SIG Awarded Phase I SBIR Contract with the U.S. Air Force for High Range Resolution (HRR) Surrogate SAR Target Identification

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the U.S. Air Force.  The objective of this effort is to improve the efficiency of ATR development by leveraging data across radar modalities.  Current approaches are challenged by the fundamental differences in radar phenomenology between sensor modes.  SIG will apply its unique experience in both EM physics and statistical machine learning to identify subsets salient physical scattering mechanisms, suitable for ATR features, across these multiple sensing modalities.

SIG awarded a Phase II SBIR contract with the Army to develop a modular data processing architecture

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract with the Army.  Under the newly awarded effort, SIG will build upon the progress of the Phase I and Phase I Option to develop a modular data processing architecture that provides adaptability to changing operating environments and target and clutter types through the use of semi-supervised multi-task learning (MTL) and human-in-the-loop (HIL) active learning (AL), as applied to both elevated and airborne sensor systems.

SIG Awarded Phase I SBIR Contract with the Army for Detection, Tracking, and Classification of Dismounts

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with the Army. The effort will focus on developing algorithms to process wide-angle, vehicle-based video imagery to reliably identify dismounted threats, and accurately cue the operator to the identified threat in a display.

SIG Establishes Strategic Partnership with IQT

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group, Inc. (SIG), a leader in signal and image processing for defense and security, today announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

This strategic partnership between SIG and IQT will extend SIG’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) technology development and provide new opportunities for SIG’s product deployment. SIG’s unique probabilistic framework sifts relevant data from the overwhelming volume of raw sensor data (pixels) to realize the full information potential from video systems. The company’s data products include stabilized and georegistered imagery, vehicle and dismount tracks, traffic and behavior models, and analyst-aided-cueing for improved accuracy.

“Partnering with IQT helps us understand the system requirements and end-user needs for demanding video applications for security and intelligence,” said Dr. Paul Runkle, CEO of SIG. “The insight provided by IQT’s customers helps us drive technology innovation and product design for both commercial and government applications.”

“SIG is a critical addition to our strategic investment portfolio and we are impressed with this technology’s applicability to the challenges facing the Intelligence Community,” said William Strecker, Executive Vice President and CTO at IQT. “SIG’s video analytics technology offers unparalleled capabilities for extracting and representing relevant information in commercial and government video data.”

Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

About SIG

SIG is an emerging leader in signal, image, and video analytics for government and commercial applications. SIG’s novel technology enables vast improvements in extracting relevant information from signals and imagery and making accurate decisions using this data. SIG’s technology can utilize feedback from end-users to help the algorithms gain the benefit from human-aided decisions.

About IQT

In-Q-Tel is the strategic, not-for-profit investment firm that works to identify, adapt, and deliver innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Launched by the CIA in 1999 as a private, independent organization, IQT’s mission is to identify and partner with companies developing cutting-edge technologies that serve the national security interests of the United States. Working from an evolving strategic blueprint defining the Intelligence Community’s critical technology needs, IQT engages with entrepreneurs, startups, researchers, and investors to deliver technologies that provide superior capabilities for the CIA and broader Intelligence Community. For more information, visit www.iqt.org.

SIG Moves Office to Accommodate Growth

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) moved into new office space to accommodate growth in 2011 and beyond.  SIG headquarters are now located in Suite 330 of the Carlisle Place building in Imperial Center located at 4721 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, NC 27703.  All other contact info, including phone, fax, and email remain unchanged.  See http://siginnovations.com/about-2/locations/ for map and directions.

SIG Awarded Contract with the Navy for Applied Statistical Machine Learning Research for Underwater Sensing

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.  – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to investigate advanced statistical machine learning techniques for underwater sensing applications.  SIG’s work will focus on the development and application of nonparametric Bayesian methods for analysis and understanding of acoustic sensing data.

SIG Awarded Phase I SBIR Contract with the Air Force for Predicting Performance of Video Tracking Algorithms

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).  Under this SBIR effort, SIG will focus on developing advanced statistical modeling techniques for modeling and predicting target track uncertainty and performance as a function of operating conditions (OCs).  This performance prediction framework will be tightly integrated with algorithms for tracking people and vehicles in wide area motion imagery (WAMI) and will enable the algorithms to be self-aware of their own uncertainty and predict their own performance as a function of sensor, system, environment, and scenario parameters.

SIG Awarded Phase II SBIR Contract with the Navy for In Situ Learning for Underwater Object Recognition

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR).  The effort will focus on developing advanced recognition algorithms and techniques capable of robust in situ adaptation based on environmental context and real-time adaptive learning.  The objective is to achieve a substantial reduction in false alarm rates for recognizing underwater targets of interest with acoustic sensors.

SIG Awarded Phase I SBIR contract with the Navy for Exploiting Multipath for Efficient Target Classification

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a contract for a Navy Phase I SBIR on Exploiting Multipath for Efficient Target Classification.   This win represents a new customer relationship with the Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD.  Research objectives on this contract will explore the use of sparse Bayesian signal reconstruction techniques in order to exploit environmental multipath for improved target classification with Radar sensors.

SIG Presents at MSS National Symposium in Las Vegas

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) staff, Levi Kennedy and Eric Wang, recently presented their work at the MSS National Symposium conference in Las Vegas, NV. Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Wang’s paper and presentation focused on leveraging vehicle tracking in airborne wide area motion imagery for modeling normal vehicular activity in the scene and automatically recognizing and cueing to anomalous activity.

SIG Awarded Phase II SBIR Contract with the Air Force for Wide Area Multi-Sensor ISR Exploitation

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).  The effort will focus on developing processing techniques for jointly exploiting data from wide area EO and Radar sensors for automatically finding, tracking, and geo-locating objects of interest to provide improved actionable intelligence and enhancing the effectiveness of current and future airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems.

SIG Opens Office in Reston, VA to Establish DC Area Presence and Support Local Customers

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) expands its presence in the Washington, DC area by opening an office in Reston, VA. The office, located at 12020 Sunrise Valley Drive, is established to provide more ubiquitous support for local customers in the area. SIG’s headquarters will remain in Research Triangle Park, NC.

SIG Presents at Automatic Target Recognizer Working Group (ATRWG) at Sandia National Laboratories

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) staff recently presented their work at the Automatic Target Recognizer Working Group (ATRWG) conference at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM. Levi Kennedy presented his work in the area of detecting and tracking vehicles in airborne wide area motion imagery. James Baxter presented his work in the area of saliency analysis and cueing for radar signature exploitation.

SIG Presents at SPIE Conference in Orlando

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Signal Innovations Group (SIG) staff, Dr. Mark Kolba, delivered two presentations at the SPIE Defense Security and Sensing conference in Orlando. Dr. Kolba’s first presentation focused on leveraging statistical modeling methods for online sensor management. In the other presentation, Dr. Kolba summarized his work in developing advanced algorithms for landmine detection.

SIG Awarded Contract with Air Force for the Agile CEM and Signature Technology for Performance Driven Sensing (ACSTP) Area of the Physics Exploitation, Processing, and Prediction for Performance Based Sensing (PEPP for PBS) Program

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.  –  Signal Innovations Group (SIG) was awarded a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory for the Agile CEM and Signature Technology for Performance Driven Sensing (ACSTP) area of the Physics Exploitation, Processing, and Prediction for Performance Based Sensing (PEPP for PBS) program with the Air Force Research Laboratories (AFRL).  SIG’s work will focus on developing algorithmic and software tools for the exploitation of radar signature scattering phenomenology for efficient target modeling and signature prediction.  These next generation signature analysis capabilities will lead to significant improvement in the affordability of radar signature exploitation systems.