As indicated in the syllabus for this class, there is an option this quarter of doing a project. Described here are two types of projects which you could choose to pursue. While the instructor is willing to discuss other ideas, it is expected that tey will be comparable in scope to those described here.
The basic idea behind the project is to provide you with experience in reading the open literature in the area of signal processing. Toward this end, you are to write a comprehensive review and evaluation of an article of your choosing which has appeared in the last five years in the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. The report you write is expected to be in the range of 10 pages and must contain at least the following:
A summary of the problem being addressed in the paper:
What it is
Why it is important.
A summary of the previous work done in this area according to the authors of the paper and perhaps some additional reading of your own
What methods have been developed and applied
How exactly does the work in the current paper relate to these older methods. Is it an extension? Is it an explanation? Does it fix some problem with these older methods? Etc.
Some computer simulations validating or disproving the claims in the paper.
A detailed evaluation of the work. Is this a significant advance in the field? Are all of the claims in the paper justified? Is the paper well written? How exactly could the paper be improved? What work remains in this topic?
In addition to your report, you should hand in a copy of the original article.
Please feel free to contact me for assistance and advice in choosing an article.
A proposal for the project must be provided by Oct 8. This document should include your name, a complete bibliographic reference for the article you will be reviewing, and a brief description of the topic of interest in that paper. Email would be the most preferable form of communication for this.
The final project (along with a copy of the original article) is to be handed in on Dec. 3.
Here you are expected to use the McClellan book as the basis for a more extensive report on a particular topic in DSP. Of particular interest are the following projects in that text
Chapter 6: FFT spectrum Estimation and/or Modern Spectrum Estimation
Chapter 9: Prime Factor FFTs
Chapter 10: Any of the projects on radar or speech processing
Chapter 11: Any of the projects on signal modeling, prediction, and inversion
A report of around 10 pages would be expected. Included in this report should be:
A technical description of the topic of interest based on the material in the book as well as one other source
An presentation and analysis of the computational results obtained from carrying out the experiments specified in the text.
The development and completion of one additional computational or modeling experiment which extends the basic ideas a bit. Be specific as to why you chose this extension, what it entails, the details of the experiment, and in what way are the results interesting or significant.
A summary of the project and an indication as to other work that could be done in this area.
Please feel free to contact me for assistance and advice.
A proposal for the project must be provided by Oct 8. This document should include your name, an indication as to which project you wish to pursue, a complete bibliographic reference for the supplementary source you ill be using. Email would be the most preferable form of communication for this.
The final project is to be handed in on Dec. 3.