Professor Michael Mike
A. Saville, Ph.D., P.E.
Dr. Michael A. Saville is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He was previously Associate Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He earned the B.S.E.E. degree with honors (Magna Cum Laude, Undergraduate University Honor's Fellow) from Texas A&M University and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant under the Airman Education Commissioning Program. He earned the M.S.E.E. degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio in 2000 and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2006. His military assignments included engineering and leadership positions in operational electronic warfare, acquisitions and ultimately Assistant Professor and Deputy Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio. From July 2011 until Nov. 2012, he worked at the Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as Senior Research Electronics Engineer. There, he led and conducted scientific investigation of radar-based sensor technologies in direct support of emerging radar systems and national intelligence agencies. His current research interests are in hybrid applications of signal processing, electromagnetics and computational methods for feature extraction in synthetic aperture radar. Dr. Saville has over 60 technical publications, is a Senior Member of IEEE, a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio, and an ABET Program Evaluator. He is also a member of the national honor societies of Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and a life member of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.
Education
I. EDUCATION
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2006
Dissertation: Multilevel Multipole-Free Fast Algorithm for Electromagnetic Scattering Problems in Layered Media
- M.S.E.E., Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) 2000
Thesis: Investigation of Conformal High-Impedance Ground Planes
- B.S.E.E., Texas A&M University, Magna cum Laude (University Undergraduate Fellow & Honors Citation) 1997
Thesis: Experimental Design of an Active Antenna for Radio Frequency Identification Applications
Publications
SUMMARY:
946 citations; h-index 11, i10-index 13 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mKCe9dUAAAAJ&hl=en
15 journal publications in print/to appear
1 book chapter
49 conference publications in print/to appear
2 invited talks/tutorials
Key:
A Denotes student advised by self
O Denotes student advised by other faculty
U Denotes undergraduate research assistant supervised by candidate
F Denotes peer (AFIT or Wright State) Faculty
E Denotes External collaborator
* Denotes articles completed at AFIT but derived from PhD
** Denotes articles completed while a student
Journal Publications In Print/To Appear
[J15] M. A. Saville, “An automated 2D line-shift measurement from smoothed and leveled diagnostic interferometric images of exploded wire plasma,” IEEE Trans. Plasma Science, in press (Dec. 2023)
[J14] G. A. Harris A, C. Stamper A and M. A. Saville, “Convolutional Neural Network for Array Size Selection of a Dual-band Reconfigurable Array,” Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 400-408, June 2023.
[J13] M. A. Saville, A. Hamilton E, and V. Sotnikov E, “Dual-wavelength Interferometric Measurement of Electrically-exploded Aluminum and Copper Wires in Low Pressure Air for Electron and Ion Density Calculation,” IEEE Trans. Plasma Science, vol. 48, no. 9, pp. 3144-3151, September 2020.
[J12] M. A. Saville, J. D. Compaleo A, H. L. Judd A, J. Smith A, and P. Sotirelis E, “Designing ISAR Lab Experiments for EO-SAR ATR,” IEEE Photonics Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 1-10, June 2019.
[J11] M. A. Saville, D. K. Saini A, and J. Smith A, “Commercial Vehicle Classification from spectrum parted linked image test attributed SAR Imagery,” IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 569-576, March 2016.
[J10] J. Brand A and M. A. Saville, “Sensitivity Analysis of the Orthorhombic Design Parameters in the Artificially Biaxially Dielectric Crystal,” Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 1046-1052, October 2015.
[J09] J. Farmer A and M. A. Saville, “Effects of Local Peak Detection on Attributed Scattering Centre Extraction in SAR,” (featured letter) IET Electronics Letters, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 646-648, April 01, 2015.
[J08] D. E. Hack A, L. K. Patton E, B. Himed E, M. A. Saville, “Centralized Passive MIMO Radar Detection Without Direct-Path Reference Signals,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 3013-3023, June 2014.
[J07] D. E. Hack A, L. K. Patton E, B. Himed E, M. A. Saville, “Detection in Passive MIMO Radar Networks,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 2999-3012, June 2014.
[J06] M. A. Saville, J. A. Jackson F, D. F. Fuller A, “Rethinking Vehicle Classification with Wide-Angle Polarimetric SAR,” IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Special Edition on Wide Angle SAR, Eds. B. Rigling, S. Scarborough, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 41-49, January 2014.
[J05] D. F. Fuller A and M. A. Saville, “A High-Frequency Multipeak Model for Wide-Angle SAR Imagery,” IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 51, no. 7, pp. 4279-4291, July 2013.
[J04] K. E. Barcomb A, D. J. Krill A, R. F. Mills F and M. A. Saville, “Establishing Cyberspace Sovereignty,” International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 26-38, July-September 2012.
