My research interests include remote sensing, with special regard to the modeling of the electromagnetic scattering from natural surfaces, signal processing, and the estimation of parameters from radar data.

Moreover, I'am currently working on the focusing of airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data acquired from strongly non-rectilinear trajectories.

Antonio Natale was born in Naples, Italy, on July3, 1982.

He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees (both cum laude) in telecommunication engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electronic and telecommunication engineering from the University of Naples Federico II, Naples, in 2005, 2008, and 2012, respectively.

In 2011, he was a Visiting Scientist with the Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Surrey, U.K. In that period, he was also the Principal Researcher for the project “Applications for S-band SAR,” which was funded by EADS Astrium Ltd. Since April 2012, he has been with the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment, Italian National Research Council, Naples.

In 2013, he spent a period at the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, La Spezia, Italy, as a Visiting Scientist to develop target detection and tracking strategies from high-resolution radar data.

Dr. Natale received the 2009 IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing South Italy Chapter Prize for the best Italian thesis in remote sensing discussed in 2008. Moreover, he was the recipient of the 2009 S.A. Schelkunoff Transactions Prize Paper Award from the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, for the best paper published in 2008 on the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION.

§   PhD Thesis

       A. Natale, Electromagnetic models for the retrieval of surface parameters through SAR data, Jan. 2012.

       URL: http://www.fedoa.unina.it/8920/

§   Publications on International Journals

J.1 G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Stochastic Theory of Edge Diffraction”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 437-449, February 2008.

J.2 G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Stochastic Theory of Edge Diffraction: Its Physical Reading”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 58, no. 12, pp. 4078-4081, December 2010.

J.3 A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Retrieval of Soil Surface Parameters via a Polarimetric Two-Scale Model”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 49, no. 7, pp. 2531-2547, July 2011.

J.4 A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “An SPM/PO-based Polarimetric Two-Scale Model”, European Journal of Remote Sensing, EuJRS-45, pp. 167-176, Mar. 2012.

J.5 A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Kirchhoff Scattering from Fractal and Classical Rough Surfaces: Physical Interpretation”, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 61, no.4, pp. 2156 - 2163, April 2013.

J.6 A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Polarimetric Two-Scale Model for Soil Moisture Retrieval via Dual-Pol HH-VV SAR data”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol. 6, no.3, pp.1163-1171, June 2013.

J.7 F. Soldovieri, A. Natale, V. Gorishnyak, A. Pavluchenko, A. Denisov, L. Chen, “Radiometric Imaging for Monitoring and Surveillance Issues”, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2013, Article ID 272561, 8 pages, June 2013.

J.8 G. Ludeno, C. Brandini, C. Lugni, D. Arturi, A. Natale, F. Soldovieri, B. Gozzini, F. Serafino, “Remocean System for the Detection of the Reflected Waves from the Costa Concordia Ship Wreck”, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol.7, no.3, pp.3011-3018, July 2014.

J.9 G. Ludeno, F. Reale, F. Dentale, E. Pugliese Carratelli, A. Natale, F. Soldovieri, F. Serafino, “A X-Band Radar System for Bathymetry and Wave Field Analysis in Harbor Area”, Sensors, Vol.15, no.1, pp. 1691-1707, January 2015.

J.10 G. Ludeno, F. Reale, F. Dentale, E. Pugliese Carratelli, A. Natale, F. Serafino, Chapter 15 “Estimating nearshore bathymetry from X-band radar data”, in Liu, Y., H. Kerkering, and R.H., Weisberg (Eds), 2015: Coastal Ocean Observing Systems, ISBN 978-0-12-802022-7, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-802022-7.00015-8.

J.11 K. Granstrom, A. Natale, P. Braca, G. Ludeno, F. Serafino, “Gamma Gaussian Inverse Wishart Probability Hypothesis Density for Extended Target Tracking using X-Band Marine Radar Data”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 53, no. 12, pp. 6617-6631, December 2015.

