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Yaakov Bar-Shalom
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor & Marianne E. Klewin Endowed Professor in Engineering
Office: ITE Building 351
Phone: (860) 486-4823
Email: ybs@engr.uconn.edu

Education:
B.S., Electrical Engineering, Technion (Israel), 1963
M.S., Electrical Engineering, Technion (Israel), 1967
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, 1970

Research Interests:
Bayesian Estimation Theory with application to remote sensing and information theoretic methods for combination of data from multiple sources.

Memberships:
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
President of ISIF for 2000 and 2002
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

Recent Publications
Active Research Projects
Professional Activities

Recent Publications:
Archival Technical Journal Publications:

H. Chen, T. Kirubarajan and Y. Bar-Shalom, " Tracking of Spawning Targets with Multiple Finite Resolution Sensors ", IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, AES-44(1):2-14, Jan. 2008.

W. Blanding, P. Willett, Y. Bar-Shalom and R. Lynch, " Offline and Real Time Methods for ML-PDA Track Validation ", IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, 55(5):1994-2006, May 2007.

A. Isaac, P. Willett and Y. Bar-Shalom, " MCMC Methods for Tracking Two Closely Spaced Targets Using Monopulse Radar Channel Signals ", IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 1(3):221-229, June 2007.

E. Bashan, A. J. Weiss and Y. Bar-Shalom, " Estimation Near Zero Information Points: Angle of Arrival Near the Endfire ", IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, 43(4):1250-1264, Oct. 2007.

W. Blanding, P. Willett, Y. Bar-Shalom and R. Lynch, " Directed Subspace Search ML-PDA with Application to Active Sonar Tracking ", IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems}, 44(1):201-216, Jan. 2008.

X. Zhang, P.K. Willett and Y. Bar-Shalom, " Uniform vs. Nonuniform Sampling When Tracking in Clutter ", IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, AES-42(2):388-400, April 2006.

X. Lin and Y. Bar-Shalom, " Multisensor Target Tracking Performance with Bias Compensation ", IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, 42(3):1139-1149, July 20068. Also in Proc. SPIE Conf. Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets, #5913-34, San Diego, CA, Aug. 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom, S. S. Blackman and R. J. Fitzgerald, " The Dimensionless Score Function for Measurement to Track Association ", IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, 43(1):392-400, Jan. 2007. Also in Proc. SPIE Conf. Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets, #5913-50, San Diego, CA, Aug. 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom and Huimin Chen, " Track-to-Track Association for Tracks with Features and Attributes ", J. of Advances in Information Fusion, 2(1):49-59, June 2007. Also in Proc. SPIE Conf. Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets, #5913-43, San Diego, CA, Aug. 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom and H. Chen, " Multisensor Track-to-Track Association for Tracks with Dependent Errors ", J. of Advances in Information Fusion, 1(1):3-15, July 2006. Also in Proc. 43rd IEEE Conf. on Decision and Control, Nassau, Bahamas, Dec. 2004.

Y. Bar-Shalom, X. Zhang, P. K. Willett and I. Segall, " Applications of Level Crossing Theory to Intervisibility - To Be Seen or Not To Be Seen?, " , IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, ES-41(3):840--852, July 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom, T. Kirubarajan, and C. Gokberk, "Tracking with Classification-Aided Multiframe Data Association, " IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, AES-41(3):868--878, July 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom, X. D. Lin and T. Kirubarajan, " Multisensor-Multitarget Bias Estimation for General Asynchronous Sensors, " IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, AES-41(3):899--921, July 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom, L. Lin and T. Kirubarajan," Pursuer Identification and Time-to-Go Estimation Using Passive Measurements from an Evader, " IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 190-204, January, 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom and H. Chen, " IMM Estimator with Out-of-Sequence Measurements, " IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 90-98, January, 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom, L. Kaplan and A. Sinha, " Comments on Maximum Likelihood Angle Extractor for Two Closely Spaced Targets, " , IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 383-384, January, 2005.

Y. Bar-Shalom, Z. Wang, A. Sinha and P. K. Willett," Angle Estimation for Two Unresolved Targets with Monopulse Radar, " IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 998-1019, July, 2004.

Conference Proceedings & Other Publications:

" Multisensor Management and Fusion Algorithms for Target Tracking, " (with M. Kalandros, L. Trajlovic and L. Pao), Proceedings of the 2004 Automatic Control Conference, July, 2004.

" Multisensor Track-to-Track Association for Tracks with Dependent Errors, " (with H. Chen), Proceedings of the 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nassau, Bahamas, December, 2004.

