Past Event Overview

SPIE Security + Defence is the leading conference of its kind in Europe. Interact with fellow engineers, scientists, researchers, developers, and educators on technological advancements that continue to have an impact in the areas of sensing, data and signal analysis, tracking and targeting, communications, networks, sensor platforms, energy topics, materials and more.

Event News & Photos
from the 2015 event.

Technical Programme + Exhibition Guide  (PDF 5 MB)

Programme Addendum (PDF 519 kB)

Technical Summaries (PDF 2 MB)

Toulouse: Centre of the European Aerospace Industry

Headquarters of Airbus and Airbus Group (former EADS) - Galileo positioning system - SPOT satellite system - ATR and the Aerospace Valley – European headquarters of Intel and CNES's Toulouse Space Centre (CST) - Thales Alenia Space, and Astrium Satellites.


New conference focus on Target + Background Signatures


Co-located with SPIE Remote Sensing Conference

  2015 Conference Topics:
Unmanned/Unattended Sensors and Sensor Networks
Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications
Electro-Optical Remote Sensing, Photonic Technologies, and Applications 
Technologies for Optical Countermeasures
Advanced Free-Space Optical Communication Techniques and Applications
Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology
Optical Materials and Biomaterials in Security and Defence Systems Technology
Optics and Photonics for Counterterrorism, Crime Fighting and Defence
Quantum Information Science and Technology
High-Power Lasers: Technology and Systems 
NEW - Target and Background Signatures

IN THE NEWS: 

July 2015
SPIE Professional: CubeSats - Panel Discussion
The joint plenary session will also include a panel discussion on CubeSats, the miniature satellites used for Earth observation, reconnaissance, space and climate research, situational awareness, and other applications.
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