Conference Papers Working Group 3 

(with acknowledgement to COST Action TU1208)

[wg3-c5] L. Pajewski, A. Giannopoulos, D. Pirrone, C. Warren, S. Antonijevic, V. Doric, D. Poljak,  “Development of electromagnetic simulators for Ground Penetrating Radar,” 2017 Conference of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, Florence, Italy, 26-30 March 2017 (Croatia, Italy, United Kingdom)

[wg3-c4] L. Pajewski, A. Giannopoulos, M. Marciniak, S. Meschino, A. Popov, I. Prokopovich, A. Ventura, C. Warren, “Short-Term Scientific Missions on forward and inverse electromagnetic-scattering techniques  for Ground Penetrating Radar,” 2017 Conference of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society, Florence, Italy, 26-30 March 2017 (Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, United Kingdom; COOPERATION WITH NNC, INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT, STSM OUTCOME)

[wg3-c3] L. Pajewski, A. Giannopoulos, S. Lambot, M. Marciniak, S. Meschino, N. Pinel, M. Sbartai, C. Warren, “Short-Term Scientific Missions on Electromagnetic Modelling and Inversion Techniques for Ground Penetrating Radar – COST Action TU1208,” 2016 IEEE European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 11-15 April 2016, Davos, Switzerland, doi: 10.1109/EuCAP.2016.7482011 (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, United Kingdom; INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT; STSM OUTCOME)

[wg3-c2] L. Pajewski, A. Giannopoulos,  J. van der Kruk,  "Electromagnetic modelling, inversion and data-processing techniques for GPR: ongoing activities in Working Group 3 of COST Action TU1208," Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015, 12-17 April 2015, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2015-14988  (Germany, Italy, United Kingdom; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-c1] R. Persico, “Inverse scattering and GPR data processing: an Introduction,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-10417 (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

Project 3.1 – Electromagnetic modelling

[wg3-p1c26] D. Poljak, S. Šesnić, M. Cvetković, S. Lallechere, K. El Khamlichi Drissi, “On some applications of stochastic collocation method in computational electromagnetics: Applications in ground penetrating radar, bioelectromagnetics, grounding systems and buried lines,” 24th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), Split, Croatia, 22-24 September 2016, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/SOFTCOM.2016.7772167 (Croatia, France)

[wg3-p1c25] M. Bano, “Modeling GPR Data in the Fourier Domain: Choice of the Radar Source,” pp. 1-6, Proc. 16th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2016), Hong Kong, 13-16 June 2016, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2016.7572510 (France)

[wg3-p1c24] F. Mangini, F. Frezza, “On zero-reflection and zero-transmission of a stratified lossy medium,” pp. 755-758, Proc. URSI Commission B International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory (EMTS 2016), 4–18 August 2016, Espoo, Finland, pp. 755-758, doi: 10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2016.7571511 (Italy)

[wg3-p1c23] P. P. Di Gregorio, F. Frezza, F. Mangini, V. Ferrara, “Detection of a Misaligned Broken Pipe by Electromagnetic Interaction,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17-22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2016-18501 (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c22] I. Prokopovich, A. Popov, M. Marciniak, L. Pajewski, “Two-way WKB Approximation Applied to GPR - COST Action TU1208,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17-22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2016-18428 (Italy, Poland, Russia; STSM OUTCOME; COOPERATION WITH NNC; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c21] H. V. Baghdasaryan, T. M. Knyazyan, T. T. Hovhannisyan, M. Marciniak, L. Pajewski “Numerical modelling of GPR ground-matching enhancement by a chirped multilayer structure - output of cooperation within COST Action TU1208,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17-22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2016-18507 (Armenia, Italy, Poland; STSM OUTCOME; COOPERATION WITH NNC; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c20] D. Pirrone, L. Pajewski “E2GPR – Edit your geometry, Execute GprMax2D and Plot the Results!,” Proc. 2015 IEEE 15th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, 30 November-2 December 2015, Lecce, Italy, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/MMS.2015.7375414 (Italy)

