| DAY 1 : 6 November 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Registration | |
| 08:45 | E. Shahbazian | Welcoming Speech and Introductory Remarks |
| Plenary Talks | ||
| 09:00 | E. Fournier | A New Approach to Innovation for Defence and Security |
| 09:45 | J. Llinas | Knowledge Requirements for the Design of Distributed Multisensor Multitarget Tracking Systems |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break | |
| Tracking 1 : Sensor & Resource Management | ||
| 10:50 | Z. Ding, P. Moo | Benefits of Target Prioritization for Phased Array Radar Resource Management |
| 11:15 | M. Shaghaghi, R. S. Adve | Cognitive Radar Resource Management Based on Machine Learning |
| 11:40 | H. Chahrour | Hybrid Spread Spectrum Orthogonal Waveforms for MIMO Radar |
| 12:05 | Lunch | |
| Tracking 2 : Detection & Tracking | ||
| 13:15 | R. Sreeraman | TBD |
| 13:40 | B. Liu, R. Tharmarasa, T. Kirubarajan, R. Jassemi, N. Kashyap, S. Horn, M. Florea, S. Hallé | Underwater Target Tracking with Uncertain Environmental Factors and Multipath |
| 14:05 | X.-P. Zhang | Passive Source Localization in Acoustic Sensor Array Networks |
| 14:30 | D. F. Crouse | A Crash Course in Basic Single-Scan Target Tracking |
| 14:55 | Coffee Break | |
| Tracking 3 : Clutter, Estimation, and Fusion | ||
| 15:15 | R. Palenychka, R. Falcon, R. Abielmona, E. Petriu | Spatiotemporal Image Descriptors for Vessel Detection and Tracking in Maritime Videos |
| 15:40 | D. Song, R. Tharmarasa, T. Kirubarajan | Estimation of Sea Clutter Model and Parameters Using Real Data |
| 16:05 | P. A. Thomas, J. Barr, B. Balaji, K. White | The ‘Stone Soup’ open-source framework for Tracking and State Estimation |
| 16:30 | P. Carniglia, E. Altman, B. Balaji | PySTEMlib: A Symbolic, Functional and Object-Oriented State Estimation and Mapping Toolbox in Python |
| 16:55 | T. Ponsford, Z. Ding, B. Franklin, S. Ellsworth | The Application of Cognition to Detection, Tracking and Decision Support |
| 17:20 | M. Williams, , R. Tharmarasa, T. Kirubarajan, M. McDonald, M. C. Florea, A.-C. Boury-Brisset | Anomaly Detection Using Soft and Hard Data |
| 17:45 | End of Day 1 | |
| 19:30 | No Host Dinner | |
| DAY 2 : 7 November 2017 | ||
| 08:00 | Registration | |
| Plenary Talks | ||
| 09:00 | R. Streit | Analytic Combinatorics in Tracking and Information Fusion |
| 09:45 | S. Usal | Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Information Fusion for Thales Canada |
| 10:10 | Coffee Break | |
| Fusion 1 – System Design & Concepts | ||
| 10:30 | E. Blasch | Dynamic Data-Driven Applications Systems Methods in Information Fusion |
| 10:55 | M. Rey, A. Dupuis, E. Shahbazian | Concept for an Advanced Maritime Domain Awareness System |
| 11:20 | R. Tharmarasa, T. Kirubarajan, R. Jassemi and N. Kashyap | A Lego-Like Designer for Large-Scale Surveillance Systems |
| 11:45 | D. Baker, J. Barr, L. Kaplan, J. Legg, M. Rangaswamy, P. A. Thomas | A coherent international programme of research into multi-modal data fusion |
| 12:10 | Lunch | |
| Fusion 2 – Optimization & Planning | ||
| 13:15 | J. Berger, M. C. Florea, E. Giasson | GATHER – Genetic Algorithm-based collecTion scHedulER |
| 13:40 | Y. Zuo, Y. Wang, R. Tharmarasa, R. Jassemi-Zargani, N. Kashyap, T. Kirubarajan | Multivehicle Path Planning and Scheduling for Persistent Airborne Surveillance |
| 14:05 | A.-C. Boury-Brisset | Enhancing ISR asset visibility and collection management through knowledge models and automated reasoning |
| 14:30 | S. Horn, L. Lapinski, A. Isenor | Negative Information for Wide Area Surveillance Analysis and Planning |
| 14:55 | Coffee Break | |
| Fusion 3 – High Level Fusion | ||
| 15:15 | B. Lebel, F. Audet | Sparrows – a platform for radiofrequency situational awareness |
| 15:40 | A. Teske, R. Falcon, R. Abielmona, E. Petriu | Assessing Maritime Risk with Genetic Fuzzy Systems |
| 16:05 | M. Mayrand, I. L. Prévost, L.-O. Marion-Ouellet, E. Lalumiere, N. Kashyap | A Framework for Hard-Soft Data Fusion for Enhanced MDA |
| 16:30 | S. M. R. Lewis, R. Tharmarasa, T. Kirubarajan, M. McDonald, M. C. Florea, A.-C. Boury-Brisset | Evidence Based Soft Data Quality Evaluation |
| 16:55 | I. L. Prévost, E. Shahbazian, M. Rey, N. Kashyap, F. Begin, E.-O. Bosse, M. Hadzagic | Assessment and Analysis of Open Data Sources for Enhanced MDA |
| 17:20 | M. C. Florea, J. Mattioli, J. Mo, N. Duclos-Hindié, F. Audet | AI Portal – an intelligent knowledge analysis system |
| 17:45 | E. Shahbazian | Wrap-up, Final Remarks |
| 18:30 | FUSION 2019 discussion | |