Publications

Thesis, Patent, and Articles in the Book

• PhD Thesis: “Restoration algorithms for the images acquired by focal-plane arrays”, defended in 2006 in the area of Technical Sciences (System analysis, Control and Information Processing) at the United Institute of Informatics Problems the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Minsk. 

• Patent: Method of image restoration: N. 8013, Republic of Belarus, Official Patent Bulletin– 2006. 2. 124.

• Articles in the Book:  

1. Zakharov, I., Anderson, J., Parsons, G., Henschel, M.D., Ewenson, B., Papanagiotou, C. (2022). Digest of Blockchain Technologies to Design System for Big Image Data Provenance and Security. In: Tuzikov, A.V., Belotserkovsky, A.M., Lukashevich, M.M. (eds) Pattern Recognition and Information Processing. PRIP 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1562. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98883-8_3 (Can also be considered as a journal paper)

2. Dovnar D., Lysikova O., Zakharov I., Predko K.  Probabilistic methods of restoration of object optical properties.  “Problems of Applied Optics”, Mogilev, pp. 415-428, 2000.

Journal Papers

1. Zakharov I., Bobby P., Power D., Warren S., Howell M. 2023. Satellite-Based Identification and Characterization of Extreme Ice Features: Hummocks and Ice Islands. Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, 4065. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15164065.

2. Zakharov I., Henschel M., Power D., Burke P., Puestow T., Warren S. 2023. Signatures of Small Boats with TerraSAR-X Staring Spotlight Data. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. Vol. 20, P. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2022.3229624.

3. Jacobsen K.S., Fabbro V., Mainvis A., Zakharov I., Angling M., Savastano G., Thomsen P.L., Linden-Vørnle M., Skjæveland A.H., Nielsen J.B., Ouassou M., 2022. The Space Weather impact on Arctic Navigation (SWAN) project. Development of operational forecasts of space weather impacts on GNSS. European Journal of Navigation. Vol. 22, No 3., p 4-27.

4. Prasad S., Haynes R.D., Zakharov I., Puestow T. 2021. Estimation of Sea Ice Parameters Using an Assimilated Sea Ice Model with a Variable Drag Formulation. Ocean Modelling 158 (February): 101739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2020.101739.

5. Zakharov I., Kapfer M., Hornung J., Kohlsmith S., Puestow T., Howell M., Henschel M. 2020. Retrieval of Surface Soil Moisture from Sentinel-1 Time Series for Reclamation of Wetland Sites. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing 13: 3569–78. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2020.3004062.

6. Zakharov I., Puestow T., Power D. and Howell M. 2019. Icebergs in Sea Ice With TanDEM-X Interferometry, in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2019.2892896

7. Prasad, S., Zakharov, I., McGuire, P., Power, D., and Richard, M. 2018. Estimation of sea ice parameters from sea ice model with assimilated ice concentration and SST, The Cryosphere, 12, 3949-3965, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3949-2018.

8. Prasad S., Zakharov I., Bobby P., McGuire P., (2015). The implementation of sea ice model on a regional high-resolution scale. Ocean Dynamics, 65, pp.1353–1366. Abstract.

9.  Zakharov I. and Toutin Th. Sub-pixel image matching based on Phase Correlation for Radarsat-2 radargrammetry. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 487.-495, 2012. (Download).

10. Zakharov I. and Toutin Th. StereoPol RADARSAT-2 Data Fusion in Radargrammetry. The Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2011, Vol. 37, No. 5 : pp. 452-463. (Download).

11. Toutin, Th., Zakharov, I., Schmitt, C. Fusion of Radarsat-2 polarimetric images for improved stereo- radargrammetric DEM. International Journal of Image and Data Fusion. 2010, Vol. 1, N. 1, pp. 67–82. Available.

12. Marukovich E., Branovitsky A., Zakharov I.,  Dementiev V. Modelling of mould filling and solidification in die-casting processes. Foundry and Metallurgy. Vol. 38, No. 3, pp. 57-63, 2008.

13. Zakharov I. Algorithms of restoration of images registered by focal plane arrays. Informatics. 2006, N. 2. pp. 64-72.

14. Marukovich E., Zakharov I., Branovitsky A., Dovnar D. Modelling of Al alloys die-casting. Foundry and Metallurgy. 2006, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 124-128.

