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