CONFERENCE SCOPE

The 2010 International Symposium on Spectral Sensing Research (2010 ISSSR) will continue a longstanding tradition of conducting a bi-annual science and engineering event for the purpose of advancing the state-of-the-art in spectroscopic-based sensing science and electronic technology capabilities. Here, one of the primary strategies is the creation of new technology-program oriented networks that serve to accelerate the key research and development efforts that underpin the leading spectroscopic-based early-warning sensor capabilities. The motivation for this focus is the fact that spectral sensing has experienced rapid technical advancement in recent years that has led to the demonstration of numerous practical field sensors. Therefore spectral-based techniques exhibit the clear potential for providing more effective, economical and supportable (i.e., reagentless) solutions to military and homeland defense early-warning monitoring requirements within land, sea and air related sensing application scenarios.

In addition, the 2010 ISSSR Program Committee has been working with representatives from the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC), Missouri State University and U.S. Army Leadership from Fort Leonard Wood to define a very unique conference format. Here the 2010 conference scope has been defined to span all the way from fundamental spectroscopic sensing science & electronic technology, to emerging sensor device and system technology, to the state-of-the-art in the warfigher’s capability for defending against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, with the special theme of:

Bridging the Gap from Emerging Technology to the Warfighter

To accomplish these goals the 2010 ISSSR has been strategically coordinated and partnered with the 2010 Joint CBRN Conference & Exhibition to achieve a simultaneous enhancement of the two meetings in terms of their collective connections to: (1) newly emerging and innovative scientific and technological opportunities, and (2) existing defense, protection and response technologies and doctrines, for addressing the serious threats posed by chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) agents to the warfighter and civilian communities.

Hence the 2010 ISSSR will be executed as a two-component conference with an initial three-day Spectroscopic Science & Technology (S&T) venue that will be held in Springfield, Missouri (i.e., jointly at the co-located sites of the University Plaza Hotel & Convention Center, the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) and Missouri State University (MSU)) and incorporate the following basic agenda from June 21-23:

First Day: Major CBRNE Challenges and Promising S&T Opportunities

Second Day: Science & Technology for Land, Sea & Air Applications

Third Day: Frontier & Emerging Spectroscopic Science & Technology

In addition to the above activities, the 2010 ISSSR Technical Program committee will select a special sub-group of highly meritorious technical contributions that represent outstanding examples of research and development efforts that are “bridging the gap from emerging technology to the warfighter.” These select presentations will be used to construct the plenary agenda block:

Fourth Day: Emerging Technology for the Warfighter

that will be integrated into the program of the 2010 CBRN Conference & Exhibition which will be occurring simultaneously on the grounds of Fort Leonard Wood. In addition, all registered attendees of the 2010 ISSSR will be admitted to any of the presentations or exhibition events at the 2010 CBRN Conference & Exhibition. The 2010 ISSSR will also organize group transportation for those attendees interested in participating in these joint activities at Fort Leonard Wood on June 24th.

Therefore, the 2010 ISSSR seeks to recruit the best sensing science and electronic technology contributions for constructing this exciting conference venue during the week of June 21-24, 2010 in order to achieve the overarching goal of successfully bridging the gap to the warfighter.


TECHNICAL OBJECTIVE STATEMENT

The ISSSR increased emphasis on reagentless spectroscopy, which is often combined with algorithmic enhancement, is motivated primarily by negative performance issues associated with traditional chemical and biological (CB) point and standoff techniques. In particular, sensors have been previously developed and fielded that rely heavily on reagents and/or burdensome support structures that are expensive and difficult to maintain and that have serious false alarm issues. Examples of previously implemented technologies include biological assays, mass spectrometry and ion mobility. Other explored methodologies include novel materials (mips, smart ligands, amino acid sequences, aptamers, sol gel, aerogel, electro-conducting polymers, etc.) or bulk property interactions (electrochemistry, surface acoustic wave, surface plasmon resonance, thermal capacity) and combinations of the two.

At this time, extensive expertise exists in the multispectral/hyperspectral community for applications such as airborne and space-based sensing and imaging which has proved effective in monitoring weather, resource management (agriculture, forestry), oil/mineral deposits and CB detection in air releases. Furthermore, there is a rapidly growing interest in the development of post-acquisition (software based) algorithmic or signal-processing based strategies to enhance and aid the functionality of spectral sensors as well as novel acquisition-phase architectures (hardware based) that enable extended functionality and greatly enhanced data processing capabilities. Hence, spectral-based techniques clearly have potential for providing near to mid-term solutions for many of the monitoring problems associated with chemical, biological, radiological nuclear & explosive (CBRNE) threats on the land, sea and in the air. However, the ultimate realization of such spectroscopic techniques will probably require the fusion of many types of spectral-sensing techniques and modality along with the leveraging of advanced algorithmic strategies. Therefore, standoff and point interrogation sensors are now sought that can provide for extremely high confidence in CBRNE detection and monitoring scenarios and the goal of the 2010 ISSSR is to organize and focus the leading elements of the S&T base and associated R&D community towards these important challenges.

Therefore, contributed papers and exhibitor participation are welcome to the 2010 ISSSR for the following multispectral/hyperspectral major sensing topical related areas:

I. Science & Technology for Land (& Surface) Sensing & Monitoring

II. Science & Technology for Sea (& Water) Sensing & Monitoring

III. Science & Technology for Air (& Atmospheric) Sensing & Monitoring

V. Frontier (& Emerging) Spectroscopic Science & Technology


For each of the major technical categories given above papers that address the following aspects associated with CBRNE threats are encouraged for submission:

a) Agent Detection and Identification Applications

b) Sensor Methodologies, Technologies and Instrumentation

c) Phenomenology and Signature Development

d) Detection and Identification Algorithms

e) Data Reduction, Analysis and Interpretation

f) Sensing and Sensors Modeling and Simulation

g) Test and Validation Methodology

Please refer to the Call-for-Papers page for information on the technical program construction and on the formal procedures for the pre-conference abstract submission and the full paper submission that will be used to construct a Proceedings to the 2010 ISSSR.

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