DSP for Communications I, chaired by Aris Papasakellariou

1. 1XTREME: A Step Beyond 3G. Giridhar D. Mandyam and George Fry
2. Application of Texas Instruments TMS320C6400 in 3G Wireless Infrastructure Transceivers. Jelena Nikolic-Popovic
3. The Method of Types and Lossy Data-Embedding, by M.G. Kokes, J.D. Gibson, G.C. Orsak, V.J. Stolpman
4. Highly Parallel Arithmetic Coding. Robert A. Freking and Keshab K. Parhi
5. Fixed Point DSP Implementation of Low-Density Parity Check Codes. Tejas Bhatt, Krishna Narayanan, Nasser Kehtarnavaz
6. Comparison of Distance Measures in Discrete Spectral Modeling. Bo Wei and Jerry D. Gibson
7. On blind adaptive algorithms for IIR equalizers. R. Lopez-Valcarce and F. Perez-Gonzalez
8. A Computationally Efficient Echo Canceler Algorithm for Multiple Telephone Lines. Akihiko Sugiyama and Go Homma
9. Multiuser Detection for DS-CDMA Transmission Systems Using Neural Network Techniques. J.P. Cances and V. Meghdadi

Adaptive Signal Processing, chaired by John Pierre

1. On the learning behavior of the DR-LS algorithm. Markus Rupp
2. Adaptive Filtering for Speech Enhancement. M. B. Yeary and P. C. Loizou
3. A subband block adaptive algorithm. Dae Sung Kim, Hun Choi, Bong Su Park and Hyeon Deok Bae
4. A non-unitary extension to spectral estimation. H.E. Witzgall, J.S. Goldstein and M.D. Zoltowski
5. A Projection Approximation Minor Subspace Tracking Algorithm. Scott C. Douglas and Xiaoan Sun
6. A consideration on the blind estimation using orthogonal direct sum decomposition of received signal space based on subspace method. Nari Tanabe, Toshihiro Furukawa, Shigeo Tsujii
7. A broadband adaptive beamformer using nested arrays and multirate techniques. Yahong R. Zheng, Rafik A. Goubran and Mohamed El-Tanany
8. Optimal Update Profiling for Steepest Descent Algorithms. Mile Milisavljevic
9. Blind KLT Coding. Carlos E. Davila
10. A Novel Architecture for Implementing Pipelined FIR ADF by Classification of Coefficients, by J. Okello, H. Ohtsuki, Y. Itoh, Y. Fukui, and M. Kobayashi
11. Imposed Window Estimate for Adaptive Extrapolation of Complex Sinusoids in Gaussian Noise. Shiu H. Chan, Alejandro E. Brito, and Sergio D. Cabrera

Filter Design and Structures, chaired by Sidney Burrus

1. A New Approach for Design Sharp FIR Filters Using Frequency-response Masking Technique. Lei Zhang, Yong Lian, C.C. Ko
2. DCT/DST Universal Computational Structure and Its Impact On VLSI Design. Vladimir Britanak
3. A polynomial factorisation method for low group delay FIR equiripple filter design from linear phase systems. Ioannis Fotinopoulos, Tania Stathaki
4. Design of N-Dimensional McClellan Transform by Simultaneous Least-Squares Optimization of Contour Mapping and Cutoff Frequency of 1-D Prototype. William C. Ogle and Mark J.T. Smith
5. A Method for Alias Reduction in Cascaded Filter Banks. Gerald Schuller, Bernd Edler, Adele Doser
6. On Some Classes of Linear Time-Varying Parametric Filters. James A. Sills and Jeffrey Moore
7. A Directional Representation for Binary Images. Tami R. Randolph and Mark J. T. Smith
8. Frequency Sampling Design of Low Sidelobe FIR Raised-Cosine Filters for Software Radio Applications. Marina Mondin, Letizia Lo Presti, Massimiliano Laddomada
9. FIR Inverse Filters: MIMO Systems in Several Variables. Ravikiran Rajagopal and Lee C Potter
10. A Generic Framework for Filtering in Subband-Domain. Abdellatif Benjelloun Touimi

