Communications at UCSD
The communications group at UCSD has grown rapidly in
recent years and is now among the largest in the country.
Twenty faculty members conduct research in communications,
networks, and signal processing, with
emphasis ranging from abstract theory and performance
analysis to system design and implementation.
The group is seeking exceptional Ph.D. students interested in
communications research.
Faculty and research areas
Anthony Acampora
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Wireless and Optical Networks, broadband wireless packet access
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Pamela Cosman
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Data compression, image/video processing, biomedical images
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Rene Cruz
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Communications networks, scheduling, routing, performance analysis
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Massimo Franceschetti
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Random processes, channel characterization |
Tara Javidi
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Time series analysis, nonparametric estimation of functions, wavelets |
Robert Lugannani
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Wireless, digital and spread spectrum communications
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Elias Masry
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Statistical signal processing, estimation theory, communication systems.
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Laurence Milstein
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Communications, signal processing |
Alon Orlitsky
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Smart antennas, speech coding and recognition |
John Proakis
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Network protocols, energy-efficient communications
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Bhaskar Rao
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Signal processing and coding for data storage and transmission
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Ramesh Rao
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Error-correcting codes, soft-decision and iterative decoding
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Paul Siegel
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Intelligent systems and control
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Alexander Vardy
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Signal processing and coding for for data storage and transmission
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Nuno Vasconcelos
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Statistical signal processing, image and video analysis and compression, machine learning, multimedia
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Jack Wolf
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Adaptive signal processing for communications
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Ken Zeger
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Information coding and data compression, information theory, and signal processing, including image and speech processing.
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James Zeidler
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Adaptive signal and array processing for wireless networks, and antenna arrays.
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Curt Schurgers
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Energy efficient wireless embedded systems with research thrusts including digital electronic circuits, VLSI system design, digital communications, wireless systems, digital signal processing, and networked systems.
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Young-Han Kim
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Statistical signal processing and information theory, with applications in communication, networking, data compression, and information processing.
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Information for prospective students
Most Ph.D. students are fully supported throughout their studies with
Research Assistantships providing a monthly stipend and tuition waiver.
In addition, several fellowships are awarded annually, affording their
awardees broad freedom to select their advisor and research area.
If you would like to apply, please follow the instructions on
the department's website.
Communications in the San Diego area
Called ``Wireless Valley'' by the New York Times, the Sorrento Valley north
of UCSD is home to several hundred communications companies.
Faculty members cooperate with a number of these and other companies
through the school's
Center for Wireless Communications,
Center
for Magnetic Recording Research,
and
The California Institute for Telecommunications
and Information Technology.
About UCSD
UCSD's student body is comprised of fifteen thousand undergraduates and
three thousand graduates.
Its faculty includes five Nobel Laureates, fifty four members of the National
Academy of Sciences and eleven members of the National Academy of Engineering.
UCSD ranks third among all universities in volume of federal research
funds per faculty member, and ranks first in science productivity among
all public institutions.
To find out more about UCSD, join the University's
virtual tour,
or view our own photo album.
Location and recreation
The UCSD campus is located in a 1,200-acre
eucalyptus grove on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
La Jolla and
San Diego
are minutes away with numerous
restaurants, art galleries and theaters.
The region's temperate weather allows for year-round outdoor
activities such as swimming, surfing, cycling and hiking.
Winter skiing and the wilderness of Baja California are
within a few hours' drive.
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