Dr. Babak Hassibi

Professor

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Biography

Babak Hassibi is the Mose Lillian S. Bohn Professor of Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. His research encompasses various aspects of information theory, signal processing, and control theory, with a specific focus on machine learning, adaptive statistical signal processing, and robust distributed control. He has made significant contributions to the theory and application of wireless communications, robust control, and adaptive filtering. His interests also extend to network information theory, coding control, phase retrieval, and structured signal recovery. Additionally, he studies epidemic spread in complex networks and is involved in research related to DNA microarrays. His mathematical work emphasizes linear algebra, fast algorithms, random matrices, and group representation theory.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Associate Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Promoted to Associate Professor, contributing to research and teaching in Electrical Engineering.

Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Held the position of Professor and led numerous research initiatives.

Binder/Amgen Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Served as Binder/Amgen Professor in Electrical Engineering.

Executive Officer

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Managed departmental operations and academic programs.

Associate Director

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Oversaw specific educational programs within the department.

Bohn Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Currently holds the title of Bohn Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Courses

EE/CS/IDS 160 – Fundamentals of Information Transmission and Storage EE 164 – Stochastic Adaptive Signal Processing ACM/EE/IDS 170 – Mathematics of Signal Processing

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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Specialization Notes

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