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Tuesday 2 September

09:00-17:00

Tutorials

16:00-18:00

Registration

18:00-19:00

Welcome Reception  (Adelaide Hilton)

Wednesday 3 September

08.00 

Registration

08.45

Welcome and Conference Opening

09:50

Opening Address 
Prof. John Roulston, CEO Scimus Solutions Ltd, UK

UK airborne radar development

10.55

morning tea

11.20

Plenary 1
Prof. Simon Watts, VP and Deputy Scientific Director Thales UK Aerospace Division, UK 
Sea clutter - recent advances in research and future challenges

12.15 

lunch

13.40

Concurrent Sessions 1A-1C

 

1A-ISAR/Ship Imaging

1B-SAR

1C-Sea Clutter

13:40

Automatic Target Recognition by means of Polarimetric ISAR Images: a Model Matching Based Algorithm 
M. Martorella

 

Sidelobe prediction in transionospheric SAR imaging radar from the ionospheric turbulence strength CkL 
D. P. Belcher

Modelling Radar Sea Clutter in the Littoral

K Ward

14:00

Analysis of ISAR images of a helicopter by a facet model 
Ángel F. García-Fernández

 

The TanDEM-X Mission: An Overview
Hauke Fiedler

Moving Ship Detection in Presence of Sea Clutter from Temporal Sequences of Marine Radar Images 
Jose C. Nieto-Borge

 

14:20

Automatic Target Recognition of Terrestrial Vehicles based on Polarimetric ISAR Image and Model Matching 
M. Martorella

 

Sharpening of Shadow Edges in Ultra High Resolution SAR Images 
Wee Peng Ang

Improved Covariance Matrix Estimation in Spectrally Inhomogeneous Sea Clutter with Application to Adaptive Small Boat Detection 
P. L. Herselman

 

14:40

Real Aperture Imaging of a Small Boat at 94GHz 
Graham Brooker

 

Sharpening Bistatically Acquired Imagery 
John Homer

Characterisation of Low-PRF X-band Sea-clutter Doppler Spectra 
Luke Rosenberg

15.00

Multiple Moving Targets ISAR Imaging Based On Discrete Match Fourier Transformation 
Yaowen Fu

 

Resolving of azimuth location ambiguity for VSAR based on range multilook processing 
Jia Xu

Small-Target Detection in Sea Clutter Based on the Radon Transform 
Javier Carretero-Moya

15:20 

afternoon tea

15:40

Concurrent Sessions 2A-2C

 

2A-Signal Processing

2B-STAP

2C-Systems

15:40

Naive Bayesian Radar Micro-Doppler Recognition 
Graeme E. Smith

 

Adaptive Spatial Processing Applied To A Prototype Passive Covert Radar: Test With Real Data 
M Patini

 

Research Radar for Unmanned Navigation 
David Johnson

16:00

Doppler Processing of Square–Complementary Coded Radar Signals 
Stephen Searle

 

Ground Moving Target Detection Using Bistatic Image Feature-Based Space-Time Processing (BIFSTP) for Airborne Bistatic Radars 
Braham Himed

 

The Concept of a Forward Scattering Micro-Sensors Radar Network for Situational Awareness 
M. Antoniou

16:20

Accurate Arbitrary Resampling with Exact Delay for Radar Applications 
Jason P. Horridge

 

KASSPER-Aided Analysis of Parametric STAP Performance: 2–D Autoregressive “Relaxations” 
Yuri I. Abramovich

 

SOSTAR-X Flight Tests: Statistical Analysis of Avionic GMTI Radar Data
Alessandro Montanari

16:40

Predicting Range Point Response from Chirp Non-linearity 
Robert J. C. Middleton

 

Performance Tradeoffs for Multi-Channel Parametric Adaptive Radar Algorithms 
S. Lawrence Marple Jr.