Fast Algorithms and New Applications, chaired by Don Johnson

1. Efficient Algorithm for Localizing 3D Narrowband Multiple Sources Using a Y-shaped Array. C. M. Lee, J. H. Lee, S. B. Park, J. S. Lee, and K. K. Lee
2. Combined Shape Descriptors of Face Region and Contour of Human Object in MPEG Compressed Domain. O. Sukmarg, D. Park, and K. R. Rao
3. Adaptive classification method for multispectral remote sensing data. Hongzhi Zhao and Mita Desai
4. A Data Compression Concept for Space Application. Ahmed Nabil Belbachir, Horst Bischof, Franz Kerschbaum
5. An Efficient Design Approach for a Prime-Length Generalized Hartley Transform Systolic Array. D.F. Chiper, M.N.S. Swamy, and M.O. Ahmad
6. A framework for a theory of information processing. Don H. Johnson and Sinan Sinanovic
7. Reconstruction of 1-D and 2-D Finite Length Signals from Partial Information. Sachin Shetty, Douglas Cochran, John N. McDonald
8. Performance of the polar formatting algorithm for SAR image formation on wide aperture collections. Charles Jakowatz, Paul Thompson, Daniel Wahl, Neall Doren
9. A preliminary analysis of correlation between electrochemical noise in digital signals and images in corrosion studies of 316 SS. E. Martinez-Garcia, L. Licon, J. Vega-Pineda, J. Chacon, A. Martinez-Villafañe
10. Combining Parallelization Techniques to Increase Adaptability and Efficiency of Multiprocessing DSP Systems. Daniel M. Lorts
11. Code Optimization Techniques for DSP Applications. M. R. Smith

Multiscale and Filter Banks, chaired by Rich Baraniuk

1. Multiwavelet Packet Image Compression: Theory and Results. Michael B. Martin and Amy E. Bell
2. A High-Resolution Time-Varying Spectrum for Chirp Signals. Farook Sattar and Goran Salomonsson
3. Improved Wavelet Based Estimations of Nearly 1/f Processes. S. Wada and N. Ito
4. Two Approaches to Non-Stationary Linear Invariant Systems Governed by Differential Equations. Lorenzo Galleani and Leon Cohen
5. The pendulum: A time-frequency model. Lorenzo Galleani and Leon Cohen
6. Non-uniform Near-Perfect-Reconstruction Oversampled DFT Filter Banks based on Allpass-Transforms. Enisa Galijasevic and Joerg Kliewer
7. Template Learning and Pattern Synthesis Using a Hierarchical Wavelet-Based Framework. Clayton Scott and Robert Nowak
8. Sequential Bayesian Wavelet Denoising. Mark Coates and Arnaud Doucet
9. Smooth Wavelet Tight Frames with Zero Moments: Design and Properties. Ivan W. Selesnick
10. Distance Metrics for Discrete Time-Frequency Representations. James G. Droppo and Les E. Atlas
11. Radar pulse classification using compressed intrapulse feature vectors. Joar Eilevstjønn, Jan Erik Odegard and Eirik Malnes

DSP for Communications II, chaired by Jerry Gibson

1. Optimal Empirical Detector Fusion. Amitabh Dixit and Geoffrey C. Orsak
2. Training-Free Empirical Detection in BPSK Communications. Sumant M. Paranjpe, Victor Stolpman, Geoffrey C. Orsak
3. Time Reversal Space-Time Block Coding vs. Transmit Delay Diversity: A comparison based on a GSM-like system. Dino Flore and Erik Lindskog
4. On the Convergence of Blind Over-Sampled Decision Feedback Equalizers. Leszek L. Szczecinski, Ado Gei
5. Multi-user Detection using a Combination of Linear Sequence Estimation and Successive Interference Cancellation. Raj M. Misra, Jung-Lin Pan and Ariela Zeira
6. Fast Time-Domain Equalization for Discrete Multitone Modulation Systems. Biao Lu, Lloyd D. Clark, Guner Arslan, and Brian L. Evans
7. Performance analysis of a spread spectrum code acquisition system using a subband LMS adaptive filter. Mariano Aguirre and Bryan Usevitch
8. Channel-Independent Suppression of Multi-User and Inter-Tone Interference in a DMT-CDMA System Based on Block Spreading. Geert Leus, Marc Moonen
9. Complexity-scalable audio decoding based on partial spectrum reconstruction. Fabrizio Argenti, Fabio Del Taglia, Enrico Del Re
10. Robust Video Coding Based on Tree Structure Motion Compensation. Yong Wang, Mandyam D. Srinath
11. The SpENT method for lossy source coding. Jerry D. Gibson, Mark G. Kokes, and Justin Ridge

