Specialization profile--Array processing

Array processing focuses on the processing, modelling and analysis of signals that are acquired by arrays of sensors. Although the application areas, the necessary domain knowledge and type of sensors (e.g., antennas, microphones, electrodes, etc.) can be rather diverse, the underlying fundamentals and methodology that forms the basis for the different applications shows many similarities. The different application areas that consider the use of array processing are therefore gathered in this profile called “array processing” and are therefore rather diverse. It includes, among other things:

• Signal processing for communication (Prof. dr. ir. G.J.T. Leus)
• Audio and acoustic signal processing (Dr. ir. R. C. Hendriks)
• Biomedical signal processing and imaging (Dr. ir. R. C. Hendriks, Dr. B. Hunyadi and Dr. R. Remis)
• Radio astronomy (Prof. dr. ir. A. J. van der Veen)
• Array processing for radar (Prof. dr. ir. A. J. van der Veen & Prof.dr. A. Yarovoy)

 

Suggested courses

EE4530	Applied convex optimization		5 EC		details
EE4540	Distributed signal processing		5 EC		details
EE4595	Wavefield imaging		5 EC		details
EE4685	Machine learning, a Bayesian perspective		5 EC		details
EE4715	Array processing		5 EC		details
EE4740	Data compression: Entropy and sparsity perspectives		5 EC		details
EE4750	Tensor networks for green AI and signal processing		4 EC		details
EE4760	Probablistic sensor fusion		3 EC		details
EE4C12	Machine learning for Electrical Engineering		5 EC		details
ET4358	Fundamentals of wireless communications		5 EC		details
ET4386	Estimation and detection		5 EC		details

MSc project proposals

Some examples of thesis topics (this list is not exhaustive):

MS3	[TUD-NXP] Fusion of mono-static and bi-static radar responses (01.12.2022)
	[TUD-NXP] Codesign of 2D Antenna Array and DOA Estimation (01.12.2022)
SPS	Brain-computer interfaces based on EEG recording of imagined speech
	Analysis of electrophysiologic data acquired on PhysioHeartTM platform (ex-vivo beating heart)
	EEG-based Brain Signatures for Personalized Therapeutic Intervention in Chronic Pain
	Detecting anomaly patterns in networks
	Data reconstruction on networks
	Intelligent reflecting surfaces aided communication algorithms
	Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
	MIMO radar for automotive applications
	Signal Design for Accurate Time-of-Arrival Estimation Using Sparse Subband Signals
	Digital processing for large pixel array 3D-TOF systems
	Internships Fleet Cleaner
	Analyzing the characteristics of a leader in a diffusion network
	Graph Convolutional Neural Networks for Solar Irradiance/Weather Prediction
	Acoustic transfer function estimation for beamforming applications
	Decoding Emotions: Advanced Analysis of Vocal Expressions in Children With Hearing Impairment
	Spectral Noise Estimation for Hearing Aids
	In ear (with hearing aid) based Biomedical Signal Processing
	Audio processing in wireless earbuds (Several assignments with the company Dopple)
	Will High-Mobility Modulations Open Up the Ocean?
	Cooperative relative navigation of anchorless network
	Distributed formation control of swarms
	Distributed relative PNT for Lunar surface missions
	[AnyWi] Quality of service for drones
	Occupancy mapping for automotive applications
	Sparse Nonuniform Optical Phased Array Design
	Design of sparse network control

Thesis examples

SPS	2024	Chang Ge	3D Microscopy Deconvolution of Very Large Images with an Adaptive Resolution Scheme
		Xi Chen	Multi-feature-based Automatic Targetless Camera-LiDAR Extrinsic Calibration
	2023	Yi Weijia	Sparse Millimeter Wave Channel Estimation From Partially Coherent Measurements
		Ban Hanyuan	Malleable Kernel Interpolation for Scalable Structured Gaussian Process
		Haobo Wang	ADS-B Based Trajectory Prediction for Aerial Vehicles
		Vishakha Marathe	Indoor in-network asset localization using Crownstone network
		Xuchang Zhang	Direction Finding and Localization with Bluetooth 5.2
		Tianyi Li	Finding Representative Sampling Subsets on Graphs:  leveraging submodularity
		Chengen Liu	Simplicial Unrolling ElasticNet for Edge Flow Signal Reconstruction
		Kaan Demir	Coherent integration for imaging and detection using active sonar
		Edoardo Focante	Physics-informed Data Augmentation for Human Radar Signatures
	2022	Siddhy Ganesh Shetty	Autonomous Landing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
		Xuzhou Yang	Cooperative Localization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using ADS-B
		Zhonggang Li	Robust Formation Control against Observation Losses
		Peiyuan Zhai	Distributed Gaussian Process for Multi-agent Systems
		Rui Tang	Distributed Particle Filtering
		Sebastian Jordan	Distributed Optimisation Using Stochastic PDMM
		Mauries van Heteren	Link adaptation and equalization for underwater acoustic communication using machine learning
		Xiaoyao Luo	Multiple Subbands Ranging Signals Design and Investigation on Frequency Dependence of the Subband Channel Impulse Responses within an Ultra-wideband Channel
		Jelmer van der Hoeven	Forecasting Models for Graph Processes
	2021	David Kester	A Decentralised Key Management System for the European Railway Signalling System
		Calum Turner	Towards Sustainable Satellite Swarms
		Bichi Zhang	Targetless Camera-LiDAR Calibration for Autonomous Systems
		Felix Abel	Time Synchronization for Anchorless Satellite Networks
		Elke Salzmann	Energy-Efficient Particle Filter SLAM for Autonomous Exploration
		Stefanie Brackenhoff	SPLITTER: A data model and algorithm for detecting spectral lines and continuum emission of high-redshift galaxies using DESHIMA 2.0
		Daniel Kappelle	GNSS Chirp Interference Estimation and Mitigation
		Ahmet Gercekcioglu	Graph-aware anomalous network agent detection
	2020	Bob Dullaart	Model-based localization using vertical line arrays
		Yikai Zeng	Distributed Coordination for Multi-fleet Truck Platooning
		Aitor García Manso	Automatic Depth Matching for Petrophysical Borehole Logs
		Kaiwen Zhang	Optimal Sensor Placement for Calibration-Involved Radio Astronomy Imaging Applications
		Erik Hagenaars	Single-Pixel Thermopile Sensors for people counting
	2019	Bishwadeep Das	Active Semi-Supervised Learning For Diffusions on Graphs
		Ye Cui	Indoor Localization using Narrowband Radios and Switched Antennas in Indoor Environments
		Yajie Tang	Bayesian learning applied to radio astronomy image formation
		Kostadin Biserkov	Spoofing detection in a loosely coupled GNSS and IMU system via Synthetic Arrays
		Yiting Lu	Development of Data Processing Algorithms for UWB Radar-based Long-Term Health Monitoring
	2018	Guillermo Ortiz Jiménez	Multidomain Graph Signal Processing
		Bart Coonen	Direction-of-Arrival Estimation using an Unsynchronized Array of Acoustic Vector Sensors
	2017	Christos Tzotzadinis	Performance and Complexity of Data Acquisition in Compressive-sensing Radar
	2016	Nambur Ramamohan Krishnaprasad	Acoustic Vector Sensor Based Source Localization

Contact person

For more information about the research group, possible thesis topics, and suggestions for your ISP:

prof.dr.ir. Geert Leus

Signal Processing Systems Group

Department of Microelectronics