Joseph P. Havlicek
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`The University of Oklahoma, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
`110 W. Boyd, DEH 150, Norman, OK 73019
`E-mail: joebob@ou.edu
`Gmail: joseph.p.havlicek@gmail.com
`http://www.ou.edu/content/coe/ece/faculty_directory/dr_havlicek.html
`
`Title:
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`Gerald Tuma Presidential Professor & Williams Companies Foundation
`Presidential Professor
`School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
`Unit:
`Director: OU Center for Intelligent Transportation Systems
`Member: OU Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology
`(cid:73) Citizenship: USA
`(cid:73) Education:
`PhD EE The University of Texas at Austin, 1996.
`Dissertation: “AM-FM Image Models.”
`Advisor: Prof. Alan C. Bovik.
`Virginia Tech, 1988.
`Thesis:
`“Median Filtering for Target Detection in an Airborne Threat Warning
`System.”
`Advisor: Prof. John C. McKeeman.
`BSEE
`Virginia Tech, 1986. Minors in Mathematics, Computer Science.
`(cid:73) Professional Experience:
`
`MSEE
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`1/97 - present: School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Univ. OK, Norman, OK
`Gerald Tuma Presidential Professor:
`4/17 - present
`Williams Companies Foundation Presidential Professor:
`4/09 - present
`Professor:
`7/07 - present
`Associate Professor:
`7/02 - 6/07
`Assistant Professor:
`1/97 - 6/02
`Held tenure track position requiring research, teaching, and service, as well as establishment of
`strong, externally funded research programs in signal, image, and video processing and intelligent
`transportation systems. Director and co-founder, OU Center for Intelligent Transportation
`Systems. Member, OU Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology. Total
`external grants and contracts exceeding $27M.
`
`6/87 - 1/97: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
`Electrical Engineer
`(Was affiliated with SFA, Inc., Landover MD, from 6/87-8/89)
`(Was on leave without pay during semesters spent at UT Austin)
`Engineering member of the team that developed the Navy’s first two-color infrared missile
`warning receiver (Fly’s Eye). The production version of this system protected Navy and Marine
`helicopters from surface to air missile attacks in Afghanistan and Iraq. Received the Department
`of the Navy Award of Merit for Group Achievement for this work. Designed and analyzed new
`algorithms for infrared target detection, tracking, and identification. Designed digital architec-
`tures for real-time implementation. Conducted experimental work on airborne and ground-based
`platforms. Extensive field experience at China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Miramar Naval Air
`Station, Patuxent River Naval Air Station, and Sandia National Laboratories.
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`6/93 - 12/96: Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
`Assistant Director, Laboratory for Vision Systems
`Senior student administrator of laboratory whose members include approximately 12 research-
`supported graduate students. Authored and integrated grant proposals. Briefed sponsors. Au-
`thored contract reports. Reviewed papers for journals and conferences. Advised graduate stu-
`dents. Supervised honors undergraduate projects. Substitute lecturer for both graduate and
`undergraduate courses in the systems area.
`
`1/93 - 12/93: Dept. E51, Still Video Products, IBM Corporation, Austin, TX
`Software Developer
`(on-sight contractor affiliated with Ralph Kirkley Associates, Austin, TX)
`Developed C code for IBM PS/2 computers under OS/2 and MS Windows to port an implemen-
`tation of the JPEG image compression/decompression standard from the IBM M/ACPA card
`to the IBM AudioVation card.
`
`8/87 - 8/88: Bradley Department of Electrical Engineering, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA
`Graduate Research Assistant
`Under contract with NRL, led 9-man team in chip-level simulation of a real-time nonlinear
`image filter. Under contract with IBM, investigated the feasibility and performance of networks
`of LEO store-and-forward communication satellites.
`
`12/84 - 5/87: Management Systems Laboratories, Blacksburg, VA
`Software Engineer
`Under contract with DOE, designed and implemented management decision support software
`for nuclear materials management on IBM mainframe computers.
`(cid:73) Expert Testimony History:
`• In the matter of Unified Patents, LLC Request for Reexamination Against U.S. Patent
`No. 7,739,714 assigned to Distributed Media Solutions LLC (an affiliate of IP Investments).
`Provided one Ex Parte Reexam declaration. Retained by Greenberg Traurig LLP on behalf
`of Unified Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 10/23 - 12/23.
`• In the matter of State of Texas v. Meta Platforms, Inc., Cause No. 22-0121. Provided tech-
`nical consulting to support Meta’s defense related to facial recognition software. Retained by
`Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc., Menlo Park, CA, 6/23 -
`present.
