ASPIRE-SAR-RfS Joint Focus Groups Meeting
The University of Strathclyde is pleased to host two days of EMSIG Focus Group meetings covering the following three themed areas:
1. Advanced Signal Processing in Radar & Electronic Warfare (ASPIRE: https://www.emsig.org.uk/aspire)
The ASPIRE Focus Group invites dynamic and forward-looking contributions that push the boundaries of signal processing for radar sensing and electronic warfare, enhancing detection, estimation, imaging, classification and overall system performance. We welcome submissions spanning short- to long-range surveillance, automotive and autonomous sensing, SAR/ISAR and other imaging modalities, multifunction and MIMO radars, passive systems and emerging radar concepts, alongside EW sensing and countermeasure technologies. Innovations in statistical and adaptive processing, sparse and compressive methods, machine learning, optimisation, time-frequency analysis, and low-SWaP, sensor-fusion and resource-management solutions are especially encouraged.
2. Synthetic Aperture Radar
(SAR: https://www.emsig.org.uk/sar)
Synthetic Aperture Radar is thriving, with new platforms, techniques and products across civil, defence and security applications. The UK has a breadth of expertise across government, industry and academia, helping to push SAR into new and exciting areas. It is within this context that the EMSIG SAR Focus Group was established, bringing together the community from across the UK. Anything that is related to SAR is relevant – from hardware to software, from processing to exploitation, and from outer space to the inner body.
3. Radar for Space
(RfS: https://www.emsig.org.uk/rfs).
Radar for Space encompasses all uses of radar relevant to space, including (i) space situational awareness, considering both ground-based and space-based radar sensors, and (ii) earth observation using space-based radar. We also welcome works on the use of complementary sensing technologies, specifically active, capable of fusion with radar, for enhanced SDA/SSA, as well as AI-based approaches to image processing, such as segmentation and classification.
Call for Participation & Early Expression of Interest:
To help us plan the programme and assess expected attendance, please indicate your anticipated participation and interest using the form below by ***15th of February***. Completing the form should take less than 5 minutes.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/F5TjVearXX
This form also acts as a Save the Date notification for the event on 15–16 April 2026.
A follow-on announcement will be circulated closer to the event with a provisional agenda and a dedicated registration link for confirmed attendance.
Event host: Prof Carmine Clemente, University of Strathclyde
Dates: 15th & 16th of April 2026
Venue: University of Strathclyde, The Ramshorn, 98 Ingram Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1EX , The Ramshorn- (https://maps.app.goo.gl/g97Thcb7zNDatX2HA).
The venue is conveniently located on the University of Strathclyde urban campus, with a car park across the road and very close to multiple hotels in the city centre of Glasgow.