Agenda

MS3 seminar

• Friday, 22 March 2019
• 09:30-10:30
• EWI Snijderzaal (LB01.010)

Radar Adaptivity: Antenna Based Signal Processing

Alfonso Farina
IEEE SPS Distinguished Industry Speaker

This lecture will provide an in-depth look into the history of radar systems and radar signal processing, from the beginning of radar to adaptive antenna arrays, including examples such as ground based radar systems, land and naval phased arrays, STAP for airborne radars, knowledge-based STAP, and Over the Horizon radar systems.

Biography

Alfonso FARINA , LFIEEE, FIET, FREng, Fellow of EURASIP, received the doctor degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome (IT) in 1973. In 1974, he joined Selenia, then Selex ES, where he became Director of the Analysis of Integrated Systems Unit and subsequently Director of Engineering of the Large Business Systems Division. In 2012, he was Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer of the company, reporting directly to the President. From 2013 to 2014, he was senior advisor to the CTO. He retired in October 2014.

From 1979 to 1985, he was also professor of “Radar Techniques” at the University of Naples (IT). He is the author of more than 800 peer-reviewed technical publications and of books and monographs (published worldwide), some of them also translated in to Russian and Chinese.

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