EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing Special Issue on Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar Call for Papers Inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) is a powerful signal processing technique that can provide an electromagnetic image of a target. ISAR images may be obtained by coherently processing the received target echoes of wide bandwidth transmitted pulses. This technique is typically applied to a stationary monostatic radar configuration observing a moving target, and relies on the target's rotation to form the synthetic aperture. ISAR imaging techniques have been extensively employed over the last few years in improving target classification algorithms, specifically those attempting to identify ship, airborne, and orbiting targets. These improvements have been made possible through the advances that have occurred in signal processing techniques, such as those made in ISAR blind motion compensation or autofocussing, polarimetry-based classification, super resolution, and the suppression or exploitation of multipath effects. Furthermore, the recent resurgence of bistatic and multistatic radars has resulted in an awareness of extra parameters in the fundamental ISAR imaging processes that provide, for example, 3D and/or interferometric capabilities. The significant advances made in computing technology also impacts on the ability of the user to employ these new signal processing techniques in applications that require rapid target identification. The goal of this special issue is to discuss the state of the art in ISAR imaging and signal processing techniques. This special issue will focus on such seamless integration of visual analysis methods in, or joint design with, robust compression and transmission solutions. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): o Bistatic/multistatic ISAR o 3D / interferometric ISAR o ISAR-in the presence of multipath signals o ISAR-based target classification o ISAR autofocussing / blind motion compensation algorithms o Polarimetric ISAR o Super-resolution techniques for ISAR o ISAR imaging for maneuvering targets Authors should follow the EURASIP JASP manuscript format described at the journal site http://asp.hindawi.com/ Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the EURASIP JASP's manuscript tracking system at journal's web site, according to the following timetable. Manuscript Due May 1, 2005 Acceptance Notification September 1, 2005 Final Manuscript Due December 1, 2005 Publication Date 1st Quarter, 2006 GUEST EDITORS: John Homer, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; homerj@itee.uq.edu.au James Palmer, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Wedgetail TRDC, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; palmer@itee.uq.edu.au Marco Martorella, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Caruso, Pisa, Italy; m.martorella@iet.unipi.it Brad Littleton, School of Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; littleton@physics.uq.edu.au Fabrizio Berizzi, Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Via Caruso, Pisa, Italy; f.berizzi@iet.unipi.it Victor Chen, US Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA; vchen@radar.nrl.navy.mil Dennis Longstaff, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; idl@itee.uq.edu.au <<< Please visit http://asp.hindawi.com/ for more information about the journal. Request a free sample copy of the journal at the journal's web site. EURASIP JASP publishes as many issues as required based on the flow of high-quality manuscripts and current scheduled special issues. To submit a proposal of a special issue, please contact the journal's editor-in-chief.