" Autonomous Ground Target Tracking by Multiple Cooperative UAVs, " Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March, 2005.

" Covert Sonar Tracking, " (with W. Blanding and P. K. Willett), Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March, 2005.

" The Dimensionless Score Function for Measurement to Track Association, " (with S. S. Blackman and R. J. Fitzgerald), Proceedings of the ONR/GTRI Workshop on Tracking, Maui, HI, June, 2005.

Other Publications:

 

Y. Bar­Shalom, T. Kirubarajan, and X. D. Lin, Probabilistic Data Assocition Techniques, IEEE Systems Magazine, 2004.

X. D. Lin, Y. Bar­Shalom and T. Kirubarajan, Bias Estimation without A Priori Association, Proc. SPIE Conf. Signal and Data Processing, San Diego, CA, August 2003.

A. Sinha, Y. Bar­Shalom, W. D. Blair and T. Kirubarajan, Measurement Extraction in the Presence of Sea­Surface Multipath, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, AES­39(2):550--567, April 2003.

H. Chen, T. Kirubarajan and Y. Bar­Shalom, Performance Limits of Centralized Estimation, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, 39(2):386-- 400, April 2003.

X. Zhang, P.K. Willett and Y. Bar­Shalom, A Dynamic Posterior Crame­Rao Lower Bound Target Tracking in Clutter, Proc.40th IEEE Conf. Decision and Control, Las Vegas, NV, Dec. 2002.

P. Willett, R. Niu and Y. Bar­Shalom, Integration of Bayesian Detection, IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, 49(1):17--29, Jan. 2001.

A. Sinha, T. Kirubarajan and Y. Bar­Shalom, Maximum Likelihood Angle Extractor, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electronic Systems, 38(1):183--203, Jan. 2002.

T. Kirubarajan, H. Chen and Y. Bar­Shalom, Parameter Estimation and the CRLB with Uncertain Origin Measurements, Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, 3(4):387--410, Dec. 2001.

R. Niu, P.K. Willett and Y. Bar­Shalom, Matrix CRLB Scaling Due to Measurements of Uncertain Origin, IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, 49(7):1325--1335, July 2001.

Y. Bar­Shalom, X. R. Li and T. Kirubarajan, Estimation with Applications, J. Wiley and Sons, 2001.

H. Wang, T. Kirubarajan, Y. Li and Y. Bar­Shalom, Advanced Estimation and Optimization for Air Traffic Control, Perspectives in Control: Theory and Applications, (D. Normand­Cyrot, ed.) Springer, 1998.

L. Campo, Y. Bar­Shalom and X. R. Li, Control of Discrete­Time Hybrid Stochastic Systems, International Series on Advances in Control and Dynamic Systems, vol. 76, (C.T. Leondes, ed.), Academic Press, 1996.

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Active Research Projects:

" Network Level Association of Kinematic and Attribute Information. "

" Multisensor Surveillance and Tracking for BMD. "

" Estimation for Networked Systems. "

" Data Association and Consistent Tracking. "

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Professional Activities:
Chair, Journal of Advances in Information Fusion (official journal of ISIF) Steering Committee.
Vice-President for Publications of ISIF for 2004.
Elected Member, Board of Directors, International Society for Information Fusion (1998-2005).
Chair and Session Organizer, 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference.
Session Chair, 43rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Nassau, Bahamas, December, 2004.
Member, Department of Defense Single Integrated Air Picture Task Force (2003-2008).
Member, IEEE AESS Technical Panel for Sensor Data Processing Systems.

Presentations:

" Multisensor-Multitarget Bias Estimation for General Asynchronous Sensors, " (with X. D. Lin and T. Kirubarajan), AFOSR Workshop on Information Fusion, August, 2004.

Short Course " Target Tracking, " presented at the Department of Defense JSSEO, March, 2005.

Short Course NATO RTA, Ankara, Turkey, May, 2005.

Keynote/Plenary Talks:

" Target Tracking and Data Fusion: How to Get the Most Out of Your Sensors, " The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Distinguished Lecture given to the Long Island, New York IEEE Section, October 4, 2004.

" Target Tracking and Data Fusion: How to Get the Most Out of Your Sensors, " The IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society Distinguished Lecture given to the Ankara, Turkey IEEE Section, May, 2005.

" Target Tracking and Data Fusion: How to Get the Most Out of Your Sensors, " NATO Lecture given to the Turkish Air Force Research Center, May, 2005.

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