Signal Processing Emphasis Group
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Signal Processing Emphasis Group • Robert Moorhead • Roger King • Joe Picone • Nick Younan • Jim Fowler • Lori Bruce • Jenny Du
So you want funding (or just to be advised by one of us)? • First hurtle: you got admitted • So what else do you have to do? • Hygiene, Neatness, and Organizational Skills • Communication Skills • Personality • Work Ethic • Grades
Courses Related to SP Research Areas • Digital Signal Processing • Digital Image Processing • Adaptive Signal Processing • Statistical Signal Processing • Image and Video Coding • Wavelet Transforms • Pattern Recognition • Digital Spectral Analysis • Statistical Signal Processing • Remote Sensing • Speech Recognition • Scientific Visualization • Information Theory • Intelligent Systems • Communications Theory • Linear Algebra • Complex Variables • Modern Higher Algebra • Operational Mathematics • Functional Analysis • Complex Analysis • Multivariate Statistical Methods • Multivariate Analysis • Applied Probability • Stochastic Processes • Numerical Analysis
What major if I want to do SP? • Electrical Engineering • Computer Engineering • Picone and Fowler graduated the last 4 CPE PhD students • Computational Engineering • Moorhead graduated 2 SP-oriented ones last year • King has at least one PhD student almost finished with his course work
Dr. Robert Moorhead rjm@erc.msstate.edu • Courses • Introduction to Scientific Vis • Realtime Rendering • Virtual Environments • Projects • DoD: High Performance Computing • Datamining • Vis Cluster • Sonification • NASA: Visualization & Extraction • NSF: ET 4 Computational Sciences • Research Areas • “enabling technologies” • distributed, parallel, and remote visualization • virtual environments • multiresolution analysis • feature extraction
Dr. Roger L. Kingrking@ece.msstate.edu • Courses • Introduction to Remote Sensing • Computational Intelligence • Projects • NASA Earth Applications • United States Department of Transportation • Homeland Security • Policy to add GRAs as present ones graduate • No GRAs given until student proven in classroom • Area of interest – Earth Remote Sensing • Geospatial data management • Intelligent systems for signal processing • Sensors and platforms
Dr. Joseph Piconepicone@cavs.msstate.edu • Intelligent Transportation Systems Infrastructure • Computer Networking • Intelligent Systems • Integrative Activities • Dialog Systems Applications in Automotive • In-vehicle dialog systems • Advanced user interfaces • Recognition performance in noise • Advanced statistical models and machine learning technology • Area of interest • Human and Systems Engineering
Dr. Nicolas H. YounanProfessor and Graduate Program Directoryounan@ece.msstate.edu Courses: Digital Spectral Analysis Adaptive Signal Processing Statistical Signal Processing Research Areas: Signal/Image Analysis Feature Extraction/Target Detection Pattern Recognition Graduate Students: Current – 4 Ph.Ds New GRAs – pending on funding Research Funding: NASA – Remote Sensing Applications
Dr. James E. Fowlerfowler@ece.msstate.eduon sabbatical through December 2004 Research Areas: • Communication and processing of images, video, and geoscience data • Image, video, & geoscience-data coding coding • Wavelets • Image/video watermarking & information security Teaching: • ECE8453—Introduction to Wavelets • ECE8990—Information Theory • ECE8483—Image & Video Coding
Dr. Lori Mann Brucebruce@ece.msstate.edu Research Areas • Digital Signal/Image Processing • Automated Target Recognition • Feature Extraction • Classification • Wavelet Transforms • Hyperspectral Imaging • Remote Sensing • Digital Mammography Current Student Advising • 3 Ph.D. Students • 5 Master Students (Thesis) • 3 Master Students (Non-Thesis) • Current Needs - None
Jenny Dudu@ece.msstate.edu Research Areas • Hyperspectral and Multispectral Remote Sensing Image Analysis • Pattern Recognition • Data Compression • Neural Networks • Superresolution
Summary • Signal Processing is a great area in which to focus • Have many funded research projects and getting more • Excellent Teachers • Excellent Researchers • Excellent Service • Past 2 Southeastcon Hardware Team Advisors: Fowler and Bruce • Graduate Program Director: Younan