ballpark in baseball! Special discounted group seating has been reserved
and is available for you to purchase online (www.mariners.com/fusion)
DEADLINE TO PURCHASE: Tuesday, July 7 at 5:00 pm
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Sponsors
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Sponsors
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General Information
Meeting Site
Grand Hyatt Seattle
721 Pine Street
Seattle, Washington, USA 98101
Tel: +1 206 774 1234
Fax: +1 206 774 6120
www.grandseattle.hyatt.com
Registration Desk
Hours of Operation:
Sunday, 5 July: 18:00-20:00
Monday, 6 July: 8:00-20:30
Tuesday 7 July to Thursday 9 July: 8:00-18:00
Tutorial participants will obtain tutorial notes related to their registration. Tutorial fee includes notes of the tutorial, a
coffee breaks, and lunch.
Regular and Student Registration Fee Includes:
Acess to plenary, regular, special sessions, and panel discussions
Conference kit, including this lovely program
Three buffet luncheons
Two coffee breaks per day
Icebreaker reception at the Grand Hyatt Seattle
Welcome reception at the Museum of Flight
Conference Banquet at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center
One copy of the CD-ROM proceedings
One year ISIF membership
Facilities
Projectors and video equipment connected to a local PC will be available in each conference room.
Presentations must be saved in Power Point or PDF format. Note there will be NO Macintosh computer (this is
the hometown of Microsoft!) or video player support. Lapel microphones and laser pointers will be available
for all speakers.
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