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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to communication theory, signal theory, and systolic algorithms.

Overview

Kung Yao is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, centered primarily on engineering and computer science. The main areas of study include signal processing, computational mechanics, and civil and structural engineering.

The scientist's work focuses notably on the following topics:

  • Blind Source Separation Techniques
  • Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques

Among recent publications, Kung Yao has contributed to the paper titled EM Based p-norm-like Constraint RLS Algorithm for Sparse System Identification, published in 2023 in the venue arXiv (Cornell University). This paper highlights advancements in adaptive filtering and sparse system identification techniques.

Frequent co-authorship includes collaboration with Shuyang Jiang, with whom Kung Yao has worked on at least one shared publication.

Publication venues connected with their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Kung Yao's contributions have been recognized through awards, notably being named an IEEE Fellow in 1994. The award citation specifically acknowledged contributions to communication theory, signal theory, and systolic algorithms.

Best Publications

  • Maximum-likelihood source localization and unknown sensor location estimation for wideband signals in the near-field

    J.C. Chen;R.E. Hudson;Kung Yao

  • Acoustic monitoring in terrestrial environments using microphone arrays: applications, technological considerations and prospectus

    Daniel T. Blumstein;Daniel J. Mennill;Patrick Clemins;Lewis Girod

  • Accumulate-Repeat-Accumulate Codes

    A. Abbasfar;D. Divsalar;Kung Yao

  • A representation theorem and its applications to spherically-invariant random processes

    Kung Yao

  • Entropy-based sensor selection heuristic for target localization

    Hanbiao Wang;G. Pottie;Kung Yao;D. Estrin

  • Blind beamforming on a randomly distributed sensor array system

    Kung Yao;R.E. Hudson;C.W. Reed;Daching Chen

  • Coherent Acoustic Array Processing and Localization on Wireless Sensor Networks

    Joe Chen;L Yip;J Elson;H B Wang

  • Improved importance sampling technique for efficient simulation of digital communication systems

    D. Lu;K. Yao

  • Target classification and localization in habitat monitoring

    Hanbiao Wang;J. Elson;L. Girod;D. Estrin

  • Chaotic pulse position modulation: a robust method of communicating with chaos

    M. Sushchik;N. Rulkov;L. Larson;L. Tsimring

  • An Empirical Study of Collaborative Acoustic Source Localization

    Andreas Mantik Ali;Shadnaz Asgari;Travis C. Collier;Michael Allen

  • Applications of reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces–bandlimited signal models*

    Kung Yao

  • Design of spread-spectrum sequences using chaotic dynamical systems and ergodic theory

    C.-C. Chen;K. Yao;K. Umeno;E. Biglieri

  • Nakagami-m fading modeling in the frequency domain for OFDM system analysis

    Zhengjiu Kang;Kung Yao;F. Lorenzelli

  • An empirical study of collaborative acoustic source localization

    Andreas M. Ali;Kung Yao;Travis C. Collier;Charles E. Taylor

  • On importance sampling in digital communications. I. Fundamentals

    J.-C. Chen;D. Lu;J.S. Sadowsky;K. Yao

  • Stochastic Maximum-Likelihood DOA Estimation in the Presence of Unknown Nonuniform Noise

    Chiao En Chen;F. Lorenzelli;R.E. Hudson;Kung Yao

  • Some properties of singular value decomposition and their applications to digital signal processing

    Ezio Biglieri;Kung Yao

  • Channel estimation and adaptive power allocation for performance and capacity improvement of multiple-antenna OFDM systems

    Tai-Lai Tung;Kung Yao;R.E. Hudson

  • Acoustic Source Localization and Beamforming: Theory and Practice

    J.C. Chen;K. Yao;R.E. Hudson

Frequent Co-Authors

Ezio Biglieri
Ezio Biglieri Pompeu Fabra University
Deborah Estrin
Deborah Estrin Cornell University
Dariush Divsalar
Dariush Divsalar Jet Propulsion Lab
K.J.R. Liu
K.J.R. Liu University of Maryland, College Park
Gregory J. Pottie
Gregory J. Pottie University of California, Los Angeles
Matteo Cesana
Matteo Cesana Polytechnic University of Milan
Tony F. Chan
Tony F. Chan University of California, Los Angeles
Lieven Vandenberghe
Lieven Vandenberghe University of California, Los Angeles
Brenda McCowan
Brenda McCowan University of California, Davis

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