ALL CAREER STAGES | UK-SPEC: A,B,E | TWO DAYS | LIVE VIRTUAL | CPD: 14 HOURS | COST: FROM £999
Passive radar technical training course
We can run additional courses dependent on demand. Please contact us if you are interested in different dates.
About the technical training course
Our passive radar course is the only technical course of its kind, covering both the fundamentals and latest technologies and trends through comprehensive online sessions.
The course is led by Radar expert Prof. Hugh Griffiths, Dept of Electronic & Electrical Eng Faculty of Engineering Science, UCL and Professor Chris Baker, University of Birmingham.
The two day online course focuses on the fundamentals of passive radar operations, as well as tackling specific challenges such as image detection and surveillance.
Topics covered include advanced signal processing, passive SAR/ISAR imaging, passive detection and location, and triangulation.
The course includes industry examples and case studies to solidify your understanding.
Professor Hugh Griffiths
University College London
Hugh's research interests include radar and sonar systems and signal processing (particularly synthetic aperture radar and bistatic and multi-static radar), and antenna measurement techniques.
He has published over four hundred papers and technical articles in the fields of radar, antennas and sonar.
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Professor Chris Baker
University of Birmingham
Chris Baker has been active in radar research for over thirty-five years, has published widely and has won numerous awards.
He led the government research teams responsible for the development of the Sentinel and MSTAR systems in service with the UK Army and Air Force.
Chris is working with colleagues at the UK National Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology to lead an investigation into quantum radar.
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Professor Marco Martorella
University of Birmingham
Marco Martorella is Chair in RF and Space Sensing at the University of Birmingham, Vice-Director of the CNIT's National Radar and Surveillance Systems Laboratory and Chair of the NATO Sensor and Electronics Technology Panel.
He is author of more nearly 300 international journal and conference papers, 3 books and 20 book chapters. He served the IEEE AES Radar Systems Panel (2016-2022) and the EDA Radar Captech (2014-2022).
He has been recipient of several awards, including the IEEE 2013 Fred Nathanson Memorial Radar Award and twice the NATO STO Excellence Award (2022 and 2024). He is a Fellow of the IEEE.
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Fabiola Colone
Sapienza University of Rome
Fabiola Colone is a Full Professor at the DIET Dept. of Sapienza University of Rome, where she currently holds the role of Chair of the degree programs in Communications Engineering. Dr. Colone’s research activity is devoted to radar systems and signal processing, with emphasis on passive radar.
She has co-authored over 190 publications in international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings and she has been leading research projects funded by public and private entities. Dr. Colone is co-editor of the book “Radar Countermeasures for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, IET Publisher. She has been co-recipient of the 2018 Premium Award for Best Paper in IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation.
From 2017 she is member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic System Society (AESS) in which she has served as Vice-President for Member Services. From 2022 she is the Associate Editor in Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems.
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Diego Cristallini
Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
Diego Cristallini graduated in Telecommunication Engineering in 2006 and received the Ph.D. in Radar Remote Sensing in 2010 both from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”.
From 2009 he is with the Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques FHR in Wachtberg, Germany, where he is leading the Passive Covert Radar Group within the Signal Processing & Imaging Radar Department. Dr. Cristallini was co-chair of the NATO-SET 242 group on “PCL on moving platforms” and director of the NATO LS-299 “Passive Radar Technology”.
In 2023 he edited the book “Passive Radars on Moving Platforms” published by IET SciTech.
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Professor Krzysztof Kulpa
Warsaw University of Technology
Professor Krzysztof Kulpa heads the Laboratory of Radar Technologies at Warsaw University of Technology. He is also the deputy director of the University Research Center for Defense and Security. He specializes in the area of signal processing using digital techniques, in particular radar signals.
He has published more than 500 papers on radar technology, including more than 100 on passive radars, and has worked extensively with military experts to integrate passive radars into command and control networks and apply them to the modern battlefield.
From 1999, he worked at the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO), where he led several research groups and lecture series, mainly in the Panel on Sensors and Electronics Technology (SET). He has won the SET Panel Excellence Award four times.
