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The Particle Filtering Methodology in Signal Processing
Speaker:
Prof. Petar M. Djuric, Department of ECE, Stony Brook University,
NY, USA
Date & Time:
Monday, November 23rd, 2009, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
University of Ottawa, School of
Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), Boardroom, 5th
floor, 800 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Admission:
Free Registration. Please
contact in advance to reserve seats.
Refreshments:
Will be served 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.
Abstract:
Particle filtering is a Monte Carlo – based methodology for
sequential signal processing. It is designed for estimation of
hidden processes that are dynamic and that can exhibit most severe
nonlinearities. Also, it can be applied with equal ease to problems
that involve any type of probability distributions. Therefore, it is
not surprising that particle filtering has gained immense
popularity. In this talk, first, the basics of particle filtering
will be provided with description of its essential steps. Then some
important topics of the theory will be addressed including
Rao-Blackwellization, smoothing, and estimation of constant
parameters. Finally, a presentation of most recent advances in the
theory will be given. The talk will contain signal processing
examples which will aid in gaining valuable insights about the
methodology.
About the
Speaker:
ViPetar M. Djuric (Fellow, IEEE) received his B.S. and M.S. degrees
in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade, in 1981
and 1986, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Rhode Island (1990). From 1981 to
1986, Prof. Djuric was a Research Associate with the Institute of
Nuclear Sciences, Vinca, Belgrade. Since 1990, he has been with
Stony Brook University, where he is Professor, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests are in
the area of statistical signal processing, and his primary interests
are in the theory of modeling, detection, estimation, and time
series analysis and its application to a wide variety of disciplines
including wireless communications and biomedicine. Prof. Djuric has
served on numerous technical committees for the IEEE and has been
invited to lecture at universities in the United States and
overseas. His SPS activities include: Vice President-Finance
(2006-09); Area Editor of Special Issues, IEEE Signal Processing
Magazine (2002-05); Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Signal
Processing (1994-96 and 2003-05); Chair, SPS Signal Processing
Theory and Methods Technical Committee (2005-06); and Treasurer, SPS
Conference Board (2001-03). He is
an Editorial Board Member, IEEE Journal on Special Topics in Signal
Processing, Elsevier Digital Signal Processing, Elsevier Signal
Processing, and the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and
Networking. Prof. Djuric is an IEEE Fellow, as well as a Member of
the American Statistical Association.
and the International Society for Bayesian Analysis.
Contact to reserve seats:
Balakumar Balasingam at
balasing@site.uottawa.ca, or Wahab Almuhtadi at
almuhtadi@ieee.org.
Thanks to hard work of Ottawa Section, and Communications Society Ottawa Chapter, plus the strong support of Telus, Ottawa Tourism, Ottawa Convention Centre, and many many other local industry and academia supporters, the Ottawa Section has won the right to host the prestigious International Conference on Communications in 2012. It may seem so long away; however, this effort has taken a year to get to this point and a lot of work is yet to come. More detail will be provided on our website. In the next few months, we will be looking forward to contacting those who have already come forward to help.
The announcement was made on June 17, 2009, at the International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2009 in Dresden, Germany. Ottawa beat out other bidding major international cities. ICC 2012 will be held at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from June 10 till June 15, 2012. The estimated number of the conference attendees will be 1500 to 2000. The conference will have a significant impact in regaining the reputation and business of the Canadian telecom and high tech companies that are facing many challenges during these recent years, and would raise the profile and visibility of these companies. As well as the conference will benefit the academia, scientific and engineering research, industry and local business in Ottawa.
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