Date: Thursday 19 November 2009
Location: Cody Technology Park, Farnborough, Hampshire
Introduction
Science and technology plays an increasingly important role in the equipment and operations of the armed forces. Mathematics is the fundamental basis behind these disciplines providing a framework for understanding and solving the varied and complex problems faced. Mathematics and statistics are used to model military systems and scenarios. The information provided by these models can be used to estimate system performance, suggest improvements or find weaknesses of real systems.
This conference brings together a wide variety of mathematical methods that can be applied to defence and security applications. The conference programme will include keynote speakers, contributed presentations and poster sessions as well as refreshment breaks for informal discussions. The conference should be attended by mathematicians, scientists, and engineers from industry and academia, as well as government and military personnel who have an interest in how mathematics or statistics can be applied to defence problems.
Keynote Speakers
- Dr Chris Mace, Director Science and Technology Operations, SIT, Ministry of Defence. TITLE: Mathematics on the Front Line
- Professor John McWhirter, Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University. TITLE: Research into Polynomial Matrix Decompositions Motivated by Applications in Defence
Programme
Presentations and posters cover the following themes:
- Data analysis
- Operational Analysis
- Signal Processing
- Modelling and Estimation
- Cryptography
- Statistical Methods
Outline Programme
| Time | Stream 1 | Stream 2 |
| 08:30 | Registration | |
| 09:00 | ||
| Key Note 1 | ||
| 09:15 | Dr Chris Mace (Director General, Science and Technology Operations, Ministry of Defence), Mathematics on the Front Line | |
| 10:00 | David Nevell (QinetiQ), Anomaly Detection in White Shipping | |
| 10:30 | Anna Demetriou (Dstl), Empirical Analysis of Current Operations to Support Planning | |
| 11:00 | Coffee | |
| 11:15 | Poster Session | |
| 12:15 | Andrew Hossack (Dstl), Logistic Regression Analysis of Attacks on UK Bases in Iraq | M.D.Macleod (QinetiQ), Low-Complexity Space-Time Coding Schemes for Cooperative Wireless Relay Networks |
| 12:45 | James Moffat (Dstl), Using Genetic Algorithms to Represent Higher Level Planning in Simulation Models of Conflict | Pier Luigi Dragotti (Imperial College London), Sparse Sampling of Structured Information and its Application to Image Super-resolution |
| 13:15 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | Key Note 2 | |
| 14:15 | Prof. John McWhirter (Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University), Polynomial Matrix Decompositions with Engineering Applications | |
| 14:45 | Target detection in urban scenarios using netted radar multipath signals (pdf) Richard Lane (QinetiQ) |
Nick Walmsley and Christina Stoneman (Dstl), Mathematical techniques: predicting the optimal set of disparate ISTAR systems |
| 15:15 | R.J.A. Tough (Igence), Modelling low grazing angle electromagnetic scattering from the sea surface | Louise Hoehl (Dstl), Using Linear Programming to support High Level Defence Procurement Decisions |
| 15:45 | Coffee | |
| 16:00 | Poster Session | |
| 17:00 | Richard Green (Dstl), A Bayesian information fusion decision support tool for the identification of difficult targets | Niall MacKay (University of York), Mathematical models of the Battle of Britain |
| 17:30 | Dr Andrew Belyavin (QinetiQ), A statistics based approach to the use of EEG signals to measure workload | PA Cotterill (Thales), Modelling the Impact of Defects in Noise Reduction Treatments Applied to Underwater Structures |
| 18:00 | Summary / Close | |
Posters
Morning Poster Session (11:15-12:15) |
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| Iver Ogilvy (QinetiQ) | UNDEX behaviour in shallow waters |
| Craig Alexander | A Method for IED Detection Using GIS Data |
| Hannah Mansfield (QinetiQ) | Gender and ethnic differences in anthropometry in the armed forces |
| Alex Bunting (QinetiQ) | Dismounted infantry: using computer modelling to determine equipment user requirements |
| Richard Lane (QinetiQ) | Approximate Bayesian computation for source term estimation |
| Colin O’Halloran (QinetiQ) | The Mathematics Underlying Software Systems |
| Paul Cooper (Tessella Plc) | Delineating Targets in Synthetic Aperture Radar Images by Parallel Simulated Annealing |
| S.G. Jacob (Dstl) | Singular Value Decomposition: Its computation and some applications in Signal Processing |
| Sze Kim Pang (DSO National Laboratories) | Detection and Classification of Acoustic and Seismic Events Using a Semi-Markov Energy Dynamical Model |
