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Agenda IEEE National Aerospace & Electronics Conference

(NAECON 2018) July 23–July 26, 2018

Luncheons, Banquet & Tutorials (Included with Conference Registration)

Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, OH 45324

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PROGRAM CONTENTS Agenda At-A-Glance Back Cover

Detailed Agenda

Plenary Abstracts (Tuesday-Thursday)

Track Abstracts (Tuesday)

Track Abstracts (Wednesday)

Track Abstracts (Thursday)

Poster Session Abstracts (Wednesday-Thursday)

Holiday Inn Dayton/Fairborn I-675 Venue Floorplan

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Detailed Agenda Day 1 – Tutorials-Monday, July 23, 2018

Coffee Break 3:15pm – 3:30pm

Time Event Location 12:00-3:00pm Registration Ballroom Foyer

Tutorial A (1:00 pm - 5:15 pm) Visual Perception and Autonomy, Ballroom

Organized by Dr. Vijay Asari, and Dr. Theus Aspirus, University of Dayton Tutorial B (1:00 pm – 5:15 pm) Deep Learning, Auditorium

Organized by Dr. Tarek Taha, University of Dayton

Day 2 – Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Time Event Location 7:00am-4:00pm Registration (All-Day) & Breakfast Ballroom Foyer 8:00am-8:15am Opening Ceremony (NAECON Committee) Ballroom

8:15am-9:00am Plenary Speaker 1

Dr. Steve Suddarth, Transparent Sky, LLC / Precision Vision Corp,

“3D for real-time virtual worlds from swarms”

Morning Sessions 9:00am-12:00pm (Coffee Break 10:30am-10:45am)

Title Location

Low SWaP Sensor Processing (9:00am-10:40am) Ballroom Cyber Security & Trusted Systems I (10:55am-12:05pm) Ballroom Machine Learning, Guidance & Control I (9:00am-12:15pm) Auditorium Aerospace Power Systems and Power Electronics (9:00am-12:15pm) Kitty Hawk

9:00am-10:40am Low SWaP Sensor Processing Ballroom Chairs: Kerry Hill and Al Scarpelli, (AFRL Sensors) 9:00am-9:20am Onboard Image Processing for Small Satellites, Austin Arechiga, Virginia Tech 9:20am-9:40am Rapid Maturation of RADAR Processing Algorithms from Prototype to High-Throughput Solutions, Chris McGuinness, UDRI Sensor APEX 9:40am-10:00am Accelerating Inference in Long-Short Term Memory Neural Networks, Thomas Mealey, Mathworks Inc. 10:00am-10:20am Optimization and Investigation of Multicore SoCs for On-Board Feature Detection and Segmentation of Images, Barath Ramesh, University of Pittsburgh 10:20am-10:40am Generalized Power Modeling for Deep Learning, Tarek Taha, University of Dayton

10:55am-12:05pm Cyber Security & Trusted Systems I Ballroom

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Chairs: Nicholas Kovach (AFRL Sensors) and Temesgen Kebede (University of Dayton) 10:55am-11:25am Protecting Embedded Systems from Zero-Day Attacks, Stephen Taylor, Dartmouth College (Invited) 11:25am-11:55am A Novel FPGA-based LFSR PUF Design for IoT and Smart Applications, Fathi Amsaad, University of Southern Mississippi 11:45am-12:05am Unauthentic IC Countermeasures for Future Integrity of the Semiconductor Supply Chain, Pallavi Ebenezer, Iowa State University

9:00am-12:15pm Machine Learning, Guidance & Control I Auditorium Chairs: Gary Lamont (AFIT), Trevor Bihl (AFRL Sensors) and Matthew Sambora (AFLCMC) 9:00am-9:20am Design of a Stochastic Basis Function Artificial Neural Network Controller for Quadrotors Flight in the Presence of Model and Aerodynamic Uncertainties Ahmed Mekky, Old Dominion University 9:20am-9:40am Development of an Intelligent Reconfigurable Control System for Commercial Aircrafts, Kevin Terrell, Tennessee State University 9:40am-10:00am Design and Implementation of Nonlinear Control Methods on 3DOF Helicopter via Micro-Controller, Ajit Veeraboina, University of Dayton 10:00am-10:20am 3-D Graphical Representation for Indoor Objects Based on A Bayesian Model, Tarek Elderini, University of North Dakota 10:20am-10:40am Verification of Random Number Generators for Embedded Machine Learning, Jonathan Lockhart, University of Cincinnati

