Advance Technical Program Conferences: 17–20 March 2008 Courses: 16–20 March 2008 Exhibition: 18–20 March 2008 Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center Orlando, Florida USA NETWORK WITH PEERS — HEAR THE LATEST RESEARCH MATERIALS · TECHNOLOGY · DEVICES · SYSTEMS Imaging, Sensors, and Displays Sensor Data Analysis IR SENSORS AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SENSOR DATA EXPLOITATION AND TARGET RECOGNITION HOMELAND SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION FUSION, DATA MINING, AND INFORMATION NETWORKS TACTICAL SENSORS AND IMAGERS SIGNAL, IMAGE, AND NEURAL NET PROCESSING CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL RADIOLOGICAL NUCLEAR AND EXPLOSIVES (CBRNE) COMMUNICATION AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES AND SYSTEMS MILITARY AND AVIONIC DISPLAYS PLUS SPACE TECHNOLOGIES AND OPERATIONS MODELING AND SIMULATION INTELLIGENT AND UNMANNED/UNATTENDED SENSORS AND SYSTEMS ENABLING PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGIES Advance Technical Conferences: 17–20 March 2008 Courses: 16–20 March 2008 Program Exhibition: 18–20 March 2008 Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center Orlando, Florida USA NETWORK WITH PEERS — HEAR THE LATEST RESEARCH Attend the defense industry’s leading meeting SPIE Defense+Security brings together leading scientists and engineers from industry, military, and academia doing cutting-edge work in materials, technology, systems, and devices. Collaborate with your colleagues Network with leaders in the defense community. Join representatives from the US Navy, Army and Air Force, DARPA, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Raytheon, and other top organizations. Keep your technical edge through courses Gain practical insight from the top researchers and engineers in IR sensors and systems engineering, homeland security and law enforcement, and other key areas. Great teachers offer a wide range of introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses that will help you stay at the forefront of chemical and biological detection, laser radar, sensors, and more than 30 other topics. Join the ranks of the most innovative minds in imaging, sensors, displays, and sensor data analysis–Register for SPIE Defense+Security. Left Cover image: U.S. Marine photo by Cpl. Spencer M. Murphy; Middle Cover image: U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. 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The symposium, like our other conferences and activities, would not be possible without the dedicated contribution of our participants and members. This program is based on commitments received up to the time of publication and is subject to change without notice. Save $100 USD over onsite pricing—Register by 29 February! Register today at: spie.org/dssadvance SPIE Defense+Security 2008 · spie.org/dssadvance · TEL: +1 360 676 3290 · +1 888 504 8171 · [email protected] 1 Conferences: 17–20 March 2008 Courses: 16–20 March 2008 Exhibition: 18–20 March 2008 Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center Orlando, Florida USA 2008 Executive Committee Sos S. Agaian, The Univ. of Texas at Craig S. Halvorson, Lawrence Theodore T. Saito, Lawrence Livermore San Antonio Livermore National Lab. National Lab. F. Jack Agee, Rice Univ. Russell S. Harmon, U.S. Army Sylvia S. Shen, The Aerospace Corp. Bjørn F. Andresen, Elbit Systems Research Offi ce Charles M. Shoemaker, General Electro-Optics ElOp Ltd. (Israel) Michael J. Hayduk, Air Force Research Dynamics Robotics Systems Roger Appleby, QinetiQ Ltd. (United Lab. Alex F. Sisti, Air Force Research Lab. Kingdom) Daniel J. Henry, Recon/Optical, Inc. Larry B. Stotts, Defense Advanced Misty Blowers, Air Force Research Lab. John H. Holloway, Naval Surface Research Projects Agency 2008 Symposium Chair Howard E. Brandt, Army Research Lab. Warfare Ctr., Panama City Raja Suresh, General Dynamics Dr. Larry B. Stotts, J. Thomas Broach, U.S. Army Gerald C. Holst, JCD Publishing Advanced Information Systems DARPA, Deputy Director for the RDECOM CERDEC NVESD Richard T. Howard, NASA Marshall Harold H. Szu, Offi ce of Naval Research Strategic Technology Offi ce Randall W. Brown, Air Force Research Space Flight Ctr. Robert J. Tan, Army Research Lab. Lab. Sabah A. Jassim, Univ. of Buckingham Peter Tchoryk, Michigan Aerospace Douglas D. Burleigh, La Jolla Cove (United Kingdom) Corp. Consulting James O. Jensen, U.S. Army John T. Thomas, General Dynamics Edward