2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
Conference / Ohio Innovation Summit &
IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
University of Dayton’s Research Institute, River Campus (Meyer Room), 1700 South
Patterson Blvd, Dayton, Ohio
Dates: 16-19 June 2015
Location: University of Dayton’s River Campus, Dayton, Ohio
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts Due: May 15, 2015 (www.naecon-ois.org)
Sponsored by:
 University of Dayton & UDRI
 The IEEE Dayton Section
 The IEEE Aerospace and Electronics Society
Supported by:
 The Ohio State University
 University of Dayton
 Air Force Institute of Technology
 Wright State University
NAECON Early Full Registration (Before 8 June 2015)- Cost includes CD Proceedings (mailed after conference), gift items, banquet, continental
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2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
Conference / Ohio Innovation Summit &
IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
Tutorials
Industry/
Booths
Short Courses
Papers
NAECON (National Aerospace and Electronics Conference) is the oldest and premier IEEE Conference presenting
research in all aspects of theory, design, and applications of aerospace systems and sensors. For 2015, NAECON has
combined with the Ohio Innovation Summit and the IEEE International Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance
Research to explore new research and contributions for core intelligent aerospace sensor integration in the following areas:
Innovative Aerospace Technology; Sensory Exploitation; Trust in Electronics, Cyber and Next-Gen Systems; Algorithms
for Tracking in Aerial Surveillance and the “NAECON/OIS Grand Challenge Problem” for pico-satellite sensory system
design (Preliminary function designs- such as imaging, navigation, and communication )
Included in the registration for NAECON-OIS is the symposium - IEEE International Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
(ISMSR), held on Friday the 19th of June.
NAECON Early Full Registration (Before 8 June 2015)- Cost includes CD Proceedings (mailed after conference), gift items, banquet, continental
breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
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IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
NAECON TRACK SESSIONS:
 Aerospace Power Systems and Electronics (Chair: Mark Patterson, University of Dayton)
 Sensors, Devices & MEMs (Chair: Dr. Elena Guliants, University of Dayton)
 Photonics, nanoDevices and Advanced E/O Materials (Chair: Dr. Nicholaos Limberopoulos, Air Force Research
Laboratory)
 Radar, Cognitive Signal Processing & Visualization for RF Sensing (Chairs: Dr. Yuan Zheng, The Ohio State
University, Dr. Xiaoping A. Shen, Ohio University)
 Collaborative and Distributive Processing (Chair: William McQuay, The Design Knowledge Company)
 Reconfigurable Computing (Chairs: Kerry Hill and Al Scarpelli, Air Force Research Laboratory)
 Antennas, Navigation, RF and Nonlinear Signal Processing (Chairs: Dr. Lorenzo Lo Monte and Dr. Bob Penno,
University of Dayton)
 Advanced Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Devices (Chairs: Dr. Elliott Brown, Wright State University and Dr.
Kubilay Sertel, The Ohio State University)
 Bio-Inspired Systems and Cyber-Physical Applications (Chair: Dr. Hoda S. Abdel-Aty-Zohdy, Oakland University)
 Recent Advances in RFIC Technology (Chairs: Aji Mattamana,, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Dr. Waleed
Khalil, The Ohio State University)
 Algorithms for Tracking in Aerial Surveillance (Chairs: Vijayan Asari, University of Dayton, Dr. Erik Blasch, Air
Force Research Laboratory)
 Trust in Semiconductor Design (Chairs: Dr. Charles Cerny, Air Force Research Laboratory, Dr. Mary Lanzerotti,
Augsburg College)
 NAECON 2015 Grand Challenge “Project for Pico-Satellite Sensory System". (Chairs/Judges: Kenneth Simone, Dr.