Coffee Break 10:55am-11:15am Neural Networks for Automatic Target Recognition from an Unmanned Aerial System, Syama Chauduri, University of Virginia 11:15am-11:35am A Leaf Recognition Based Approach for Plant Classification Using Machine Learning Strategy, Redha Ali, University of Dayton

11:35am-11:55am Two-Pursuer One-Evader Pursuit Evasion Differential Game, Zacharia Fuchs, Wright State University

11:55am-12:15am A Rapid Situational Awareness Development Framework for Heterogeneous Manned-Unmanned Teams, Aditya Das, University of Texas at Arlington

9:00am-12:15pm Aerospace Power Systems and Power Electronics Kitty Hawk Chairs: Zhenhua Jiang (University of Dayton Research Institute) and John Nairus, AFRL Aerospace Systems 9:00am-9:30am Future Trends in Aircraft Electrical Power Systems, John Nairus, AFRL (Invited) 9:30am-9:50am Experimental Temperature Dependent qd Parameter Estimation for an Aerospace Synchronous Machine, Brett Robbins, PC Krause & Associates 9:50am-10:10am A Model-Based Multi-Objective Optimization for High Efficiency and High Power Density Motor Drive Inverters for Aircraft Applications, Yingzhuo Chen, Ohio State University 10:10am-10:30am Model-Based Design and Real-Time Testing of Commercial More-Electric Aircraft Power Systems, Zhenhua Jiang, University of Dayton Research Institute

Coffee Break 10:45am-11:15am Future Electrification Beyond More Electric Aircraft, Hao Huang, GE EPISCenter (Invited) 11:15am-11:45am Virtual Testing of More Electric Technologies in Aerospace, Charles Fallaha, OPAL-RT Technologies Inc. (invited) 11:45am-12:05pm Holistic control of three-phase bidirectional rectifiers, Alexei Nikitin, Nonlinear LLC

12:15pm–1:30pm Luncheon Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Alberto Valdes-Garcia, IBM

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Title: “Vertical integration for mmWave systems: Building a bridge between antennas and AI”

Afternoon Sessions 1:45pm-5:45pm (Coffee Break 3:30pm-3:45pm)

Title Location

Cyber Security & Trusted Systems II (1:45pm-5:45pm) Ballroom Machine Learning, Guidance & Control II (1:45pm-3:15pm) Auditorium Digital Signal Processing (3:45pm-5:45pm) Auditorium Photonics and Electro-Optics (1:45pm-5:45pm) Kitty Hawk

1:45pm-5:45pm Cyber Security & Trusted Systems II Ballroom Chairs: Nicholas Kovach (AFRL Sensors) and Temesgen Kebede (University of Dayton) 1:45am-2:05pm Hardware Trojan Detection using Xilinx Vivado, Ryan Marlow, Graf Research Corp 2:05pm-2:25pm Big Data Analytics of Network Traffic and Attacks, Lidong Wang, Mississippi State University 2:25pm-2:45pm Combination of Pattern Recognition and Deep Learning based Architectures to Overcome Lack of Training Data and its Application for Malware Classification, Temesgen Kebede, University of Dayton 2;45pm-3:05pm Use of Topological Vulnerability Analysis for Cyber-physical Vulnerability Analysis of Platform Information Technology, Ronald Fernandes, Knowledge Based Systems Inc. 3:05pm-3:25pm Use of Topological Vulnerability Analysis for Cyber-physical Vulnerability Analysis of Platform Information Technology Detecting Malicious Assembly with Deep Learning, Michael Santacroce, University of Cincinnati

Coffee Break 3:45pm-4:05pm Guiding Software Evolution with Binary Diversity, Jeremiah Greer and Samuel Toth, University of Cincinnati 4;05pm-4:25pm Spectrum Sensing Falsification Detection, John Kelly, Air Force Research Lab 4:25pm-4:45pm A Signal Verification Approach to Cognitive Radio Network Security, Md Tanzin Farhat, University of Toledo 4:45pm-5:05pm A Framework and Taxonomy for Aviation Cybersecurity, John Haass, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 5:05pm-5:25pm Cross-domain Autonomous Communication Protocol for DTN, Mehmet Yavuz Adalier, Antara Teknik LLC 5:25pm-5:45pm FPGA IP Obfuscation using Ring Oscillator Physical Unclonable Function, Noor Ahmad Hazari, University of Toledo