M. Carapezza, Univ. of Edgewood Chemical Biological Ctr. Canada Ltd. (Canada) Connecticut and DARPA Ray O. Johnson, Lockheed Martin William E. Thompson, Air Force David P. Casasent, Carnegie Mellon Corp. Research Lab. Univ. Ivan Kadar, Interlink Systems Sciences, Dawn A. Trevisani, Air Force Research Tien-Hsin Chao, Jet Propulsion Lab. Inc. Lab. David B. Chenault, Polaris Sensor Gary W. Kamerman, FastMetrix, Inc. Monte D. Turner, Defense Advanced Technologies, Inc. B.V.K. Vijaya Kumar, Carnegie Mellon Research Projects Agency 2008 Symposium Co-chair Zhongyang Cheng, Auburn Univ. Univ. Maarten Uijt de Haag, Ohio Univ. Dr. Ray O. Johnson, Hong-Liang Cui, Stevens Institute of Daniel Lehrfeld, Photonic Products Vladimir P. Vavilov, Tomsk Polytechnic Lockheed Martin Corp. Technology Group, Inc. Univ. (Russia) Senior Vice President and Steven L. Chodos, Boeing-SVS, Inc. Paul T. Lewis, National Geospatial- Jacques Verly, Univ. de Liège (Belgium) Chief Technology Offi cer Belur V. Dasarathy, Consultant, Intelligence Agency Linda M. Wasiczko, Naval Research Information Fusion Technologies Abhijit Mahalanobis, Lockheed Martin Lab. Peter J. Delfyett, College of Optics & Missiles and Fire Control David A. Wikner, Army Research Lab. Photonics/Univ. of Central Florida Andrew Malloy, Naval Research Lab. Gary L. Wood, Army Research Lab. Sohail A. Dianat, Rochester Institute of Peter L. Marasco, Air Force Research Edmund G. Zelnio, Air Force Research Technology Lab. Lab. Eric J. Donkor, Univ. of Connecticut Pejmun Motaghedi, The Boeing Co. Michael David Zoltowski, Purdue Univ. Oliver E. Drummond, Consulting Robert Lee Murrer, Jr., Millennium Engineer Engineering and Integration Co. Mark Dubinskii, Army Research Lab. Mark Allen Neifeld, The Univ. of Emre Ertin, The Ohio State Univ. Arizona Wolfgang Fink, California Institute of Paul R. Norton, U.S. Army Night Vision Technology & Electronic Sensors Directorate Augustus Way Fountain, III, U.S. Army Andrew R. Pirich, Air Force Research RDECOM ECBC Lab - Ret. Gabor F. Fulop, Maxtech International, Salil Prabhakar, Digital Persona Inc. Inc. Kevin L. Priddy, Air Force Research Douglas W. Gage, XPM Technologies Lab. Frederick D. Garber, Wright State Univ. Zia-ur Rahman, Old Dominion Univ. Patrick J. Gardner, Western Carolina C. Ed Rash, U.S. Army Aeromedical Univ. Research Lab. Thomas George, ViaLogy Corp. Raghuveer M. Rao, Rochester Institute Grant R. Gerhart, U.S. Army TARDEC of Technology RDECOM Stephen E. Reichenbach, Univ. of G. Charmaine Gilbreath, Naval Nebraska/Lincoln Research Lab. Steven K. Rogers, Air Force Research Dennis H. Goldstein, Polaris Sensor Lab. Technologies, Inc. Arun A. Ross, West Virginia Univ. Jeff J. Güell, The Boeing Co. Firooz A. Sadjadi, Lockheed Martin Corp. 2 SPIE Defense+Security 2008 · spie.org/dssadvance · TEL: +1 360 676 3290 · +1 888 504 8171 · [email protected] Conferences Don’t miss these opportunities 45 MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES Courses 1,700 PRESENTATIONS 400 EXHIBITORS 60 COURSES + WORKSHOPS Plan now to attend General Information We invite you to attend SPIE Defense+Security 2008. The DSS 2008 program will offer these exciting highlights: • The Honorable Jay Cohen, Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the U.S. Depart- ment of Homeland Security and former U.S. Chief of Naval Research will speak at a symposium-wide plenary. • A panel of chief technology offi cers is being planned to help you discover where this fast grow- ing industry is headed. • 45+ conferences covering the latest technologies and applications for the defense and security community. • 400+ product exhibition where you can fi nd the most current hardware, interact with exhibitors, and increase your awareness of product developments across the broad spectrum of infrared, sensing, and image technology. • An education program featuring courses and workshops designed to bring you up to date on the hottest technologies or get you up to speed with the background basics you need. An added bonus is that DSS is scheduled the week before Easter this year, making it possible for many families to come along for spring break. We have a great event in the works and look forward to your participation. Come build your future to- day by attending Defense+Security 2008. 2008 Symposium Chair: Dr. Larry B. Stotts, DARPA, Deputy Director for the Strategic Technology Offi ce 2008 Symposium Co-chair: Dr. Ray O. Johnson, Lockheed Martin Corp. Senior Vice President and Chief Technology