Tutorials

RadarCon09 will again feature a comprehensive set of optional tutorials in its Tutorials Program.

Presented by invited experts and world-renowned professionals, these tutorials explore radar and user topics, from science to systems, ranging from the introductory level to sophisticated, state-of-the-art applications.

Eighteen courses will be offered in three sessions of six lectures each, taking place before and after the main conference sessions and activities, on Monday, May 4 and Friday, May 8, 2009. Tutorials can be selected at the time of registration.  Handouts will ensure that participants have reference material after the sessions.

This year’s tutorial offerings include:

• Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry, presented by Dr. Richard Bamler

• Radar Polarimetry: from Science to Systems, presented by Dr. Shane Cloude

• Foliage Penetration Radars, presented by Dr. Mark Davis

• Advances in Bistatic Radar, presented by Dr. Hugh Griffiths and Mr. Nick Willis

• Introduction to STAP and Knowledge-Aided Processing, by Dr. Joe Guerci

• Radar Trade-Offs, Performance-Driven Specifications, and “Back-of-the-Envelope” Performance Estimation, presented by Mr. Tom Jeffrey

• Hybrid Computational/Analytical Techniques for Evaluation of Polarimetric Radar Response of Distributed Targets, by Prof. Kamal Sarabandi

• Radar Remote Sensing for Earth and Planetary Sciences, presented by Dr. Jakob J. van Zyl

• Electronic Scanned Array (ESA) Design, presented by Mr. John Williams

• MIMO Radar: A Sensing Emerging Technology, Dr. Rick S. Blum, Dr. Alexander M. Haimovich, and Dr. Jian Li

• Phased-Arrays and Radars: Basics, Past Accomplishments Amazing Breakthroughs and Future Trends, Dr. Eli Brookner

• Understanding and Interpretation of High Resolution SAR Images, presented by Dr. Mihai Datcu

• Advanced STAP, presented by Dr. Scott Goldstein, Dr. Michael Picciolo and Dr. Jacob Griesbach

• Radar Tomography, presented by Dr. Fabrizio Lombardini

• Geolocation of RF Signals, presented by Dr. Ilir Progri


• Sea Clutter: Scattering, the K-distribution and Radar Performance, presented by Prof. Simon Watts

• Radar Fundamentals with Considerations for Spaceborne Applications, presented by Dr. Nick Marechal

For detailed information on RadarCon09 tutorials and instructors, please click here.