Information Systems LabAbbas El Gamal

Professor of EE and Director of ISLStanford University

Computer Forum 2007

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Information Systems Lab

Interdisciplinary research lab in EEFormed in early 60s to study mathematical aspects of EE systems

Now includes 21 faculty members, over 110 PhD students

ISL has made significant contributions to:Foundations of signal processing, information theory, systems and control, and image processing Applications to communication, medical imaging, image and video communication, computer networks, and integrated circuit design and manufacturing

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Impact on Information Technology

DSLCDMAMIMO wireless systems Optical communicationsSecure Internet communicationCompression standardsMRI Digital controlMicroprocessor designFPGA architecturesEmbedded systems Algorithms for IC manufacturing

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ISL Research AreasInformation theory and coding:

Cover, El Gamal, Gill, Gray, Montanari, WeissmanCommunication network theory and algorithms

Bambos, PrabhakarImage and video processing and systems

El Gamal, Girod, GrayMedical imaging

Nishimura, PaulyOptimization, learning, and control

Boyd, Van RoyWireless communication

Goldsmith, PaulrajSignal processing

Gray, Montanari, Weissman, Widrow

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Information Theory: Applications

Discrete Denoising: Weissman

Compression/ classification: Gray

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Network information theory: Cover, El Gamal

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Optimization, Learning, and Control

Convex optimization: Boyd

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Dynamic optimization: Van Roy

Statistical physics meets optimization: Montanari, Prabhakar

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Communication and Networks

Video communication:Girod

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Randomized algorithms: Prabhakar

Clean slate Internet

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Wireless systems: Goldsmith

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Smart antennas: Paulraj

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Magnetic Resonance Systems

Research Lab (MRSRL)

Professor PaulyProfessor Nishimura

Medical Imaging

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Sensor Networks

Collaborative Camera Network:El Gamal, Guibas

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Wireless: Goldsmith

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3D-FPGA

Move programming on top of logic Need very high

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Part of DARPA 3D-IC