Recent Publications

Shirkhodaie A., and B. Kalyankumar, “Multi-camera Multi-target Perceptional Activity Recognition Via Meta-data Fusion, presented in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion, Target Recognition XXVII, 10646-28, Orlando, FL, April 16-19, (2018).

Shirkhodaie A., “Deep Learning of Group Activities From Partially Observable Surveillance Video Streams,” presented in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion, Target Recognition XXVII, 10646-42, Orlando, FL, April 16-19, (2018).

Shirkhodaie A., Zhang, C., Borooshak L., Zhou, Y., Ahmadibeni, A., “Object Recognition and Tracking Based on Multiscale Synthetic SAR and IR,” presented in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion, Target Recognition XXVII, 10646-43, Orlando, FL, April 16-19, (2018).

Shirkhodaie A., Zhou, Y., Borooshak Leila, “Multiscale Synthetic SAR and IR Imagery Features Generation in the Cluttered Virtual Environment,” presented in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion, Target Recognition XXVII, 10646-44, Orlando, FL, April 16-19, (2018).

Shirkhodaie, A., and Chan, A., “Joint Object and Action Recognition Via Fusion of Partially Observable Surveillance Imagery Data,” in the 2017 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion and Target Recognition XXVI, Anaheim, CA, April (2017).

Shirkhodaie, A., Telagamsetti, D., and Chan, A, “Utilization-based Object Recognition in Confined Space,” in the 2017 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion and Target Recognition XXVI, Anaheim, CA, April (2017).

Telagamsetti, D., Poshtyar, A., Shirkhodaie, A., Chan, A., and Hu Shuowen, “In-Vehicle Group Activity Modeling and Simulation in Sensor-based Virtual Environment ,” in the 2016 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion and Target Recognition XXV, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2016).

Poshtyar A., Shirkhodaie, A., Chan, A., and Hu Shuowen, “Skin Subspace Color Modeling for Daytime and Nighttime Group Activity Recognition in Confined Operational Spaces ,” in the 2016 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion and Target Recognition XXVI, Baltimore, MD, April (2016).

Shirkhodaie, A., Chan, A., and Hu Shuowen, “Hand Gestures Recognition in Confined Spaces with Partial Observability and Occultation Constraints,” in the 2016 SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, , Signal Processing, Sensor/Information Fusion and Target Recognition XXVI,  Baltimore, MD, April (2016).

Poshtyar, A., Elangovan, V., Shirkhodaie, A., A. Chan, and S. Hu, “Physical Environment Virtualization for Human Activities Recognition,” in the SPIE Defense   and Security Conference, Modeling and Simulation for Defense Systems and Applications X, Baltimore, MD, April 20, (2015).

Elangovan, V., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Recognition of Human-Vehicle Interactions in Group Activities Via Multi-Attributed Semantic Message Generation,” in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Modeling and Simulation for Defense Systems and Applications X, Baltimore, MD, April 22, (2015).

Habibi, M. S., and Shirkhodaie, A., "Multi-attributed tagged big data exploitation for hidden concepts discovery", SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2014).

Elangovan, V., and Shirkhodaie, A., "Knowledge discovery in group activities through sequential observation analysis", SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2014).

Alkilani, A., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Acoustic events semantic detection, classification, and annotation for persistent surveillance applications”, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2014).

Shirkhodaie, A., Elangovan, V., Habibi, M. S., and Alkilani, A., “A Decision Support System for Fusion of Soft and Hard-sensor Information Based on Latent Semantic Analysis Technique”, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2013).

Elangovan, V., and Shirkhodaie, A., “A Robust Technique for Group Activities Recognition Based on Fusion of Extracted Features in Video Streams”, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2013).

Elangovan, V., Bashir, A., and Shirkhodaie, A., “A Multi-attribute Based Methodology for Vehicle Detection & Identification”, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2013).

Elangovan, V., Alkilani, A., and Shirkhodaie, A., “A Multi-Modality Attributes Unmasking Scheme for Group Activity Characterization and Data Fusion”, IEEE Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), Seattle, WA, June (2013).

Alkilani, A., and Shirkhodaie, A., "Acoustic Recognition of Human-Object Interactions in Persistent Surveillance Systems", SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2013).

Habibi, M. S., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Mining Patterns in Persistent Surveillance Systems with Smart Query and Visual Analytics”, SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2013).

Elangovan V., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Recognition of Human Activity Characteristics based on State Transitions Modeling Technique,” SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2012).

Elangovan V., Bandaru V.K., and Shirkhodaie, A., “Team Activity Analysis and Recognition Based on Kinect Depth Map and Optical Imagery Techniques,” SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2012).

Alkilani, A., and Shirkhodaie, A.,“A survey on acoustic signature recognition and classification techniques for persistent surveillance systems“, SPIE 2012 Defense, Security, and Sensing Symposium, Conference:Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXI, Paper number 8392-28, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2012).

