Conference Day Two: Wednesday, November 18, 2009

7:30 Registration And Coffee

8:15 Opening Remarks

8:30Morning Keynote: PEO Solider Equipment: Sensors And Lasers

  • PM Soldier Sensors and Lasers’ development, production, and fielding of advanced sensor and laser devices that provide Soldiers with improved lethality, mobility, and survivability
  • Updates on future challenges and needs

Lieutenant Colonel Jospeh A. Capobianco
USA, PM Sensors & Lasers
PEO Solider

9:10Morning Keynote: Low Light Level Limiting Resolution And MTF Of Various Digital Imaging, Image Intensified, And EO Fused Systems

  • Performance metrics for digital imaging sensors and EO fused systems
  • Utility/validity of measuring spatial limiting resolution and MTF of various electro-optical systems from high light to low light conditions
  • Detailed line shape analysis of spatial resolution profiles for low light level images using manual and COTS machine vision based processing algorithms

Dr. Joseph Estrera
Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer
L-3 Electro-Optical Systems

9:50 Networking Break

10:35 DHS Perspective: Update On Applications Of Image/ Multi-Sensor Fusion Data From The Office Of Science And Technology Directorate, DHS

  • Use of imagery data within the DHS
  • Challenges faced when creating optimal situational awareness

Dr. David Boyd
Division Director, Command, Control, and Interoperability
Department of Homeland Security

11:15 Multispectral Image Fusion And Embedded Processing

  • Prominent approaches to image fusion
  • Practical benefits of image fusion
  • Hardware implementation of fusion processing

Gooitzen van der Wal
Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff
Sarnoff Corporation

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12:00 Lunch

1:00 Air Multispectral Imaging (AMI)

  • All-source image fusion
  • Component enablers and integration
  • Application

Dr. Darrel G. Hopper
Principal Electronics Engineer
Air Force Research Laboratory

1:40 AquaQuIPS And Sea Mist Sensor And Imagery Data Fusion Results From Trident Warrior 08 And 09

  • Automated, real time sensor and image data fusion
  • Tracking uncooperative and EMCON silent ("dark") surface ships
  • Why the AquaQuIPS data fusion algorithm has been so successful
  • Future objective: Automated Abnormal Behavior

Dr. James H. Wilson
United States Naval Academy Foundation
MULTI-INT Sensor and Image Data Fusion Thesis Advisor

2:20 Networking Break

2:50 Power Sources from CERDEC: Man-Portable Power Sources

  • Challenges faced with creating power sources for our warfighters
  • Updates on current projects

Mike Brundage
Chief of Power Sources Branch, US Army, CERDEC
Army Power Division

3:30 Morning Keynote – NRO: NRO Enterprise Integration: Imagery Intelligence Fusion Efforts

  • Strategic objectives for enhanced imagery intelligence sharing
  • Technology upgrades and tools for NRO collaboration

Darlene Minick
Director of Imagery Intelligence
National Reconnaissance Office

4:10 End Of Main Summit

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