Is It Human or Is It Animal? Target Classification With Doppler-Pulse Radar and Neural Networks
How humans and animals leave different doppler-pulse footprints and MAFAT’s latest data science prize for creating a model that can distinguish between them.
by Braden Riggs and George Williams (gwilliams@gsitechnology.com)
In the world of data science the industry, academic, and government sectors often collide when enthusiasts and experts alike, work together to tackle the challenges we face day-to-day. A prime example of this collaboration is the Israeli Ministry of Defense Directorate of Defense Research & Development (DDR&D)’s MAFAT challenges. A series of data science related challenges with real-world application and lucrative prize pools. In the program’s own words:
The goal of the challenge is to explore the potential of advanced data science methods to improve and enhance the IMOD current data products. The winning method may eventually be applied to real data and the winners may be invited to further collaborate with the IMOD on future projects.
- MAFAT Competition Coordinators
Given the recent inception of the program, there haven’t been many challenges yet, however, there are expected to be a…
