Alan M. Finn, Ph.D.

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My research experience and interests (in no particular order) include:

Compressive Sensing including RPCA, Matrix Completion

Diagnostics & Prognostics

Computer Architecture (especially embedded systems)

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Numerical Linear Algebra (particularly applications of the SVD)

Fault Tolerance (including Error Control Code (ECC) design, see also programs)

Communication Networks

Algorithm to Architecture Mapping and Optimization (Phil’s homepage)

Active Noise Control (ANC)

Cryptography