Dr. Mark Davenport

Professor

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Biography

Mark Andrew Davenport received his B.S.E.E. in 2004, M.S. in 2007, and Ph.D. in 2010 in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University. Following his doctoral studies, he served as an NSF Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Statistics at Stanford University from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, he was a visitor at the Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions at Université Pierre et Marie Curie during the summer of 2011. In 2012, Dr. Davenport joined the faculty at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has received several accolades, including the Sloan Research Fellowship in 2017 and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2014, as well as the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award the same year. Dr. Davenport has also earned numerous teaching awards and currently holds the position of Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. His research interests encompass areas such as signal processing, statistical inference, machine learning, and low-dimensional models.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor; Associate Chair Graduate Affairs

2012-01-01 — Present

Georgia Institute of Technology • Atlanta, GA

Joined as faculty in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, recognized for contributions to teaching and research.

Awards

#2017

Sloan Research Fellowship

2017-01-01
#2017

Class of 1940 W. Roane Beard Outstanding Teacher Award

2017-01-01
#2015

IEEE Signal Processing Society Paper Award

2015-01-01
#2016

CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

2016-01-01
#2015

Richard M. Bass Outstanding Teacher Award

2015-01-01
#2014

NSF CAREER Award

2014-01-01
#2014

AFOSR Young Investigator Award

2014-01-01
#2011

Ralph Budd Award Thesis

2011-01-01

Requirements for Georgia Institute of Technology

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7.5
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in computer science or related field
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Statement of Purpose
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science: GRE scores are optional for Fall 2026.