[wg4-p1c19] S. Lallechere, S. Antonijevic,  K. El Khamlichi Drissi, D. Poljak, "Optimized numerical models of thin wire above an imperfect and lossy ground for GPR statistics," Proc. 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA 2015), September 7-11, 2015, Torino, Italy, pp. 907-910, doi: 10.1109/ICEAA.2015.7297246 (Croatia, France)

[wg4-p1c18] D. Poljak, S. Sesnic, D. Paris, K. El Khamlichi Drissi, "Direct Time Domain Modeling of the Transient Field Transmitted in a Dielectric Half-Space for GPR Applications,"  Proc. 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA 2015), September 7-11, 2015, Torino, Italy, pp. 1-4   (Croatia, France)

[wg3-p1c17] N. Pinel, C. Le Bastard, C. Bourlier, “Asymptotic modelling of coherent scattering from rough pavements,” Proc. European Radar Conference 2015 (European Microwave Week 2015), Paris, France, 6-11 September 2015, pp. 221-224, doi: 10.1109/EuRAD.2015.7346277 (France; INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT)

[wg4-p1c16] C. Warren, A. Giannopoulos, I. Giannakis, "An advanced GPR modelling framework: The next generation of gprMax," Proc. 8th International Workshop on Advanced Ground Penetrating Radar (IWAGPR 2015), 7-10 July 2015, Florence, Italy, pp. 1-4,  doi: 10.1109/ IWAGPR.2015.7292621 (United Kingdom)

[wg3-p1c15] H. V. Baghdasaryan, T. M. Knyazyan, T. T. Hovhannisyan, A. A. Hakhoumian, M. Marciniak, “Microcavity with DBR Mirrors for Efficient THz Emission from Optically Pumped GaP Layer: Numerical Analysis by the Method of Single Expression,” Proc. 2015 17th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 5-9 July 2015, Budapest, Hungary, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/ICTON.2015.7193604 (Armenia, Poland; COOPERATION WITH NNC)

[wg3-p1c14] D. Pirrone, L. Pajewski, "E²GPR - Edit your geometry, Execute gprMax2D and Plot the Results!," Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015, 12-17 April 2015, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2015-14589-6.  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c13] F. Mangini, P. P. Di Gregorio, F. Frezza, M. Muzi, N. Tedeschi, "Detection of Two Buried Cross Pipelines by Observation of the Scattered Electromagnetic Field," Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015, 12-17 April 2015, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2015-14472.  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c12] A. Benedetto, L. Pajewski, S. Adabi, W. Kusayanagi, F. Tosti, "An effective approach for road asset management through the FDTD simulation of the GPR signal," Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015, 12-17 April 2015, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2015-13896-3  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c11] C. Ponti, “On the scattering by a cylindrical target below a rough Gaussian surface,” Proceedings of XX RiNEm (Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo), Padova, Italy, 15-18 September 2014, pp. 173-176, ISBN: 978-88-907599-4-9 (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c10] I. Giannakis, A. Giannopoulos, N. Davidson, “Realistic Modelling of Ground Penetrating Radar for Landmine Detection Using FDTD,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 954-959, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970568 (United Kingdom; GPR 2014 AWARD FOR EARLY-STAGE RESEARCHERS; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p1c9] N. Diamanti, A. P. Annan, J. D. Redman, "Impact of Gradational Electrical Properties on GPR Detection of Interfaces," Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 529-534, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970480 (Canada, COOPERATION WITH IPC; INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p1c8] A. Benedetto, F. Tosti, L. Pajewski, F. D’Amico,  W. Kusayanagi, “FDTD Simulation of the GPR Signal for Effective Inspection of Pavement Damages,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 513-518, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970477 (Italy; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p1c7] C. Bourlier, C. Le Bastard, N. Pinel, “Full wave PILE method for the electromagnetic scattering from random rough layers”, Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp.  545-551, doi: 10.1109/ ICGPR.2014.6970483 (France; INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p1c6] C. Ponti, L. Pajewski,  G. Schettini, “Simulation of scattering by cylindrical targets hidden behind a layer,” Proc.  15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp.  560-564, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970486 (Italy; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p1c5] N. Pinel, C. Bourlier, C. Le Bastard, “Rigorous and asymptotic models of coherent scattering from random rough layers with applications to roadways and geoscience,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-12342.  (France; INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c4] S. Adabi,  L. Pajewski, “Wire-grid electromagnetic modelling of metallic cylindrical objects with arbitrary section, for Ground Penetrating Radar applications,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-13992  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c3] F. Frezza, F. Mangini, C. Santini, E. Stoja,  N. Tedeschi, “Fouling detection in buried water pipelines by observation of the scattered electromagnetic field,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-13008-1  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c2] D. Poljak, S. Sesnic,  M. Cvetkovic, “On the Analysis Methods for the Time Domain and Frequency Domain Response of a Buried Objects,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-5274-1  (Croatia; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p1c1] L. Pajewski,  A. Giannopoulos, “Electromagnetic modelling of Ground Penetrating Radar responses to complex targets,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-16421   (Italy, United Kingdom; STSM Outcome, OPEN ACCESS)

