PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
Conference Posters and Talks
“Inspiring the Next Generation of Humanitarian Mine Action Researchers”
Madison Tuohy, Eva Greenspan, Sofia Fasullo, Jasper Baur, Gerald Steinberg, Linda Zheng, Alex Nikulin, Garrett Clayton, and Timothy de Smet. Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Feb. 2023
“Utilizing UAV-based Hyperspectral Imaging to Detect Surficial Explosive Ordnance”
Madison Tuohy, Jasper Baur, Gabriel Steinberg, Jalissa Pirro, Taylor Mitchell, Alex Nikulin, John Frucci, Timothy S de Smet. The Leading Edge, Jan. 2023
Jasper Baur & Gabriel Steinberg, Alex Nikulin, Kenneth Chiu, Timothy de Smet. Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Sep. 2021
“Applying Deep Learning to Automate UAV-based Detection of Scatterable Landmines”
Jasper Baur, Gabriel Steinberg, Alex Nikulin, Kenneth Chiu, Timothy de Smet. Remote Sensing, Mar. 2020
“Automated UAS Aeromagnetic Surveys to Detect MBRL Unexploded Ordnance”
Alex Nikulin, Timothy de Smet, Andrii Puliaiev, Vasyl Zhurakhov, et al. Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Jul. 2020
“Field Application of Thermal Infrared Sensing Method for the Detection of Plastic Landmine”
Alex Nikulin, Timothy de Smet, Jasper Baur, and William Frazer. Remote Sensing, Oct. 2018
Timothy S. de Smet, Alex Nikulin, William
Frazer, Jasper Baur, Jacob Abramowitz, et al. Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction, Nov. 2018
Timothy S. de Smet, Alex Nikulin, The Leading Edge, May 2018
“Machine Learning Advances in Humanitarian Mine Action”
Oral presentation, GICHD + UNMAS, 8th Mine Action Technology Workshop. Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 2021
“Guidelines for AI Procedures - True Color Images for Identification of Landmines”
Oral presentation, ICRC + GICHD Webinar on the use of Remote Sensing and AI in the Mine Action Sector. Virtual, Apr. 2021
“Using a Convolutional Neural Network to Automate Detection of the PFM-1 plastic landmine”
Oral presentation, AGU Fall Meeting. San Francisco, USA, Dec. 2019
“Implementation of a UAV-Based Aeromagnetic Survey System to Detect and Identify MBRL Unexploded Ordnance in Post-Conflict Areas”
Poster, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, Dec. 2019
“Long-range and Tethered UAVs in UXO detection”
Paper presented at the Mine Action Technology Workshop. Basel, Switzerland, Nov. 2019
“Improved Detection of Plastic Landmines with Aerial Polarized Thermal Imaging”
Poster and e-lightning talk, AGU Fall Meeting. Washington DC, USA. Dec. 2018
Oral presentation, AGU Fall Meeting. Washington DC, USA, Dec. 2018
“Aerial Humanitarians: Drones and Disaster Response”
Session, Swissnex’s Aerial Futures: The Drone Frontier, Vendor and Invited Talk. Oct. 2018
“Aerial Thermal Infrared Detection of PFM-1 Plastic Butterfly Mine”
Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section Meeting, Mar. 2018
“Detecting Plastic PFM-1 Landmines Using Thermal Infrared Sensing”
Poster and e-lightning talk, AGU Fall Meeting. New Orleans, USA, Dec. 2017