Dr. Michael Gastpar

Professor

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Biography

Michael Gastpar is a full professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He earned his Dipl. El.-Ing. degree from ETH Zürich in 1997 and completed his MS at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1999. He defended his doctoral thesis at EPFL in 2002. He has a rich academic history, having served as a professor at the University of California at Berkeley from 2003 to 2011, where he was awarded tenure in 2008. His research primarily focuses on network information theory, coding, signal processing techniques, and applications in sensor networks and neuroscience. Gastpar is a Fellow of the IEEE and has received numerous awards, including the Communications Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award in 2013 and the ERC Starting Grant in 2010. He has also served as an Associate Editor for Shannon Theory in the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory and was the Technical Program Committee Co-Chair for the 2010 International Symposium on Information Theory in Austin, Texas.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne • Lausanne, Switzerland

Full professor at EPFL specializing in information theory and signal processing.

Professor

2003-01-01 — 2011-01-01

University of California at Berkeley • Berkeley, CA, USA

Served as a professor and earned tenure.

Awards

#2010

ERC Starting Grant

2010-01-01
#2004

NSF CAREER Award

2004-01-01
#2002

EPFL Thesis Award

2002-01-01

Requirements for École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a related field Strong foundation in Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Probability Proficiency in programming (Python, Java, or C++)
Application Checklist
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of University Degree(s)
  • Official Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
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  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Proof of English Proficiency
Specialization Notes

Standard requirements for Engineering and Basic Science Master's programs. Architecture requires an additional portfolio.