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Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging

AMISS proposal aims at establishing a collaborative network that will be able to acquire international visibility by providing theoretical and applicative advancements in the field of the active and passive microwave imaging systems. The proposal involves three EU Members and Associate Countries (Italy, The Netherlands, Turkey) and 4 partners from Third Countries (Russia, Ukraine, Brazil) whose expertise is complementary in achieving the objective of the proposal and in ensuring a significant transfer of knowledge.

Two main lines of activities will be developed during the project. The first line of research is concerned with the development, characterization and performance evaluation of new systems, sensors and configurations able to mitigate the clutter, and increase information content and redundancy, for both passive and active microwave imaging. The second line of research is concerned with the development, implementation and performance evaluation of processing tools. State-of-the-Art processing tools will be adapted to the novel instrumentation developed in the first line and to work in electromagnetically complex scenarios encountered in emerging application domains.

The effectiveness of the research and exchange activities, and of the related results will be tested by considering two specific application fields. The first one is concerned with the Ground Penetrating Radar for subsurface sensing and critical infrastructure diagnostics, while the other one regards passive and active microwave imaging systems for security applications.

“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).

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“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).

The project aims to foster the collaboration between the Western and Eastern European Countries and between the European Countries and Brazilian partner with the aim of sharing knowledge and achieving theoretical and applicative advancements in the scientific areas of the passive and active microwave imaging systems and characterization techniques. This goal will be achieved through a joint work on multidisciplinary subprojects that are detailed in the WP activities.

Most importantly, the proposal lays foundations for long-term joint work, such that partners will benefit from high-standard training and exposure, and continue their advances through integration of scientific and technological expertise.

“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy (Coordinator) (EU Member)

Technische Universiteit Delft (TUDELFT), The Netherlands (EU Member)

Yildiz Technical University (YTU), Turkey (EU Associated Country)

Usikov Institute for Radio-physics and Electronics (IRE), Ukraine (Third Country)

State Research Centre of Superconductive Radioelectronics “Iceberg” (SRC), Ukraine (Third Country)

Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), Russia (Third Country).

University of Sao Paulo, (USP), Brazil (Third Country)

“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).

WP1 Microwave and Millimetre wave imaging systems for security

This WP is devoted to the development and adaptation of the microwaves and millimetre imaging systems for security applications. In particular, we will tackle realistic situations in new and challenging fields of the Security such as through wall imaging and concealed objects detection.

WP2 Development of GPR technologies for subsurface sensing and critical infrastructure monitoring

This WP is devoted to the improvement of sensors, systems and methodologies for GPR imaging of subsurface and of civil infrastructures. Beyond the classical monostatic time domain GPR systems, attention will be focussed to a novel differential GPR configuration and to a holographic new technological opportunities. Experimental validation of the GPR systems will be performed for subsurface imaging in different applicative contexts.

WP3 Radar technologies for remote detection and registration of vital signs

The development of useful radar technologies for remote detection and registration of vital signs of a human being against a background of reflections from local objects and optically non-transparent obstacles (called as bio-radiolocation) is the goal of this work package. The main applications of interest are the detection of buried living people buried or beyond an obstacle (of interest during rescue operations after crisis events, i.e. earthquakes) and detection of people with unusual emotional state in public environments (airports, stations, public rooms).

WP4 Management

This WP will include project management activities and related exchanges, as well as dissemination activities.

“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).

Kickoff Meeting

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Partners' presentations: TUD, YTU, BMSTU, IRE, USP, SRC, CNR
Scientific activities description
Scientific and administrative appointment

“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).

International Journals and Book Chapters

1. F. Soldovieri, E. Utsi, R. Persico, and A.M: Alani, "Imaging of Scarce Archaeological Remains using Microwave Tomographic Depictions of Ground Penetrating Radar Data”, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Volume 2012, Article ID 580454, 8 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/580454.

2. F. Soldovieri, I. Catapano, L. Crocco, L. N. Anishchenko, S.I. Ivashov, “A feasibility study for Life Signs monitoring via a continuous wave radar”, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, Volume 2012, Article ID 420178, 5 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/420178.

3. O. M. Yucedag, A.S. Turk, “Parametric Design of Open Ended Waveguide Array Feeder with Reflector Antenna for Switchable Cosecant-Squared Pattern”, ACES JOURNAL, VOL. 27, NO. 8, pp. 668-675, AUGUST 2012.

