Dr. Babak Hassibi

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Biography

Babak Hassibi is the Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor and Executive Officer of Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. He serves as the Associate Director of Information Science Technology. His research interests span communications, signal processing, and control systems, with a current focus on wireless networks and genomic signal processing. In the realm of wireless networks, he explores modeling issues, information-theoretic questions, scheduling, protocols, and performance criteria. In genomic signal processing, his studies involve real-time DNA microarrays and the development of novel technologies. His work encompasses multi-antenna systems including space-time codes, efficient decoding algorithms for communications, adaptive signal processing and neural networks, blind channel equalization, and statistical signal processing. He is particularly noted for his contributions to robust estimation and control, with a strong emphasis on the connections between robustness and adaptation. His expertise also includes linear algebra with a focus on fast algorithms and random matrices, alongside group representation theory.

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Requirements for California Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong background in mathematics and physical sciences
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