1:45pm-3:30pm Machine Learning, Guidance & Control II Ballroom Chairs: Gary Lamont (AFIT), Trevor Bihl (AFRL) and Matthew Sambora (AFLCMC) 1:45am-2:15pm Invited (Intel TBD) 2:15pm-2:35pm Access Points Selection Using Particle Swarm Optimization in Indoor Positioning Systems, Abed Ahmed, Western Michigan University 2:35pm-2:55pm Nonlinear Model Predictive Motion Control of Differential Wheeled Robots, Seyed Ata Raziei, University of Dayton 2;55pm-3:15pm Interaction of Fractional Order Adaptive Law and Fractional Order PID Controller for The Ball and Beam Control System, Mohamed Aburakhis, University of Dayton

3:45pm-5:45pm Digital Signal Processing I Auditorium Chairs: Russ Hardie (University of Dayton) 3:45pm-4:05pm Performance Analysis of Feature Selection Techniques for Support Vector Machine and its Application for Lung Nodule Detection, Barath Narayanan, University of Dayton

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4:05pm-4:25pm Parallelized Interactive Machine Learning on Autonomous Vehicles in Simulated Environment, Xi Chen, University of Kentucky 4:25pm -4:45pm Real-time 3D scene reconstruction and localization with surface optimization, Ruixu Liu, University of Dayton 4:45pm-5:05pm Multiple Objects Detection using HSV, Md Safiul Islam, Florida State University 5:05pm-5:25pm Harmonic Distortion Estimate for Damage Detection, Pietro Burrascano, University of Perugia 5:25pm-5:45pm Improved Prediction of Pedestrian Heading Angle and Acceleration from ADAS Camera Data, Jiayu Guo, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

1:45pm-5:45pm Photonics & Electro-Optics Kittyhawk Chairs: Nicholaos Limberopoulos (AFRL), Paul McManamon (University of Dayton and Exciting Technology) 1:45pm-2:05pm Infrared Laser Satellite-Aircraft Communication, Paul Christopher, PFC Associates

2:05pm-2:35pm Revival of Polycrystalline PbSe Technology for Low Cost MWIR FPA Production, Sung-Shik Yoo, Northrop Grumman (Invited) 2:35pm-3:05pm Direct integration of III-V MWIR detectors with Si-based integrated circuits: Material Growth and Device Schemes, Minh Nguyen, HRL (Invited) 3:05pm-3:35pm Engineered Materials for Next Generation EO/IR Sensors, Clara Rivero Baleine, Lockheed Martin (Invited)

Coffee Break 3:45pm-4:05pm Plasmonic Double Pointed Dipole Photonic Antenna Enhanced IR Photodetector, Ainaz Ghafary Aghadam, University of Massachusetts at Lowell 4:05pm-4:25pm Microconical Arrays as Novel Light-Concentrating Structures for MWIR FPAs, Aaron Brettin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte 4;25pm-4:45pm Optimal Sphere-Sensor Size Ratio Determination to Increase Photodetector Sensitivity, Dalila Megherbi, University of Massachusetts at Lowell 4:45pm-5:15pm The Art of the Impossible: Sorting Dielectric Microspheres by using Light, Vasily Astratov, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Invited) 5;15pm-5:45pm Rigorous Approach to Simulate Electromagnetic Interactions in Biological Systems, Kenneth Allen, GTRI (Invited)

NAECON RECEPTION (HOLIDAY INN) (5:45pm – 7:30pm) Ballroom Foyers Sponsored by IEEE DAYTON PEAL CHAPTER

Day 3 – Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Time Event Location 7:30am-8:30am Registration (All-Day) & Breakfast Ballroom Foyer

Morning Sessions 8:30am-12:00pm (Coffee Break 10:15am-10:30am) Title Location

Deep Learning & AI I (8:30am-11:40pm) Ballroom Digital Signal Processing II (8:30am-10:10am) Auditorium Emerging Electronics and Microsystems I (10:30am-12:00pm) Auditorium Radar, Tomography, THz and EW I (8:30am-11:50pm) Kitty Hawk

8:30am-11:40am Deep Learning & AI I Ballroom Chairs: Tarek Taha and Nilesh Powar (University of Dayton)

8:30am-9:10am TBD (Invited)