Project 3.2 – Imaging and inversion

[wg3-p2c15] M. Salucci, L. Tenuti, A. Randazzo, P. Rocca, “Multi-resolution approaches for GPR-data inversion,” Proc. URSI Commission B International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory (EMTS 2016), 4–18 August 2016, Espoo, Finland, pp. 16-18, doi: 10.1109/URSI-EMTS.2016.7571299 (France, Italy)

[wg3-p2c14] S. Meschino, L. Pajewski, M. Marciniak, “Development of SAP-DoA techniques for GPR data processing within COST Action TU1208,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17-22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2016-12565 (Germany, Italy, Poland; STSM OUTCOME; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p2c13] A. Fedeli, M. Pastorino, A. Randazzo “A two-step multifrequency imaging technique for Ground Penetrating Radar,” 2016 IEEE European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 11-15 April 2016, Davos, Switzerland (Italy)

[wg3-p2c12] S. Meschino, L. Pajewski, “Application of a SAP-DoA method to GPR data for the location of reinforcing elements in concrete,” Proc. 2015 IEEE 15th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium, 30 November-2 December 2015, Lecce, Italy, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/MMS.2015.7375408 (Germany, Italy; INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT; STSM Outcome)

[wg3-p2c11] M. Salucci, L. Tenuti, L. Poli, G. Oliveri, A. Massa, “A comparative assessment of information-exploitation techniques for GPR data inversion,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 657 (2015) 012010, 5th International Workshop on New Computational Methods for Inverse Problems, Cachan, France, May 29, 2015, Article ID 012010, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/657/1/012010 (France, Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p2c10] G. Oliveri, M. Salucci, L. Tenuti, A. Massa, "Enhancing GPR  microwave imaging through innovative information acquisition techniques," Proc.  URSI-France 2015 Scientific Days “Probing matter with Electromagnetic Waves”, Paris, France, March 24-25, 2015, pp. 225-227  (Italy, France; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p2c9] T. Moriyama, M. Salucci, G. Oliveri, L. Tenuti, P. Rocca,  A. Massa, “Multi-scaling deterministic imaging for GPR survey,” Proc. 2014 IEEE Antenna  Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications (IEEE CAMA 2014),  Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France,  November 16-19, 2014, pp. 1-3, doi: 10.1109/CAMA.2014.7003339 (Italy, Japan; COOPERATION WITH IPC)

[wg3-p2c8] M. Salucci, L. Tenuti, C. Nardin, M. Carlin, F. Viani, G. Oliveri,  A. Massa, “GPR survey through a multi- resolution deterministic approach,” Proc. IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) International Symposium, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, July 6-12, 2014, pp. 882-883, doi: 10.1109/APS.2014.6904769 (Italy)

