OBJECTIVES AND INTRODUCTION Course participants will learn these topics Overview through lectures and interactive lessons. Also Registration Form case studies and simulators will be shared to Exploration of natural resources buried under stimulate research motivation of participants. Short Term Course on the earth surface is a well-known engineering GROUND PENETRATING RADAR activity. However, with the space exploration Indian of planetary bodies, GPR technology AND RADAR TOMOGRAPHY (commonly known as IIT Kharagpur or IIT October 17 - 28, 2016 promises to unravel the subsurface contents of KGP) is an autonomous engineering and extraterrestrial bodies. Moving one step technology-oriented Institute of higher Name:______further Radar Tomography promises to learning established by the Government of deliver images of the subsurface for better in 1951. The first of the several IITs to Designation: ______exploitation of subsurface resources. This is be created, it is officially recognised as an useful in providing excellent diagnostic Institute of National Importance by the ORGANISATION ______capabilities in several important areas, and is regarded as one of the best engineering institutions in the Highest academic Qualification ______including civil and industrial engineering, nondestructive testing (NDT), geophysical world. It’s organisational structure as well as its undergraduate admission process is Address:______prospecting and biomedical Engineering. But shared by sister IITs. Among all IITs, IIT to use it successfully, one needs to master the ______Kharagpur has the largest campus arts and sciences of microwave propagation, (2,100 acres), the maximum no. of ultrawideband technique, radar principles and Office Phone : ______departments and the highest student radar signal processing. The course aims to enrollment. It has the largest alumni diaspora Mobile : ______take a step forward to unravel the mysteries of spread across the globe and they were this fascinating technology. successful to create the celebrated ‘IIT’ Email This course is organized in two modules that brand. (Compulsory):______should be taken together. The topics in You should attend if Registration Type : Online / Offline Module A will expose the participants to the entire gamut of GPR technology like — you are an electronics engineer or Accommodation required: Yes / No Electromagnetic Properties of ground research scientist interested in designing materials, GPR Antenna design, GPR ground penetrating radar and processing of Accommodation Type : Single bedded AC room Channel Modeling, GPR simulator, GPR microwave images for exploration. Date:

Systems design and GPR Signal Processing. — you are a geologist or geophysicist or In Module B Radar Tomography will be non-destructive test engineer interested to Signature introduced as a technique for capturing a sub- learn applications of GPR and Radar Place: surface scene by illuminating it with Tomography in your profession. microwave. The topics will include No accommodation request will be Electromagnetic Inverse Scattering for 2D — you are a student or a faculty from accepted after 10th October, 2016. geometry, Regularisation Theory for solving academic institution interested in learning non-linear problems, Engineering Model of how to do research in GPR system or

Imaging Systems, Shape as well as Image subsystem or want to work with microwave imagery for scientific interpretation. Reconstruction paradigm and Hardware requirement for Microwave Tomography. Course Level : Postgraduate / Research level of IIT Kharagpur. Connectivity Accommodation • Processing of data gathered by means of satellite, airborne and ground based radar Kharagpur is an important Railway junction in systems for surface and subsurface surveys and South Eastern Railway and it is well connected to Course participants need to bear their travel, food image interpretation. almost all parts of the country. Kharagpur, 116 and accommodation cost. Accommodation in AC • Development and performance assessment of Km. west of , is two hours motor drive single room in Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Guest House inside IIT campus for all the participants microwave imaging approaches for shape from Kolkata along NH 6 and also is connected to will be made available on receiving prior request reconstruction and electromagnetic by frequent local and express trains. The from the participants, at least one week in characterization of targets hidden in complex Institute is about 5 Kms. away from Kharagpur advance. The charge is 400/- per day. Non-AC environments. Railway Station. Taxis, Auto-rickshaws, cycle accommodation is not available in IIT campus • Models and strategies for forward and inverse rickshaws are available as transport for coming to during the course period. scattering problems. IIT Kharagpur campus from railway station. Cars • THz spectroscopy and imaging : measurement can also be hired from Kolkata airport or Course Duration protocols and data processing. Howrah/Sealdah/Kolkata/Santragachi/Shalimar Webpage : railway station for coming to Kharagpur by October 17 - 28, 2016 http://www.irea.cnr.it/en/index.php?option=com_co contacting IIT Kharagpur travel agent M/S mprofiler&task=userprofile&User Krishna Travels (Tel. No. 03222 278754, Course Venue =99&itemid=100 09475885764). Dr. Amitabha Bhattacharya is an Associate Room No. F-301 (2nd Floor) Professor of Indian Institute of Technology, NKN Room, Dept. of E & ECE Short Term Course on Kharagpur. His research interests are Microwave GROUND PENETRATING Indian Institute of Technology Imaging, Ground penetrating radar, High Power Kharagpur – 721302 Microwaves and Microwave Stealth Technology. RADAR AND RADAR Webpage : TOMOGRAPHY Course Coordinator http://www.ecdept.iitkgp.erner.in/index.php/home/f A Continuing Education Programme Prof. Amitabha aculty/amitabha Indian Institute of Technology Bhattacharya Fees: The participation fees for taking the Kharagpur – 721 302 course is as follows: Remote Participants : The course will be All communication should be addressed to: conducted from 5PM to 8PM. So, participants can remotely participate from NKN

networked video conferencing facility by October 17 - 28, 2016 Prof. A. Bhattacharya paying registration fee.

Dept. of E & ECE Industry/ Research Organizations: Indian Institute of Technology Rs. 20,000/- (online) Rs 30,000/- (physical) Kharagpur -721 302 Academic Institutions: Email: [email protected]..in Rs. 10,000/- (online) Rs. 15,000/- (physical) Phone No. : 03222-283526(O), 283527(R) Fax: 03222-283526(O) The above fees include all instructional materials, computer usage for tutorials and assignments, 24

hr. free internet facility usage charges (physical

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Dr. Ilaria Catapano is a Research Scientist (level Fees to be paid by Demand Draft in favour of “CEP-STC, IIT Kharagpur” payable at Electronics & Elect. Comm. Engg. Dept. III), Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Indian Institute of Technology Environment, NRC, Naples, Italy. Her research KHARAGPUR, , India. Kharagpur – 721 302 interests are