IASARC Advances the Scientific Fields that Contribute to the Life-Saving Mission

For example, the science of Search Theory, which underlies the entire SAR enterprise, is advanced almost exclusively within governmental institutions, hindering scientific advancement and potential collaboration when data isn’t immediately shared, or information isn’t available to academia and other thought communities.

IASARC will catalyze with vital potential partners such as manufacturers of navigation systems and sensor platforms which often remain uninformed of science and develop products that fail to leverage technologies’ full potential. Independent scientific collaboration and coordination with industry leaders will ensure that SAR professionals have access to capabilities designed to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the SAR mission.

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Scientific Advancements

    • Advancing detection criteria - lateral range curve (LRC) versus cumulative detection probability (CDP)

    • Integrating AI-enabled sensor systems into search planning

    • Beyond Probability of Detection (POD) - Measuring Probability of Identification

    • Cognitive biases in SAR Decision Making

    • The mental health aspects of SAR response

    • Relocatable oceanographic models for higher resolution

    • Active swimmer simulations

    • Integrating survivability models with search optimiztion - redefining Probability of Success (POS)

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