4. M.D. Alekhin, L.N. Anishchenko, A.V. Zhuravlev, S.I. Ivashov, L.S. Korostovtseva, Y.V Sviryaev. Evaluation of sleep disordered breathing using non-contact remote bio-radiolocation method. Sleep Medicine. 2013. Vol. 14., Suppl. 1. P. e58. http://www.sleep-journal.com/article/S1389-9457(13)01320-8/pdf

5. M.D. Alekhin, L.N. Anishchenko, A. Tataraidze, S. Ivashov, V. Parashin, L. Korostovtseva, Y. Sviryaev, A. Bogomolov., "A Novel Method for Recognition of Bioradiolocation Signal Breathing Patterns for Noncontact Screening of Sleep Apnea Syndrome," International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2013, Article ID 969603, 8 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/969603, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijap/2013/969603/

6. M.D. Alekhin, L.N. Anishchenko, A. Tataraidze, S. Ivashov, V. Parashin, A. Dyachenko, "Comparison of Bioradiolocation and Respiratory Plethysmography Signals in Time and Frequency Domains on the Base of Cross-Correlation and Spectral Analysis," International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2013, Article ID 410692, 6 pages, 2013, doi:10.1155/2013/410692, http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijap/2013/410692/

7. F. Soldovieri, A. Natale, V. Gorishnyak, A. Pavluchenko, A. Denisov, L. Chen, “Radiometric Imaging for Monitoring and Surveillance Issues,” International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2013, Article ID 272561, 8 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/272561

8. M.D. Alekhin, L.N. Anishchenko, A.V. Zhuravlev, S.I. Ivashov, L.S. Korostovtseva, Y.V. Sviryaev, A.O. Konradi, V.B. Parashin, A.V. Bogomolov, “Estimation of Information Value of Diagnostic Data Obtained by Bioradiolocation Pneumography in Non-contact Screening of Sleep Apnea Syndrome”, Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 47, No. 2, July, 2013, pp. 96-99. Translated from Meditsinskaya Tekhnika, Vol. 47, No. 2, Mar.-Apr., 2013, pp. 36-38.

9. Catapano I., Affinito A., Gennarelli G., di Maio F., Loperte A., Soldovieri F., “Full three-dimensional imaging via ground penetrating radar: assessment in controlled conditions and on field for archaeological prospecting”, Applied Physics A, vol. 115, pp. 1415-1422, 2014

10. G. Gennarelli, R. Persico, F. Soldovieri. “Effective imaging systems based on periodic lattices.” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 104.19 (2014): 194103.

11. Bertolla, L., Porsani, J.L., Soldovieri, F., Catapano, I., “GPR-4D monitoring a controlled LNAPL spill in a masonry tank at USP, Brazil”, Journal of Applied Geophysics, vol.103, pp .237 – 244, 2014.

12. Catapano, I., Affinito, A., Bertolla, L., Porsani, J.L.,Soldovieri, F., “Oil spill monitoring via microwave tomography enhanced GPR surveys”, Journal of Applied Geophysics, vol.108, pp. 95-103, 2014.

13. O.M. Yücedag, A.S. Türk, Design of horn fed offset parabolic reflector antennas with analytical regularization method", Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 28(12), pp. 1502-1511, 2014 DOI:10.1080/09205071.2014.932056.

14. M. Alekhin, L. Anishchenko, A.Tataraidze, S. Ivashov, L. Korostovtseva, Y. Sviryaev, and A. Bogomolov., “Selection of Wavelet Transform and Neural Network Parameters for Classification of Breathing Patterns of Bio-radiolocation Signals” Biomedical Informatics and Technology (T.D. Pham et al. (Eds.): ACBIT 2013, CCIS 404, pp. 175-178. Springer, Heidelberg (2013). http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-54121-6_15

15. Varianytsia-Roshchupkina L.A., Gennarelli G., Soldovieri F., Pochanin G.P, “Analysis of Three Differential GPR Systems for Subsurface Imaging,”, Journal of Radiophysics and Electronics, U. O.Ya. Usikov Institute for Radiophysics and Electronics, vol. 19, no.4, 2014.

International Conferences

1. I. Catapano, M. Bavusi, A. Loperte, L. Crocco, and F. Soldovieri, “On the combined use of radar systems for multi-scale imaging of transport infrastructures”, European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2012, April 2012, (ORAL PRESENTATION)

2. F. Soldovieri, “AMISS - Active and passive MIcrowaves for Security and Subsurface imaging”, in Abstract Booklet of People 2012 Conference, Nicosia, Cyprus, Nov. 2012, ISBN 978-9963-700-55-4, (POSTER PRESENTATION)

3. L.N. Anishchenko, S.I. Ivashov, F. Soldovieri, I. Catapano, L. Crocco, “COMPARISON STUDY OF TWO APPROACHES FOR BIORADAR DATA PROCESSING”, IET Radar Conference 2013, Xi'an, China, April 2013 (POSTER PRESENTATION).

