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Explore opportunities for funding and guidance in signal processing research areas. Learn the essential skills, courses, and majors required for success in the field. Engage with leading professors and their research areas for mentorship.
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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