Stacy L. Tantum | Scholars@Duke

Stacy L. Tantum
Bell-Rhodes Associate Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Stacy Tantum received the B.S.E.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Tufts University, Medford, MA, in 1994, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering, both from Duke University, Durham, NC, in 1996 and 1998, respectively. She was a Summer Research Assistant at SACLANT Undersea Research Center in La Spezia, Italy in 1996.

Her current research interests include statistical signal processing with application to remote sensing and ocean acoustics.

Dr. Tantum is a member of the Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Sigma Xi honor societies.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Bell-Rhodes Associate Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2018 - 2022
Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2016

Contact Information

3579 Fitzpatrick CIEMAS, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90291, Durham, NC 27708-0291
stacy.tantum@duke.edu (919) 660-5239

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 1998
- M.S., Duke University 1996
- B.S.E.E., Tufts University 1994
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 2008 - 2010
- Assistant Research Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering 1999 - 2008
Research
Selected Grants
- Information Aggregation for IED Identification with GPR, Video, and Electromagnetic Induction: Within Sensor Processing awarded by Army Research Office 2013 - 2018
- Statistical Signal Processing for Remote Sensing of Targets: Proposal for Terrestrial Science Program awarded by Army Research Office 2009 - 2013
- Statistical Signal Processing for Robust Automated UXO Classification awarded by Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program 2010 - 2011
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Czarnek, N, Morton, K, Collins, L, Tantum, S, and Throckmorton, C. "The impact of time on seizure prediction performance in the FSPEEG database." Epilepsy & behavior : E&B 48 (July 2015): 79-82. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Scott, WR, Morton, KD, Collins, LM, and Torrione, PA. "Target Classification and Identification Using Sparse Model Representations of Frequency-Domain Electromagnetic Induction Sensor Data." Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51, no. 5 (May 2013): 2689-2706. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Zhu, Q, Torrione, PA, and Collins, LM. "Modeling position error probability density functions for statistical inversions using a Goff-Jordan rough surface model." Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 23, no. 2 (January 1, 2009): 155-167. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Yu, Y, and Collins, LM. "Bayesian mitigation of sensor position errors to improve unexploded ordnance detection." Ieee Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters 5, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 103-107. Full Text
  - Throckmorton, CS, Tantum, SL, Tan, Y, and Collins, LM. "Independent component analysis for UXO detection in highly cluttered environments." Journal of Applied Geophysics 61, no. 3-4 (March 19, 2007): 304-317. Full Text
  - Tan, Y, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Kalman filtering for enhanced landmine detection using quadrupole resonance." Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 43, no. 7 (July 1, 2005): 1507-1516. Full Text
  - Hu, W, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "EMI-based classification of multiple closely spaced subsurface objects via independent component analysis." Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 42, no. 11 (November 1, 2004): 2544-2554. Full Text
  - Tan, Y, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Cramer-Rao lower bound for estimating quadrupole resonance signals in non-Gaussian noise." Ieee Signal Processing Letters 11, no. 5 (May 1, 2004): 490-493. (Letter) Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Performance bounds and a parameter transformation for decay rate estimation." Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 41, no. 10 PART I (October 1, 2003): 2224-2231. Full Text
  - Tan, Y, Huettel, LG, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Enhanced auditory displays for improved landmine detection using EMI sensors." Subsurface Sensing Technologies and Applications 4, no. 3 (July 2003): 263-284. (Academic Article)
  - Tantum, SL, Nolte, LW, Krolik, JL, and Harmanci, K. "The performance of matched-field track-before-detect methods using shallow-water Pacific data." J Acoust Soc Am 112, no. 1 (July 2002): 119-127. Link to Item
  - Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "A comparison of algorithms for subsurface target detection and identification using time-domain electromagnetic induction data." Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 39, no. 6 (June 1, 2001): 1299-1306. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, and Nolte, LW. "On array design for matched-field processing." J Acoust Soc Am 107, no. 4 (April 2000): 2101-2111. Link to Item
  - Rasimas, JG, Tantum, SL, and Nolte, LW. "Bayesian signal detection for multiple aspect targets with an uncertain look angle." Proceedings of Spie the International Society for Optical Engineering 3710, no. I (January 1, 1999): 718-726.
  - Tantum, SL, and Nolte, LW. "Effects of signal-to-noise ratio mismatch on Bayesian matched-field source localization performance." Icassp, Ieee International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing Proceedings 5 (January 1, 1999): 2777-2780.
  - Tantum, SL, and Nolte, LW. "Tracking and localizing a moving source in an uncertain shallow water environment." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 103, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 362-373. Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Tantum, SL, Tan, Y, and Collins, LM. "Kalman filtering for weak signal detection in remote sensing." In Signal Processing for Remote Sensing, 127-150. January 1, 2007.
  - Tantum, SL, Tan, Y, and Collins, LM. "Kalman filtering for weak signal detection in remote sensing." In Signal and Image Processing for Remote Sensing, 129-152. January 1, 2006.
