I/UCRC CGI: Collaborative Research - I/UCRC for Identification Technology Research

该提案的目的是启动一项新的I/UCRC“识别技术研究（CITeR）”，重点关注基于信任、隐私、安全和可靠性等坚实支柱的人类测量、身份和意图技术。该中心将由克拉克森（CU）牵头，选址在西弗吉尼亚大学（WVU）和亚利桑那大学（UA）。广泛的商业和安全应用需要测量、监控、识别人类和人类意图的技术。使用技术来提高性能（例如，在给定期望的阳性检出率下尽量减少误报）或改善用户界面（例如，加快机场线路的速度）将对社会有很大的好处。该中心将寻求先进的理论和分析技术，用于开发算法和评估用于人类和意图识别的工具和系统的性能。各种各样的应用都需要这样的工具，目前的技术状况提供了很大的发展空间。拟议的中心建立在自2001年以来一直在运营的现有中心过去的成功基础上。自CITeR成立以来，西弗吉尼亚大学和亚利桑那大学一直是CITeR的主要参与者，而密歇根州立大学等其他大学在图像处理等领域做出了显著贡献。在这项提案中，克拉克森大学作为牵头机构增加了补充中心的测量和信号处理能力，以识别人类和人类的意图，并以重要的方式扩展了中心。拟议的研究计划为全面解决这一领域的需要提供了一套适当的项目。研究人员完全有资格进行这项研究，许多人在他们的领域有重要的、受人尊敬的研究记录。CITeR将专注于研究、教育和技术传播。CITeR领导克拉克森开发的多样性2050倡议项目是一个积极的项目，旨在识别和解决识别技术领域下一代专业人员的教育需求，并可能对这些领域的高等教育产生广泛而积极的影响。该提案提出了一个让其他CiTER站点参与这项工作的明确计划。拟议和重组后的中心将在过去的坚实基础上扩展其研究核心。拟议中的项目建立在现有中心的基础上，该中心自2001年成立以来取得了巨大成功，有80多个项目，涉及22名教师和130名学生。

The purpose of this proposal is to start a new I/UCRC "Identification Technology Research (CITeR)" with a focus on technologies of human measurement, identity, and intent that rest on firm pillars of trust, privacy, security, and reliability. The lead of the proposed Center will be Clarkson (CU) with site locations at the West Virginia University (WVU) and the University of Arizona (UA). Technologies to measure, monitor, identify humans and human intent are needed for a broad range of commercial and security applications. The use of technology to both improve performance (e.g. as minimizing false alarms for a given desired positive detection rate) or improving user interface (e.g. speeding lines through airports) will have a strong benefit to society. The proposed center will seek advanced theoretical and analytical techniques for developing algorithms and assessing performance of tools and systems that for human and intent identification. Such tools are needed for a variety of applications, and the current state of the art provides significant room for advancement. The proposed center builds upon the past success of an existing center that has been in operation since 2001. West Virginia University and University of Arizona have been the key players in CITeR since its inception, while others such as Michigan State have made notable contributions in areas such as image processing. In this proposal, Clarkson University as the lead institution adds complementary Center capabilities for measurements and signal processing to identity humans and human intent, and expands the center in an important way. The proposed research plan represents an appropriate set of projects for comprehensively addressing needs in this area. The investigators are well-qualified to carry out the research, and many have a significant, well-respected research track record in their fields. CITeR will focus on research, education, and technology dissemination. CITeR's leadership with Clarkson to develop the Diversity 2050 Initiative program is an active program to identify and address educational needs of next-generation professionals in the identification technology arena, and is likely to lead to a broad-reaching and positive impact to higher education in these areas. The proposal lays out a clear plan for engaging the other CiTER sites in this effort. The proposed and re-organized CITeR will extend its research core while building on the solid foundation of the past. The proposed program builds on an existing center that has had great success since its inception in 2001, with more than 80 projects that have involved 22 faculty and 130 students.