[Tccc] CFP: IEEE JSTSP: Special Issue on Non-cooperative Localization Networks

Neal Patwari npatwariatece.utah.edu
Sun Oct 21 16:50:28 EDT 2012



 Call for Papers - IEEE Signal Processing Society
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing  

Special Issue on Non-cooperative Localization Networks

Localization of non-cooperative subjects refers to the process of locating
subjects who are not intentionally participating in the localization
process but still affect the radio spectrum in some way. The subjects may
be actively avoiding localization, or they may be passive and not emitting
any useful signals; however, a wireless network deployed to locate them may
contain elements which actively transmit. Applications of this area include
anti-terrorism or law enforcement, patient monitoring in medical
facilities, and location-aware services and data-mining. In anti-terrorism
and law-enforcement, the subjects are generally hostile and are trying to
maintain a low radio profile; whereas in location-aware commercial
services, the subjects may not mind being located, but they are still
unlikely to actively assist the process.

Non-cooperative localization methods tend to fall under three categories:
exploitation of a subjects radio shadow, as in radio tomographic imaging
(RTI); exploitation of a subjects radio reflectance, as in multistatic
radar or ultra wideband through-the-wall imaging; and exploitation of a
subjects radio emissions, as in radio frequency identification (RFID) tag
tracking or tracking spurious emissions from a radio devices local
oscillator. This special issue covers the signal processing theory,
modeling, and implementation issues particular to localization of
non-cooperative subjects. The sensor network may consist of a single or
multiple sensing modalities. Specific topics of interest include, but are
not limited to:

 o Localization of passive or device-free subjects
 o Radio tomographic imaging
 o Passive subject ultra wideband position location networks and
through-the-wall human tracking
 o Passive, multistatic radar and multi-target tracking
 o Localization of RFID tags
 o Localization of a radio device via its spurious or evasive emissions
 o Signal processing for sparse localization networks: compressive sensing
and statistical inversion
 o Passive localization in the presence of multipath, non-line-of-sight,
jamming, and/or interference
 o Ad-hoc passive localization with a sparse matrix of nodes and/or with
nodes dropping in and out
 o Communication and routing protocols for RTI networks or RFID tag
tracking networks

Prospective authors should visit
   http://www.signalprocessingsociety.org/publications/periodicals/jstsp/
for information on paper submission.  Manuscripts should be submitted using
the Manuscript Central system at
   http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jstsp-ieee
Manuscripts will be reviewed via the standard IEEE process.

Manuscript submission due: Jan. 17, 2013
First review completed: Apr. 10, 2013
Revised manuscript due: Jun. 10, 2013
Second review completed: Sep. 10, 2013
Final manuscript due: Oct. 1, 2013

Lead guest editor:

R. Michael Buehrer, Dept. of Electrical & Comp. Eng., Virginia Tech

Guest editors:

Christopher Anderson, Dept. of Electrical & Comp. Eng., The U.S. Naval
Academy
Richard Martin, Dept. of Electrical & Comp. Eng., The Air Force Inst. of
Technology
Neal Patwari, Dept. of Electrical & Comp. Eng., University of Utah
Michael Rabbat, Dept. of Electrical & Comp. Eng., McGill University
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