[wg3-p2c7] R. Solimene, A. Dell'Aversano, G. Leone, “Rebar Detection: Comparing MUSIC and COMPRESSED Approaches,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp.  692-695, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970515 (United Kingdom; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p2c6] M. Salucci, P. Rocca, G. Oliveri, A. Massa, “An Innovative Frequency Hopping Multi-Zoom Inversion Strategy for GPR Subsurface Imaging,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp.  619-623, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970499 (Italy; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p2c5] L. Crocco, L. Di Donato,  G. Sorbello, “New Tomographic Imaging Strategies for GPR Surveys,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 556-559, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970485 (Italy; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p2c4] M. Salucci, G. Oliveri, A. Massa, A. Randazzo,  M. Pastorino, “Multi-Focusing Procedure based on the Inexact-Newton Method for Electromagnetic Subsurface Prospecting,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-11040  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p2c3] R. Solimene, A. Dell’Aversano, G. Leone, “Detecting a subsurface cylinder by a Time Reversal MUSIC like method,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-10953  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p2c2] M. Salucci, L. Tenuti, C. Nardin, G. Oliveri, F. Viani, P. Rocca,  A. Massa, “Civil Engineering Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar Recent Advances @ the ELEDIA Research Center,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-1945  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p2c1] J. van der Kruk, A. Kalogeropoulos, J. Hugenschmidt, A. Klotzsche, S. Busch,  Harry Vereecken, “Full-waveform inversion of GPR data for civil engineering applications,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-16051  (Germany, Switzerland; OPEN ACCESS)

Project 3.3 – Intrinsic models for describing near-field antenna effects

[wg3-p3c3] A. De Coster, A.P. Tran, S. Lambot, “Impact of the antenna offset and the number of frequencies on layered media reconstruction using full-wave inversion in near-field conditions,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 491-496, doi:  10.1109/ICGPR.2014.6970473 (Belgium; GPR 2014 AWARD FOR EARLY-STAGE RESEARCHERS; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p3c2] N. Mourmeaux, F. Meunier, A. P. Tran, X. Draye, S. Lambot, “High-resolution monitoring of root water uptake dynamics in laboratory conditions using full-wave inversion of near-field radar,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-12334-1.  (Belgium; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p3c1] A. De Coster, A. P. Tran, and S. Lambot, “Information content in frequency-dependent, multi-offset GPR data for layered media reconstruction using full-wave inversion,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-658-1 (Belgium; 2014 EGU GA YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD; OPEN ACCESS).

Project 3.4 – Data processing

[wg3-p4c6] A. De Coster, S. Lambot, “Multi-frequency GPR Data Fusion,” pp. 1-6, Proc. 16th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2016), Hong Kong, 13-16 June 2016, doi: 10.1109/ICGPR.2016.7572512 (Belgium)

[wg3-p4c5] A. Ristic, M. Vrtunski, M. Govedarica, Z. Bugarinovic, “Procedure for detecting underground utilities with specific shape,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2016, 17-22 April 2016, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2016-6072 (Serbia; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p4c4] L. Mertens, S. Lambot, "Automated Ground Penetrating Radar hyperbola detection in complex environment," European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2015, 12-17 April 2015, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2015-8626-1 (Belgium; OPEN ACCESS)

[wg3-p4c3] X. Xiao, A. Ihamouten, G. Villain, X. Derobert, “Parametric study on processing GPR signals to get a dispersion curve,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 575-580, doi: 10.1109/ ICGPR.2014.6970490 (France; GPR 2014)

[wg3-p4c2] F. Benedetto, A. Benedetto, A. Tedeschi, “A Mobile Android Application for Road and Pavement Inspection by GPR Data Processing,” Proc. 15th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR 2014), Brussels, Belgium, 30 June – 4 July 2014, pp. 842-846, doi: 10.1109/ ICGPR.2014.6970546 (Italy; GPR 2014) 

[wg3-p4c1] F. Benedetto, A. Benedetto, A. Tedeschi, “GPR Image and Signal Processing for Pavement and Road Monitoring on Android Smartphones and Tablets,” Geophysical Research Abstracts, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014, 27 April-2 May 2014, Vienna, Austria, article ID EGU2014-1732.  (Italy; OPEN ACCESS)