`• In the matter of Certain Video Processing Devices and Products Containing Same, USITC
`Investigation No. 337-TA-1323. Provided one expert report, testified at deposition. Retained
`by Fish & Richardson P.C. on behalf of ASUSTek Computer Inc., Taipei, Taiwan, and ASUS
`Computer International, Fremont, CA, 2/23 - 5/23.
`• In the matter of Unified Patents, LLC Request for Reexamination Against U.S. Patent
`No. 9,497,469 assigned to Velos Media LLC. Provided one Ex Parte Reexam declaration.
`Retained by Greenberg Traurig LLP on behalf of Unified Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 12/22
`- 2/23.
`• In the matter of Certain Video Processing Devices and Products Containing Same, USITC
`Investigation No. 337-TA-1323. Provided noninfringement analysis. Retained by Perkins Coie
`LLP on behalf of Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, 10/22 - 12/22.
`• In the matter of TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. v. LG Electronics Inc., petition for IPR of
`U.S. Patent No. 7,839,452, USPTO Case No. IPR2023-00461. Provided one IPR declara-
`tion. Retained by PV Law LLP on behalf of TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. and associated
`companies, Huizhou, Guangdong, China, 8/22 - 5/23.
`• In the matter of PerDiemCo LLC v. CalAmp Corp., Case No. 1:20-cv-01397-VAC-SRF,
`U.S. District Court for the District of DE. Provided noninfringement analysis; case settled.
`Retained by Barnes & Thornburg LLP on behalf of CalAmp Corp., Irvine, CA, 6/22 - 4/23.
`• In the matter of DigiMedia Tech, LLC v. Lenovo (United States) Inc. and Motorola Mobility
`LLC, Case No. 1:21-cv-00227-MN, U.S. District Court for the District of DE. Provided one
`declaration. Retained by Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP on behalf of Lenovo (United
`States) Inc., Morrisville, NC, and Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL, 1/22 - 3/22.
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`• In the matter of EyesMatch Ltd. and Memomi Labs Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., Instragram, LLC,
`and WhatsApp LLC, Case No. 1-21-cv-00111, U.S. District Court for the District of DE.
`Provided two declarations. Retained by Cooley LLP on behalf of Facebook Inc., Instagram,
`LLC, and WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA, 1/22 - 7/22.
`• In the matters of certain petitions for IPR associated with Certain Fitness Devices, Streaming
`Components Thereof, and Systems Containing the Same, USITC Investigation No. 337-TA-
`1265. Worked on five IPR petitions that were ultimately not filed. Retained by Cooley LLP on
`behalf of Peloton Interactive, Inc. (New York), lululemon athletica Inc. (Vancouver, BC) and
`Curiouser Products Inc. (New York) d/b/a MIRROR, and iFIT Inc. (Logan, UT), FreeMotion
`Fitness, Inc. (Logan, UT) and NordicTrack, Inc. (Logan, UT), 9/21 - 4/22.
`• In the matter of Unified Patents, LLC Request for Reexamination Against U.S. Patent
`No. 10,244,252 assigned to Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute. Provided
`one Ex Parte Reexam declaration. Retained by Greenberg Traurig LLP on behalf of Unified
`Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 8/21 - 10/21.
`• In the matter of Indect USA Corp. v. Park Assist, LLC, Case No. 3:18-cv-2409-BEN-MDD,
`U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CA. Provided one expert report, testified at
`deposition, testified at trial. Retained by Foley & Lardner LLP on behalf of Indect USA
`Corp., Denver, CO, 4/21 - 9/22.
`• In the matter of Unified Patents LLC v. GE Video Compression LLC, Petition for Ex Parte
`Reexamination of U.S. Patent No. 6,795,583. Provided one Ex Parte Reexam declaration.
`Retained by Desmarais LLP on behalf of Unified Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 9/20 - 04/21.
`• In the matter of Unified Patents LLC v. Electronics and Telecommunications Research Insti-
`tute, Kwangwoon University Research Institute for Industry Cooperation, Industry-Academia
`Cooperation Group of Sejong University, petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 9,736,484, Case
`No. IPR2021-00368. Provided one IPR declaration. Retained by Greenberg Traurig LLP on
`behalf of Unified Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 9/20 - 12/20.