Habibi, M., and Shirkhodaie, A.,“A Survey of Visual Analytics for Knowledge Discovery and Content Analysis, “ SPIE 2012 Defense, Security, and Sensing Symposium, Conference: Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XXI, Paper number 8392-27, Baltimore, Maryland, April (2012).

Shirkhodaie, A., “Perceptual Semantic Labeling of Human-Vehicle Interactions (HVI),” 2nd Annual Human, Light Vehicle and Tunnel Detection Workshop, May 3-4, 2012, Baltimore, MD.

Shirkhodaie, A., “Semantic Labeling of Human-Vehicle Interactions Via Acoustic Events Characterization and Inference,” 2nd Annual Human, Light Vehicle and Tunnel Detection Workshop, May 3-4, 2012, Baltimore, MD.

Elangovan, V. and Shirkhodaie, A., “Context-Based Semantic Labeling of Human-Vehicle Interactions in Persistent Surveillance Systems,” SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, Orlando, Florida, April (2011). pdf

Shirkhodaie A.and Elangovan V., “Acoustic Semantic Labeling and Fusion of Human-Vehicle Interactions,” SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, Orlando, Florida, April (2011).

Elangovan, V.,and Shirkhodaie, A.,“A Survey of Imagery Techniques for Semantic Labeling of Human-Vehicle Interactions in Persistent Surveillance Systems,” SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, Orlando, Florida, April (2011). pdf

Rababaah, H., Shirkhodaie, A., "Twitter web-service for soft agent reporting in persistent surveillance systems" in Cyber Security, Situation Management, and Impact Assessment II; and Visual Analytics for Homeland Defense and Security II, edited by John F. Buford, Gabriel Jakobson, John Erickson, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7709, 2010.

Shirkhodaie, A., Rababaah, H., "Multi-layered context impact modulation for enhanced focus of attention of situational awareness in persistent surveillance systems" in Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2010, edited by Jerome J. Braun, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 7710, 2010.

Rababaah H., Shirkhodaie A., "Energy Logic (EL): A Novel Fusion Engine of Multi-modality Multi-agent Data/Information Fusion for Intelligent Surveillance Systems," SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications, Orlando, April. 17-20, 2009, Orlando, FL.

Shirkhodaie, A., and Rababaah H., "Cognitive Tagging and Adaptive Perception Grouping: A New Concept for Soft and Hard Targets Profiling and Sense Making in Persistent Surveillance Systems," SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications, Orlando, April. 17-20, 2009, Orlando, FL.

Rababaah H., Shirkhodaie A., "Soft Adaptive Fusion of Sensor Energy (SAFE) in large-scale sensor networks," in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications, April. 17-20, 2009, Orlando, FL.

Rababaah H., Shirkhodaie A., "Fusion-Oriented Multi-Target Tracking and Localization for Intelligent Surveillance Systems," in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Mar. 17-20, 2008, Orlando, FL.

Sarfaraz, M., and Shirkhodaie, A., and Mitra, A., "Performance Analysis of Ultra-Wideband Antennas for Microradar Applications," in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications, Orlando, April. 17-20, 2009, Orlando, FL.

Rogers, T., Shirkhodaie, A., Mitra, A., "Distributed Sensor Concepts for Perimeter Surveillance and Vehicle Classification, " in the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications, Orlando, April. 17-20, 2009, Orlando, FL.

Saed A., Rababaah, H., and Shirkhodaie A., "UXO Detection and Characterization Using Vision-based Robotic Systems," at the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XIII, paper number: 6953-24, March 17-20, 2008, Orlando, FL.

Shirkhodaie A., Tunstel, Edward, "Rover Traversability Assessment Via Visual Sensing of Spatial and Textural Terrain Image Features, " Journal of Soft Computing for Space Autonomy IASC-SCSA-07 Journal, 2007.

Shirkhodaie Amir, "Mobile Robots Traversability Awareness Based on Terrain Visual Sensory Data Fusion," in the SPIE Defense and Security 2007 on Unmanned Systems Technology IX, April 9-13, Orlando, FL, 2007.

Rababaah H., and Shirkhodaie A., "Human-Posture Classification for Intelligent Visual Surveillance Systems," the SPIE Defense and Security Conference, Visual Analytics for Homeland Defense and Security, March 17-20, 2008, Orlando, FL.

Rababaah H., and Shirkhodaie A., "A Survey of Intelligent Visual Sensors for Surveillance Applications," in the IEEE Sensor Application Symposium (SAS), February 6-8, 2007.

Viangteeravat T., and Shirkhodaie A., and Rababaah, H., "Acoustic Signature Analysis and Data Fusion of Vehicles Based on Acoustic Sensor Arrays," in the SPIE 2007 Defense and Security Conference on Signal Processing, Sensor Fusion, and Target Recognition XVI, April 9-13, Orlando, FL, 2007.