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9:10am-9:30am High Speed Approximate Cognitive Domain Ontologies for Asset Allocation based on Isolated Spiking Neurons Chris Yakopcic, University of Dayton 9:30am-9:50am Performance Comparison among the Approximate Algorithms of M by N Task Assignment Problem for Low Power Devices Nayim Rahman, University of Dayton 9:50am-10:10am Knowledge Acquisition in the Cockpit Using One-Shot Learning, Evana Gizzi, Tufts University

Coffee Break 10:40am-11:00am Convolutional Neural Networks for Aerial Vehicle Detection and Recognition, Amir Soleimani, West Virginia University 11:00am-11:20am A Multi-Modular Sensor Fusion and Decision-Making Approach for Human-Machine Teaming, Mohammed Thanoon, Tennessee State University 11:20am-11:40am Improving Inertial Sensor by Reducing Errors using Deep Learning Methodology, Hua Chen, University of Dayton

8:30am-9:50am Digital Signal Processing II Auditorium Chairs: Russell Hardie (University of Dayton)

8:30am-8:50am Analysis of Scattering Anisotropy in Circular SAR Based on Aspect Entropy, Fei Teng, Chinese Academy of Sciences 8:50am-9:10am Road Pothole Detection System Based on Stereo Vision, Daniel Weyer, Case Western Reserve University 9:10am-9:30am Demonstration of Thermo-Optical Infrared Image Defocus and Correction, Woo-Yong Jang, University of Dayton Research Institute 9:30am-9:50am An Exploration of FPGA based Multilayer Perceptron using Residue Number System for Space Applications Shivang Bharadwaj, Avi Jain, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India 9:50am-10:10am Improved Image Processing in Quaternary Logic, Supriya Karmakar, Farmingdale State College-SUNY

10:30am-12:00pm Emerging Electronics and Microsystems I Auditorium Chairs: Soumyajit Mandal (Case Western Reserve University) and Vamsy Chodavarapu (University of Dayton) 10:30am-11:00am Gate Controlled 3-Terminal Resistive Random Access Memory Devices for Reconfigurable, Neuromorphic, and Trusted Microelectronics, Rashmi Jha, University of Cincinnati (Invited) 11:00am-11:20am Experimental Study for Memristor Reliability and the Properties Required for use in Neuromorphic Hardware, Ayesha Zaman, University of Dayton 11:20am-11:40am Ultra-sensitive label-free dopamine detection with aptamer-functionalized ZnO TFT biosensor, Abhijit Barua, University of Cincinnati 11:40am-12:00pm Effects of control-FET gate resistance on false turn-on in GaN based point of load converter, Koganti Naga Babu, University of Toledo

8:30am-11:50am Radar, Tomography, THz, and EW I Kitty Hawk Chairs: Mike Wicks (University of Dayton), Brian Rigling (Wright State University), Bob Penno (University of Dayton 8:30am-8:50am Electronic Protection Using two Non-coherent Marine Radars, Turki Alanazi, University of Dayton 8:50am-9:10am Practical design considerations for broadband cognitive radio systems: Co-existence, Jian Shao, Texas A&M University 9:10am-9:30am Wideband Phased Array Antenna Design With Fragmented Combiner Technology, Kenneth Allen, Georgia Tech University 9:30am-9:50am A Low-Complexity Nonparametric STAP Detector, Ioannis Psaromiligkos, McGill University 9:50am-10:10am Practical Considerations for Broadband Cognitive Radio Systems: On-Chip, Aydin Karsilayan, Texas A&M University

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Coffee Break

10:30am-10:50am Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Signal Processor Architecture Design, Ashfanbhai Vahora, Texas A&M University 10:50am-11:10am Improving Below Ground Radar Imagery of Targets Obscured by Metal Plates, Abdunasar Abdusamad, University of Dayton 11:10am-11:30am Suppression of Strong Sidelobes Masking Weak Targets Using Multiplicative Algebraic Reconstruction Techniques (MART), Muftah Akroush, University of Dayton 11:30am-11:50am RF Tomographic Reconstruction based on Artificial Neural Network, Jia Li, Oakland University

12:00pm–1:15pm Luncheon Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: Steve Rogers, Senior Scientist, Autonomy Lead, AFRL “Autonomy Way Forward“

1:15pm-2:00 pm Plenary 2 Speaker Ballroom

Paul Karam, Director of Engineering, Quanser “Open Architecture Design Environment for Unmanned Systems Research”