`• In the matter of Certain Electronic Devices, Including Computers, Tablet Computers, and
`Components and Modules Thereof, USITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1208. Provided two
`expert reports, testified at deposition. Retained by WilmerHale LLP on behalf of Lenovo
`(United States) Inc., Morrisville, NC, 8/20 - 3/21.
`• In the matter of Park Assist, LLC v. San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and Ace
`Parking Management, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-02068-BEN-MDD, U.S. District Court for the
`Southern District of CA. Testified at deposition, provided one claim construction declaration.
`Retained by Morrison & Foerster LLP on behalf of SDCRAA, San Diego, CA, 7/20 - 03/21.
`• In the matter of LG Electronics Inc. v. Hisense Electronics Manufacturing Company of Amer-
`ica Corp., Civil Case No. 2:19-cv-09474-JAK, U.S. District Court for the Central District
`of CA, Western Division. Provided one claim construction declaration, testified at deposi-
`tion. Retained by Covington & Burling LLP on behalf of Hisense Electronics Manufacturing
`Company of America, Inc., Suwanee, GA, 7/20 - 1/21.
`• In the matter of Renesas Electronics Corporation v. Broadcom Corporation, petition for IPR
`of U.S. Patent No. 8,284,844, USPTO Case No. IPR2019-01040. Provided one IPR declaration.
`Retained by Steptoe & Johnson LLP on behalf of Broadcom Limited, San Jose, CA, 6/20 -
`7/20.
`• In the matter of Hisense Electronics Manufacturing Company of America v. LG Electron-
`ics Inc., petition for IPR of U.S. Patent No. 7,839,452, USPTO Case No. IPR2020-01208.
`Provided one IPR declaration. Retained by Covington & Burling LLP on behalf of Hisense
`Electronics Manufacturing Company of America, Inc., Suwanee, GA, 3/20 - 1/21.
`• In the matter of Nokia Technologies v. Lenovo (Shanghai) Electronics Tech. Co. Ltd, et al.,
`19-CV-0427 (E.D.N.C.) and related Nokia v. Lenovo cases including in Germany and India. I
`was briefly retained to perform analysis of reference picture management in H.264 and H.265.
`Retained by Cooley LLP on behalf of Nvidia Corp., Santa Clara, CA, 1/20 - 3/20.
`• In the matter of Intel Corporation v. Dynamic Data Technologies, LLC. Provided one IPR
`declaration; case settled before filing. Retained by Perkins Coie LLP on behalf of Intel Cor-
`poration, Santa Clara, CA, 3/19 - 6/19.
`• In the matter of Unified Patents LLC v. Velos Media, LLC, petition for IPR of U.S. Patent
`No. 8,885,956, USPTO Case No. IPR2019-01130. Provided one IPR declaration. Retained by
`Greenberg Traurig LLP on behalf of Unified Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 2/19 - 12/19.
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`• In the matter of Unified Patents LLC v. Velos Media, LLC, petition for IPR of U.S. Patent
`No. 10,110,898, USPTO Case No. IPR2019-00763. Provided two declarations, testified at
`deposition. Retained by Winston & Strawn LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP on behalf of
`Unified Patents LLC, San Jose, CA, 10/18 - 04/20.
`• In the matter of Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. v. Nintendo of Eu-
`rope GmbH. Provided written opinions to the German Federal Patent Court. Retained by
`Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP on behalf of Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore)
`Pte. Ltd., 9/18 - 10/18.
`• In the matter of Certain Infotainment Systems, Components Thereof, and Automobiles Con-
`taining the Same, USITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1119. Provided infringement analysis, one
`declaration. Retained by Steptoe & Johnson LLP on behalf of Broadcom Limited, San Jose,
`CA, 3/18 - 2/19.
`• In the matter of Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Realtime Adaptive Streaming, LLC, petition for IPR of
`U.S. Patent No. 8,934,535, USPTO Case No. IPR2018-01384. Provided one IPR declaration.
`Retained by Winston & Strawn LLP on behalf of Cisco Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA, 3/18 -
`8/18.
`• In the matter of Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. v. Audi AG. Provided
`written opinion to the German Federal Patent Court. Retained by Gr¨unecker Patent- und
`Rechtsanw¨alte PartG mbB on behalf of Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.,
`3/18 - 11/18.
`• In the matter of Certain Semiconductor Devices and Consumer Audiovisual Products Con-
`taining the Same, USITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1047. Testified at deposition and trial.
`Provided three expert reports, two declarations, and three witness statements. Retained by
`Steptoe & Johnson LLP and Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP on behalf of Broadcom
`Limited, San Jose, CA, 3/17 - 12/17.