Joanne DeGroat, Dr. Erik Blasch, and Dr. Doug Petkie)
IEEE SYMPOSIUM (Friday 19th) – 7th International Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research (General CoChairs: Dr. Nikolaos Bourbakis, Wright State University, and Dr. Sanjay Boddhu, Q-Base Corp)
NAECON Early Full Registration (Before 8 June 2015)- Cost includes CD Proceedings (mailed after conference), gift items, banquet, continental
breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
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Keynote Speaker Wednesday (17 June): Paul McManamon, Ph.D., Fellow IEEE, SPIE, OSA, AFRL, & MSS
Topic: “The International year of Light - Optics and Photonics as an Enabling Technology for the World”
Abstract: This talk focuses on the National Photonics Initiative, NPI, because optics and photonics is such a key enabler
in the US economy. The White House commissioned a fast track committee to respond to the recommendations of the
Optics and Photonics study. The recommended NPI is proceeding with significant vigor, encompassing both congress
and the executive branches. As a result of the study recommendations and subsequent photonics community activity, the
U.S. Department of Defense has selected photonics as the focus of a new Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IMI).
This institute will be the largest to date of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes and will
comprise a total of $200 million public and private funding.
Bio: Dr. McManamon is president and CTO of Exciting Technology LLC, and works part-time with the University of Dayton
as Technical Director of the Ladar and Optical Communications Institute, LOCI, in the EO department. Dr. McManamon spent
his government career at Wright Patterson AFB. In 1995 he became the acting chief scientist for avionics, a position he held for
32 months. In 2001 he became Senior Scientist for Electro-Optical Sensors, and in 2005 he became chief scientist for Sensors,
as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. McManamon is widely recognized as the Father of the Optical Phased Array
technology. Starting from 1987, he developed the technologies required to steer laser beams with no moving parts. He has both
guided this effort and made significant individual technical contributions. He led in-house work at the Air Force research
Laboratory, AFRL, authoring the IEEE WRG Baker award winning paper in on this subject. He initiated the Phased Arrays
approach to active electro-optical systems for laser sensing and laser weapons, and published the first papers in this area in the
late 90’s. The Phased Array approach to active EO systems for laser sensing and laser weapons now dominates the beam
control sessions at Directed Energy Professional society (DEPs) meetings. Dr. McManamon emphasized performance based
sensing for combined sensor and processing development as chief scientist, AFRL Sensors to define an information goal, and
develop the required sensors and processing to achieve that goal. Dr. McManamon was an early advocate of pro-active Infrared
countermeasures recommending a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program called medusa. The concept of proactive IRCM has become prominent in the Air Force countermeasures community.
NAECON Early Full Registration (Before 8 June 2015)- Cost includes CD Proceedings (mailed after conference), gift items, banquet, continental
breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
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IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
Keynote Speaker Thursday (18 June): Chris Baker, Ph.D. , Fellow IEE
Topic-“ Radar and Cognition: From Theory to Experiment”
Bio: Before coming to The Ohio State University, Dr Baker was the Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science
at The Australian National University. Prior to this he held the Thales-Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in intelligent radar
systems at University College London. He has been actively engaged in radar system research since 1984 working in both the
public and private sectors. He is the author of over one hundred and fifty publications and is a much requested speaker on the
topic of radar systems. He provides advice and consultancy to the global aerospace industry as well as to a variety of
international governments. He is the recipient of the IEE Mountbatten premium (twice), the IEE Institute premium and is a
fellow of the IEE. Until 2007 he was the chairman of the IEE Radar, Sonar and Navigation systems professional network. He is
a visiting Professor at the University of Cape Town, Cranfield University, University College London and the University of
Adelaide. Dr. Baker’s research interests include Coherent radar techniques, radar signal processing, radar signal interpretation,
Electronically scanned radar systems and radar imaging.
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breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
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IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
Banquet Speaker Thursday (18 June): Pete Luongo, former CEO of the Berry Company
Topic-“ 10 Truths About Leadership: ... It's Not Just About Winning”
Abstract: Company leaders can cite hundreds of reasons why they aren’t successful, from a weak economy to stiff
competition. Everyone has an excuse. This talk gives you answers. Presented by Pete Luongo, former CEO of The
Berry Company, he presents a behavior-driven model for high performance that focuses on hiring great people, a
commitment to support them, well-defined expectations, effective feedback and acceptance of total accountability for
individual performance. He shares his insights and experiences as a true leader, as well as his “10 Truths” that
provide solutions to problems leaders face every day.
