Special Session 16

SPECIAL SESSION #16

Domenico Accardo

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

• daccardo@unina.it

Antonio De Maio

University of Naples Federico II, Italy

• ademaio@unina.it

C-UAS technology includes a variety of techniques that allow detection, tracking, classification, jamming, and possibly neutralization of drones as well as UAS threats. This embraces a multiplicity of sensing domains involving Radio Frequency (RF), to infrared and camera devices. This special session aims at bringing together scientists from company, academy, research centers, and final users to share recent developments in the C-UAS systems/techniques/countermeasures/processing algorithms. Solicited contributions include but are not limited to systems/algorithms/real data analysis for C-UAS applications.

Domenico Accardo is Full Professor for the topics of Aerospace Systems, Avionics, and Air Traffic Management at Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II UNINA and at Italian Air Force Academy. He is Head of Centre for Advanced Metrology and Technology Services at UNINA, i.e. the Centre that deals with Advanced Technology Transfer activities. He has been Principal Investigator for several research projects in the fields of Sensors and Systems for Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, and Air Traffic Management. He has published more than 120 indexed articles for International Journals and International Conferences with h-index 24. He has been Chair for Sensor Systems and Information Fusion Technical Committee SSIF-TC of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA. He is Chair of the Degree Course in Management of Aerospace Systems for Defense in cooperation between UNINA and Italian Air Force Academy.

Antonio De Maio (S'01-A'02-M'03-SM'07-F'13) was born in Sorrento, Italy, on June 20, 1974. He received the Dr.Eng. degree (with honors) and the Ph.D. degree in information engineering, both from the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy, in 1998 and 2002, respectively. Currently, he is a Professor with the University of Naples Federico II. His research interest lies in the field of statistical signal processing, with emphasis on radar detection and optimization theory applied to radar signal processing. Dr. De Maio is a Fellow member of IEEE, the recipient of the 2010 IEEE Fred Nathanson Memorial Award as the young (less than 40 years of age) AESS Radar Engineer 2010 whose performance is particularly noteworthy as evidenced by contributions to the radar art over a period of several years, with the following citation for "robust CFAR detection, knowledge-based radar signal processing, and waveform design and diversity", and the recipient of the 2024 IEEE Warren D. White Award, to recognize a radar engineer for outstanding achievements due to a major technical advance (or series of advances) in the art of radar engineering, with the citation “For contributions to radar signal processing techniques for target detection, waveform design and electronic protection”.