`• In the matter of Certain Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Products Containing Same,
`USITC Investigation No. 337-TA-840.
`Infringement analysis and one written declaration.
`Retained by Covington & Burling LLP on behalf of Microchip Technology, Chandler, AZ,
`2/17/12 - 3/21/12.
`(cid:73) Honors & Awards:
`• Outstanding Reviewer Recognition Award, 2022 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics,
`Speech, and Signal Processing.
`• Best Reviewer Award, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing.
`• Top Reviewer Certificate, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, awarded
`to top 3% out of over 700 reviewers.
`• Named to the University of Oklahoma Gerald Tuma Presidential Professorship, 2017.
`• 2014 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing Top 10% Paper Award,
`for
`C.T. Nguyen and J.P. Havlicek, “On the amplitude and phase computation of the AM-FM
`image model.”
`• Named to the University of Oklahoma Williams Companies Foundation Presidential Profes-
`sorship, 2009.
`• Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Project Director’s Award, FY 2009, co-recipient with
`Dr. R.D. Barnes, for implementing police electronic crash reporting in the State of Oklahoma.
`• IEEE Maximum Impedance Award, OU School of ECE, 2007.
`• University of Oklahoma College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, 2005-
`2006.
`• Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Award of Excellence, FY 2005, presented to the OU ITS
`Lab for enhancing traffic records management through project SAFE-T.
`• Oklahoma Highway Safety Office Project Director’s Award, FY 2003, co-recipient with Dr. J.J.
`Sluss, Jr., for enhancing highway safety through ITS projects.
`• University of Oklahoma College of Engineering Brandon H. Griffith Faculty Award, 2003.
`• Listed at number 22 in OU FY 99 Awards – Top 25 Faculty/Staff – Norman Campus.
`• IEEE Favorite Instructor Award, OU School of ECE, 1998, 2000.
`• University of Texas Engineering Foundation Award for Exemplary Engineering Teaching while
`Pursuing a Graduate Degree, 1992.
`• Department of the Navy Award of Merit for Group Achievement, 1990.
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`• Management Systems Laboratories Outstanding Student Employee Scholarship, 1987.
`• Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society
`• Tau Beta Pi Honor Society
`• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
`• Listed in Who’s Who in America, 2002 Ed.
`(cid:73) Professional Memberships:
`• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Senior Member
`• IEEE Signal Processing Society
`• IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society
`• IEEE Computer Society
`(cid:73) Professional Service:
`• National Science Foundation, Proposal Review Panelist: 2022, 2020, 2012.
`• Senior Area Editor, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Nov. 2015 - Feb. 2018.
`• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, Dec. 2010 - Oct. 2015.
`• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Jan. 2010 - Jul. 2013.
`• IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP)
`• Reviewer (1998 - present).
`• 2016: Paper Awards Committee.
`• 2013: Technical Area Chair for EDICS 6.1:
`Retrieval.
`• 2012: Technical Area Chair for EDICS 6.2:
`Image & Video Analysis, Synthesis, and
`Retrieval; Session Chair.
`• 2007: Publications Chair, Organizing Committee, and Session Chair.
`• IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP)
`• Reviewer (2005-present).
`• 2012, 2013, 2014: IVMSP Technical Area Chair
`• IEEE Southwest Symposium on Image Analysis and Interpretation (SSIAI)
`• 2024: Technical Program Committee
`• 2020: Technical Program Committee, Session Chair.
`• 2016: Technical Program Committee.
`• 2012, 2014: Technical Program Committee, Session Chair.
`• 2010: General Co-Chair (with Prof. Scott Acton, University of Virginia).
`• 2008: Technical Program Co-Chair (with Prof. Scott Acton, University of Virginia).
`• 2006: Technical Program Co-Chair (with Prof. Til Aach, RWTH Aachen University, Ger-
`many).
`• 2004: Technical Program Co-Chair (with Prof. Til Aach, Medical University of Luebeck,
`Germany).
`• 2002: Publicity Chairman, Technical Program Committee, Session Chair.
`• 2000: Publicity Chairman, Technical Program Committee, Session Chair.
`• 1998: Technical Program Committee, Session Chair.
`• IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC)
`• 2013: Reviewer
`• 2011: Session Chair, reviewer.
`• 2009: Technical Program Committee, Special Session Organizer, Session Chair.
`• IEEE Workshop on Perception Beyond the Visible Spectrum
`• 2014, 2015: Technical Program Committee.
