Alan Steinberg is recognized internationally as one of the leading experts in sensor data fusion and information exploitation, with over 35 years' experience as a designer, developer and operational user of major targeting, electronic combat, and intelligence systems.
Independent Consultant, recently Principal Research Scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Previous positions with Lockheed, Litton, TASC, USU/SDL, ERIM and CUBRC. Member of the JDL Data Fusion Group, for which he revised the well-known JDL Data Fusion Model. Recipient of the Mignona Award for outstanding achievement in data fusion. He has served on blue-ribbon panels for the US Government to evaluate and recommend technology developments and the restructuring of the Intelligence Enterprise.
Current and recent activities: developing a system for adaptive context exploitation to boost the performance of Data Fusion/ Resource Management systems. Other recent work in technology evaluation, forecasting and road mapping (2010-11). State-of-the art evaluation of Automatic Target Recognition techniques (2009). Technology studies in Air and Missile Multi-Sensor Data Fusion, and various sensing and signal processing techniques. Author of “Situations and Contexts, Perspectives, 1.1, June 2016, “Foundations of situation and threat assessment”, Handbook of Multisensor Data Fusion (Liggins, Hall & Llinas, eds.), 2009, and many other publication.
Member of ISEG (Independent Scientific and Engineering Group), senior advisory panel to Missile Defense Agency. Support to MDA in Multi-Sensor Fusion, RF/IR Sensor Integration, Advanced Concepts and radar technology. System Engineering and Technology development for BMD Ground-Based Radar Systems: designed, evaluated and supported acquisition for THAAD, NMD/GBR and UEWR radars.
U.S. representative to NATO Research Technology Organization and NATO Advanced Study Institute.
Presents short courses, seminars and workshops in the US and worldwide, to include UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Bulgaria, Armenia, Estonia, Australia, Singapore, China, South Africa and Turkey