Afternoon Sessions 2:15pm-5:00pm (Coffee Break-3:15pm-3:30pm)

Title Location

Deep Learning & AI II (2:15pm-5:10pm) Ballroom Emerging Electronics and Microsystems II (2:15pm-4:40pm) Auditorium Radar, Tomography, THz, and EW II (2:15pm-5:00pm) Kitty Hawk

2:15pm-5:15pm Deep Learning & AI II Ballroom Chairs: Tarek Taha and Nilesh Powar (University of Dayton) 2:15pm-2:45pm The 3rd Wave of Machine Intelligence (3MI), Brian Womack, Intel Saffron (Invited) 2:45pm-3:05pm A comparative study of different curve fitting Algorithms in Artificial Neural Network using Housing Dataset, Ali Al Bataineh, University of Toledo

Coffee Break 3:30pm-3:50pm Machine Learning Applied to an RF Communication Channel, Mathew McCaskey, Comsat Architects 3:50pm-4:10pm Designed Complex Adaptive Systems Exhibiting Weak Emergence, Kerry Neace, JHU/APL 4:10pm-4:30pm Microscopic Blood Cell Classification using Inception Recurrent Residual Convolutional Neural Networks, Md Zahangir Alom, University of Dayton 4:30-4:50pm Enhancing the Parallelization of Back Propagation Neural Network Algorithm for Implementation on FPGA Platform, Ali Al Bataineh, University of Toledo 4:50-5:10pm Machine Learning based modeling attacks on Configurable Physical Unclonable Functions, Sharad Kumar, University of Toledo

2:15pm-4:40pm Emerging Electronics and Microsystems II Auditorium Chairs: Soumyajit Mandal (Case Western Reserve University) and Vamsy Chodavarapu (University of Dayton)

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2:15pm-2:35pm Reliability Analysis of Nano-CMOS Logic Gates under Process Induced Variations, Srinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University 2:35pm-2:55pm Unique Geometries on Microswitches Using Grayscale Lithography, Paul Michaud, AFIT 2:55pm-3:15pm MEMS Variable Area Capacitor for Room Temperature Electrometry, George Underwood, AFIT

Coffee Break 3:30pm-4:00pm Integrating SOI Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) with CMOS for ‘More than Moore, Philip Feng, Case Western Reserve University (Invited) 4:00-4:20pm A Real-Time Automatic Phase-Noise-Locked Loop (PNLL) for MEMS-Referenced Oscillators, Mohammad Islam, Case Western Reserve University 4:20-4:40pm A Generalized 1-Dimensional Temperature Model for Mass Via Arrays (MVA), Devin Smarra, University of Dayton

2:15pm-5:15pm Radar, Tomography, THz, EW II Auditorium Chairs: Mike Wicks, (University of Dayton), Brian Rigling (Wright State University), and Bob Penno (University of Dayton 2:15pm-2:35pm Impact of dielectric and magnetic losses on the negative index characteristics of a dispersive chiral material with first-order sideband dispersion, Salah Bugoffai, University of Dayton 2:35pm-2:55pm Integrating Vanadium Dioxide Switch Technology in Reconfigurable Antennas at the mmWave Bands, Kenneth Allen, Georgia Tech University 2:55pm-3:15pm Electromagnetic Propagation across Dispersive Chiral Boundaries Using Discrete Spectral Frequencies and Phasor Approach to Fresnel Coefficients, Rajab Ataai, University of Dayton

Coffee Break 3:30pm-3:50pm Effects of Manufacturing Errors on Performance of CFRP Radar Absorbing Materials, Joseph O'Donnell, Penn State University 3:50-4:10pm Operational reliability of radar systems, Tyler Ridder,Penn State University 4:10-4:30pm AoA Estimation Using an Array of Diversely Polarized Microstrip, Faraj Abdelhafeid, University of Dayton 4:30pm-4:50pm Indium Tin Oxide/ Barium Strontium Titanate THz Sensor Antenna, Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb, Northern Illinois University

5:00PM-6:00PM Poster Session II Judging of Posters for Awards Ballroom Foyers & Kittyhawk Chairs: Kenneth Simone (University of Dayton Research Institute) and Bob Penno, (University of Dayton)

6:00pm-9:00pm NAECON Banquet Ballroom

7:15pm NAECON Banquet Speaker:

Fred Moorefield, Director, Spectrum Policy & International Engagements, Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer

“Title: Spectrum Evolution Impact on Technology Innovation & Military Operational Dominance”