15. Zakharov I. Super-resolution restoration from sequence of blurred and noised images. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (Vestsi Natsiyanalnai Akademii Navuk Belarusi) Series of Phys.-Math. Sciences. 2005, N. 4, pp. 113-118. Abstract.

16.  Dovnar D., Zakharov I. Method of quality enhancement for X-ray weld testing. Foundry and Metallurgy. 2005, Vol. 34, N. 2 (2), pp. 139-140.

17. Zakharov I., Lebedinsky Y. Geometrical aspect for focal plane arrays performance assessment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. 2002, N. 3, pp. 72-78. Abstract.

18. Valevaty N., Zakharov I., Predko K. Transfer properties for ideal pupil in form in the regular polygon. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Series of Physical-Mathematical Sciences, 1999, N. 2. pp. 83-87. Abstract.

Conference Proceedings

Reviewed Conferences 

• 1. Zakharov I., Ma Y., Henschel M., Bennett J., Parsons G., 2022. Object Tracking and Anomaly Detection in Full Motion Video. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 7910-7913, doi: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884365. Presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05qIXVqYmh4 

  2. Mainvis A., Fabbro V., Jacobsen K.S., Zakharov I., Angling M., Ouassou M., Thomsen P.L., Nielsen J.B., Tøffner-Clausen L., and Skjæveland A.H., 2021. GNSS Disturbances Forecasting in Arctic using Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches. 17th European Space Weather Week. Glasgow, UK, 25-29 October 2021. http://esww17.iopconfs.org .

  3. Zakharov I., Anderson J., Parsons G., Henschel M.D., 2021. Blockchain Systems Review and Analysis for Information Security of Big Data. 15th International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Information Processing (PRIP 2021), 21 -24 September 2021. Online (prip.by/2021). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7f_vJKKEV8

  4. Zakharov I., Lavigne D.A., Warren S., Henschel M.D., Power D., Howell M. 2021. Ship Detection and Classification in EO/IR VHR Satellite Imagery. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Brussels Belgium (virtually), July 12-16, 2021. https://youtu.be/hAPWDaJoHqU    

  5. English J., Zakharov I., Warren S., Puestow T., Brown R., 2021. Characterization of Spectral Signatures of Various Oils on Water. 43rd AMOP Technical Seminar on Environmental Contamination and Response. June 8-10, 2021 (virtually). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25B9IK7jxxs

  6. Zakharov I., Power D., Puestow T., Warren S., Henschel M., 2019. Ship Detection Using Multiple SAR Sensors. The Advanced SAR (ASAR-2019) Workshop. CSA, Montreal, QC, October 1-3. 

  7. Bartz J., Dodge K., Power D., McGuire P., Zakharov I., 2019. Ship and Iceberg Detection and Classification in Sea Ice Using RADARSAT Constellation Mission SAR.  The Advanced SAR (ASAR-2019) Workshop. 1-3 October, CSA, Montreal, QC.

  8. Zakharov I., Kapfer M., Hornung J., Kohlsmith S., Puestow T., Howell M., 2019. Retrieval of Surface Soil Moisture from Sentinel-1 Time Series for Reclamation of Wetland Sites. 40th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing & Geomatics Atlantic 2019. 4-6 June, 2019, Fredericton, NB. 

  9. Zakharov I., Puestow T., Chamberland J., 2019. Cost Estimation of Future SAR Satellites. Living Planet Symposium 2019. Milan, Italy: ESA, 13-17 May 2019. 

  10. Zakharov I., Puestow T., Power D., Chamberland J., 2018. Measurement of sea ice, icebergs and ice islands topography using satellite imagery. ArcticNet, Annual Scientific Meeting, December 10-14, 2018, Ottawa, ON. 

  11. Zakharov I., Power D., Puestow T., Howell M., Warren S., Lynch M., 2017. 3D mapping of icebergs in sea ice with TanDEM-X interferomery, 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Fort Worth, TX, 2017, pp. 938-940. (Download).

  12. Zakharov I., Puestow T., Fleming A., Deepakumara J. and Power D., "Detection and discrimination of icebergs and ships using satellite altimetry," 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Fort Worth, TX, 2017, pp. 882-885. (Download).

  13. Zakharov I., Power D., Howell M., Warren S., 2017. Improved detection of icebergs in sea ice with RADARSAT-2 polarimetric data. 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Fort Worth, TX, 2017, pp. 2294-2297.  (Download).