Bio: Prior to the publication of '10 Truths About Leadership…It’s Not Just About Winning', Pete was President/CEO of the
Berry Company, a 1.5 billion dollar yellow page advertising agency. Since retirement Pete has devoted himself to giving back
through his book, speaking engagements, board memberships, including as former executive director of the Center for
Leadership and Executive Development and past member of the University's Board of Trustees at the University of Dayton.
Pete continues to teach as an adjunct professor in leadership at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Pete has been fortunate to work with 200+ companies, collegiate athletic programs and numerous other organizations sharing
his behavior driven model “The Leadership Pledge”, developed while he was at Berry. The model focuses on people, support,
expectations, feedback, and accountability. The ten truths are life’s lessons that help each of us understand that our lives will be
valued by our willingness to make a difference in other people’s lives. Coaching and inspiring leadership at all organizational
levels is Pete’s passion: his message will move and inspire you.
NAECON Early Full Registration (Before 8 June 2015)- Cost includes CD Proceedings (mailed after conference), gift items, banquet, continental
breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
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Keynote Speaker Friday (19 June): Jim Horkovich, PhD, Fellow, AIAA
Topic-“ Star Wars Laser History: Myths, Legend, Facts, & Relections of a “Star Warrior” ”
Abstract: Dr. Jim Horkovich will present a history of missile defense and the Star Wars program. Since Archimedes'
"Burning Glass" at the siege of Syracuse 212 B.C. through the development of the LASER man has been fascinated with
the idea of using directed energy weapons. Under Reagan's "Star Wars" plan years and billions of dollars were invested
in making high energy laser systems a reality. Dr. Horkovich's presentation will trace the development of these systems
from the Gas Dynamic LASER laboratory in the 1960s and the USAF Airborne Laser Laboratory of 1981 through to the
latest UAV systems and Non-Lethal Area Denial systems of today. In reflecting on the effort invested in developing this
technology, Dr. Horkovich will demonstrate the critical role that these programs played in ending the cold war and
continue to play in securing our national defense.
Bio: Jim Horkovich has recently retired from Raytheon where he held the post of Engineering Fellow and Chief Technical
Architect for High Power Laser Programs in the Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems product line. He was initial
systems architect for the Laser Area Defense System and master systems architect for the LaWS tactical laser weapon. Before
joining Raytheon in 2004, Horkovich was a technical advisor on laser and space-technology programs for the Schafer Corp.
and Science Applications International Corp. He was a senior systems engineer for high-energy-laser and hardware-test
programs including Space Based Laser (SBL) and Airborne Laser, and senior systems engineer for the SBL Integrated Flight
Experiment. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1990 after directing all Strategic Defense Initiative Organization lasertechnology programs at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory. Dr. Horkovich is a Fellow of the AIAA and was the chair of the
AIAA Directed Energy Program Committee and member emeritus of the Plasmadynamics and Lasers Technical Committee.
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breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
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Tuesday’s Agenda Tutorials (Includes Radar Short Course Intro)
Wednesday’s AgendaBooths/Exhibits
 Session A : Sensory Exploitation
TRACKS- Recent Advances in RFIC Technology, Aerospace Power Systems and Electronics, Photonics, nanoDevices and Advanced Materials,
Reconfigurable Computing, Advanced Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Devices, Multi-Sensor Exploitation/Fusion, Image Exploitation & Identification
Algorithms, and RF and Nonlinear Signal Processing.
 Session B: Summer at the Edge
TRACKS- Student Presentations
 Session C: NAECON Grand Challenge –Pico Satellite- Sensory Design
Thursday’s AgendaBooths/Exhibits
 Session D: Innovative Information Processing
TRACKS- Radar, Cognitive Signal Processing & Visualization for RF Sensing, Monitor & Optical Surveillance Methods (ATR), Antennas, Navigation,
Knowledge-based systems, Bio-Inspired Intelligent Information Processing, and Hybrid Control Systems.
