Dr. Stacy Tantum

Associate Professor

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Biography

Stacy Tantum received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Economics from Tufts University in 1994, followed by a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University in 1996 and 1998, respectively. During the summer of 1996, she worked as a Summer Research Assistant at the SACLANT Undersea Research Center in La Spezia, Italy, where she collaborated with an international team of research scientists on PhD research related to passive sonar. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, where she also serves as the Faculty Director of the 360 Coaching Program, providing first-year advising in the Pratt School of Engineering. Her research interests lie in several areas including physics-based statistical signal processing, context-aware machine learning, domain-informed data science, neuroscience-informed teaching, metacognition, cognitive load theory, and mindset-aware learning.

Research Interests

Courses

EGR 101L: Engineering Design Communication ECE 580: Introduction to Machine Learning ECE 487: System Design with Machine Learning ECE 480: Applied Probability and Statistical Learning ECE 391: Projects in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)