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Daniel O'Hagan
Radar Scientist, Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques
Daniel O'Hagan is a Radar Scientist at the Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany
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Steffen Lutz
Hensoldt
Key learning objectives
During the course you can expect to:
- Gain a practical understanding of how passive radar technology is applied in real-world scenarios
- Learn how to generate radar images using passive radar data and understand how performance varies with different illumination sources
- Explore the unique challenges of short-range passive radar applications and discover system design and signal processing solutions
- Examine experimental results across various scenarios to see how different waveforms of opportunity impact performance
- Understand the potential of passive radar for short-range surveillance applications along with possible solutions in terms of system design and signal processing techniques
- Engage directly with expert trainers to deepen your knowledge and clarify complex concepts.
Who should attend?
This course is ideal for engineers of all levels, as well as engineers who are looking for a refresher course.
- Entry level engineering interns and apprentices
- Recent graduates
- Junior engineers
- Chief engineering officers
- Engineering executives
- Engineering managers
- Software engineers
- Engineering technicians
The technical programme will provide engineers of any level with the concepts, theory, practice, and techniques and will provide a deeper understanding of the field of passive radar.
Past attendees have included Hardware Engineers, Patent Examiners, Operations Managers and Lecturers from organisations such as MBDA, DE&S, Spirent Communications Plc and Smiths Interconnect.
Day one - 8.55am - 5pm
| 08:55 | Teams open |
| 09:00 | Session 1: Introduction and basic principles Hugh Griffiths, THALES/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensor, University College London |
| 09:45 | Session 2: Passive radar illuminators Hugh Griffiths, THALES/Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensor, University College London |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Session 3: Single Frequency Networked Passive radar Chris Baker, Chair of Intelligent Sensor Systems, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham |
| 11:45 | Session 4: Direct signal suppression Chris Baker, Chair of Intelligent Sensor Systems, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Session 5: Passive radar performance prediction Chris Baker, Chair of Intelligent Sensor Systems, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham |
| 14:15 | Session 6: Detection and tracking Chris Baker, Chair of Intelligent Sensor Systems, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham |
| 15:00 | Break |
| 15:30 | Session 7: Passive radar on moving platforms Hugh Griffiths, THALES / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensor, University College London |
| 16:15 | Session 8: Passive radar systems and future directions Hugh Griffiths, THALES / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensor, University College London |
| 17:00 | End of day one |
Day two - 8.55am - 5.30pm
| 08:55 | Teams open |
| 09:00 | Session 9: Practical applications of passive radar Diego Cristallini, Head of the Passive Radar, Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany Daniel O'Hagan, Radar Scientist, Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany |
| 11:00 | Break |
| 11:15 | Session 10: Short range passive radar Fabiola Colone, Professor. Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University, Italy |
| 12:15 | Break |
| 12:30 | Session 11: Passive radar imaging Marco Martorella, Chair - RF and Space Sensing, University of Birmingham |
| 13:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 | Session 12: Passive radar research and development Krzysztof Kulpa, Professor, Warsaw University of Technology |
| 15:30 | Break |
| 15:45 | Session 13: Passive radar systems and operation Steffen Lutz, Hensoldt |
| 16:45 | Session 14: Conclusion and Q&A Chris Baker, Chair of Intelligent Sensor Systems, Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Birmingham Hugh Griffiths, THALES / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair of RF Sensor, University College London Diego Cristallini, Head of the Passive Radar, Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany Marco Martorella, Chair - RF and Space Sensing, University of Birmingham Fabiola Colone, Professor. Department of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University, Italy |
| 17:30 | End of course |
Early-bird
(Until 15 October 2025)
IET Member - £999
Non-member - £1099
Student - £999
Standard tickets
(From 16 October 2025)
IET Member - £1199
Non-member - £1299
Student - £999
UK and overseas individual
Overseas participants*
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- Two days of interactive training delivered by passive radar experts
- Access to speaker presentations
- 14 CPD hours and a certificate
The following discount codes are for member and non-member delegate registration only, and not applicable to student bookings.
- 10% discount for 3 to 5 delegates – 17493GR3TO5
- 15% discount for 6 plus delegates – 17493GR6PLUS
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