The present volume comprises the most important contributions to the NATO ASI
“Nanoscience advances in CBRN agent detection, information and energy security” held on …

This paper focuses on improving the performance of scientific instrumentation that uses
glass spray chambers for sample introduction, such as spectrometers, which are widely …

This paper presents E-Nose, a novel cost-effective, field-deployable portable system that
constitutes a 4-channel signal conditioning circuit and multi-coated piezo-resistive micro …

Large networks of disparate chemical/biological (CB) sensors, MET sensors, and
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors reporting to various …

Explosive material detection considers the identification and classification of explosive
materials using techniques from traditional sniffer dogs to cutting-edge sensing technology …

The combination or fusion of data from multiple complementary sensors can potentially
improve system performance in many explosives and weapons detection applications. The …

We report the development and optimization of a compact standoff laser-induced breakdown
spectroscopy (ST-LIBS) system for the investigation of explosives combined with multivariate …

The Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) has continued development through 2002. The
JCAD has completed Contractor Validation Testing (CVT) that included chemical warfare …

Recent advancements in signal processing and computer vision are largely due to machine
learning (ML). While exciting, the reality is that most modern ML approaches are based on …

New sensor technologies for homeland security applications must meet the key
requirements of sensitivity to detect agents below risk levels, selectivity to provide minimal …