José Unpingco, PhD Ohio Supercomputer Center Technical Fellow          PET Program - Signal/Image Processing Onsite Director DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego (SSC-SD) Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC)
What is the PET program? Tutorials/Briefings Applications Under Development or Study Freeware/open-source useful software How to get an HPCMP account? Jose's Blog (updated regularly!)	Background 1998 : PhD EE (Signal Processing & Control) UC San Diego (Dissertation) 1998--2005 :  Senior Signal Scientist Raytheon Systems Company in El Segundo, CA (formerly Hughes Aircraft), Advanced Concepts and Technology Directorate. Supported multiple programs with antenna/signal analysis, data reduction, algorithm development. Led numerous internal research projects in array processing and target tracking. Trained junior analysts. Developed and taught internal seminars in Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) Published internal and classified technical papers (e.g. Effects of Array Configuration on Circular Array STAP Performance) Background  in estimation theory, detection theory, signal processing, probability, optimization, control, synthetic aperture radar, neural networks, numerical methods, linear algebra, target tracking, particle filters, space-time adaptive processing (STAP), GMTI, and antenna analysis.

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What is the PET program? The Productivity Enhancement and Technology Transfer (PET) Program is responsible for gathering and deploying the best ideas, algorithms, and software tools emerging from the national high performance computing infrastructure into the DoD user community located at the Major Shared Resource Centers (MSRC), the Distributed Centers (DCs), and at DoD remote locations. With respect to the Signal and Imaging Processing component:                                                                                                                       "The Signal/Image Processing (SIP) CTA covers the extraction of useful information from sensor outputs in real time. DoD applications include surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence, communications, avionics, smart munitions, and electronic warfare. Sensor types include sonar, radar, visible and infrared images, and signal intelligence (SIGINT) and navigation assets. Typical signal processing functions include detecting, tracking classifying, and recognizing targets in the midst of noise and jamming. Image processing functions include the generation of high-resolution low-noise imagery and the compression of imagery for communications and storage. The CTA emphasizes research, evaluation, and test of the latest signal processing concepts directed toward these embedded systems. Usually such processors are aboard deployable military systems and hence require hefty packaging, minimum size, weight, and power. System affordability is expected to improve an order of magnitude through the development of scalable codes running on flexible HPC systems. This will enable the traditional expensive military-unique 'black boxes' required to implement high-speed signal/image processing to be replaced by COTS HPC-based equipment."