Ming Hsieh
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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USC Signal and Image Processing Institute

The USC Signal and Image Processing Institute (SIPI) is internationally recognized as one of the top places in the world for signal processing research and training, building on a legacy of 50+ years of excellence, leadership, and technical innovation.

SIPI is presently home to 18 faculty members and dozens of PhD students and postdocs, assisted by world-class administrative, technical, and research staff.  Collectively, current SIPI faculty are supported by tens of millions of dollars of annual research funding, have been cited >375,000 times, and have received a wide assortment of prestigious awards and honors. 

Signal Processing Leadership

SIPI faculty have a history of service and leadership within the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS), and have played substantial roles in the development of the field.  Building on this long tradition, SIPI faculty currently serve on 8 major SPS Boards and Standing Committees, 3 SPS Technical Committees, and Editorial Boards for 2 SPS journals. 

Our Graduates

SIPI has graduated more than 500 PhDs over the past half-century. Our alumni have helped to shape the modern digital world through major technical innovations and important leadership roles in academia, industry, and government.

Tenure- and Research-Track Faculty

 

Justin P Haldar
Justin P. Haldar, SIPI Director

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Computational Imaging
  • Inverse Problems
  • Sampling and Reconstruction

 
Keith Jenkins
Keith Jenkins

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Optics
  • Machine Learning

 
Anand A Joshi
Anand A. Joshi

Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Brain Image Analysis
  • Differential Geometry
  • Machine Learning

 
Bart Kosko
Bart Kosko

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Law
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Research Interests:

  • Neural Networks
  • Fuzzy Systems
  • Stochastic Resonance

 
C. Jay Kuo
C.-C. Jay Kuo

Ming Hsieh Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
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Research Interests:

  • Multimedia
  • Video Coding
  • Green AI

 
Chris Kyriakakis
Chris Kyriakakis

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Audio Signal Processing
  • Acoustics
  • Archaeoacoustics

 
Richard M Leahy
Richard M. Leahy

Arthur G. Settle Trust Endowment for USC Leonard Silverman Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Radiology
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Research Interests:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Biomedical Signal and Image Processing
  • Brain Mapping

 
Shri S Narayan
Shri S. Narayanan

Niki and Max Nikias Chair in Engineering and University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology, Pediatrics, and Otolaryngology
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Research Interests:

  • Computational Media Intelligence
  • Speech and Language Processing
  • Biological and Behavioral Signal Processing

 
Krishna S Nayak
Krishna S. Nayak

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pulse Sequence Design
  • Real-Time Imaging

 
C.L. Max Nikias
C. L. Max Nikias

Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Classics
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Antonio Ortega
Antonio Ortega

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Graph Signal Processing
  • Video and 3D Point Clouds
  • Machine Learning

 
Maryam Shanechi
Maryam Shanechi

Alexander A. Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Computer Science
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Research Interests:

  • Neural Engineering
  • Machine Learning
  • Brain-Machine Interfaces

 
Mahdi Soltanokotabi
Mahdi Soltanolkotabi

Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Industrial and Systems Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Theory for Deep Learning
  • AI for Science/Medicine
  • Optimization

 
e Tian
Ye Tian

Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests:

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

 

 

Teaching Faculty

 

Allan G Weber
Allan G. Weber

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Practice
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Emeritus Faculty

 

Jerry M Mendel
Jerry M. Mendel

Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Fuzzy Logic Systems
  • Computing with Words
  • Perceptual Computing

 
Sanjit Mitra
Sanjit Mitra

Research Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Interests:

  • Analog and Digital Signal Processing
  • Image and Video Processing

 
Alexander A Sawchuk
Alexander A. Sawchuk

Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests:

  • Optical Computiing
  • Immersive Media Technology
  • Computer Vision

 
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Published on October 26th, 2024Last updated on April 15th, 2025