Annual Conference Will Explore Spectrum Forensics

What are the best practices for isolating an interfering signal and tracking it to its origin, and what should the consequences be for the offending transmitter to prevent future interference? Such legal and regulatory issues will be explored at 2016’s International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies (ISART), on Aug. 1-3 in Westminster (CO).

ISART is sponsored by the Center for Advanced Communications, a joint effort between National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ISART – now in its 15th year – will once again bring together the world's experts on advanced radio systems development. The theme of ISART 2016 is Spectrum Forensics, defined as the spectrum measurements that support interference monitoring, investigation, and enforcement. ISART 2016 will be particularly appealing to engineers, mathematicians, and others who are interested in understanding the application of specific measurement and monitoring techniques to spectrum sharing analyses. During the three-day conference, participants will hear presentations that explore the implications of technological advancements on policies related to the forensic analysis of radio interference; hear about the results of spectrum monitoring efforts in Europe, the United States, and Canada; discuss research in spectrum monitoring using unmanned aircraft systems; hear a report on the state-of-the-art in the technologies and standards that make spectrum forensics possible; and identify gaps where future development and standardization are needed.