4. L. Crocco, E. Slob, A.S. Turk, I. Catapano, F.Soldovieri, “Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface Imaging (AMISS)” in CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PEOPLE 2012 Marie Sk#odowska-Curie Actions In Horizon 2020, pp. 56-65, CYPRUS, 5-6 November 2012, ISBN 78-9963-700-62-2.

5. I. Catapano, L. Crocco, F. Di Matteo, A.S. Turk, E. Slob, F. Soldovieri and the AMISS Team, “AMISS - Active and passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging”, abstract in Proceedings of European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2013, Wien, Austria, April 2013 (POSTER PRESENTATION).

6. I.Catapano, L. Crocco, A. Affinito, G. Gennarelli, and F. Soldovieri “Monitoring by holographic radar systems”, abstract in Proceedings of European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2013, Wien, Austria, April 2013 (EGU2013-12450) (POSTER PRESENTATION).

7. I. Catapano, A. Affinito, F. Soldovieri, “A user friendly interface for microwave tomography enhanced GPR surveys”, abstract in Proceedings of European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2013, Wien, Austria, April 2013 (POSTER PRESENTATION).

8. E. Slob, “Non-destructive monitoring of layered infrastructure using GPR data”, abstract in Proceedings of European Geophysical Union General Assembly 2013, Wien, Austria, April 2013 (ORAL PRESENTATION).

9. I. Catapano, L. Crocco, A. Affinito, G. Gennarelli, V. Razevig, I. A. Vasiliev, S. I. Ivashov, F. Soldovieri, “On the Holographic Radar as A Tool for structural monitoring”, Proceedings of 4^th Workshop on Cultural and Natural Heritage, 6-7 June 2013 - Matera, Italy, (POSTER PRESENTATION).

10. Slob E. and K. Wapenaar, “GPR wave field decomposition, synthesis, and imaging for lossless layered vertically transverse isotropic media”, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Advanced Ground-Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR2013), pp. 21-26. Nantes, France, July 2-5, 2013.

11. R. Persico, F. Soldovieri, I.Catapano G. Pochanin, V. Ruban, O.Orlenko. “Experimental results of a Microwave Tomography approach applied to a Differential Measurement Configuration”, 7th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar Conference Proceedings, Nantes, France, July 2013, doi: 10.1109/IWAGPR.2013.6601530

12. L. Anishchenko, S. Ivashov , I. Catapano. L. Crocco, G. Gennarelli, F. Soldovieri, “Radar for vital signs characterization: a comparison between two different frequency band systems”, 7th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar Conference Proceedings, Nantes, France, July 2013, doi: 10.1109/IWAGPR.2013.6601536

13. I. Catapano, A. Affinito, Lorenzo Crocco, Gianluca Gennarelli, Francesco Soldovieri, “A Fully 3-D Electromagnetic Subsurface Imaging using Ground Penetrating Radar”, 7th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR), 2-5 July 2013, doi: 10.1109/IWAGPR.2013.6601505.

14. I. Catapano, A. Loperte, A. Satriani, F. Larocca, A. Affinito, F. Soldovieri, M. Amato, “Three-dimensional ground penetrating radar surveys at Grotte dell’Angelo, Pertosa, (SA), Southern Italy,” Rendiconti Online Societa’ Geologica Italiana, 2013

15. M.D. Alekhin, L.N. Anishchenko, A.V. Zhuravlev, A.B. Tataraidze, V.V. Razevig, I.A. Vasilyev, V.B. Parashin, S.I. Ivashov, A.S. Bugaev, “Verification of Bio-radiolocation Method with Respiratory Plethysmography for Non-contact Remote Breathing Monitoring”, (Paper #1012 –ORAL PRESENTATION at Session EuMC38), European Microwave Conference, October 2013.

16. Alekhin M.D., Anishchenko L.N., Zhuravlev A.V., Ivashov S.I., Korostovtseva L.A., Sviryaev Y.V Evaluation of sleep disordered breathing using non-contact remote bio-radiolocation method(Paper #1458 – ORAL PRESENTATION at Session Technical) - World Congress on Sleep Medicine 2013.

17. F. Soldovieri, I. Catapano, “Close sensing radar systems enhanced by Microwave Tomography for IED detection and localization”, Proc. of Resilient Threat Management 2013, European Defence Agency, 4-6 March 2013, Brussels, Belgium (POSTER PRESENTATION)

18. I. Catapano, L. Bertolla, J. L. Porsani and F. Soldovieri,, “PIPELINES MONITORING VIA MICROWAVE TOMOGRAPHY ENHANCED GPR SURVEYS”, solicited for the oral presentation at Seventeenth International Water Technology Conference (IWTC- XVII), 5-7 November 2013, Istanbul, Turkey.