J.12 G. Di Martino, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Polarimetric Two-Scale Two-Component Model for the Retrieval of Soil Moisture under Moderate Vegetation via L-Band SAR Data”, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.54, no. 4, pp.2470-2491, January 2016.

J.13 M. Punzo, C. Lanciano, D. Tarallo, F. Bianco, G. Cavuoto, R. De Rosa, V. Di Fiore, G. Cianflone, R. Dominici, M. Iavarone, F. Lirer, N. Pelosi, L. Giordano, G. Ludeno, A. Natale, E. Marsella, “Application of X-Band Wave Radar for Coastal Dynamic Analysis: Case Test of Bagnara Calabra (South Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)”, Journal of Sensors, vol. 2016, Article ID 6236925, 9 pages, 2016. Doi:10.1155/2016/6236925.

J.14 A Natale, G Jackson, C Esposito, G Fornaro, R Lanari, S Perna, “Sea State Observation through a Three-Antenna Hybrid XT/AT InSAR Configuration: A Preliminary Study Based on the InSAeS4 Airborne System”, Remote Sensing,Vol.9, no.8, pp. 1-22, August 2017.

J.15 G. Ludeno, M. Postacchini, A. Natale, M. Brocchini, C. Lugni, F. Sodovieri, F. Serafino, “Normalized Scalar Product Approach for Nearshore Bathymetric Estimation from X-Band Radar Images: an Assessment based on Simulated and Measured Data”, IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. XX, no. XX, pp. XX, October 2017.

§  Publications on Conference Proceedings

C.1 G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Asymptotic Physical Optics method for diffraction by a rough knife edge”, in Proceedings of the Mediterranean Microwave Symposium MMS2006, pp. 339-342, Genova (Italy), 2006.

C.2 G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Diffraction by a rough knife edge: a first step toward a stochastic theory of diffraction”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2007, pp. 718-721, Barcelona (Spain), 2007.

C.3 F. del Monaco, N. De Quattro, A. Iodice ed A. Natale, “Extended Small Perturbation Method and Retrieval of Natural Surface Parameters”, in Proceedings of the 6^th European Radar Conference, in European Microwave Week EuMW2009 Conference Proceedings, pp. 537-539, Roma (Italy), 2009.

C.4 G. Calamita, R. Carlà, A. Iodice, V. Lapenna, A. Natale, A. Mondini, A. Perrone, D. Riccio, L. Santurri, L. Candela, G. Ober, F. Guzzetti, “Stima dell'umidità del suolo da dati EO a supporto del monitoraggio del rischio da frana”, in Proceedings of the 13^th Conferenza Nazionale ASITA, Bari (Italy), 2009.

C.5 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Un modello polarimetrico a due scale per la stima dei parametri superficiali del suolo”, in Proceedings of Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo RiNEM2010, Benevento (Italy), 2010.

C.6 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “A Polarimetric Two-Scale Model for Soil Moisture Retrieval”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2010, pp. 1265-1268, Honolulu (Hawaii), 2010.

C.7 G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Teoria stocastica della diffrazione da bordi: interpretazione fisica”, in Proceedings of Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo RiNEM2010, Benevento (Italy), 2010.

C.8 A. Iodice, A. Natale, “Polarimetric Two-Scale Model”, in Proceedings of IEEE GOLD2010, Livorno (Italy), 2010.

C.9 A. Iodice, A. Natale, D.Riccio, “A Physical Optics-based Polarimetric Two-Scale Model”, in Proceedings of URSI Commission F, Microwave Signatures 2010, Firenze (Italy), 2010.

C.10 G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D.Riccio, “Bistatic SAR simulation: time and frequency domain approaches”, in Proceedings of the 17^th conference on Digital Signal Processing DSP2011, Corfù (Greece), 2011.

C.11 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Retrieval of soil surface parameters via a polarimetric two-scale model in hilly or mountainous areas”, in Proceedings of SPIE 2011, Prague (Czech Republic), 2011.

