1. Overview of Information and Signal Processing Program 24 January 2007 Liyi Dai, Program Manager Computing & Information Sciences Division Mathematical & Information Sciences Directorate U.S. Army Research Office

2. ARO’s Scientific Division Structure Director Mathematical & Information Sciences Mechanical Sciences Electronics Physical Sciences Engineering Sciences Physics Materials Science Chemical Sciences Life Sciences Computing & Info Sciences Mathematics Environmental Sciences

3. Mathematical & Information Sciences Directorate Mathematical & Information Sciences Directorate Mathematics Division Computing & Information Sciences Division Cooperative Systems Computational Mathematics Discrete Mathematics and Computer Sciences Modeling of Complex Systems Modeling, Simulation, and Related Mathematics Probability and Statistics Systems and Control Information Assurance Communications and Network Software and Knowledge Based Systems Information and Signal Processing

4. ARO Overview The Army’s main funding agency for basic research Needs and opportunity driven, primarily fund extramural research –Close collaboration with Army Research Lab and other Army organizations –Potential ROI –Balanced research: near-term, mid-term, and long- term needs ARO Web Site: http://www.aro.army.mil

5. “Heavy forces must be more strategically deployable and more agile with a smaller logistical footprint, and light forces must be more lethal, survivable and tactically mobile. Achieving this paradigm will require innovative thinking about structure, modernization efforts and spending.” Driving Force - The Chief of Staff, Army 23 June 1999

6. Adv. Sensors Objective Force Warrior See First Understand First Act First Finish Decisively Objective Force Networked Fires Integrated Armor Active Protection Follower UGV UAV RSTA / Comm Relay C3 On the Move OCSW FLIR Hybrid Electric Propulsion Compact Kinetic Energy Missile Multi-Role Armament & Ammo Suite (Direct & Indirect Fire) Technologies to Build FCS in this Decade Future Combat Systems

7. Some Marines Declining Extra Body ArmorSome Marines Declining Extra Body Armor AP - Sun Mar 26, 4:20 PM ET Technology Trends and Opportunities Miniaturization –Incorporation of more functions into smaller space < 30 tons < 40 lb load ~100 lb load 70+ tons

8. Technology Trends and Opportunities Time compression –Ubiquitous availability of high performance computing –Real-time information processing and delivery > 40 mph < 10 mph

9. Technology Trends and Opportunities Complexity –System of systems: Network science

10. 1.Autonomous Systems 2.Secure and Robust Information Systems 3.Networked Information Processing CISD Thrust Areas Research and develop methods to facilitate the creation of networked information systems over band limited mobile, wireless networks. This includes processing of sensor information, multi-hop mobile, wireless communication networks, fusing and interpreting data, and processing and presenting data for decision making. Information includes sensor data, and real-time voice, text, graphics, and video. The focus is on theory and fundamental limits of the problems as well as implementable solutions. ISP Program Research Areas: –Interpretation of sensor data, including multiple sensor modalities. –Analysis, fusion, reduction, and representation of data for decision making. –Data compression and coding, network and quality of service aware.

11. Develop image feature extraction and modeling, image/video compression, sensor fusion, and energy efficient processing to provide increased performance and capability for processing signals, data, and information to enhance the warfighters’ decision making, situation awareness, command and control and methods to improve targeting and the performance of weapons systems. Program Goal

12. Current Coverage Data and information fusion Automatic/Aided target recognition Target acquisition and tracking Video coding for wireless communication Battlefield modeling and visualization Image resolution enhancement

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