19. G.P. Pochanin, V.P. Ruban, P.V. Kholod, A.A. Shuba, A.G. Pochanin, A.A Orlenko "Enlarging of power budget of ultrawideband radar", Proc. of the 6th International Conference on "Recent Advances in Space Technologies-RAST2013" June 12 14, 2013. Istanbul (Turkey). pp. 213-216.

20. E. R. Almeida, E.R., I. Catapano, J.L. Porsani, F. Soldovieri, “Ground Penetrating Radar and microwave tomography for forensic imaging”, International Workshop on Forensic Science and Archaeology 2013. November 22-23, 2013, Rome, Italy

21. Slob, E., “High-resolution imaging and inversion of 3D GPR data for layered media”, poster presentation at the EGU General Assembly, Vienna, April 7-12, 2013.

22. Slob, E., Data-driven inversion of 3D GPR data for layered media, poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 9-12, 2013.

23. L. Anishchenko, M. Alekhin, A. Tataraidze, S. Ivashov, A. Bugaev, F. Soldovieri, “Application of step-frequency radars in medicine,” Proc. SPIE 9077, Radar Sensor Technology XVIII, 90771N (May 29, 2014); doi:10.1117/12.2049523. (POSTER PRESENTATION).

24. A. Tataraidze, L. Anishchenko, M. Alekhin, L. Korostovtseva, Y. Sviryaev, “Estimation of respiratory rhythm during night sleep using a bio-radar,” Proc. of SPIE 9077, Radar Sensor Technology XVIII, 90770Z (May 29, 2014); doi:10.1117/12.2049519. (ORAL PRESENTATION).

25. Pochanin G.P., Ruban V.P., Kholod P.V, Shuba A.A., Pochanin A.G., Orlenko A.A. “Improvement of the energetic properties of the GPR”, Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 16, EGU2014-16928, 2014 EGU General Assembly 2014.

26. F. Soldovieri, A. Denisov, V. Speziale. “A novel solution for car traffic control based on radiometric microwave devices”, Vol. 16, EGU2014-13903, 2014 EGU General Assembly 2014.

27. Keskin A.K., Senturk M.D., Orlenko A.A., Pochanin G.P., Turk A.S. “Low Cost High Voltage Impulse Generator for GPR”, 30^th International Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics (ACES 2014), Jacksonville, USA, March 23-27, 2014.

28. Ruban V.P., Shuba O.O., Pochanin O.G., Pochanin G.P., Turk A.S., Keskin, A.K., Dagcan S.M., Caliskan A.T. “Analog Signal Processing for UWB Sounding”, Proc. of 7^th International Conference on Ultra Wideband and Ultra Short Impulse Signals (UWBUSIS), pp. 55-58, September 15-19, 2014, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

29. Varianytsia-Roshchupkina L.A., Gennarelli G., Soldovieri F., “Comparison of Two Differential GPR Systems for Imaging Objects under a Reflection Configuration” Proc. of 15^th International Radar Symposium, Gdansk, Poland, June 16-18, 2014.

30. Varianytsia-Roshchupkina L.A., Soldovieri F., Pochanin G.P., Gennarelli G. “Full 3D Imaging by Differential GPR Systems” Proc. of 7^th International Conference on Ultra Wideband and Ultra Short Impulse Signals (UWBUSIS), pp. 109-123, September 15-19, 2014, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

31. R. Persico, F. Soldovieri, I. Catapano, G. Pochanin, V. Ruban, O. Orlenko, “Experimental results of a microwave tomography approach applied to a differential measurement configuration”, Proc. of 7^th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR 2013) , pp. 65-69, Nantes, France, July 2013.

32. E Almeida, J. Porsani, I. Catapano, G. Gennarelli, and F. Soldovieri, “GPR data analysis enhanced by microwave tomography for forensic archaeology,” Proc. of 15^th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar GPR 2014, June 30-July 4, 2014.

33. F. Soldovieri, “Microwave tomography for radar imaging: status and perspectives,” Plenary talk at 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar GPR 2014, June 30-July 4, 2014.

34. Slob, E., J. Hünziker, J. Torbecke, and K. Wapneaar, “Creating virtual vertical radar profiles from surface reflection Ground Penetrating Radar data”, Proceedings of the 15^th International Conference on GPR2014, Bruxelles, Belgium, June 30-July 4, 2014.

35. R. Prado, E Slob, R.M. Mendes, “Geophysical support for the assessment/monitoring of partially saturated soils on land susceptible to shallow landslides”, Near surface geophysics applied to exploration, engineering and environmental studies SEG/SGBf Workshop - Salvador -Brasil - 3-4 Dec 2014

“Active and Passive Microwaves for Security and Subsurface imaging (AMISS)” EU 7th Framework Marie Curie Actions IRSES project (PIRSES-GA-2010-269157).