C.12 R. Guida, A. Natale, R. Bird, P. Whittaker, D. Hall, M. Cohen, “Demonstration and analysis of the applications of S-band SAR”, in Proceedings of APSAR 2011, Seoul (Korea), 2011.

C.13 R. Guida, A. Natale, R. Bird, P. Whittaker, D. Hall, M. Cohen, “Validation of S-band data performance for future spaceborne SAR missions”, in Proceedings of EUSAR 2012, Nuremberg (Germany), 2012.

C.14 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “A Polarimetric Two-Scale Model for the Retrieval of the Soil Moisture Content via Dual-Pol SAR Data”, in Proceedings of IEEE GOLD2012, Roma (Italy), 2012.

C.15 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Soil Moisture Retrieval via the Polarimetric Two-Scale Model and Dual-Pol SAR Data”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2012, pp. 646-649, Munich (Germany), 2012.

C.16 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Scattering from Fractal Surfaces: Its Physical Reading in terms of Alpha-Stable Distributions”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2012, pp.7651-7654, Munich (Germany), 2012.

C.17 D. Riccio, G. Di Martino, G. Franceschetti, A. Iodice, A. Natale, P. Imperatore, G. Ruello, I. Zinno, “COSMO-SkyMed AO Projects – Buildings Feature Extraction fromSingle SAR Images”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2012, pp. 5502-5505, Munich (Germany), 2012.

C.18 G. Di Martino, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, G. Ruello, I. Zinno, Y. Koussoube, M.N. Papa, F. Ciervo, “COSMO-SkyMed AO Projects – Use of High Resolution SAR Data for Water Resources Management in Semi-Arid Regions”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2012, pp. 1212-1215, Munich (Germany), 2012.

C.19 R. Guida, A. Natale, R. Bird, P. Whittaker, D. Hall, M. Cohen, “Canopy Classification with S-band Polarimetric SAR Data”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2012, pp. 6535-6538, Munich (Germany), 2012.

C.20 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “A Novel Interpretation of the Kirchhoff Scattering from Classical and Fractal Surfaces”, in Proceedings of Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo RiNEM2012, pp. 493-496, Roma (Italy), 2012.

C.21 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Polarimetric Two-Scale Model for the Retrieval of Soil Surface Parameters via Dual-Pol SAR data”, in Proceedings of VII Riunione Annuale CeTeM-AIT sul telerilevamento a Microonde: sviluppi scientifici ed implicazioni tecnologiche, Bari (Italy), 2012.

C.22 A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Soil Moisture Retrieval via a Polarimetric Two-Scale and Two-Component Scattering Model”, in Proceedings of 6th International Workshop on Science and Applications of SAR Polarimetry and Polarimetric Interferometry - PolInSAR 2013, pp.1-4, Frascati (Italy), 2013.

C.23 A. Iodice, A. Natale e D. Riccio, “Soil Moisture Retrieval in Moderately Vegetated Areas via a Polarimetric Two-Scale Model”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2013, pp. 759-762, Melbourne (Australia), 2013.

C.24 F. Serafino, G. Ludeno, C. Lugni, A. Natale, D. Arturi, C. Brandini, F. Soldovieri, “Diffracted Waves from the aground Costa Concordia Cruise and Detected by the REMOCEAN System”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2013, pp. 1618-1621, Melbourne (Australia), 2013.

C.25 G. Ludeno, F. Serafino, C. Lugni, S. Flampouris, A. Natale, D. Arturi, F. Soldovieri, “Generation of Bathymetric Maps with High Resolution through the Analysis of Nautical X-Band Radar Images”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2013, pp. 2278–2281, Melbourne (Australia), 2013.

C.26 F. Serafino, G. Ludeno, D. Arturi, C. Lugni, A. Natale, F. Soldovieri,“Remocean: a marine radar as a safety tool for offshore platforms”, in Proceedings of EGU General Assembly 2013,Vienna (Austria), 2013.