`• IEEE Int’l. Workshop on Object Tracking and Classification Beyond the Visible Spectrum
`• 2009, 2013: Technical Program Committee.
`• European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO)
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`• 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018: Reviewer
`• 45th IEEE Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (2002): Session Organizer and Ses-
`sion Chair.
`• IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers
`• 2000, 2001: special session organizer
`• Presently serving or have served as a reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing;
`IEEE Transactions on Image Processing; IEEE Signal Processing Letters; IEEE Transactions
`on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence; IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II;
`IEEE Transactions on Communications; IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics; IEEE
`Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems; IEEE Transactions on Education; IEEE
`Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine; Journal of the Optical Society of
`America – A; IEE Proceedings – Vision, Image & Signal Processing; IEE Electronics Let-
`ters; EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing; Journal of Electronic Imaging; Pattern
`Recognition Letters; Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing; Signal Processing.
`(cid:73) Committee Assignments and University Service:
`• Committee A, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering (tenure and promotion/executive
`committee) (Aug 14 - Aug 16, Nov 04 - Aug 08, Aug 23 - present)
`• Chairman, Graduate Studies Committee, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
`(Aug 08 - Jul 13)
`• School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduate Liaison (Aug 08 - Jul 13)
`• Graduate Studies Committee, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
`(Aug 08 - Jul 13, Aug 97 - Aug 06)
`• Chairman, Undergraduate Studies Committee, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
`(Dec 21 - Aug 23)
`• School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Undergraduate Program Committee (May 19 -
`May 20)
`• Chairman, College of Engineering PP03 Faculty Task Force (Mar 12 - Apr 13) (task force to
`revise and rewrite policies and procedures for faculty tenure, promotion, annual evaluations,
`and workload)
`• University of Oklahoma Conflict of Interest Advisory Committee (Aug 15 - present, Co-Chair
`Jan 21 - present).
`• University of Oklahoma Conflict of Interest Officer Search Committee (Oct 21 - Jan 22)
`• University of Oklahoma Graduate Council (Aug 10 - Jun 13)
`• College of Engineering E-Club Faculty Co-Advisor (May 00 - May 04), Advisor
`(May 04 - Jan 06) (this is the largest student organization on the OU campus)
`• Faculty Senate (Aug 02 - May 05)
`• College of Engineering Academic Misconduct Board and Grade Appeals Board
`(Jun 03 - Jun 05)
`• Coordinator, Systems Area Faculty Interest Group (FIG) (Dec 08 - present, Oct 00 - Aug 02)
`• School of Music piano faculty search committee (Sep 19 - Mar 21, Sep 16 - Dec 16, Sep 12 -
`Dec 12)
`• School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Director Search Committee (Oct 04 - Jun 05)
`• School of ECE Faculty Search Committee (97, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 14, 15, 17, 18)
`(cid:73) Teaching:
`1/97 - present: School of Electrical & Computer Eng., University of OK, Norman, OK
`• ECE2713, Digital Signals and Filtering (SP 18, SP 19, SP 20, SP 21, SP 22, SP 23, SP 24)
`• ECE3223, Microcomputer System Design (FA 97)
`• ECE3793, Signals and Systems (SP 97, FA 98, SP 99, FA 99, SP 00, FA 00, SP 01, SP 02, FA
`02, SP 03, FA 03, SP 04, FA 04, SP 05, FA 05, SP 06, SP 07, SP 08, SP 15, SP 16, SP 17)
`• ECE3960, Honors Reading (SP 00)
`• ECE3980, Honors Research (FA 01, SP 02, SP 03, FA 11, SP 12, SP 19)
`• ECE4213, Digital Signal Processing (FA 02, FA 06, FA 07, FA 08, FA 09, FA 10, FA 11, FA
`12, FA 14, FA 15, FA 16, FA 17, FA 18, FA 19, FA 20, FA 21, FA 22, FA 23)
