Knowledge Engineering

D.J. Russomanno, M. Yeasin, E. Jacobs, M. Smith, and M.S. Sorower (2008) “Sparse Detector Sensor: Profiling Experiments for Broad-Scale Classification,” Proceedings SPIE-Defense and Security Symposium: Unattended Ground, Sea, and Air Sensor Technologies and Applications X, vol. 6963, Orlando, Florida, CD. 11 pages. (pdf)

C. Goodwin, D.J. Russomanno and J. Qualls (2007) “Survey of Semantic Extensions to UDDI: Implications for Sensor Services,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Semantic Web and Web Services, CSREA Press, Las Vegas, Nevada, pp. 16-22. (pdf)

C. Goodwin and D.J. Russomanno (2006) “An Ontology-Based Sensor Network Prototype Environment,” Fifth International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (Poster), IEEE, Nashville , TN , pp. 1-2 (pdf). 

D.J. Russomanno, C. Kothari and O. Thomas (2005) “Building a Sensor Ontology: A Practical Approach Leveraging ISO and OGC Models,” The 2005 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Las Vegas , NV, pp. 637-643 (pdf).

D.J. Russomanno, C. Kothari and O. Thomas (2005) “Sensor Ontologies: From Shallow to Deep Models,” Proceedings of the 37th Southeastern Symposium on Systems Theory, IEEE Press, Tuskegee , Alabama , pp. 107-112. (pdf)

O. Thomas and D.J. Russomanno (2005) “Applying the Semantic Web Expert System Shell to Sensor Fusion using Dempster-Shafer Theory,” Proceedings of the 37th Southeastern Symposium on Systems Theory, IEEE Press, Tuskegee, Alabama, pp. 11-14.

Imaging Sensors

S. Chari, C.E. Halford, A.L. Robinson and E.L. Jacobs, "Multispectral infrared image classification using filters derived from independent component analysis," Optical Engineering, (submitted January 2007).

R.L. Espinola, E.L. Jacobs, C.E. Halford, D.H. Tofsted and R. Vollmerhausen, "Modeling the target acquisition performance of active imaging systems," Optics Express, vol. 15, March, 2007.

C.E. Halford, A.L. Robinson, E.L. Jacobs and R.G. Driggers, “Tilted surfaces in SWIR imagery:  speckle simulation and a simple contrast model,” Optical Engineering, vol. 46, 2007.  

V.A. Hodgkin, C.E. Halford and T. Maurer, "The impact of atmospheric path radiance on MWIR and LWIR sensor performance," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007.

R.L. Espinola, E.L. Jacobs and C.E. Halford, "Active imaging system performance model for target acquisition," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007. 

J. Fanning, J. Miller, J. Park, G. Tener, J. Reynolds, P. O'Shea, C.E. Halford and R.G. Driggers, "IR system field performance with superresolution,"  SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol 6543, April, 2007.   

S.M. Salem, R.K. Moore, P. Bijl, M.A. Hogervorst and C.E. Halford, "The effects of spatial band-limited noise on human performance for tank identification," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007.   

R.K. Moore, C.E. Halford and C.L. Howell, "Finding a fusion metric that best reflects human observer preference," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007.

R.K. Moore, E.L. Jacobs and C.E. Halford, "Cell-balancing for vehicle identification perception experiments and correcting for cell imbalance in test results," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007.

S. Chari, C.E. Halford, E.L. Jacobs, "Multispectral infrared image classification using filters derived from independent component analysis," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6576, April, 2007.

C.L. Howell, R.K. Moore, S.D. Burks, C.E. Halford, "An evaluation of fusion algorithms using image metrics and human identification performance,"  SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007.  

M.A. Brickell, T.C. Edwards, C.E. Halford and K.M. Dennen, "Correlation between human observer performance and the number of spatial, thermal, and total cues in LWIR imagery," SPIE Conference Proceedings, vol. 6543, April, 2007.

E. L. Jacobs, S. Moyer, C. C. Franck, F. C. DeLucia, C. Casto, D. T. Petkie, S. R. Murrill, C. E. Halford, “Concealed weapon identification using terahertz imaging sensors,“ Proc. SPIE Vol. 6212, 62120J, May 2006.

D. Tomkinson, P. Richardson, C. Halford, K. Krapels, “Combat smokes in the mid-wave and long wave infrared,”  Military Sensing Symposium Proceedings, Orlando, FL, February, 2006.  

 J. Fanning, C. Halford, E. Jacobs, P. Richardson (2005) "Multispectral Imager Modeling," SPIE 2005 (pdf).

K. Krapels, R.G. Driggers, B. Teaney, and C. Halford (2006) "Handheld Threat Object Identification Performance of 2-D Visible Imagery Versus 3-D Visible Imagery," Optical Engineering, 45(6), pp. 063202: 1-9 (pdf).

S. R. Murrill, E. L. Jacobs, S. K. Moyer, C.E. Halford, S. T. Griffin, F. C. De Lucia, D. T. Petkie, C. C. Franck, “Terahertz imaging system performance model for concealed weapon identification,” SPIE International Conference Proceedings, vol. 5989, pp. 1E1-1E14, Bruges, Belgium, 2005.

D. T. Petkie, F. C. De Lucia, C. Castro, P. Helminger, E. L. Jacobs, S. K. Moyer, S.R. Murrill, C.E. Halford, S.T. Griffin, C.C. Franck, “Active and passive millimeter- and sub-millimeter-wave imaging,” SPIE International Conference Proceedings, vol. 5989, pp. 181-188, Bruges, Belgium, 2005.

E.L. Jacobs, R. L. Espinola, C.E. Halford, D. Tofsted, “Beam scintillation effects on identification performance with active imaging systems,” SPIE International Conference Proceedings, vol. 5987, pp. 031-0311, Bruges, Belgium, 2005.

J. Fanning, C. Halford, E. Jacobs, and P. Richardson, “Multispectral imager modeling,” SPIE International Conference Proceedings, vol. 5784, pp. 136-145,  Orlando, FL, March, 2005.

S. Chari, C. Halford, J. Fanning, S. Salem , M. Brickell, “MWIR and LWIR Fusion Algorithm Comparison Using Image Metrics,” SPIE International Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL, March, 2005.

P. Richardson, R. Driggers, E. Jacobs, J. Fanning and C. Halford, “Third generation FLIR modeling progress at NVESD,” Military Sensing Symposium Proceedings, Charleston , S.C. , February, 2005.