Day 4 – Thursday, July 26, 2018

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Time Event Location 7:30am-8:30am Registration (Through 12:00pm) and Breakfast Ballroom Foyer

8:30am-9:15am: Plenary 3 Speaker: David Hahn, Army Research Lab,

“AI/ML for the US Army’s Terrestrial Robotics”

9:15am-10:00am: Plenary 4 Speaker: Dr. Brian Pierce, Director, DARPA I2O,

“Symbiosis Homo et Machina (Human-Machine Symbiosis)”

Morning Sessions 10:30am-12:00pm (Coffee Break: 10:15am-10:30am)

Title Location

Cooperative Autonomous Systems and Technology (10:30am-11:50pm) Ballroom Cyber Security, Trusted Systems & Open Agile Architectures III (10:30am-12:00pm) Auditorium Radar, Tomography, THz and EW III (10:30am-11:50pm) Kitty Hawk

Cooperative Autonomous Systems and Technology (CAST) (10:30am-11:50pm) Ballroom Chairs: Rob Williams (Discovery Lab Global) and Randy Geiger (Iowa State University) 10:30am-10:50am Design and implementation of a centralized system for autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle trajectory conflict resolution, Max Li, University of Pennsylvania 10:50am-11:10am Accommodating Plan Revisions with Multiple Agents for Local Search in Road Networks, DeVante Moore, Universal Technology Corp/Mississippi State University 11:10am-11:30am Connected Car Networking Francis Wolff, Case Western Reserve University 11:30am-11:50am Accelerated Probabilistic Optimization Solution to Autonomous Vehicles under Uncertain and Dynamic Environments, Zhenhua Jiang, University of Dayton Research Institute

Cyber Security, Trusted Systems & Open Agile Architectures (10:30am-12:00pm) Auditorium Chairs: Nicholas Kovach (AFRL Sensors) and Temesgen Kebede (University of Dayton) 10:30am-11:00am Open Standards and Government Reference Architect, Chris Garrett, AF Life Cycle Management Center Invited 11:00am-11:20am Effects of Information Security Policy Awareness on Employees’ Behavior: An Empirical Study, Ling Li, Old Dominion University 11:20am-11:40am Toward Rapid Integration in High Assurance Mission Systems, Vahid Rajabian-Schwart, AFRL 11:40am-12:00pm Ransomware Detection Using Limited Precision Deep Learning Structure in FPGA, Khaled Alrawashdeh, University of Cincinnati

Radar, Tomography, THz and EW (10:30am-11:50pm) Kittyhawk Chairs: Mike Wicks, (University of Dayton), Brian Rigling (Wright State University), and Robert Penno (University of Dayton) 10:30am-10:50am Analysis of Kinematic Model Effects on SAR ECM, David Pyles, MacAulay-Brown, Inc. 10:50am-11:10am Quantifying Error Estimates as Functions of Signal-to-Noise Ratio in a Multi-Tier Weak Radio Signal Detection Process with N Simultaneous Signals, Mary Lanzerotti, US Military Academy 11:10am-11:30am Radar Jamming Suppression using Clipping Based Pulse Integration, Sohail Ahmed, Air University

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11:30am-11:50am Multifunctional Radar and Communications Waveform Using Chaos, Caden Pici, The Pennsylvania State University

Lunch 12:00pm-1:45pm (Buffett Lunch Followed by Panel Discussion) Ballroom

Engineering Entrepreneurship Panel

Panel Members: Mr. Scott Murphy, VP of Economic Development, Downtown Dayton Partnership

Dr. Vince Lewis, University of Dayton Mr. Scott Koorndyk, President, Entrepreneurs Center

1:45pm-3:45pm Poster Session II Judging of Posters for Awards Ballroom Foyers & Kittyhawk Chairs: Kenneth Simone (University of Dayton Research Institute) and Bob Penno, (University of Dayton)

3:45pm-4:30pm Plenary Session Ballroom

Dr. Chris Rodenbeck, US Naval Research Lab

“Harnessing Commercial Advances to Accelerate Aerospace Electronics S&T at Baseband through Millimeter Wave”

4:30pm-5:15pm Plenary Session Ballroom

Dr. Eric Blasch, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

“Autonomy in Use for Information Fusion Systems”

5:15pm-5:30pm Closing Session with Best Poster Paper Awards

Thank you for attending NAECON 2018!