`• ECE4973, Digital Image Processing (SP 98)
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`• ECE4990, Special Studies (various semesters SP 98 – present)
`• ECE5213, Digital Signal Processing (FA 02, FA 06, FA 07, FA 08, FA 09, FA 10, FA 11, FA
`12, FA 14, FA 15, FA 16, FA 17, FA 18, FA 19, FA 20, FA 21, FA 22, FA 23)
`• CS5273, Digital Image Processing (SP 98, FA 00, SP 02, SP 03, SP 04, SP 05)
`• ECE5273, Digital Image Processing (SP 98, FA 00, SP 02, SP 03, SP 04, SP 05, SP 06, SP
`07, SP 08, SP 09, SP 10, SP 11, SP 12, SP 13, SP 14, SP 15, SP 16, SP 17, SP 18, SP 19, SP
`20, SP 21, SP 22, SP 23, SP 24)
`• ECE5973/ECE4973, Multimedia Communications (FA 98)
`• ECE5973, Kalman Filtering (FA 99, FA 03, FA 05)
`• ECE5980, Thesis Research (SP 99 – present)
`• ECE5990, Special Problems (various semesters FA 97 – present)
`• ECE6283, Advanced Image Processing (FA 04)
`• ECE6973, Advanced Image Processing (FA 01)
`• ECE6980, Dissertation Research (SP 00 – present)
`9/90 - 6/93: Dept. Electrical & Computer Eng., University of Texas, Austin, TX
`• EE464K, Senior Design Projects (FA 90 – Summer 93)
`1/91 - 12/96: Dept. Electrical & Computer Eng., University of Texas, Austin, TX
`• EE381K, Topic 10: Image Processing (substitute lecturer)
`• EE381K, Topic 8: Digital Signal Processing (substitute lecturer)
`• EE380L, Topic 7: Computer Vision (substitute lecturer)
`• EE351K, Probability and Random Processes (substitute lecturer)
`(cid:73) Graduate Degree Production:
`
`Ph.D. Supervisions Completed:
`1. Peter Tay, “An Optimally Well Localized Multi-Channel Parallel Perfect Reconstruction
`Filter Bank,” October, 2003.
`2. Guangwei Mu “WAAS Error, Integrity and Availability Modeling for GPS-based Aircraft
`Landing System,” April, 2004 (co-supervised with Dr. Jim Sluss).
`3. Hengqing Wen, “Anti-Spoof Design for TDMA Based GPS/LAAS Landing Aid,” December,
`2004.
`4. Yunhua Wang, “Multiplierless CSD Techniques for High Performance FPGA Implementa-
`tions of Digital Filters,” April, 2007 (co-supervised with Dr. Linda DeBrunner).
`5. Osama Alkhouli, “Hirschman Optimal Transform Least Mean Square Adaptive Filters,”
`October, 2007 (co-supervised with Dr. Victor DeBrunner).
`6. Ngao D. Mamuya, “Biometric Classification with Factor Analysis,” May, 2010.
`7. Nicholas A. Mould, “Neighborhood-Level Learning Techniques for Nonparametric Scene
`Models,” May, 2012.
`8. Chuong T. Nguyen, “Modulation Domain Image Processing,” May, 2012.
`9. Ekasit Vorakitolan, “Video CODEC with Adaptive Frame Rate Control for Intelligent Trans-
`portation System Applications,” May, 2014.
`10. Patrick Adrian Campbell, “High-Fidelity and Perfect Reconstruction Techniques for Syn-
`thesizing Modulation Domain Filtered Images,” December, 2016.
`11. Johnathan D. Williams, “Extended Observation Particle Filter with SVD Template Gener-
`ation Implemented for GPU,” December, 2018.
`12. John R. Junger III, “Object Detection in Dual-Band Infrared,” November 2023.
`
`Ph.D. Supervisions in Progress:
`• Elnaz Aghdaei
`• Obada Muhammad (Biomedical Engineering)
`Additional Ph.D. Committees Served on:
`1. Madhavi Kadiyala, “Design of Optimal Subband Filter Banks for Image Discrimination,”
`October, 1999.
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`2. Mohamed Allali, “Digital Signal Processing on the Unit Sphere via a Ramanujan Set of Ro-
`tations and Planar Wavelets” (interdisciplinary: Electrical Engineering and Mathematics),
`July, 2000.
`3. Yunxiang Wu, “Iterative Decoding for Magnetic Recording Channels,” September, 2000.
`4. Helen Jun Xing, “Performance Evaluation of CDMA Systems,” April, 2001.
`5. Pamela Pike, “Leisure Piano Lessons: A Case Study of Lifelong Learning” (Music – DMA),
`May, 2001.
`6. Longji Wang, “Active Vibration Control Systems in the Frequency and Sub-Band Domain,”
`July, 2001.
`7. Sebastian Torres, “Estimation of Doppler and Polarimetric Variables for Weather Radars,”
`October, 2001.
`8. Valliappa Lakshmanan, “A Hierarchical, Multiscale Texture Segmentation Algorithm for
`Real-World Scenes,” October, 2001.
