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报告题目：Information Fusion under Uncertainty

报告人：Prof. X. Rong LI from University of New Orleans

报告时间：6月18日(周五)下午2:30-5:00

报告地点：中央主楼508

报告内容和报告人简介：

Information Fusion under Uncertainty

by

X. Rong Li

Department of Electrical Engineering

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA 70148, USA

xli@uno.edu,Tel: 1-504-280-7416, Fax: 1-504-280-3950

Abstract

This seminar consists of three parts. In the first part, which is the main part, a general introduction to information fusion is given. It answers the question “what is information fusion” and covers briefly the theories, architectures, applications, history, and current status of information fusion. Representative examples of information fusion are provided, which demonstrate the essence and breadth of information fusion. The second part deals with estimation and decision fusion. Similarities and differences between estimation fusion and decision fusion are clarified. General, unified, optimal fusion rules for estimation and decision under uncertainty are presented. Potential directions and promising tools for their unification are introduced. The third part is dedicated to model fusion, in particular, statistical inference under model structural uncertainty. The state-of-the-art multiple-model approach is described at a high level.

X. Rong Li received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PRC, in 1982 and 1984, respectively, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Connecticut, USA, in 1990 and 1992, respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of New Orleans in 1994, where he is now University Research Professor, Department Chair, and Director of Information and Systems Technology Research Center. During 1986–1987 he did research on electric power at the University of Calgary, AB, Canada. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, from 1992 to 1994. He has authored or coauthored four books: Estimation and Tracking (Norwood, MA: Artech House, 1993), Multitarget-Multisensor Tracking (Storrs, CT: YBS Publishing, 1995), Probability, Random Signals, and Statistics (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1999), and Estimation with Applications to Tracking and Navigation (New York: Wiley, 2001); six book chapters; and more than 170 refereed journal and conference proceedings papers. His current research interests include signal and data processing, target tracking and information fusion, stochastic systems, statistical inference, and electric power.

Dr. Li is an IEEE fellow. He has served the International Society of Information Fusion as the President (2003-), Vice President (1998-2002), and a member of Board of Directors (since 1998); served as General Chair for 2002 International Conference on Information Fusion, and Steering Chair or General Vice-Chair for 1998, 1999, and 2000 International Conferences on Information Fusion; served IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems as an Associate Editor from 1995 to 1996 and as Editor since 1996; served Communications in Information and Systems as an Editor since 2001; received a CAREER award and an RIA award from the U.S. National Science Foundation. He received 1996 Early Career Award for Excellence in Research from the University of New Orleans and has given more than 60 seminars and short courses in U.S., Europe and Asia. He won several outstanding paper awards, is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and consulted for several companies.