C.27 B. Gozzini, F. Serafino, C. Lugni, A. Antonini, L. Costanza, A. Orlandi, D. Arturi, G. Ludeno, A. Natale, F. Soldovieri, A. Ortolani, C. Brandini,“An integrated sea monitoring system based on a X-band wave radar to support the removal activities of the Costa Concordia wreck”,in Proceedings of EGU General Assembly 2013, Vienna (Austria), 2013.

C.28 G. Ludeno, A. Natale, F. Soldovieri, D. Vicinanza, F. Serafino,“Analysis of X-band radar images for the detection of the reflected and diffracted waves in coastal zones”,in Proceedings of EGU General Assembly 2014, Vienna (Austria), 2014.

C.29 G. Ludeno, A. Natale, C. Lugni, F. Soldovieri, F. Serafino, “Remocean: A X-Band Radar System As Tool for Environmental Monitoring in Costa Concordia Ship Wreck Management”, in Proceedings of EWSHM 2014 - 7th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Nantes (France), 2014.

C.30 K. Granström, A. Natale, P. Braca, G. Ludeno, F. Serafino, “PHD Extended Target Tracking Using an Incoherent X-band Radar: Preliminary Real-World Experimental Results”, in Proceedings of International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION) 2014, Salamanca (Spain), 2014.

C.31 G. Di Martino, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, “Slope-Corrected Vegetation-Corrected Polarimetric Two-Scale Model for Soil Moisture Retrieval”, in Proceedings of the 9^th European Radar Conference, in European Microwave Week EuMW2014 Conference Proceedings, pp. 77–80, Roma (Italy), 2014.

C.32 G. Di Martino, A. Iodice, A. Natale, D. Riccio, G. Ruello, “Exploring the validity range of the polarimetric two-scale two-component model for soil moisture retrieval by using AGRISAR data”,in Proceedings of 7th International Workshop on Science and Applications of SAR Polarimetry and Polarimetric Interferometry - PolInSAR 2015, Frascati (Italy), 2015.

C.33 G. Vivone, P. Braca, K. Granstrom, A. Natale, J. Chanussot, “Converted Measurements Random Matrix Approach to Extended Target Tracking Using X-band Marine Radar Data”, in Proceedings of International Conference on Information Fusion (FUSION) 2015, Washington D.C. (USA), 2015.

C.34 F. Raffa, G. Ludeno, B. Patti, A. Natale, F. Serafino, “Detection of wind-induced coastal upwelling of deeper marine waters from a X-band wave radar”, in Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2015, pp. 4920-4923, Milano (Italy), 2015.

C.35 M. Punzo, C. Lanciano, D. Tarallo, F. Bianco, G. Cavuoto, R. De Rosa, V. Di Fiore, G. Cianflone, R. Dominici, M. Iavarone, F. Lirer, N. Pelosi, L. Giordano, G. Ludeno, A. Natale, E. Marsella, “Coastal dynamics detected by X-Band Wave Radar system”, in Proceedings XII Congresso GeoSed Associazione Italiana per la Geologia del Sedimentario Sezione della Società Geologica italiana, 2015, Cagliari (Italy), 21-27 Settembre 2015.

C.36 S Perna, P Berardino, C Esposito, A Natale, “Extraction of Sea Surface Velocity and Elevation through a Hybrid AT/XT-InSar Airborne System”, Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS2016, pp. 3211-3214, Beijing (China), 2016.

C.37 S. Perna, A. Natale, P. Berardino, “A Back Projection algorithm to focus Synthetic Aperture Radar data acquired from strongly non-rectilinear trajectories”, in Proceedings of Riunione Nazionale di Elettromagnetismo RiNEM2016, Parma (Italy), 2016.

C.38 A. Natale, P. Berardino, C. Esposito, S. Perna, “Airborne SAR for high resolution imaging”, in Proceedings of Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event JURSE2017, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), March 2017.

C.39 S Perna, P Berardino, C Esposito, A Natale, “Airborne SAR systems for infrastructures monitoring”, in Proceedings of EGU General Assembly 2017, Vienna (Austria), 2017.