  14. Zakharov I., Power D., Howell M., Warren S., 2017. Icebergs in Sea Ice: Detection and Iceberg-Ship Discrimination with RADARSAT-2 Full Polarimetric Data. Earth Observation (EO) Summit 2017, June 19-23, Montreal, QC.

  15. Zakharov I., Power D., Warren S., Bobby P., Howell M., 2017. Mapping Hazardous Sea Ice Features with Advanced Capabilities of SAR Satellites. Earth Observation (EO) Summit 2017, June 19-23, Montreal, QC.

  16. Prasad S., Zakharov I., McGuire P., Power D., Warren S., Howell M., 2017. Regional Sea Ice Monitoring Using a Model and Microwave Satellite Data. Earth Observation (EO) Summit 2017, June 19-23, Montreal, QC.

  17. Zakharov I., Power D., Warren S., Howell M., 2017. Detection and Tracking of Icebergs and Ships in Sea Ice with RADARSAT-2 and TerraSAR X/TanDEM-X data. Earth Observation (EO) Summit 2017, June 19-23, Montreal, QC.

  18. Zakharov I., Power D., Prasad S., 2016. Measurement of sea ice and icebergs topography using satellite imagery. AGU Fall Meeting, 12-16 December. San Francisco, USA.

  19. Prasad S., Zakharov I., McGuire P., 2016. High resolution sea ice modeling for the region of Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea. AGU Fall Meeting, 12-16 December. San Francisco, USA. 

  20. Prasad S., Zakharov I., Bobby P., McGuire P., Power D., 2016. Model Based Estimation of Sea Ice Parameters. Arctic Technology Conference (ATC) 24-26 October. St. John’s, NL, Canada.

  21. Zakharov I., Power D., Samsonov S., Lynch M., Howell M., Warren S., 2016. Extraction of sea ice and iceberg parameters from TanDEM-X interferometric data. TerraSAR-X / TanDEM-X Science Team Meeting. 17-20 October 2016. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. 

  22. Zakharov I., Adlakha P., Puestow T., Power D., Warren S., Howell M., 2016. Monitoring Pipeline Right of Way Using Optical Satellite Imagery, Berlin, Germany. 11th Pipeline Technology Conference. 23-25 May 2016. 

  23. Zakharov I., Prasad S., Bobby P., Power D., Walsh D., Warren S., Puestow T., 2016. Monitoring of Sea Ice Covered Areas for Ship Navigation. In Living Planet Symposium 2016. Prague, Czech Republic: ESA. 9-13 May 2016.

  24. Zakharov I., Puestow T., Bobby P., Power D., Adlakha P., Rogers C., Howell M., and Warren S., 2016. Change Detection Analysis Using Medium and Very High Resolution Optical Multi-Sensor Imagery. In Living Planet Symposium 2016. Prague, Czech Republic: ESA. 9-13 May 2016.

  25. Zakharov I., Puestow T.M., and Fleming A.H., (2015). Detection and Discrimination of Ships and Icebergs using Satellite Altimetry: An Operational Perspective for Estimating Iceberg Populations. 36th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 8-11 June 2015.

  26. Prasad S., Zakharov I., Bobby P. and McGuire P., (2015). Intercomparison of sea ice freeboard, thickness, and ice concentration extracted from sea ice model with satellite data. 36th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 8-11 June 2015.

  27. Zakharov I., Bobby P., Power D. , Arkett M. , Luo Y. , Smith M., Warren S., Howell M., (2015) Extracting sea ice information from the fusion of SAR and optical data. 36th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. 8-11 June 2015.

  28. Zakharov I., Saunders K., Bobby P., Power D., Warren S. (2015). Extreme Ice Feature Surveillance Using High and Medium Resolution Satellite Data. The Identification of Extreme Ice Features in Satellite Imagery. Arctic Technology Conference, ATC 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark.

  29. Zakharov I., Prasad S., Qi S., Bobby P., Extracting sea ice geophysical parameters from multisource data. American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 15-19, 2014, San Francisco, CA, USA.

  30. Zakharov I., Bobby P., Warren S., and Power D., (2014). Identification of Extreme Ice Features in the Canadian Arctic. ICETECH-14, the 11th International Conference and Exhibition on Ships and Structures in Ice. July 28-31, 2014. Banff, Alberta, Canada. 