 

Active imaging at 187 GHz 
Andrew Hellicar

17.00

 

 

Effect of Integration Time on Detection Performance of MTI and STAP Algorithms in HF Radar 
Tomasz Gorski

 

The Relationship Between the Radar Bandwidth and Recognition Ability Based on the Ballistic Target 
Jin Guang-hu

Thursday 4 September

08.00 

Registration

09:00

Concurrent Sessions 3A-3C

3A-Beamforming

3B-HF

3C-EA/EP

09:00

KuBand Phased Array Reflector Array for Bistatic Radar Experiments 
Peter Cooke

 

In-Service Enhancements of the Jindalee Over-the-Horizon Radars 
Ben A. Johnson

Robust Detectors for Targets of Unknown Correlation in Clutter
D. Mata-Moya

09:20

Array optimization and adaptive processing for sub-array based thinned arrays 
P. Lombardo

 

Full Digital High Frequency Surface Wave Radar: French Trials in the Biscay Bay 
M. Menelle

Denial Jamming Technique Development Against Pulse-Doppler Radars Using Genetic Algorithms 
Stein Kristoffersen

 

09:40

Low Complexity Adaptive Subarray Configuration for FPGA Implementation
T. Salim

 

Adaptive Selection of HF Radar Operating Channels 
Anna L. Dzvonkovskaya

Prediction of Electronic Attack Effectiveness Against Maritime Patrol Radars 
John Baldwinson

 

10:00

CLEAN Deconvolution for Sidelobe Suppression in Random Noise Radar

R. D. Fry 

 

Adaptive Mitigation of Spread Clutter in High Frequency Surface-Wave Radar 
David Holdsworth

 

A Method for Suppression of Pulsed Interference in a Pulse Doppler Radar
Jon D. Hartley

10:20

Implementation of GSC Based Subarray Adaptive LMS Algorithm using Xilinx FPGA 
T. Salim

 

Signal Processing Techniques for Maritime Surveillance with Skywave Radar 
Mike D.E. Turley

Frequency Estimation of a Radar Pulse Train with an Unknown Binary Phase-Coded Sequence 
Van Khanh Nguyen

10.40

morning tea

11.10

Plenary 2 
Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Carl E. Baum,  Distinguished Research Professor,  The University of New Mexico, USA
Identification of Buried Unexploded Ordnance

12:05

Plenary 3 
Prof. Dennis Longstaff, University of Queensland, Australia

New technologies and new techniques – radar developments in Australia

13.00 

lunch

14:00

Concurrent Sessions 4A-4C

4A-Phenomenology

4B-HF - proudly sponsored by 

 

 

 

 

 

4C-SAR - proudly sponsored by

 

 

ITEE (Information, Telecommunications & Electronic Engineering) Board of Engineers Australia

14:10

2 – 8 GHz FMCW Radar for Estimating Snow Depth on Antarctic Sea Ice 
N. Galin

 

Backscatter Ionogram Inversion Validation with the Help of a HF Radio Transmitter 
Jean-Philippe Molinié

 

The Ingara Bistatic SAR Upgrade: First Results 
Alvin S. Goh

14:30

Simulated HF Doppler spectra obtained with an exact modeling of the EM backscattering by 3D time-evolving sea surfaces 
Yael Demarty

 

A Real-Time HF Single-Station Location System Development 
Kim Lai

Correction of the Impact of Refraction due to Environmental Conditions in High Resolution SAR
Xavier Neyt

14:50

A Laboratory Investigation into Soil Moisture Estimation using DInSAR
Keith Morrison

 

Use of Adaptive Non-Causal Transmit Beamforming in OTHR: Experimental Results 
G. J. Frazer

 

Verification of the Total Zero Doppler Steering 
Hauke Fiedler

15:10

A Modern Global Evaporation Duct Climatology 
Paul A. Frederickson

 

HF Interference Mitigation Using STAP With Dynamic Degrees of Freedom Allocation 

David A. Holdsworth

 

 

15:30

Wall Parameters Estimation Method for Throughthe- Wall Radar Imaging
Ling-jiang Kong

 

Analysis of Integration Gain in Passive Radar 

Mateusz Malanowski

 

15:50

afternoon tea and poster sessions 

15:50

Poster Sessions PA-PD

15:50

Session PA


PA1 Optimum Two-pulse UWB Detector for Different Target Fluctuation Models 
M. Ghahramani


