Saturday, October 11, 2008

ACOSP Seminar at UWA

SEMINAR:

PROPOSAL FOR AN AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR OCEANIC SIGNAL PROCESSING (ACOSP)

By

Dr Daniel BERINSON BE PhD MIEAust MIEEE AFAIM GAICD

And

Mr Christopher SKINNER BSc(Eng) MEngSc MIET MIEAust MACS CPEng, Captain RAN (rtd)

Where:

UWA Business School, Social Sciences South Building room 2233

When:

Friday 17 October at 10am

Summary:

Propagation of acoustic and other signals in the oceanic water body is subject to significant absorption and non-uniform transmission with directional and dispersive effects.

Nevertheless the selective employment of acoustic and electromagnetic signals for communications and measurement has been developed to a high degree in many application domains.

What has now become possible is the aggregation of many signal sources and channels to form arrays, grids and networks to achieve system outcomes that were not previously possible.

This talk will describe the genesis of a proposal to explore these new opportunities for signal processing in the oceanic environment for scientific, industrial and national security purposes.

The talk will also provide a modest insight into the processes being considered for the start of the centre and offers a case study of how such a start-up body can proceed.

Biographical information:

Dr Berinson is Managing Director of Systec Engineering Pty Ltd and consults in software and systems architecture. He earned his degree in Electronic Engineering and PhD in Physics from UWA, and has broad experience in software engineering, defence and enterprise systems.

Captain Skinner served 30 years in the RAN as a weapon and electrical engineer and subsequently in industry in project engineering and general management roles. In 2006 he received the inaugural Maritime Advancement Australia award for work relating to submarine science, engineering and industry.

Contact:

Dr Daniel Berinson +61 4 0888 0278 daniel at systec.com.au