Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Unexploded Ordnance Detection and MitigationIl Ciocco20 July - 2 August 2008

Elementary treatment accessible to scientists of varied backgrounds

Wavelet Decomposition of Measures: Application to Multifractal Analysis of Images.- Volatile Compounds Detection by IR Acousto-Optic Detectors.- Knowledge Based Diversity Processing.- Ground Penetrating Radar for Buried Landmine and IED Detection.- Overview of Statistical Tests for Unexploded Ordnance Detection.- Low Frequency Radar for Buried Target Detection.- UXO Signal Multi Sensor Detection and Estimation.- Advanced Multifunctional Sensor Systems.- Applications of Luminescence to Fingerprints and Trace Explosives Detection.- Electromagnetic Methods for UXO Discrimination.- Some Advances in UWB GPR.- Operational Research Approach to Decision Making.- Recent Advances in Space-Variant Deblurring and Image Stabilization.- UXO Detection Techniques Using Sonar and Radar.

The chapters in this volume were presented at the July-August 2008 NATO Advanced Study Institute on Unexploded Ordnance Detection and Mitigation. The conference was held at the beautiful Il Ciocco resort near Lucca, in the glorious Tuscany region of northern Italy. For the ninth time we gathered at this idyllic spot to explore and extend the reciprocity between mathematics and engineering. The dynamic interaction between world-renowned scientists from the usually disparate communities of pure mathematicians and applied scientists which occurred at our eight previous ASI's continued at this meeting. The detection and neutralization of unexploded ordnance (UXO) has been of major concern for very many decades; at least since the First World war. UXO continues to be the subject of intensive research in many ?elds of science, incl- ing mathematics, signal processing (mainly radar and sonar) and chemistry. While today's headlines emphasize the mayhem resulting from the placement of imp- vised explosive devices (IEDs), humanitarian landmine clearing continues to draw signi?cant global attention as well. In many countries of the world, landmines threaten the population and hinder reconstruction and fast, ef?cient utilization of large areas of the mined land in the aftermath of military con?icts.