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Meeting Purpose
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The fusion of basic ideas in mathematics, biology, and chemistry with
ongoing improvements in hardware and computation offers the promise of
much more sophisticated and accurate sensing capabilities than currently
exist. Coupled with the dramatic rise in the need for surveillance in
innumerable aspects of our daily lives, brought about by hostile acts
deemed unimaginable only a few short years ago, the time is ripe for
scientists in the diverse areas of sensing and security to join together
in a concerted effort to combat the new brands of terrorism. We envisage
the proposed ASI as one important initial step.
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To encompass the diverse nature of the subject and the varied
backgrounds of the anticipated participants, the ASI will be divided
into three broadly defined but interrelated areas:
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I. The increasing need for fast and
accurate sensing--what is the threat;
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II. The scientific underpinnings
of the ongoing revolution in sensing;
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III. Specific sensing algorithms
and techniques.
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A deep understanding of these three topics, and of their
interdependency, is clearly crucial to meet the increasing
sophistication of those who wish to do us harm. The list of fully
committed principal speakers includes many of the world's leading
experts in the development of new methodologies to both comprehend
and predict these threats and to effectively deal with them.
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The ASI will bring together these world leaders from academia,
Government and industry, with extensive multidisciplinary
backgrounds evidenced by their research and participation in
numerous workshops and conferences. This will create an interactive
forum for initiating new and intensifying existing efforts aimed at
creating the required interdisciplinary approach to sensing and
security. The forum will provide opportunities for young scientists
and engineers to learn more about these problem areas, and the vital
role played by new mathematical and scientific insights, from the
recognized experts in this vital and growing area of both pure and
applied science.
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The directors will ensure that the talks are designed to address an
audience consisting of a broad spectrum of scientists, engineers,
and mathematicians involved in these fields. Participants will have
the opportunity to interact with those individuals who have been on
the forefront of the ongoing explosion of work in sensing and
security, to learn firsthand the details and subtleties of this
important and exciting area, and to hear these experts discuss in
accessible terms their contributions and ideas for future research.
Furthermore, the team-authored textbook to be written by the
lecturers will offer these insights to those unable to attend.
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Acknowledgements
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We wish to thank the following for their contribution to the
success of this conference: |
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NATO Scientific & Environmental Affairs Division |
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European Office of Aerospace Research and Development
of the USAF |
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Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
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United States Air Force Research Laboratory |
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U.S. Air Force Rome Labs |
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Prometheus Inc. |
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Unfortunately SELEX Sistemi Integrati S.p.A reneged on their support commitment |
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