`9. Richard Todd, “Design of Low-Density Parity Check Codes for Magnetic Recording Chan-
`nels,” December, 2002.
`10. Guoping Wang, “A High-Performance Inner-Product Processor for Real and Complex Num-
`bers,” April, 2003.
`11. Leslie Fife, “TriM: Tri-Modal Data Communication in Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Database
`Systems” (Computer Science), December, 2003.
`12. Kuo-Liang Li, “Usage and Development of Piano Method Books in Tiawan: Interviews and
`Observations with Piano Teachers” (Music – DMA), April, 2004.
`13. Weijun Tan, “Low-Density Parity-Check Coding for High-Density Magnetic Recording Sys-
`tems,” July, 2004.
`14. Haitao Xia, “Error-Correction Coding for High-Density Magnetic Recording Channels,”
`September, 2004.
`15. Yongshen Ni, “Fuzzy Correlation and Regression Analysis,” April, 2005.
`16. Dayong Zhou, “Adaptive Nonlinear System Compensation Techniques and their Applications
`to Digital Communication and Control Systems,” April, 2005.
`17. Xiaojuan Hu, “FIR Filter Design for Area Efficient Implementation,” May, 2005.
`18. Lesley Sisterhen, “The Use of Imagery, Mental Practice, and Relaxation Techniques for
`Musical Performance Enhancement” (Music – DMA), June, 2005.
`19. Su Yang, “Design of PHY & MAC Layer Protocols for Inter-Vehicle Communications,”
`October, 2005.
`20. Rob Sulman, “Affine Group Actions on Euclidean Space” (Mathematics), April, 2006.
`21. Peng Yan, “A Study on Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Equipped with Free-Space Optical Capa-
`bilities,” December, 2006.
`22. Yan Zhai, “Improved Nonlinear Filtering for Target Tracking,” April, 2007.
`23. Cheng Zhong, “Efficient Soft-Decision Decoding of Reed-Solomon Codes,” May, 2008.
`24. Yih-Ru Huang, “Optoelectronics Three-Dimensional Tracking System for Collision Risk
`Model,” April, 2009.
`25. Mari Iida, “The Acceptance of Western Piano Music in Japan and the Career of Takahiro
`Sonoda” (Music – DMA), April, 2009.
`26. Yong Ma, “Multi-Modal Behavior and Clustering in Dynamical Systems with Applications
`to Wind Farms,” April, 2009.
`27. Yuzhen Xue, “Identification and Estimation of Multi-Modal Complex Dynamic System,”
`May, 2009.
`28. B.H.M. Priyantha Wijesinghe, “Development of a Prototype In-Situ Fatigue Sensor for Struc-
`tural Health Monitoring of Highway Bridges” (Civil Engineering), April, 2010.
`29. Han Wang, “Parallel Subspace Subcodes of Reed-Solomon Codes for Magnetic Recording
`Channels,” May, 2010.
`30. Yahia Tachwali, “Cognitive Radio Solution for IEEE 802.22,” July, 2010.
`31. Wei Guan, “Some Local and Global Aspects of Mathematical Digital Signal Processing”
`(Mathematics), August, 2010.
`32. Molly Donovan Wong, “Development and Characterization of a High Energy Phase Contrast
`X-Ray Imaging System Prototype,” June, 2011.
`33. Chenxi Lin, “Problems in the Design and Operation of Uncertain Complex Engineering
`Systems,” July, 2011.
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`34. Jie Lu, “Distributed Computation and Optimization over Networks,” July, 2011.
`35. Rodney Keele, “Advances in Modeling and signal processing for Bit-Patterned Magnetic
`Recording Channels with Written-In Errors,” April, 2012.
`36. Di Wang, “Learning Visual Features for Grasp Selection and Control” (Computer Science),
`April, 2012.
`37. Phuong Pham, “Target Tracking Using Wireless Sensor Networks,” November, 2012.
`38. Lina Sawalha, “Exploiting Heterogeneous Multicore Processors through Fine-Grained
`Scheduling and Low-Overhead Thread Migration,” December, 2012.
`39. Nickolas LaSorte, “The Coexistence of Wireless Medical Devices in the Presence of Hetero-
`geneous Wireless Networks,” April, 2013.
`40. Shang Wang, “Waveform and Transceiver Optimization for Multi-Functional Airborne Radar
`Through Adaptive Processing,” May, 2013.
