Dr. Xiaoli Ma

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Ma received a B.S. degree in Automatic Control from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China in 1998, an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2000, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2003. After receiving her Ph.D., she joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auburn University, where she served as an assistant professor in 2005. In spring 2006, she moved to the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. Her research interests include signal processing, communications networks, signal estimation algorithms, coding theory, wireless communication theory, and sensor ad hoc networks.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2006-01-01 — Present

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech • Atlanta, GA

Teaching and conducting research in electrical and computer engineering.

Assistant Professor

2005-01-01 — 2006-01-01

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University •

Conducted research and teaching in the field of electrical and computer engineering.

Patents

U.S. Patents

Five U.S. patents in the area of space-time coding and OFDM.

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.