Our experts

Our Experts

Dr. Bassem Mahafza

Dr. Bassem R. Mahafza, founder of deciBel Research, is a recognized radar subject matter expert and is widely known for his published textbooks on radars:

Dr. Mahafza's 25+ years experience includes extensive work in radar technology, radar design and analysis (including all sensor subcomponents), radar simulation and model design, radar signatures and radar algorithm development (especially in the areas of advanced clutter rejection techniques and countermeasures). Dr. Mahafza has published over 65 papers and over 100 technical reports.

Dr. Enrico Poggio

Dr. Enrico C. Poggio is the Chief Technical Officer of deciBel Research. For over 25 years, Dr. Poggio has been a recognized leader in developing new and innovative technologies in radar models and simulations, radar signal and data processing methods and technologies, radar discrimination, and CM mitigation architectures. He has provided technical support and leadership to the US Army, US Air Force, and BMD community by developing more robust, threat-effective defense methodologies and technologies, and has frequently lectured to those communities on numerous radar and system engineering topics. More specifically, he has served as the Project Hercules (MDA/DVH) Algorithm Integration and Interfaces Lead, Deputy Lead and Subject Matter Expert for Ground-Based Midcourse Radar Models and Simulations IPT, and Co-Lead of Project Hercules Radar Discrimination Algorithm Blue Team. Dr. Poggio has been an active academic researcher in High Energy Elementary Particle Quantum Field Theories, co-authoring a highly-cited paper with Physics Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg.

Mr. Walton C. Gibson

Mr. Gibson is a Senior Engineer with deciBel Research. He is a recognized industry expert in computational electromagnetics, and the research and design of software for electromagnetic signature prediction. He is the author of the industry-standard radar cross section (RCS) prediction code suite known as lucernhammer and the author of a textbook on the Method of Moments as applied to electromagnetic problems, The Method of Moments in Electromagnetics.