| Balint Takacs (Imperial College London) | Heuristic MWIS solvers for resource allocation |
| Trevor Wood (University of Oxford) | Tracking in Dense Clutter With The PHD Filter |
| A. K. Nandi (University of Liverpool) | Exposing Duplicated Regions Altered by Reflection, Rotation and Scaling Through Image Forensics |
| Dr M Jahangir (QinetiQ) | Detecting moving targets in multiframe SAR imagery without using any direct backscatter |
Afternoon Poster Session (16:00-17:00) |
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| George Daglish | Plot Extraction in Multistatic Sensor Point Tracking and Positioning Systems |
| P.R.Brazier-Smith (Thales) | A Model for the Acoustic Properties of Macro-Voided Tiles |
| J Thompson (AgustaWestland) | Increase Helicopter Availability & Reduce Operating Costs |
| Dr David J. Marsay (QinetiQ) | Mathematics for Uncertainty in Defence |
| Peter Simon Sapaty (National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine) | The Over-Operability Organization of Distributed Dynamic Systems for Asymmetric Operations |
| Mr Andrew Ash (Dstl) | Radar with a twist – seeing Over The Horizon |
| Rohit Ahlawat (University of Delhi, India) | Fast Generation of Multivariate Quadratic Quasigroups for Cryptographic Applications |
| J Barker (Dstl) | Eigendecomposition of the three-beam SAR covariance matrix with application to GMTI |
| Dr. Q X Wang (University of Birmingham) | Underwater explosion bubble dynamics in a weakly compressible liquid |
| Wolfgang Garn (University of Surrey) | Improved Decision Making with Optimal Conditional Probability Tables |
| James Bryant (Sheffield Hallam University) | Dilemma elimination for achieving compliance |
| Patrick Harding (Heriot Watt University) | Visually Interesting Image Regions |
Papers
- R. Ahlawat (University of Delhi), K. Gupta and S.K. Pal “Fast Generation of Multivariate Quadratic Quasigroups for Cryptographic Applications”
- A. Belyavin (QinteiQ), C. Ryder and B. Dickson “A statistics based approach to the use of EEG signals to measure workload”
- P.R. Brazier-Smith (Thales Underwater Systems) “A model for the acoustic properties of macro-voided tiles”
- J.W. Bryant (Sheffield Hallam University) “Dilemma elimination for achieving compliance”
- P.A. Cotterill (Thales Underwater Systems), C.P. Walker and I.D. Abrahams “Modelling the Impact of Defects in Noise Reduction Treatments Applied to Underwater Structures”
- G.R. Daglish “Plot Extraction in Multistatic Sensor Point Tracking and Positioning Systems”
- A.M Demetriou (Dstl), J.G.D. Prendergast and R. Underwood “Empirical Analysis of Current Operations to Support Planning”
- P.L. Dragotti (Imperial College London) “Sparse Sampling and its Application to Image Super-resolution”
- L. Hoehl (Dstl) and T. Scales “Using Linear Programming to support High Level Defence Procurement Decisions”
- S.G. Jacob (Dstl) “Singular Value Decomposition: Its Computation and Applications in Real-time Signal Processing”
- M. Jahangir (QinetiQ) and M. Rollason “Detecting moving targets in multiframe SAR imagery without using any direct backscatter”
- R.O. Lane (QinteiQ) “Target detection in urban scenarios using netted radar multipath signals”
- R.O. Lane (QinteiQ), M. Briers and K. Copsey “Approximate Bayesian Computation for Source Term Estimation”
- N.J. MacKay (University of York) “Mathematical models of the Battle of Britain”
- M.D. Macleod (QinetiQ), M.Hayes and J.A.Chambers “Low-Complexity Space-Time Coding Schemes for Cooperative Wireless Relay Networks”
- D.J. Marsay (QinetiQ) “Which Mathematics of Uncertainty in Defence?”
- J. Moffat (Dstl) and S. Fellows “Using Genetic Algorithms to Represent Higher Level Planning in Simulation Models of Conflict”
- D. Nevell (QinetiQ) “Anomaly Detection in White Shipping”
- S.K. Pang (DSO National Laboratories, Singapore), G.L. Oh, S. Lu and A.Y.C. Lock “Detection and Classification of Acoustic and Seismic Events using a Semi-Markov Energy Dynamical Model”
- P.S. Sapaty (National Academy of Sciences, Kiev) “The over-operability organization of distributed dynamic systems for asymmetric operations”
- R.J.A Tough (Igence Ltd.) and K.D. Ward “Modelling low grazing angle electromagnetic scattering from the sea surface”
- N. Walmsley (Dstl), T. Seaton, C. Stoneman and P. Syms “Mathematical techniques: predicting the optimal mix of disparate ISTAR systems”
- T.M. Wood (University of Oxford) “Tracking in Dense Clutter With The PHD Filter”
Organising Committee
Chairperson: Anjna Kashyap (Dstl)
Deputy Chairperson: Jonathan Fairbairn (Dstl)
Technical Leaders: Richard Lane (QinetiQ), Edward Stansfield (Thales), David Byrne (QinetiQ), David Salmond (Dstl)
Organisation Team: Ann Steptoe (Dstl), Bethan Hughes (Dstl), Alistair Fitt (Southampton University), Chris Freshwater (Dstl), Stephen Hayward (QinetiQ), Kate Moran (Dstl)