[J03] M. A. Saville* and W. C. Chew, “Multipole-Free Fast Inhomogeneous Plane Wave Algorithm,” AGU Radio Science, vol. 42, RS5002, pp. 1-12, September 2007.
[J02] W. C. Chew, J. L. Xiong, and M. A. Saville**, “A Matrix-Friendly Formulation of Layered Medium Green's Function,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 5, pp. 490-494, 2006.
[J01] M. A. Saville** and W. C. Chew, “Error Control for 2-D FIPWA in Complex, Homogeneous Media,” Journal of Electromagnetic Waves & Applications, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 567-581, May 2006.
Conference Publications (invited)
[CI2] M. A. Saville, P. Sotirelis E, J. D. Compaleo A and H. L. Judd A, “Designing Empirical Experiments for SAR-ATR (invited)”, IEEE Research & Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference, Miramar Beach, FL, pp. 1 – 4, September 2018.
[CI1] D. E. Hack A and M. A. Saville, “An Investigation of OFDM Interference on Radar System Performance,” MSS Tri-Service Radar Symposium, Boulder, CO, July 2009.
Conference Publications In Print/To Appear (Refereed Full Paper)
[C25] A. J. Huebner A, M. A. Saville, E. R. Brown F and P. Sotirelis E, “Sampling for a Stepped-Frequency Continuous-Wave imaging Radar in a Reverberating Chamber at 600 GHz,” IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, pp. 1 – 2, Aug 2023.
[C24] T. Di Fulvio U, E. R. Brown F, A. J. Huebner A, M. A. Saville and P. Sotirelis E, “A First Study of the Effect of Surface Roughness in Additive-Manufactured Copper at THz Frequencies,” IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, pp. 1 – 2, Aug 2023.
[C23] A. Huebner A, M. A. Saville, E. R. Brown F and P. Sotirelis E, “A Laboratory Imaging System at 600 GHz”, 2022 IEEE Research Applications in Defense, Miramar, FL., pp. 1 – 2, September 12-14, 2022.
[C22] M. A. Saville, “2D Relative Phase Reconstruction of Low-contrast Plasma Interferometry”, 2022 IEEE Research Applications in Defense, Miramar, FL., pp. 1 – 2, September 12-14, 2022.
[C21] G. A. Harris A and M. A. Saville, “Array Control Via Convolutional Neural Networks”, 2022 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Denver, CO., pp. 1 – 2, July 10-15, 2022.
[C20] M. A. Saville, R. C. Ball A, G. A. Harris A and S. S. Willenbrink-Sahin U, “Reading in the Dark - Radar Imaging Demonstrator for STEM Outreach of Autonomous Systems”, 2022 IEEE Integrated STEM in Education Conference, Princeton, NJ, pp. 1 – 7, March 26, 2022.
[C19] P. Sotirelis E, E. Sudkamp E, S. Gilmore E, A. Nolan E, M. A. Saville, and B. Fox E, “Using controlled measurements of canonical scatterers to evaluate various polarimetic decompositions”, 2018 IEEE International Radar Conference, Norman, OK, pp. 181 – 186, May 2018.
[C18] M. J. Campbell A, J. P. Smith A, N. A. Miller A, and M. A. Saville, “Improvement of Continuous-Wave Radar Measurements in a Partially Controlled Environment”, 2016 IEEE Conf. on Antenna Measurements and Applications, Syracuse, NY, pp. 1 – 4, October 2016.
[C17] E. Shepherd U, C. Rockett U, T. Almutairi U, E. Sum U, J. Compaleo U, and M. A. Saville, “Small antenna positioning system design at Wright State University,” 2015 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Vancouver, B.C., pp. 1442 – 2443, July 2015.
[C16] Y. Guzel E, L. Lo Monte E, M. A. Saville, M. C. Wicks E, “Spectral and spatial diversity in radar (invited paper),” 2015 IEEE Radar Conference, Arlington, VA., pp. 1730 – 1733, May 2015.
[C15] D. E. Hack A, L. K. Patton E, A. D. Kerrick E, M. A. Saville, “Direct Cartesian detection, localization, and de-ghosting for passive multistatic radar,” 2012 IEEE 7th Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM), Hoboken, NJ, pp. 45 – 48, June 2012.
[C14] D. E. Hack A, L. K. Patton E, B. Himed E, M. A. Saville, “On the Applicability of Source Localization Techniques to Passive Multistatic Radar,” IEEE 46th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, pp. 848 – 852, November 2012.
[C13] M. A. Saville, K. Monroe U, C. Allen O and R. K. Martin F, “Processing-based tuner gain correction in a wideband multi-channel receiver,” IEEE Radar Conf., Washington D.C. USA, pp. 1106 – 1110, May 2010.