 Session E: Trust in Electronics, Cyber and Next-Generation Systems
TRACKS-Collaborative and Distributive Processing, Bio-Inspired Systems and Cyber-Physical Applications, Autonomy and Machine Learning and
Quantum Sensing and Computation, Resource Management, Next generation Cyber, and Information connectivity.
 Session F: Algorithms for Tracking in Aerial Surveillance
TRACKS- Robust visual tracking from aerial platforms, tracking for: wide area surveillance, persistence surveillance and applications of aerial
surveillance
 6:00pm-9:00pm NAECON/OIS BANQUET – (River Campus)
Friday’s AgendaBooths/Exhibits
 IEEE SYMPOSIUM (Friday 19th) – 7th International Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
NAECON Early Full Registration (Before 8 June 2015)- Cost includes CD Proceedings (mailed after conference), gift items, banquet, continental
breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
Conference / Ohio Innovation Summit &
IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
Weekend Activity- Dayton Airshow – Saturday & Sunday, June 20-21 See http://www.daytonairshow.com/
Wright B Flyer, Screamin’ Sasquatch Jet Waco, U.S. Army Golden Knights, Sean D. Tucker, US Navy F-18 Demo, US Navy F-18 with
Legacy Flight, Breitling Jet Team, Matt Younkin Twin Beech 18, Shockwave Jet Truck, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
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breakfasts and lunches - IEEE Member $250, IEEE Student $150 - Non-IEEE Member $375, Non-IEEE Student $260, (also one-day registration)
2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
Conference / Ohio Innovation Summit &
IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
The Grand Challenge Problem will be a preliminary pico-satellite system design using the TubeSat Personal Satellite Kit (See
http://www.interorbital.com). This year, NAECON will evaluate designs and sponsor the winning design or team, for a
future low earth orbit on an IOS modular launch vehicle based on the availability of sponsorship funds. Examples of
experiments or applications include the following:
-- Earth-from-space video imaging
-- Earth magnetic field measurement
-- Satellite orientation detection (horizon sensor, gyros, accelerometers, etc.)
-- Orbital environment measurements (temperature, pressure, radiation, etc.)
-- On-orbit hardware and software component testing (microprocessors, etc.)
-- Tracking migratory animals from orbit
-- Testing satellite stabilization methods
-- Biological experiments
-- On-orbit advertising
-- Space art
The TubeSat is designed to be orbit-friendly and is designed to function as a Basic Satellite Bus or as a simple stand-alone satellite. Each TubeSat kit
includes the satellite's structural components, printed circuit board (PCB) Gerber Files, electronic components, solar cells, batteries, transceiver
(requires an authorized frequency allocation from the FCC or equivalent non-US entity), antennas, microcomputer, and the required programming
tools. With these components, the builder can construct a satellite that can be received on the ground by a hand-held amateur radio receiver. Simple
applications include broadcasting a repeating message from orbit or programming the satellite to function as an orbital amateur radio relay station.
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2015 IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics
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IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
Prospective authors should submit an abstract and/or 1000-word summary of their paper. Submission is in electronic form via the conference
website (http://www.naecon-ois.org). Acceptable format is PDF (IEEE Xplore compatible PDF). The paper should identify the Technical Track
and include information about the contact author (name, mailing address, phone, Fax, and email). Authors should obtain all company and
government clearances prior to submission of papers. All papers will be reviewed by the Program Committee. They will be judged with respect to
their quality, originality, and relevance. Upon acceptance of the paper, a full camera-ready paper must be prepared using IEEE PDF-Express and
submitted electronically via the conference website. IEEE release forms are required with the final camera-ready paper. Accepted papers will be
published in the conference proceedings, conditional upon at least one author’s advance registration.
Submission requirements are the same for both lecture and poster submissions. Both formats have the same value. Presentation format is chosen by
the suitability the of content to the format and is not a judgment of relative value.
The best student paper will be selected, and a Best Student Paper Award conferred. Nominations will also be solicited for the JOE SCIABICA
INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION AWARD: http://www.udri.udayton.edu/News/2014/Pages/SciabicaAwardwinners.aspx. Other newly
established awards will also be celebrated.
