Dr. Babak Hassibi

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Biography

Babak Hassibi is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. from the University of Tehran in 1989, an M.S. from Stanford University in 1993, and a Ph.D. in 1996. He began his academic career at Caltech as an Assistant Professor from 2001 to 2003, became an Associate Professor from 2003 to 2008, and has been a full Professor since 2008. He held the positions of Binder/Amgen Professor from 2013 to 2016, Executive Officer from 2008 to 2015, and Associate Director from 2010 to 2012. His research areas encompass information theory, signal processing, and control theory, with significant contributions to wireless communications, robust control, adaptive filtering, neural networks, and network information theory. Hassibi also explores mathematical concepts in linear algebra, random matrices, and group representation theory, emphasizing fast algorithms.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Associate Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Served as Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Assistant Professor

— Present

California Institute of Technology • Pasadena, CA

Started academic career as Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Courses

Fundamentals of Information Transmission and Storage Stochastic Adaptive Signal Processing 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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