PA2 Target Detection by Passive Coherent FM Based Bistatic Radar 
Siavash Bayat


PA3 Statistical Characterization of Wind Turbine Clutter in C-band Radars 
Beatriz Gallardo-Hernando


PA4 Anti-RGPO Method Based On Memory Tracking 
Jiang Changyong


PA5 A New Deceptive Jamming Method for SAR Based on False Moving Targets 
Yaowen Fu


PA6 Design and Application of DRFM System Based on Digital Channelized Receiver 
Wang Zongbo


PA7 In Band Interference to Radar for Swerling Targets
Andrew Piotrowski


PA8 Analysis of Rotating Structures for Stepped Frequency Radar 

Zhao Hongzhong 


PA9 MLE for Moving Target’s Profile Stitching in SFR 
Zhao Hongzhong


PA10 Modelling and Simulation of a Stepped Frequency Radar System Based on LabVIEW 

Zhao Hongzhong


PA11 A Doppler Parameters Estimation Technique for Squint SAR Imaging
Zhao Hongzhong


PA12 Analysis of Time Synchronization Errors in Bistatic SAR 
Teng Long

 

Session PB

 

PB1 A Study of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Radar 
Teng Long


PB2 A Method of Improving Angle Precision of Conical Scan LFMCW Radar 
Teng Long


PB3 Microstrip Patch Antenna with Polypyrrole ground plane 
Akhilesh Verma


PB4 High Power Solid-State Magnetron Transmitters 
John Kinross-Wright


PB5 Signal-to-Noise Ratio Analysis in Satellite-Airship Bistatic Space Based Radar 
Teng Long


PB6 Controlling Track Coalescence with Scaled Joint Probabilistic Data Association 
Hugh L. Kennedy

 

 

Session PC

 

PC1 The Influence of Demodulation Errors on Frequency-Domain Broadband Beamforming 

Ning Li


PC2 Beam-Shaping with Active Phased Array Radars 

Vince Klückers


PC3 A New Adaptive Displaced Phase Centre Antenna Processor 

Yunhan Dong


PC4 Mathematical and Numerical Modeling of Moving Inhomogeneous Weakly Ionized Gas- Plasma Flows for Determination of Target Scattered Fields 

G G Shishkin


PC5 On the Fidelity of CEM Techniques for Estimation of the Sinclair Matrix 

Kin Shing Bobby Yau


PC6 Improvement of the Location Model for Pixels in Spaceborne SAR Imagery 

Wang Hongyan


PC7 A Multilevel SAR Interferometry Simulator 

Zheng Xiang


PC8 Non Iterative Map-Drift Technique 

Piotr Samczynski


PC9 Bat Echolocation Signal Processing Based on Fractional Fourier Transform 

Binbin Cheng


PC10 Recursive Least-squares Lattice Whitening Filtering for Improved ML STAP Performance 

Anders Erik Nordsjo

 

Session PD

 

PD1 A Echo Simulation Algorithm for Natural Scene 

Shunsheng Zhang


PD2 High Precision Radar Echo Modelling and Simulation Method 

Teng Long


PD3 Study on Simulation of Signal Processing System of Space Surveillance Radar 

Chen Mingyan


PD4 Radar Target Simulation of Space Object 

Zhang Wei


PD5 Measuring the Sea Surface Wind Vector by the Doppler Navigation System of Flying Apparatus that has a Four-Beam Fixed-Antenna System 

Alexey Nekrasov


PD6 Refractivity from Sea Clutter Applied on VAMPIRA and Wallops' 98 Data 

Rémi Douvenot


PD7 Inverse Methods for Refractivity from Clutter 

Rémi Douvenot


PD8 Research of Radar Automatic Target Recognition in Practical High Resolution Range Profile 

Haitao Jia


PD9 An amplitude-scale and time-shift jointly optimization for Radar HRRP recognition 

Feng Chen


PD10 Performance Evaluation for Automatic Target Recognition Based on Cloud Theory 

Yanpeng Li


PD11 Simulation Method of SAR Raw Echo for Urban Scene
Zheng, Yingxi


PD12 The Euler Decomposition and Its Application To Sea Clutter Analysis 
Yunhan Dong

