Information fusion of standoff and other information for biodefense decision support

Jerome J. Braun; Austin Hess; Yan Glina; Edward C. Wack; Karianne Bergen; Timothy J. Dasey; Robert M. Mays; John Strawbridge

doi:10.1117/12.852817

2 September 2010 Information fusion of standoff and other information for biodefense decision support

Jerome J. Braun, Austin Hess, Yan Glina, Edward C. Wack, Karianne Bergen, Timothy J. Dasey, Robert M. Mays, John Strawbridge

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Proceedings Volume 7665, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XI; 76650C (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852817
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper discusses selected aspects of an MIT Lincoln Laboratory effort developing information fusion techniques for biodefense decision-support tasks, involving biological standoff (lidar - light detection and ranging) sensors, meteorology, as well as point sensors and potentially other battlespace sensing and contextual information. The Spatiotemporal Coherence (STC) fusion approach developed in this effort combines phenomenology aspects with approximate uncertainty measures to quantify corroboration between the information elements. The results indicate that STC can significantly reduce false alarm rates. Meandering Plume and Background Simulation is one of two techniques developed for ground-truth data generation. Beyond the detection realm, developed techniques include information-fusion based plume mapping and propagation prediction.

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Jerome J. Braun, Austin Hess, Yan Glina, Edward C. Wack, Karianne Bergen, Timothy J. Dasey, Robert M. Mays, and John Strawbridge "Information fusion of standoff and other information for biodefense decision support", Proc. SPIE 7665, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Sensing XI, 76650C (2 September 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.852817

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