Date: April 29, 2005

Time: 3:00 pm

Location: GCATT Room 325

Speaker(s): Volkan Cevher

Title: A Distributed Approach to Multi-Modal Multi-Target Tracking

Abstract:
In this talk, we outline a distributed target tracking system using Monte Carlo methods. Our approach is best suited to a non-uniform network (i.e., a network with different node modalities) with smart nodes. We first give an overview of the existing approaches and identify the characteristics of a fully distributed network. We then introduce our approach and give multi-target tracking examples using acoustic and radar nodes.

Bio:
Volkan Cevher was born in Ankara, Turkey, in August 1978. He received his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 1999 as a valedictorian. During summer of 2003, He was employed by Schlumberger Doll Research. In Fall 2004, he was the co-recipient of the Center for Signal and Image Processing outstanding research award. He will receive his PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. His research interests include Monte-Carlo Markov chain methods (specifically particle filters), target tracking models, adaptive filters, time-frequency distributions, fractional Fourier transform, and array signal processing. He is currently involved with the Advanced Sensors CTA sponsored by ARL.

Date:	April 29, 2005
Time:	3:00 pm
Location:	GCATT Room 325
Speaker(s):	Volkan Cevher
Title:	A Distributed Approach to Multi-Modal Multi-Target Tracking
Abstract:	In this talk, we outline a distributed target tracking system using Monte Carlo methods. Our approach is best suited to a non-uniform network (i.e., a network with different node modalities) with smart nodes. We first give an overview of the existing approaches and identify the characteristics of a fully distributed network. We then introduce our approach and give multi-target tracking examples using acoustic and radar nodes.
Bio:	Volkan Cevher was born in Ankara, Turkey, in August 1978. He received his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey in 1999 as a valedictorian. During summer of 2003, He was employed by Schlumberger Doll Research. In Fall 2004, he was the co-recipient of the Center for Signal and Image Processing outstanding research award. He will receive his PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2005. His research interests include Monte-Carlo Markov chain methods (specifically particle filters), target tracking models, adaptive filters, time-frequency distributions, fractional Fourier transform, and array signal processing. He is currently involved with the Advanced Sensors CTA sponsored by ARL.