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Tutorials-Monday, July 23, 2018

Tutorial A 1300-1715

Visual Perception and Intelligence in Autonomous Systems

Presented by Drs. Vijayan K. Asari , Almabrok E. Essa , Theus H. Aspiras, University of Dayton and Dr.

Yakov Diskin, MZA Associates Corp

Description: This tutorial will demonstrate the computational intelligence associated with autonomous systems.

Various concepts will be presented at the tutorial, like data preprocessing, feature extraction, neural network-

based classification, and high-level decision making. Participants will see demonstrations of autonomous

systems for a variety of applications and will be able to utilize the concepts learned for application in other

areas.

Outline:

1. Introduction to Autonomous Systems

2. Autonomous System Basic Architecture

3. Advanced Methodologies in Visual Perception

4. Autonomous System Applications

Requirements and Target Audience :

1. Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or any related field

2. Military and DoD

3. Biomedical and Human Performance

4. Machine Learning and Analysis Architectures

Tutorial B 1300-1715

Deep Learning: Theory, Tools, and Applications

Presented by Dr. Tarek Taha and Mr. Zahangir Alom, University of Dayton

Description: Deep Learning is a set of neural network based machine learning algorithms and has become

widely used in a large set of applications. This tutorial will cover the basic the basics of deep learning and go

over common tools used for deep learning.

Outline:

1. Neural Networks and the back-propagation training algorithm

2. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and its variants

3. Auto-Encoder (AE) and Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN)

4. Generative models and reinforcement learning

5. Applications of deep learning in computer vision and medical imaging:

1. Classification

2. Segmentation

3. Detection

Requirements : Basic knowledge of pattern recognition. The tutorial will start with the basics of neural

networks and proceed to the latest deep learning networks.

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Keynote/Plenary Presentations Tuesday-Thursday

Abstracts coming soon (See speaker web page)

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Tuesday Track Abstracts

Abstracts coming soon

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Wednesday Track Abstracts

Abstracts coming soon

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Thursday Track Abstracts

Abstracts coming soon

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POSTER SESSION Abstracts coming soon

Poster 1: A Bilevel Equalizer for Lithium Ion Batteries, Ngalula Sandrine Mubenga, University of Toledo Poster 2: Optimal Threshold Selection and Efficacy Evaluation for a Generic dc Series Arc Detection Algorithm, Eric Bauer, The Ohio State University Poster 3: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Search and Rescue, Greg Wolffe, Grand Valley State University , Poster 4: MEMS Micromirror, Enoc Flores, AFIT Poster 5: An Adaptive Technique for Automatic Region Detection and Extraction of FTIR Spectral Material Absorption for MWIR Microsphere-Lens-Enhanced SLS Photodetectors, Dalila Megherbi, CMINDS/UMASS Lowell Poster 6: Plasma Treatment Effects on Nanocrystalline ZnO Thin-Film Transistors, Blaine Underwood Air Force Institute of Technology Poster 7: A Stencil Printed Textile-based Silver-Zinc Battery for Powering Sensors, Akash Kota, University of Dayton Poster 8: Frequency Analysis of a Stand-Alone Shoe-Mounted Localization Device, Pooya Merat McGill University Poster 9: AgilePod® Reconfigurable, Multi-INT Family of Pods, Daniel Koch, Air Force Manufacturing Technology Poster 10: Free Space Optical System Performance evaluation, Elforjani Jera, The University of Dayton Poster 11: Towards fabrication of mid-IR FPAs with enhanced sensitivity and reduced dark current by using integration with microspherical arrays, Aaron Brettin, University of North Carolina Charlotte Poster 12: Tracking a Moving Object for Tomographic Below Ground Imaging, Abdulhakim Daluom, University of Dayton Poster 13: Reconstruction of Reflector Surface Deformations using Back-Projection, Karthik Devarajan Raghunathan, University of Texas at Dallas Poster 14: Frequency Diverse Array Antenna for Tracking Low Earth Orbit Satellites, Issa M. Elbelazi, University of Dayton