[C12] H. R. Brady A and M. A. Saville, “Scaling radar measurements for advanced algorithms,” IEEE Radar Conf., Washington D.C. USA, pp. 1161 – 1166, May 2010.
[C11] I. Bradaric E, G. T. Capraro E, S. H. Brady A, M. A. Saville and M. C. Wicks E, “Multistatic measurements in a controlled laboratory environment,” IEEE Radar Conf., Washington D.C. USA, pp. 266 – 270, May 2010.
[C10] D. F. Fuller A and M. A. Saville, “Rapid extraction of doubly-curved scattering centers for automobile detection in the presence of clutter,” IEEE Radar Conf., Pasadena, CA. USA, pp. 1 – 6, May 2009
[C09] M. Dogrul O, P. J. Collins F, M. A. Saville, K. Sertel E and A. J. Terzuoli F, “Improved bandwidth conformal bow-tie antennas printed on multi-scale triangular-patch high-impedance ground planes,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 1 – 4, June 2008.
[C08] J. Farooq A, M. A. Temple F, and M. A. Saville, “Exploiting Frequency Diverse Array Processing to Improve SAR Image Resolution,” IEEE Radar Conf., Rome, Italy, pp. 1 – 5, May 2008.
[C07] J. D. Townsend A, M. A. Saville, S. M. Hong E, R. K. Martin F, C. Simpson O, and O. Mayhew A, “Waveform Optimization for Electronic Countermeasure Technique Generation,” IEEE Radar Conf., Rome, Italy, pp. 1 – 6, May 2008.
[C06] S. Hong E, M. Longbrake E, M. A. Saville and W. Zhiqiang F, “Non-coherent cooperative jammer for multi-platform applications,” IEEE Radar Conf., Rome, Italy, pp. 1 – 6, May 2008.
[C05] J. D. Townsend A, M. A. Saville, S. M. Hong E, and R. K. Martin F, “Simulator for Velocity Gate Pull-Off Electronic Countermeasure Techniques,” IEEE Radar Conf., Rome, Italy, pp. 1 – 6, May 2008.
[C04] S. Ozer A, M. A. Saville, P. J. Collins F, A. J. Terzuoli F, and R. K. Martin F, “Modeling of a strike formation with coherent self-protection jammers,” IEEE Radar Conf., Rome, Italy, pp. 1—6, May 2008.
[C03] W. C. Chew, I. T. Chiang, C. P. Davis, A. Hesford. M. K. Li, Y. Liu, Z. G. Qian, M. A. Saville**, M.; Sun, L.; M. S. Tong, J. Xiong, L. J. Jiang, H. Y. Chao and Y. H. Chu, “Integral equation solvers for real world applications-some challenge problems,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 91 – 94, July 2007.
[C02] M. A. Saville** and W. C. Chew, “Multipole-free fast multilevel algorithm for layered media,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, pp. 1879 – 1882, June 2006.
[C01] M. A. Saville** and W. C. Chew, “Error control for the 3D FIPWA in complex media,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Washington DC, USA, pp. 196 – 199, June 2005.
Conference Publications In Print/To Appear (Refereed Abstract)
[CA24] R. WashingtonA, M. A. Saville, N. Colon-Diaz E, “Multivariable Mutual Couplng Calibration Method for MIMO Array”, MSS Tri-Service Radar Symposium, Monterey, CA, June 10-14, 2024.
[CA23] R. Ball A, M. A. Saville, N. Colon-Diaz E, “Multivariable Phase and Gain Calibration Method for MIMO Radar IF Stage”, MSS Tri-Service Radar Symposium, Monterey, CA, June 26-30, 2023.
[CA22] T. Scarnati E, R. Shaver A, M. A. Saville, P. Sotirelis E, R. Profeta E, and I. Zachmann E, “Electro-Optical and Radio Frequency Data Fusion for Generating Three-Dimensional Point Clouds”, MSS Tri-Service Radar Symposium, Lake Buena Vista, FL, June 2019.
[CA21] D. Pyles A, C. Brinegar E and M. A. Saville, “Analysis of Kinematic Model Effects on SAR ECM,” IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, Dayton, OH, pp. 309 – 317, July 2018.
[CA20] M. A. Saville, D. F. Short E, J. Trammell E, and J. Kaufhold E, “High-performance computing strategies for SAR imaging experiments”, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XXV, Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Proceedings of SPIE, Baltimore, MD, pp. 19 – 28, April 2018.
[CA19] R. Shaver A, M. A. Saville, and J. Park E, “Modeling terrain elevation and reflectivity from digital terrain elevation data and land use/land cover data”, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XXIII, Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Proceedings of SPIE, Baltimore, MD, pp. 172 – 184, April 2016.