DSP for the Hearing Impaired and Biomedical Signal Processing, chaired by Philip Loizou

1. On the relationship between noise and speech recoginition in cochlear implant subjects: A theoretical and psychophysical study. Leslie Collins and David Ferguson
2. Performance of spectral-maxima and fixed-channel algorithms for coding speech in quiet and in noise. M. Dorman, P. Loizou, T. Spahr and E. Maloff
3. Two-microphone adaptive array hearing aids with monaural and binaural outputs. Patrick M. Zurek and Julie E. Greenberg
4. Automatic Production Of Cued Speech. Louis Braida and Paul Duchnowski
5. Auditory Neuropathy: Why some hearing-impaired people can hear but cannot understand and how can DSP technology help them?. Fan-Gang Zeng
6. Using a Personal Computer to Perform Real-Time Signal Processing in Cochlear Implant Research. Adam R. Kaiser and Mario A. Svirsky
7. A Comparison of Beamforming Algorithms for Binaural Acoustic Processing. Kong L. Yang, M.E. Lockwood, M.E. Elledge, and D.L. Jones
8. Unified Theory of Speech: Speech Processing for the Hearing Impaired and Beyond. N. Magotra, F. Livingston, S. Savadatti
9. Multi-microphone noise reduction using GSVD-based optimal filtering with ANC postprocessing stage. Simon Doclo, Erik De Clippel, Marc Moonen
10. An Adaptive Image Estimate Framework for Low Order Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Wm. Scott Hoge, Eric L. Miller, Hanoch Lev-Ari, Dana H. Brooks, Lawrence P. Panych, and W. Clem Karl

Multimedia Signal Processing, chaired by Victor DeBrunner

1. A New Wavelet-Based Digital Watermarking for Video. Xiamu Niu and Shenghe Sun
2. A Velocity Estimation Method for Image Sequence with Two Motion Vectors. Shengli Wu and Nozomu Hamada
3. Region-based image compression using lifting scheme. Jongsook Eun, Yusaku Inoue, and Nozomu Hamada
4. Variable-rate Coding Techniques for Mandarin Speech Transmission over Packet Network. Zhongqiang Ding and Ian McLoughlin
5. Application of Speech Recognition with Closed Caption for Content-Based Video Segmentation. Jongmok Son, Jinwoong Kim, Kyungok Kang, Keunsung Bae
6. Color Image Retrieval Using Multispectral Random Field Texture Models. Alireza Khotanzad and Orlando J. Hernandez
7. Error Concealment for Digital Images Using Data Hiding. Yuxin Liu, Yanda Li
8. A new approach to harmonic analysis of speech. N. Abu-Shikhah and M. Deriche
9. Real Time Adaptive PR-QMF Bank Design for Image Coding Using Interior-Point Algorithm. S. Mitra,V. Kustov, P. Srinivasan, S. Shishkin
10. On Developing 2-D Signal Processing Applications. KP Lam
11. Model Based Video Segmentation. D. Li and H. Lu

SPEd WORKSHOP SESSIONS

Signal Processing in the Curriculum / Industry Forum, Chaired by Maria Ho, Geoffrey Orsak and Wayne Padgett

1. Digital Signal Processing Education in Ireland and Australia. Liam Kilmartin and Eliathamby Ambikairajah
2. Nice experiences teaching SP in a developing country. Daniel Jacoby and Roxana Saint-Nom
3. DSP in Rice University's Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum. Don Johnson
4. The Illinois Signal Processing Curriculum: Past, Present, and Future. David C. Munson, Jr. and Andrew C. Singer
5. DSP: Five Degrees of Freedom. Jerry D. Gibson
6. DSP Courses at Georgia Tech - Ramblin' Wreck or a Helluva Curriculum? D.B. Williams
7. The use of Real-time DSP in Education made possible with VAB. Jim Zachman
8. Preparing EEs for the 21st Century with a 20th Century Education. Gene A. Frantz