 

19:00

Conference Dinner

Friday 5 September

08.00 

Registration

09:00

Concurrent Sessions 5A-5C

5A - Tracking/Fusion 

5B - Waveforms

5C-Sea Clutter

09:00

Comparison of MHT and PDA Track Initiation Performance 

Hugh L. Kennedy

 

Wideband OFDM Pulse Burst and its Capabilities for the Doppler Processing in Radar 

G. Lellouch

 

Non-stationary Sea Clutter: Impact on Disturbance Covariance Matrix Estimate and Detector CFAR
Maria Greco

09:20

On Doppler Measurements for Tracking

Matthew A. Smith

 

Adaptive Waveforms Selection for IMM-UKF Tracking Architecture: application to Multifunctional Radar Systems in heavy cluttered scenario 

Mauro Patini

 

Analysis of the Sea Clutter Structure Using Temporal Sequences of X-Band Marine Radar Images 

Jose C. Nieto-Borge

 

09:40

Multiscan association as a single-commodity flow optimization problem 

M Patini

 

Pattern Synthesis of Planar Arrays Using Genetic Algorithms

Shital Desai

Modelling X-band sea clutter at moderate grazing angles 

David J. Crisp

 

10:00

Multi-Sensor Autonomous Tracking for Maritime Surveillance 

Michele Vespe

 

Integrated Detection and Tracking via Closed-Loop Radar with Spatial-Domain Matched Illumination 

Pete Nielsen

 

Statistical Measures of S-band Sea Clutter and Targets 

Yunhan Dong

 

10:20

Low-Angle Tracking for VHF Radar Using Weighted Direct Data Domain (WD3) Approach 

Ting Shu

 

Wavelet Packet Based OFDM Radar Signals Abbas Sheikhi

Aspect Dependence of the Polarimetric Characteristics of Sea Clutter. I. Variation with Elevation Angle 

James T. Morris

 

10:35

 

Aspect Dependence of the Polarimetric Characteristics of Sea Clutter. II. Variation with Azimuth Angle 

Stuart J. Anderson

10.40

morning tea

11.10

Plenary 4 
Dr. Stuart Anderson, DSTO, Australia

Radar investigations of ocean surface geometry and dynamics

12.05 

lunch

13.10

Concurrent Sessions 6A-6C

6A-Signal Processing

6B-HF

6C-Systems

13.10

Non-Coherent Radar Signal Detection Based on Bayesian Theory 

Hiroyuki Yamaguchi

 

Low Training Volume Adaptive Processing in HF Skywave Radar 

Ben A. Johnson

An update on the DSTO Advanced Phased Array - Proof of concept system 

Andrew Shaw

13.30

Resolution and Unmasking of CLEAN and LMMSE Algorithms using Coded Waveforms

Mayazzurra Ruggiano

 

Asynchronous Sensor Registration via Expectation Maximisation 

S. J. Davey

Issues with Consistent, Generic Representations of a Radar 

Andrew G. Stove

13.50

Helicopter parameter extraction using joint Time-Frequency and Tomographic Techniques 

A Cilliers

 

Low Power High Frequency Surface Wave Radar Application for Ship Detection and Tracking 

Anna Dzvonkovskaya

Maritime UWB Forward Scattering Radar Network: Initial Study 

Liam Daniel

14.10

Radar Target Classification in Littoral Environment with HMMs Combined with a Track Based Classifier 

Guy Kouemou

 

The Case for Bistatic HF Surface Wave Radar 

Peter Marrone

A Compact, Formalized Description of Radar Architectures 

Andrew G. Stove

14:30

 

Prospects for tsunami detection and characterisation with HF skywave radar

Stuart Anderson

Decision Support Platforms for Satellite- Extended Vessel Traffic Services 

Michele Vespe

14:50

afternoon tea

15:10

Concurrent Sessions 7A-7C

 

7A-Subsystems

7B-Multistatic/Passive 7C-Signal Processing

15:10

High Resolution Range-Doppler Radar Demonstrator Based on a Commercially Available FPGA Card 

Stein Kristoffersen

 