`41. Enfeng Jiang, “Channel Detection on Two-Dimensional Magnetic Recording,” July, 2013.
`42. David Sandmann, “Design and Implementation of a Precision Three-Dimensional Binocular
`Image Tracker for Departing Aircraft,” November, 2013.
`43. Min Zhu, “EEG/MEG Sparse Source Imaging and its Application in Epilepsy,” December,
`2013.
`44. Seyed Hossein Hosseini, “Revealing Additional Information About Electricity Market Under-
`lying Power System Using Power System Principles and Published Market Results,” Septem-
`ber, 2014.
`45. James M. Kurdzo, “Pulse Compression Waveforms and Applications for Weather Radar”
`(Meteorology), October, 2015.
`46. Peng F. Tang, “Analysis of Backbone Technique: A Hilbert Transform and Discrete Hilbert
`Transform-Based Technique,” December, 2015.
`47. Benjamin P. Carlson, “Phenotype Operators for Improved Performance of Heuristic Encod-
`ing within Genetic Algorithms” (Computer Science), April, 2016.
`48. Erik Petrich, “Real-Time 3-D Scene Reconstruction,” May, 2016.
`49. Kristina Henckel, “A Pianistic Analysis of Bed˘rich Smetana’s Piano Cycle Dreams, Six
`Characteristic Pieces for Piano” (Music – DMA), November, 2016.
`50. Milad Javadi, “New Implication of Short Circuit Analysis in Assessing Impact of Renewable
`Energy Resources on System Strength of a Power Grid,” June, 2017.
`51. Xining Yu, “Digital Signal Processing Based Real-Time Phased Array Radar Backend Sys-
`tem and Optimization Algorithms,” October, 2017.
`52. Muhammad Usman Ghani, “Optimization of a High-Energy X-Ray Inline Phase Sensitive
`Imaging System for Diagnosis of Breast Cancer,” April, 2018.
`53. Chuang Li, “Reconstructing Resting State Networks from EEG,” August, 2018.
`54. Craig Edwards, “The Enumeration Problem on Numerical Monoids” (Mathematics), May,
`2019.
`55. Faranak Aghaei, “Developing Novel Computer-Aided Detection and Diagnosis Systems of
`Medical Images,” November, 2019.
`56. Elizabeth Pacheco, “New Simple Representations of Leavitt Path Algebras” (Mathematics),
`December, 2019.
`57. John Price, “From Bagatelles to Capriolen: Eugen d’Albert and his Later Keyboard Works”
`(Music – DMA), July, 2020.
`58. Shajid Islam, “Probe-Based, Quasi-Near-Field Phased Array Calibration,” December, 2020.
`59. Morteza Heidari, “Applying Novel Machine Learning Technology to Optimize Computer-
`Aided Detection and Diagnosis of Medical Images,” April, 2021.
`60. Seyedehnafiseh Mirniaharikandehei, “Developing Novel Quantitative Imaging Analysis
`Schemes Based on Machine Learning for Cancer Research,” April, 2021.
`61. Fauzia Ahmed, “Evaluation of Transfemoral Prosthesis Performance Control Using Artificial
`Neural Network Controllers,” April, 2021.
`62. David Marvel, “Selected Songs of Nadia Boulanger: Formal Analysis and Adaptation for
`Brass Chamber Music” (Music – DMA), December, 2021.
`63. Ali Khan, “Diffuse Optical Tomography of Spontaneous Brain Fluctuations in Humans”
`(Biomedical Engineering), April, 2022.
`64. Farid Omoumi, “Subjective Evaluation of the In-Line Phase-Sensitive Imaging Systems in
`Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis,” July, 2022.
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`65. Wenwen Li, “Multi-Persistence Homology and Topological Robotics” (Mathematics), April,
`2023.
`66. Hyeri Kim, “Robust Velocity Unfolding for Weather Radar Based on Convolutional Neural
`Networks,” April, 2023.
`67. Precious K. Jatau, “Machine Learning for Classifying Biological Radar Echos with S-Band
`Polarimetric Radar,” November, 2023.
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`M.S. Supervisions Completed:
`1. Santha Parameswaran, “Modulation Domain Forecasting of Nonstationary and Chaotic Time
`Series,” March, 2000 (co-supervised with Dr. Monte Tull).
`2. Tanachit Tangsukson, “AM-FM Texture Segmentation,” May, 2000.
`3. Altaf Ahmed, “Designing a Global IP Routing Strategy,” July, 2001 (co-supervised with
`Dr. Ji