Educational Software Tools, Chaired by Cameron Wright

1. Didactic Software for Signal and Image Processing. A. Quinquis, L. Cernaianu, A. Serbanescu
2. Interactive DSP education using MATLAB demos. Umesh Rajashekar and Alan C Bovik
3. ZeroPole: A new Tool for Teaching Filter Theory and Design. C. Vignat
4. An Integrated Matlab Suite for Introductory DSP Education. Richard Radke and Sanjeev Kulkarni
5. Peruna and Pony Express: Two Matlab-based Educational Software Packages for Signal Processing and Communications. Joe Williams, Mark Westerman, and Geoffrey C. Orsak
6. Conceptual learning in the signal processing education for computer engineers. Dean Korosec, Mitja Lenic
7. An Inexpensive Software Tool For Teaching Real-Time DSP. M.G. Morrow, T.B. Welch, and C.H.G. Wright
8. Supporting DSP Education Using Java. Mike Jackson and David Laurenson
9. A Plan for a Web-based Signal Processing Exercise Bank. Ivan W. Selesnick

DSP as a First Course, Chaired by Tom Barnwell and Brian Evans

1. A Digital Signal Processing Introduction for Sophomore Electrical and Computer Engineering Students. Joel Trussell and M. C. Ozturk
2. Multi-Rate DSP Before Discrete-Time Signals and Systems. Jeffrey O. Coleman
3. Image processing for everyone. George C Panayi, Alan C Bovik and Umesh Rajashekar
4. An On-line DSP Course for Practicing Engineers. D.V. Anderson, T.P. Barnwell, J. Echard, M.H. Hayes, J. Jackson, R.W. Schafer, and D.B. Williams
5. DSP second: A Sophomore Level DSP Architecture Course in the Electrical Engineering Core. Sally Wood
6. Repackaging the Core ECE Curriculum at Georgia Tech Using DSP First. Thomas P. Barnwell III
7. Implementing DSP First at Rose-Hulman. Bruce A. Black
8. Introducing Signals and Systems -- The Berkeley Approach. Edward A. Lee and Pravin Varaiya
9. Introduction to Digital Signals and Filtering: Implementing DSP First at the University of Oklahoma. Victor DeBrunner, Linda DeBrunner, Joe Havlicek, Monte Tull
10. Teaching image processing to high school students. Lina Karam and David Rice

DSP Labs and Implementation, Chaired by Gerry Cain and Doug Jones

1. The use of plugins in Texas Instruments' Code Composer Studio for education and industry. Naim Dahnoun and Mike Hart
2. Teaching of DSP implementation. Naim Dahnoun
3. An online signal processing laboratory. Andreas Spanias, Argyris Constantinou, Jeff Foutz and Fikre Bizuneh
4. Communication teaching laboratories: Hardware, software, and DSP. Clint Lawton, Robert Kubichek, and John Pierre
5. A signal processing system-level design course. Brian L. Evans and Guner Arslan
6. An acoustic array for undergraduate instruction. Randy Moses and Lee Potter
7. Development of an Online Analog Signal Processing Lab using LabVIEW. Nathaniel Hakes, Yang Zheng, Jesse Chen, Abhay Samant and David Munson
8. Designing a Relevant Lab for Introductory Signals and Systems. Edward A. Lee
9. Stimulating DSP Learning Through Simulink Labs. AnushYardim, Bobby Mughal, Dragana Barjamovic and Gerry Cain
10. Effective Use of Projects in DSP Laboratory Instruction. Michael L. Kramer, Mark A. Haun, Swaroop Appadwedula, Daniel G. Sachs and Douglas L. Jones
11. Our experience teaching modem design with Matlab simulations. fred harris
12. Signal Processing Studio John R. Buck and N. A. Pendergrass
13. Digital Signal Processing Education: Technology and Tradition. R.W. Stewart, S. Weiss, J. Quayle, D. Garcia-Alis