- Conference Papers
  - Knox, M, Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Target detection and identification using synthetic aperture acoustics." January 1, 2014. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Colwell, KA, Scott, WR, Torrione, PA, Collins, LM, and Morton, KD. "Sparse model inversion and processing of spatial frequency-domain electromagnetic induction sensor array data for improved landmine discrimination." SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing.: SPIE, June 7, 2013. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Colwell, KA, Morton, KD, Scott, WR, Collins, LM, and Torrione, PA. "Feature extraction and processing of spatial frequency-domain electromagnetic induction sensor data for improved landmine discrimination." SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing.: SPIE, May 10, 2012. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Morton, KD, Collins, LM, and Torrione, PA. "Investigation of the effects of operator technique on handheld sensor data for landmine detection." January 1, 2012. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Morton, KD, Collins, LM, and Torrione, PA. "Frequency-domain electromagnetic induction sensor data feature extraction and processing for improved landmine detection." July 13, 2011. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Torrione, PA, and Collins, LM. "Sparse model representations of target signatures for improved landmine detection using frequency-domain electromagnetic induction sensors." December 1, 2010. Full Text
  - Remus, JJ, Morton, KD, Torrione, PA, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Comparison of a distance-based likelihood ratio test and k-nearest neighbor classification methods." December 1, 2008. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Wang, YQ, and Collins, LM. "Statistical and adaptive signal processing for UXO discrimination for next-generation sensor data." December 1, 2006.
  - Tan, Y, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Uxo discrimination using blind source separation." December 1, 2005.
  - Borgonovi, GM, Holslin, DT, Collins, LM, and Tantum, SL. "Data analysis for classification of UXO filler using pulsed neutron techniques." December 20, 2004. Full Text
  - Tan, Y, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Signal processing for improved explosives detection using quadrupole resonance." December 20, 2004. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, Collins, LM, Khadr, N, and Barrow, BJ. "Correcting GPS measurement errors induced by system motion over uneven terrain." AeroSense 2003.: SPIE, September 15, 2003. Full Text
  - Collins, LM, Huettel, LG, Simpson, WA, and Tantum, SL. "Sensor fusion of EMI and GPR data for improved landmine detection." January 1, 2002. Full Text
  - Tan, Y, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Landmine detection with nuclear quadrupole resonance." January 1, 2002.
  - Tantum, SL, Wei, Y, Munshi, VS, and Collins, LM. "A comparison of algorithms for landmine detection and discrimination using ground penetrating radar." January 1, 2002. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "A parameter transformation for improved decay rate estimation." January 1, 2002. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "A parameter transformation and cramér-rao bounds for estimating decay rates from exponential signals." January 1, 2002.
  - Collins, L, Gao, P, and Tantum, S. "Model-based statistical signal processing using electromagnetic induction data for landmine detection and classification." December 1, 2001.
  - Tan, Y, Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Enhanced signal and auditory processing for landmine detection using EMI sensors." December 1, 2001. Full Text
  - Chiang, PJ, Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Signal processing of ground penetrating radar data for subsurface object detection." January 1, 2001. Full Text
  - Tantum, SL, and Collins, LM. "Performance bounds for target identification using decay rates estimates from EMI measurements." December 1, 2000.
  - Collins, L, Tantum, S, Gao, P, Moulton, J, Makowsky, L, Reidy, D, and Weaver, D. "Improved detection of low-metallic content landmines using EMI data." Orlando, FL, USA. 2000. Full Text Link to Item
  - Collins, L, Tantum, S, Gao, P, Moulton, J, Makowsky, L, Reidy, D, and Weaver, D. "Improved detection of low-metallic content landmines using EMI data." January 1, 2000.
  - Liu, F, Tantum, S, Collins, L, and Carin, L. "Statistical signal processing for detection of buried landmines using quadrupole resonance." 2000. Full Text Link to Item
  - Liu, F, Tantum, S, Collins, L, and Carin, L. "Statistical signal processing for detection of buried landmines using quadrupole resonance." January 1, 2000.
  - Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Detection and classification of landmine-like targets in a non-Gaussian noise environment." Orlando, FL, USA. 2000. Full Text Link to Item
  - Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Physics-based statistical signal processing for improved landmine detection and classification via decay rate estimation." Orlando, FL, USA. 2000. Full Text Link to Item
  - Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Physics-based statistical signal processing for improved landmine detection and classification via decay rate estimation." January 1, 2000.
  - Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Detection and classification of landmine-like targets in a non-Gaussian noise environment." January 1, 2000.
  - Gao, P, Tantum, S, Collins, L, Weaver, D, Moulton, J, Makowsky, L, and Reidy, D. "Statistical signal processing techniques for the detection of low-metal landmines using EMI and GPR sensors (topic area: E.1)." December 1, 1999.
  - Gao, P, Tantum, S, and Collins, L. "Single sensor processing and sensor fusion of GPR and EMI data for landmine detection." January 1, 1999.
  - Tantum, S, Collins, L, Carin, L, Gorodnitsky, I, Hibbs, A, Walsh, D, Barrell, G, Gregory, D, Matthews, R, and Vierkotter, S. "Signal processing for NQR discrimination of buried landmines." January 1, 1999.
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Selected Publications

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