IRS 2024 Focus Session
“Multi-dimensional radar imaging”
SAR/ISAR images have been largely used for monitoring small to large areas and in different applications more specifically for target recognition/identification. However, classical SAR/ISAR systems typically make use of single frequency, constant instantaneous bandwidth, single polarization radar systems, which may have some limitations in terms of spatial resolutions and may experience some difficulties in image interpretation. Multi-dimensional radar on the other hand benefits from a variation of specific parameters, e.g. different polarizations, illumination directions (azimuth or elevation), center frequencies, etc.
The objective of this session is to carry together new aspects in the field of multi-dimensional radar to form multi-perspective high-resolution 2D, 3D and tomographic radar images of targets, with intent of enhancing target classification and recognition. Possible topics cover algorithms for volumetric SAR, coherent and/or incoherent combination of multi-dimensional data, combination/fusion of spatial and temporal data, and investigation of AI to manage multi-dimensional data.
Session chairs
Dr Patrick Berens
Patrick Berens, PhD, Scientist at Fraunhofer FHR: Received his diploma degree in Electrical Engineering from the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany in 1997. Since then, he works at the Fraunhofer FHR (Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques) on different topics of SAR imaging. In 2003, he received his PhD degree on a topic related to SAR in spotlight mode.
Patrick was involved in many activities related to the experimental SAR sensors of Fraunhofer FHR: AER-II (1997-2000), PAMIR-X (2001-2016), and PAMIR-Ka (since 2017) as well as scientific projects granted from the German MoD and defense industries. For more than ten years, he participates in different SAR and ISAR related NATO SET research task groups, currently in the SET-317 about multi-dimensional/multi-platform radar imaging.
Marcin Kamil Bączyk
Warsaw University of Technology
Marcin Kamil Bączyk received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electronics, all from the Warsaw University of Technology (WUT), Warsaw, Poland in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Since 2013, he has been the Assistant at the WUT. Prior to this, he was a research assistant at the Tele and Radio Research Institute (2010-2005).
Marcin Bączyk’s research interests are in the areas of radar signal processing, passive radar, synthetic aperture radar, and digital signal processing. Marcin Kamil Bączyk was involved in several projects for the European Research Agency (EDA), Polish National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR), and Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MiNSW), including the projects on SAR, ISAR, passive radars and noise radars. He has been a member of several research task groups under the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO).
He supports the research work and significantly contributed to numerous Sensors and Electronics Technology (SET) activities, particularly those related to the fields of radar signal processing, modern passive and active radars architectures, and noise radars. Since 2017 he is a member of the NATO SET-250 research task group (RTG) on Multidimensional Radar Imaging. Marcin Kamil Bączyk is an IEEE member since 2012.