Deadlines:
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Paper Abstract and/or up to a 1000-word short paper - May 15, 2015
Booth, Tutorial, Panel, or Industrial Track proposals - May 15, 2015
Special Session proposals - May 15, 2015
Notification of Acceptance - May 29, 2015
Submission of camera-ready paper - June 19, 2015
For further information, please see the conference website (http://www.naecon-ois.org).
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IEEE Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research
BAIF
BAIF
BIOLOGICAL & AI Foundation
BIOLOGICAL & AI Foundation
Friday – June 19th
7th IEEE International Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance Research (ISMSR)
*ISMSR will be under the IEEE NAECON 2015 Organization
ISMSR Steering Committee
N. Bourbakis, ATRC-WSU, USA (Chair)
K. Nikita, NTUA, Greece
R. Brause, Univ. of Frankfurt, Germany
J. Tsai, Asia University, Taiwan
S. Chung, WSU, OH, USA
M. Zervakis, TUC, Greece
D. Kavraki, BAIF Inc, OH
L. Tsoukalas, Purdue U., USA
General Co-Chairs
N. Bourbakis, WSU-ATRC, USA
S. Boddhu, Q-Base, Ohio, USA
Publicity Chairs and Web Master
S. Mallios, WSU, ATRC, OH, USA
A. Psarologou, ATRC, WSU, USA
Program Committee
Aim & Scope
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The ISMSR actually is the7 annual event and is the continuation of the IEEE International Symposium on
Research on Assistive Technologies (2007) and the Assistive and Monitoring Technologies tracks from the IEEE
Conferences (TAI, BIBE, IISA) 2008-2012. The annual IEEE International Symposium on Monitoring & Surveillance
Research (ISMSR) provides a major international forum where the creation and exchange of ideas related to smart
homes, ambient assistive living, and monitoring and surveillance research are fostered among academia, industry,
and government agencies. The symposium facilitates the cross-fertilization of these ideas and promotes their
transfer into practical tools, for developing intelligent systems and pursuing monitoring and surveillance
applications, like Bioinformatics and Bioengineering. The ISMSR encompasses all technical aspects of specifying,
developing and evaluating the theoretical underpinnings and applied mechanisms of the Monitoring and
Surveillance based components of computer tools (i.e. algorithms, architectures and languages), smart devices
and environments, and advanced sensors.
Topics relevant to Monitoring and Surveillance Research (MSR) but not limited to
Collaborative MSR
MSR for Healthcare
MSR in Medicine & BioEngineering
MSR Real-time Applications
MSR Hybrid Intelligent Systems
MSR as Intelligent Agents
MSR Wearable Devices
MSR Environmental Systems
MSR for Prevention
Privacy Issues in MSR Environments
Multi-sensing in MSR
Computer Vision for MSR
MSR for Food Chain
MSR for Security & Safety
MSR for Bioinformatics Processes
Multimedia MSR Systems
MSR in Robotics
MSR Complex Systems
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Modelling of MSR Systems
MSR Smart Sensors
Networks of MSR Systems
MSR for Natural Disasters
MSR with Cloud Computing
Image Processing for MSR
Pattern Recognition for MSR
N. Bourbakis (chair)
S. Boddhu, Q-Base, Ohio, USA
R. Kannavara, Intel Corp, USA
M. Alamaniotis, Purdue U., USA
R. Brause, J.W. Goethe Univ, Germany
J. Tsai, Asia University, Taiwan
A. Esposito, Second Univ of Naples, Italy
H. Cheng AFRL, WPAFB, USA
N. Ishii, Aichi Institute of Tech, Japan
J. Volakis, OSU, OH, USA
K. Nikita, NTUA, Athens, Greece
R. Ewing, AFRL, WPAFB, USA
O. Mendoza-Schroc, AFRL, WPAFB, USA
M. Zervakis, TUC, Greece
P Sheu, Univ of California-Irvine, USA
A. Stafylopatis, NTUA, Greece
L. Lowhorne, WSU, SoM, OH, USA
A. Smth, WSU, SoM, OH, USA
G. Tsihrintzis, UoP, Greece
M. Virvou, UoP, Greece
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