Dr. Alfred Hero

Professor

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Biography

Alfred Hero is the John H. Holland Distinguished University Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and serves as a Program Director in the CISE Directorate at the National Science Foundation. He is known for his work in data science, developing theories and algorithms for multimodality data collection, fusion, analysis, and visualization, primarily using statistical machine learning and distributed optimization techniques. His research emphasizes applications in wearable technologies for personalized health, predictive medicine, and anomaly detection in various fields such as biology, climate studies, and social discourse. A Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), he has received the Fourier Award for Signal Processing from IEEE.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science