Electro-Optical/Infrared Technology and Systems Engineering Certificate
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The Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) Technology and Systems Engineering Certificate provides you with comprehensive training in EO/IR sensor systems for defense, aerospace, and surveillance applications. You’ll explore the complete technology lifecycle, including core physics and radiometry, system design, performance analysis and operational deployment.
Taught by Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) researchers, the flexible program combines technical depth with practical applications in infrared countermeasures, signature management, lidar, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and thermal imaging. You can tailor your coursework to your career goals while building the expertise needed to succeed in today’s EO/IR industry.
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What You Will Learn
- EO/IR principles, including radiometry, detection theory, and sensor characteristics
- System-level EO/IR sensor design for defense and surveillance applications
- EO/IR performance analysis and optimization methods
- Infrared countermeasures technology, modeling, and testing
- Infrared and visible signature management principles
- Lidar fundamentals and advanced sensor integration
- ISR concepts, system architecture, and test evaluation methodologies
How You Will Benefit
- Gain technical knowledge across the EO/IR lifecycle
- Build technical depth across physics, modeling, design, testing and operations
- Explore lidar systems and advanced sensor integration techniques
- Apply EO/IR design principles to sensor system development and deployment
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Taught by Experts in the Field
Course Offerings
Get well-acquainted with the basics of electro-optical/infrared systems (EO-IR) sensor and system design and the uses of this technology across various applications through this introductory course. From requirements flow down to hardware testing, all of the elements of an EO-IR sensor/system…
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Feb 23, 2027 - Feb 25, 2027Register By Feb 18, 2027Atlanta, GA$2,195
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Jun 8, 2027 - Jun 10, 2027Register By Mar 29, 2027Las Vegas, NV$2,195
This course is an introductory tutorial on Infrared Systems Engineering. It is identical in content and duration, when coupled with its companion course DEF 3012U, to the open access version entitled DEF 3001P - Infrared Technology & Applications - Open Access (3-1/2 days in duration) except…
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This course is an introductory tutorial on Infrared Systems Engineering. It is identical in content and duration to its companion course, Infrared Technology and Applications – Open Access, except it includes DoD information limited to government agencies and their contractors. It is intended…
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Sep 22, 2026 - Sep 25, 2026Register By Sep 8, 2026Atlanta, GA$1,795
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Apr 13, 2027 - Apr 16, 2027Register By Mar 30, 2027Atlanta, GA$1,795
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Sep 21, 2027 - Sep 24, 2027Register By Sep 7, 2027Atlanta, GA$1,795
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By taking this course, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of military infrared, electro-optical, and laser countermeasures. Understand the issues, principles, and equipment designed to defeat weapons operating in the visual and infrared spectral regions. Focus on techniques that reduce the…
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Learn how to evaluate infrared and visible signature management techniques for your system. In this Infrared/Visible Signature Suppression course, you will have the chance examine threat characteristics to derive signature vulnerabilities, suppression strategies, and priorities. Furthermore,…
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Mar 23, 2027 - Mar 26, 2027Register By Mar 11, 2027Atlanta, GA$2,095
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is used for several applications and is analyzed for subsystems (transmitter, receiver, and data acquisition). This course will help you understand how LIDAR techniques are used to characterize various atmospheric constituents and parameters. By the end of…
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This course emphasizes first-order, system-level estimates of optical performance. Building on the basic principles of optical design, you will study numerous practical examples to illustrate the systems-engineering processes of requirements analysis, feasibility and trade studies, subsystem…
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Gain a true understanding of military laser principles and applications. In this course, you will review and understand the fundamental physics and technology of underlying laser and laser-based systems, including basic operating principles and device capabilities. What's more, you will…
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Jul 12, 2027 - Jul 15, 2027Register By May 3, 2027Las Vegas, NV$2,295
Build upon your foundational knowledge of missile design and system engineering. In this course, you will identify key considerations, including the broad range of alternatives in meeting performance, cost risk, and other measures of merit requirements such as robustness, lethality, guidance,…
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Dec 8, 2026 - Dec 10, 2026Register By Dec 3, 2026Atlanta, GA$2,195
The threat posed by infrared-guided missiles on the United States and other countries makes countermeasures increasingly important in the world of defense. In this Directed Infrared Countermeasures course, you will begin by reviewing the history of directed infrared countermeasures and…
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Aug 11, 2026 - Aug 13, 2026Register By Aug 3, 2026Shalimar, FL$1,795
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Inertial stabilization, pointing, and tracking systems are designed to control the line-of-sight of an ever-increasing array of sensors, weapons, and other payloads of all sizes used in scientific, military, or commercial endeavors. Typical system configurations range from simple and almost…
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In the Infrared Technology and Applications - Open Access course, you will explore infrared systems engineering with an emphasis on military systems. Examine problem-solving, design, and analysis techniques with emphasis on experience-based rules of thumb and develop a perspective for…
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By taking this course, you'll gain an in-depth understanding of military infrared, electro-optical, and laser countermeasures. Understand the issues, principles, and equipment designed to defeat weapons operating in the visual and infrared spectral regions. Focus on techniques that reduce the…
View Course Details »There are no sessions scheduled at this time. Please check again later.
Learn how to evaluate infrared and visible signature management techniques for your system. In this Infrared/Visible Signature Suppression course, you will have the chance examine threat characteristics to derive signature vulnerabilities, suppression strategies, and priorities. Furthermore,…
View Course Details »-
Mar 23, 2027 - Mar 26, 2027Register By Mar 11, 2027Atlanta, GA$2,095
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) is used for several applications and is analyzed for subsystems (transmitter, receiver, and data acquisition). This course will help you understand how LIDAR techniques are used to characterize various atmospheric constituents and parameters. By the end of…
View Course Details »There are no sessions scheduled at this time. Please check again later.
This course emphasizes first-order, system-level estimates of optical performance. Building on the basic principles of optical design, you will study numerous practical examples to illustrate the systems-engineering processes of requirements analysis, feasibility and trade studies, subsystem…
View Course Details »There are no sessions scheduled at this time. Please check again later.
Get well-acquainted with the basics of electro-optical/infrared systems (EO-IR) sensor and system design and the uses of this technology across various applications through this introductory course. From requirements flow down to hardware testing, all of the elements of an EO-IR sensor/system…
View Course Details »-
Feb 23, 2027 - Feb 25, 2027Register By Feb 18, 2027Atlanta, GA$2,195
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Jun 8, 2027 - Jun 10, 2027Register By Mar 29, 2027Las Vegas, NV$2,195
This course is an introductory tutorial on Infrared Systems Engineering. It is identical in content and duration to its companion course, Infrared Technology and Applications – Open Access, except it includes DoD information limited to government agencies and their contractors. It is intended…
View Course Details »-
Sep 22, 2026 - Sep 25, 2026Register By Sep 8, 2026Atlanta, GA$1,795
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Apr 13, 2027 - Apr 16, 2027Register By Mar 30, 2027Atlanta, GA$1,795
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Sep 21, 2027 - Sep 24, 2027Register By Sep 7, 2027Atlanta, GA$1,795
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