  31. Zakharov I., Bobby P., Power D., Warren S., 2014. Monitoring extreme ice features using multi-resolution RADARSAT-2 data. IEEE IGARSS-2014, Quebec City, Canada, July 13-18.

  32. Zakharov I., Bobby P., Power D., Warren S., Howell M., 2014. Detection and characterization of extreme ice features in single high resolution satellite imagery. IEEE IGARSS-2014, Quebec City, Canada, July 13-18.

  33. Prasad S., Zakharov I. The implementation of sea ice model on a high resolution regional scale, 6th International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean, IWMO 2014, Halifax, NS, Canada.

  34. Zakharov I., Power D., Bobby P., Randell C., 2014. The Identification of Extreme Ice Features in Satellite Imagery. Arctic Technology Conference, ATC 2014, February 10-12, Houston, TX, USA.

  35. Zakharov I., English J., Power D., Bobby P., King T., 2013. Iceberg Topography Estimation using High Resolution TanDEM-X Constellation Data. 34th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, 27-29 August, Victoria, BC.

  36. Zakharov, I., Power, D., Bobby, P., Randell, C., 2013. Multi-resolution SAR data analysis for automated retrieval of sea ice and iceberg parameters. Proc. ‘ESA Living Planet Symposium 2013’, Edinburgh, UK, 9–13 September 2013 (ESA SP-722, December 2013). 

  37. Zakharov I., Bobby P., Power D., Adlakha P., Cater N., Randell C., 2012. Iceberg Detection and Operational Monitoring Using Altimeters, ICETECH 2012, Int. Conf. on Performance of Ships and Structures in Ice. September 17-20, 2012 --- Banff, Alberta, Canada.

  38. Zakharov I., Toutin Th., 2011. Subpixel stereo-matching based on phase correlation for radargrammetry. 32nd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, June 13th-16th, Sherbrooke, QC. 

  39. Zakharov I., Toutin T., 2011. Accuracy of phase-based matching for stereo-radargrammetry, IEEE IGARSS 2011, Vancouver, Canada.

  40. Zakharov I., Toutin Th., 2010. Statistical and spectral parameters to evaluate polarimetric data pre-processing in stereo-radargrammetry. Proc. 31st Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing - The Prairie Summit, Regina, AB, 2010, 1-5 June.

  41. Toutin, T., Chenier, R., Schmitt, C., Zakharov, I. 2009. Calibration of radargrammetric DEMs from RADARSAT-2 high-resolution and fine-quad modes. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2009, 12-17 July. Vol. 5, pp. V-41-V-43.

  42. Zakharov I., Toutin Th. Information assessment for polarimetric SAR intensity images. Proc. IEEE 11th Canadian Workshop on Information Theory (CWIT’2009), Ottawa, Canada, 2009, 13-15 May, pp. 71-74.

  43. Zakharov I., Toutin Th. Integration of RADARSAT-2 Multi-Polarization Data for Stereo Image Matching. Proc. 30th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing "Bridging Excellence", Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, 2009, 22-25 June, pp. 87-95.

  44. Fischer-Hirchert U. H. P., Windel T., Zakharov I., Dovnar D. Super-Resolution For Infra Red Beam Profile Measurement. SPIE, Vol. 6585, 2007. 

  45. Zakharov I., Dovnar D. Imaging system parameters identification for image super-resolution restoration. Proc. of the Ninth International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Information Processing PRIP 2007, Minsk, Belarus, 22-24 May, Vol. 2, pp. 267-271. 

  46. Starovoitov V., Makarau A., Zakharov I., Dovnar D. Multiresolution image fusion based on super-resolution restoration. IGARSS 2007, 23-27 July, Barcelona, Spain. 

  47. Starovoitov V., Makarau A., Zakharov I., Dovnar D. Multispectral Image Enhancement Based On Fusion And Super-Resolution. 15th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2007, 3-7 September 2007, Poznan, Poland.

  48. Tatur M., Lebedinsky Yu., Dovnar D. Zakharov I. The analysis of two-dimensional object movement by local method based on optical measurements. Proc. of the Ninth International Conference Pattern Recognition and Information Processing PRIP 2007, Minsk, Belarus, 22-24 May, Vol. 2, pp. 199-204. 

  49. Dovnar D., Zakharov I. Transmission of information about high spatial frequencies of optical object on its low frequencies for limited channel capacity of optoelectronics system. Proc. SPIE, COO-Warsaw, 2005, 28 August-2 September, Vol. 5948. pp. 567-576. 