[CA18] J. Smith A, E. Best A, E. Sum A, Y. Guzel O, M. A. Saville, L. LoMonte E, and M. Wicks E, “Physical-model-based image processing for feature aided analysis (invited)”, 2015 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, Torino, Italy, pp. 565 – 568, September, 2015.
[CA17] J. Farmer A and M. A. Saville, “Qualifying Pixels for Attributed Scattering Center Extraction”, IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conf., pp. 285 – 289, July 2014.
[CA16] J. M. Brand F, M. A. Saville, J. W. Allen E, M. S. Allen E, “Coordinate Transformation for Conformal Circular Antenna Arrays in Anisotropic Non-Homogeneous Media,” Government Microcircuit Applications and Critical Technology Conference, Charleston, SC, April, 2014.
[CA15] M. A. Saville, D.F. Fuller A, and J. A. Jackson F, “Advances in Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Chicago, IL, July 2012.
[CA14] K. Barcomb O, D. Krill O, R. Mills F, and M. A. Saville, “Establishing Cyberspace Sovereignty,” International Conference on Information Warfare and Security, Seattle, WA, March 2012.
[CA13] D. E. Hack A, M. A. Saville, "Analysis of SAR moving grid processing for focusing and detection of ground moving targets," in Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XVIII, Editors, Proceedings of SPIE, vol. 8051 (SPIE, Bellingham, WA 2011), 80510S, pp. 246 – 255, April 2011.
[CA12] D. F. Fuller A, D. E. Hack A, S. Sutara A, A. Tempelis O, M. Jussaume O, M. A. Saville, J. A. Jackson F, “Integrating electromagnetics and signal processing into new radar algorithms,” 2011 International Conf. on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Torino, Italy, pp. 1330 – 1333, September 2011.
[CA11] D. E. Hack A and M. A. Saville, “Verification of target motion effects on SAR imagery using the Gotcha GMTI challenge dataset, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XVII, Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Proceedings of SPIE, pp. 190 – 201, April 2010.
[CA10] D. F. Fuller A and M. A. Saville, “Classification of canonical scattering through sub-band analysis,” Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XVII, Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Proceedings of SPIE, pp. 302 – 313, April 2010.
[CA09] D. F. Fuller A and M. A. Saville, “The spectrum parted linked image test (SPLIT) algorithm for estimating the frequency dependence of scattering center amplitudes,” Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XVI, Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Proceedings of SPIE, pp. 191 – 201, April 2009.
[CA08] M. Dogrul A, P. J. Collins F, M. A. Saville, K. Sertel E, and A. J. Terzuoli F, “Improved Bandwidth Conformal Bow-tie Antennas Printed on Multi-scale Triangular-patch High-impedance Ground Planes-Simulation,” Progress in Electromagnetics Review, Cambridge, MA, July 2008.
[CA07] M. Dogrul O, P. J. Collins F, M. A. Saville, K. Sertel E and A. J. Terzuoli F, “Simulation of Improved Bandwidth Conformal Bow-Tie Antennas for Remote Sensing Printed on Multi-Scale Triangular-Patch High-Impedance Ground Planes,” IGARSS 2008 - 2008 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Boston, MA, pp. 1402 – 1405, July 2008.
[CA06] S. Ozer A, M. A. Saville, P. J. Collins F, and A. J. Terzuoli F, “Increasing the Survivability of a Strike Aircraft Formation Through Coherent Self-Protection Jammers (U),” NATO RTO SET-130 Symposium on Military Sensing, Orlando, FL, March 2008.
[CA05] J. Farooq A, M. A. Temple F, and M. A. Saville, “Application of Frequency Diverse Arrays to Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging,” International Conf. on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Torino, Italy, pp. 447– 449, September 2007.
[CA04] S. Hong E, M. A. Saville, C. Simpson E and P. Marshall E, “Investigation on Genetic Algorithm for Countermeasure Technique Generator,” IEEE International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics, Montreal, QC, Canada, pp. 351– 354, July 2007.
[CA03] M. Holston O, M. Minardi E, M. A. Temple F, and M. A. Saville, “Characterizing geolocation ambiguity responses in synthetic aperture radar: ground moving target indication,” Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery XIV, Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Proceedings of SPIE, pp. 67– 77, April 2007.
[CA02] B. N. Behnken E and M. Saville, “A Design of Experiments Methodology for Developing Cross-Platform Chaff Programs,” 69th Military Operations Research Society Symposium, Annapolis, MD, June 2001.
[CA01] M. A. Saville and P. J. Collins F, “Measuring Surface Waves on High-Impedance Ground Planes,” Progress in Electromagnetics Review, Boston, MA, July 2000.