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Poster 15: Observation of the resonantly enhanced resolution of imaging of fluorescent nanospheres due to their coupling to the metallic nanoplasmonic arrays, Farzaneh Abolmaali, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Poster 16: Cooperative Autonomy - Through the Eyes of an Avatar, Robert Williams, Discovery Lab Global Poster 17: Visualization and Prediction of Aircraft Trajectory using ADS-B, Sai Teja Kanneganti, University of Oklahoma Poster 18: Safe Design of Controller for Smart Communicating Vehicles, Salam Hajja, Marshall University Poster 19: Voice controlled autonomous system for hazard detection and rescue operations, Muntaser Syed, Florida Institute of Technology Poster 20: Nuclei Segmentation with Recurrent Residual Convolutional Neural Network based U-Net (R2U-Net), Md Zahangir Alom, University of Dayton Poster 21: Superresolution imaging of fluorescent nanospheres by using high-index microspheres embedded in slabs with illumination provided by plasmonic array, Aaron Brettin, University of North Carolina Charlotte

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NAECON-2018 Agenda At-A-Glance Start End

Day 1– Monday, July 23, 2018 Coffee Break: 15:00 -15:15

1300 1715 Tutorial A Visual Perception and Autonomy (Ballroom)

1300 1715 Tutorial B Deep Learning (Auditorium)

Day 2– Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Coffee Breaks: 10:30 – 10:45 , 15:30 -15:45

0800 0815 Welcome and Introductions (Ballroom)

0815 0900 Plenary 1, Dr. Steve Suddarth, Transparent Sky, LLC / Precision Vision Corp

0900 1030

Low SWaP Sensor Processing (9:00-10:40) Ballroom

Machine Learning, G&C (9:00-10:30) Auditorium

Aerospace Power (9:00-10:30) Kitty Hawk

1045 1215

Cyber Security (10:55–12:05) Ballroom

Machine Learning, G&C (10:45–12:15) Auditorium

Aerospace Power (10:45-12:15) Kitty Hawk

1215 1330 Keynote Luncheon: Ballroom

Keynote Speaker (12:45-13:30): Dr. Alberto Valdes-Garcia, IBM

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Cyber Security (13:45–15:30) Ballroom Cyber Security (15:45-17:45) Ballroom

Machine Learning, G&C (13:45–15:30) Auditorium DSP (15:45-17:45) Auditorium

Photonics and EO (13:45–15:30) Kitty Hawk Photonics and EO (15:45-17:45) Kitty Hawk

1745 1930 NAECON RECEPTION (1745– 1930) Ballroom Foyers

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Day 3– Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Coffee Break: 10:15 – 10:30 , Break 15:15 -15:30

0830 1200

Deep Learning & AI (8:30-10:15, 10:30-12:00) Ballroom

DSP (8:30-9:50) Auditorium Emerging Electronics & Microsystems (10:30-12:00) Auditorium

Radar, Tomography, THz, and EW (8:30-10:15, 10:30-12:00) Kitty Hawk

1200 1315 Keynote Luncheon: Ballroom

Keynote Speaker (12:30-13:15): Dr. Steve Rogers, AFRL

1315 1400 Plenary 2 (Paul Karam, Quanser)

1415 1700

Deep Learning & AI (14:15-15:05, 15:25-17:00) Ballroom

Emerging Electronics & Microsystems (14:15-15:05, 15:30-16:40) (Auditorium

Radar, Tomography, THz, and EW (14:15-15:15, 15:30-17:00) Kitty Hawk

1700 1800 Poster Session Part 1 (17:00-18:00) Ballroom Foyers & Kitty Hawk

1800 2100 NAECON BANQUET (18:00 PM – 21:00 PM) Ballroom

Keynote Banquet Speaker: Fred Moorefield, Director, Spectrum Policy & International Engagements, Office of DoD CIO

Day 4– Thursday, July 26, 2018 Coffee Breaks: 10:00 – 10:30, 15:15-15:30

0830 0915 Plenary 3, Dr. David Han, ARL

0915 1000 Plenary 4, Dr. Brian Pierce, DARPA

1030 1200

CAST/Autonomy (10:30–12:00) Ballroom

Cyber, Trust, Open and Agile Arch (10:30-12:00)

Auditorium

Radar, Tomography, THz, and EW (10:30-12:00)

Kitty Hawk

1200 1345 Luncheon with Industry Panel (12:30-13:45) Ballroom

1345 1545 Poster Session 2 With Judging (Includes Break) (Ballroom Foyers & Kitty Hawk)

1545 1715 Plenary 5, Dr. Eric Blasch, AFOSR

Plenary 6 Dr. Christopher Rodenbeck, NRL

1715 1730 Closing NAECON 2018 with Best Poster Paper Awards (Ballroom)