  50. Marukovich E.I., A.M. Branovitsky, Yu.A. Lebedinsky. I.L. Zakharov. Grain growth modelling for continuous casting ingots of AlSi eutectic. FOCOMP’06. The 5-th International Conference Simulation, Designing and Control of Foundry Processes, Krakow, Poland, 2006, 22-24 November, pp. 157-167.

  51. Hwang H. Y., J.-K. Choi, Marukovich E. I., Branovitsky A.M. Zakharov I.L. Three-dimensional modelling and simulation of high pressure die-casting processes for AlSi alloys. In Proc. of World Foundry Congress (WCF06), Harrogate, UK. 2006, 4-6 June.

  52. Dovnar D., Zakharov I. The orthogonalization method for error compensation of Wiener filter for spatial discreditized images. In Proc. of the Eighth International Conference PRIP'2005, Minsk, 2005, 18-20 May. pp. 173-176.

  53. Marukovich E., Branovitsky A., Zakharov I., Choi K.-Y. Analogue Modelling of die-casting processes. Foundry and Metallurgy. 2005, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 45-47.

  54. Choi J.-K., Hwang H.-Y., Choi K.-Y., Zakharov I., Branovitsky A. The technique of calibration multi-camera imaging system for fast water flow registration and reconstruction. Proc. of the Eighth International Conference PRIP'2005, Minsk, 2005, 18-20 May. pp. 177-180.

  55. Gurevich A., Gurevich N., Zakharov I., Starovoitov V. Intellegent system for verification of the diagnosis from endosurgical images. Proc. Int. Conf. Advanced Information and Telemedicine Technologies for Health, Minsk, 2005, 8-10 November. Vol. 2, pp. 29-32.

  56. Dovnar D., Zakharov I. Starovoitov V. Algorithms of image quality enhacement for satellite remote sensing. Proc. II Belarussian Space Congress, Minsk, Belarus. 25-27 October 2005, pp. 186-190.

  57. Choi J.-K., Choi K.-Y., Hwang H.-Y., Marukovich E.I., Branovitsky A.M., Dovnar D.V., Zakharov I.L. Three-dimensional image reconstruction for water modelling of metal casting processes. In Proc. Int. Conf. on Modelling and Simulation MS'2004, Minsk, Belarus, 27-29 April, pp. 216-219.

  58. Dovnar D., Lebedinsky Yu. Zakharov I. Informational assessment of system for super-resolution sestoration from several images. In Proc. of the Seventh all-Ukrainian international conference UkrOBRAZ’2004 Signal/Image Processing and Pattern Recognition. Kyiv, Ukraine. 11-14 October, pp. 217-220.

  59. Zakharov I., Dovnar I. Lebedinsky Yu. Super-resolution image restoration from several blurred images formed in various conditions. In Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, Barcelona, Spain, 2003, 14-17 September. Vol. II, pp. 315-318. 

  60. Dovnar D.V., Lebedinsky Yu.A. Zakharov I. Еxtra possibilities of resolution for digital processing of several blurred images. In Proc. of the Seventh International Conference PRIP'2003, Minsk, 2003, 21-23 May, Vol. 2, pp. 219-223.

  61. Dovnar D., Y. Lebedinsky, Zakharov I. New concept of image restoring, in. Proc. IEEE Benelux Signal Processing, KU Leuven, Belgium, 21-22 March 2002. pp. 89-92

  62. Lebedinsky Y., Zakharov I. Rregistration and analysis of image: geometrical aspect of focal-plane arrays, in. Proc. IEEE Benelux Signal Processing, KU Leuven, Belgium, 21-22 March 2002. pp. 209-212.

  63. Zakharov I. Fourier analysis of CCD imaging systems, Proc. of conf. "Physique en Herbe", Strasbourg, France, 2001, 18-22 June. P. 64.

Abstracts and Presentations

• 33rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, June 11-14, 2012

• The 3rd Workshop on Radarsat-2. Montreal, 2010.

• Saint Petersburg, Russia, “Applied Optics” – 1998, 2003, 2004.

• Minsk, Belarus, “Quantum Electronics” – 1996, 2000, 2006, 2008.

• Minsk, Belarus, “Digital Processing of Information in Emergency” – 2002, 2004.

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