The 9th International IR Target and Background Modeling & Simulation Workshop is open to people from the defense research and development community active in the field of optical signature simulation technologies, to military users and to industry representatives. Submission of research papers is encouraged. Attendance will be limited to 90 participants. You are asked to return your registration as soon as possible.

Workshop Scope
The 9th International IR Target and Background Modeling & Simulation Workshop is open to people from the defence research & development community active in the field of optical signature simulation technologies, to military users and to industry representatives. All sessions of the workshop will be unclassified.

General Workshop Objectives
Provide a European scientific forum for the IR modeling and simulation community to discuss current developments in their field of expertise.
Foster an intensive exchange of ideas and results in IR modeling and simulation and help building up and maintain the information network in the community.
Encourage cooperation between groups actively engaged in this field.

Topical Session Objectives
Provide an opportunity for the software end-users to learn about the latest developments.
Offer the opportunity to demonstrate and discuss the latest features in software products.


Contributions are solicited in subjects ranging from basic signature research to applications in system design, optimization and evaluation:

Data, techniques, models, and validation of IR signatures of land, sea and air targets and backgrounds, and of targets in backgrounds
Extension to infrared polarization hyperspectral and active signatures
Optical properties of complex surfaces
Models validation and metrics
IR signature management models
Modeling and simulation of IR clutter (soil, maritime, atmospheric)
Radiative transfer, propagation models and optical data sets
Impact of climatic conditions on signatures