Dab Based Passive Radar: Performance Calculations and Trials 

Christopher Coleman

A Wavelet Smoothing CFAR Processor

Yunhan Dong

15:30

Consideration of Impact Factors on Data Acquisition for Ocean Radar with VHF Band

Takumi Yoshii

 

Sea Target Detection Using Passive DVB-T Based Radar 

Jacques Raout

Design of Low-loss CFAR Detectors 

Tri-Tan Van Cao

15:50

Microstrip Antenna Array Unit with Embedded BITE Network for Active Phased Arrays 

K.S. Beenamole

 

Illuminator of Opportunity Bistatic Radar Research at DSTO 

James Palmer

Compression of Multicarrier Phase-Coded Radar Signals with Low Sampling Rate 

Abbas Sheikhi

16:10

Thermal Characterisation of a Pulsed Power Amplifier by Direct Channel Temperature Measurement 

Simon Pennington

 

Multitarget Detection and Localization Method for Bistatic MIMO Radar

Jun Li

Target Angle Estimation from Randomly Sampled Adaptive Subarray Sum and Difference Beams 
T. Salim

16:30 Closing Session

Monday 8 - Friday 12 September RADAR WEEK

 

The inaugural RADAR WEEK, September 8–12, 2008, will follow the 2008 International Conference on Radar in Adelaide, South Australia.

Choose from a series of 2-day short courses presented by international experts and/or a field trip to Kangaroo Island to explore HF Surface Wave Radar.

Courses will be held in the Conference Centre, Technology Park Adelaide, Mawson Lakes, South Australia.  Please refer to http://www.nicta.com.au/business/nicta_short_courses/radar_week/breaking_news for important information.

Timetable

Date Course Title/Presenter Course Title/Presenter Course Title/Presenter
8–9
Sep
Automotive Radar Systems
Prof. Dr Hermann Rohling,
Germany
CANCELLED
Surveillance Radar Systems
Prof. Simon Watts,
UK
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Signal Analysis Techniques: Time, Frequency, and Spatial Algorithms
Prof. Larry Marple,
USA
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7:30pm,
9 Sep
Dinner at Red Ochre Grill, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide
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10–11
Sep
Tracking and Data Fusion
Dr Branko Ristic,
Australia
Dr Ba-Ngu Vo,
Australia
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Breakthroughs and New Concepts in Radar: from Bistatic to MIMO Configurations
Prof. Marc Lesturgie,
France
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Fundamentals of RF System Design and Simulation
Dr Rowan Gilmore,
Australia
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12 Sep Field trip led by Dr Stuart Anderson to explore HFSW Radar.  Breaking News  Click here to open the registration form

 

Costs and Fees 

 

Full fee per course: AU$ 1320 

Early bird fee AU$ 1122 (register before 1st of May 2008) 

 

If enrolling in two courses during Radar Week a 20% discount will be given. Student scholarships are available. Please enquire. 

 

Dinner: AU$ 120 

Radar Site Field Trip: AU$ 200 + GST

 

About Kangaroo Island Field Trip

 

A number of environmental issues have arisen at the Kangaroo Island HFSWR site so the radar will be deployed instead to Cape Spencer on Yorke Peninsula. We expect it to be operational in this location before the commencement of Radar 2008. NICTA has therefore changed the field trip to visit this HFSWR site from Kangaroo Island to the Yorke Peninsula. Transport, morning tea and lunch are inclusive in the cost of the visit. The trip will begin from Adelaide City at 8 am (exact pick up site to be advised). It is expected that the coach will arrive back to Adelaide City at approximately 9 pm.

 

How to Register

To register please fill out a registration form and fax it to +61-8-8302-3115 or scan and email it as an attachment to industryeducation@nicta.com.au

 

Cancellation Policy

 

At least four weeks notice is required for cancellation of a place in a short course for full reimbursement. If cancellation is later than 4 weeks then the place can either be given to another person or the registrant can be provided with a credit towards other NICTA training.

Useful Links

 

2008 International Conference on Radar

SA Central

 

Further info and Enquiries

 

Anne-Marie Eliseo
Industry Education Manager
phone: +61-8-8302-3928
email: industryeducation@nicta.com.au