Signal Synthesis and Recovery Techniques

ECE 735 covers signal representation, synthesis under constraints, and the application of alternating projections to solve inverse problems like signal and image recovery.

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Historical reviews of John Gubner: The course is rated as very difficult, requiring significant hard work and a strong interest in mathematics.

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ECE 735

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  • Graduate/professional standing

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Fall 2026

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Historical reviews for John Gubner are polarized. One reviewer labeled him useless, while others praised his teaching quality and interesting material despite the theoretical nature.

JOHN GUBNER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews of John Gubner: John Gubner is an excellent teacher with diverse, interesting material, though his highly theoretical style may turn off some engineers.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2018: 3.50 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.50 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of John Gubner: The course is rated as very difficult, requiring significant hard work and a strong interest in mathematics.

Historical reviews of John Gubner: Students who enjoy math and hard work will appreciate the style, while those seeking an easy requirement check may find the theory off-putting.

Topics

  • Signal representation
  • Constrained signal synthesis
  • Alternating projections onto convex sets
  • Inverse problems in signal processing
  • Specific recovery applications: tomography and phase retrieval

Skills

  • Signal synthesis under physical constraints
  • Applying alternating projections to inverse problems
  • Signal and image recovery from incomplete or limited data

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