Pablo H. Hennings YeomansPhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Ph.D. -- Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.
M.S. -- Electrical Engineering,
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Monterrey, México, 2002.
B.S. -- Electronics and Communications Engineering, Cum Laude. Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Monterrey, México, 1998.
Pattern Recognition Theory (Spring 2007). Instructor: Dr. Marios Savvides.
Decision theory, parameter estimation, density estimation, non-parametric techniques, supervised learning, linear discriminant functions, clustering, unsupervised learning, artificial neural networks, feature extraction, support vector machines, and pattern recognition applications (e.g., face recognition, fingerprint recognition, automatic target recognition, etc.).
Advanced Bioimage Informatics (Fall 2005). Insrtructor: Prof. Jelena Kovacevic.
This is the graduate-level version of the course of Bioimage Informatics. See below for a description of the course.
Bioimage Informatics (formerly Bioimaging, Spring 2005). Insrtructor: Prof. Jelena Kovacevic.
This course gives an overview of tools and tasks in various biological and biomedical imaging modalities, such as fluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound and others. The major focus will be on automating and solving the fundamental tasks required for interpreting these images, including (but not restricted to) deconvolution, registration, segmentation, pattern recognition, and modeling, as well as tools needed to solve those tasks (such as Fourier and wavelet methods). The discussion of these topics will draw on approaches from many fields, including statistics, signal processing, and machine learning. As part of the course, students are expected to complete an independent project.
Signals and Systems (Spring 2004). Instructor: Prof. Richard Stern.
This course is a breadth course that also is a prerequisite for most courses in communications, signal processing and control systems. The objective of this course is to provide students with an integrated understanding of the relationships between mathematical tools and properties of real signals and systems. This is accomplished by motivating lectures and recitation problems using demonstrations and laboratory assignments which cover such topics as radio transmission and reception, audio synthesizers, CDs, image processing, and prosthetic devices. In the course of the semester, students are introduced to industry-standard computing and simulation tools that will be used in subsequent courses. Continuous and discrete-time signals and systems are treated in a unified manner through the concept of sampling. The course covers the basic concepts and tools needed to perform time and transform domain analyses of signals and linear time-invariant systems, including: unit impulse response and convolution; Fourier transforms and filtering; Laplace transforms, feedback and stability; and a brief introduction to z-transforms in the context of digital filtering.
I was born in Hermosillo, Mexico. This is northwest Mexico, in the state of Sonora. After high-school I moved to Monterrey City (northeast Mexico) to study electrical engineering. I received both the B.S. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and M.S. degree in Electronic Systems from the Tec de Monterrey (also called ITESM), Monterrey Campus.
After receiving the M.S. degree in 2002, I was awarded a scholarship of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) of Mexico to pursue doctoral studies. This institution is the homologue of NSF in the US. I recently finished my Ph.D. in Carnegie Mellon University in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and I now work as a post-doctoral researcher in the Center for Bioimage Informatics of Carnegie Mellon. My research interests are listed in the home page of this website.
In my masters degree I worked with Prof. Juan Arturo Nolazco Flores on investigating signal representations that improve automatic speech recognition. I designed a wavelet packet tree, i.e., a multiresolution signal transformation, tailored to improve speech recognition which also helped in decreasing the dimensionality of the feature vectors extracted from the speech signal. These features are later used by a speech recognition system to map speech signals to text.
In my undergrad, after 4 years of study, it is a requirement to work on a final thesis-like project collaborating in teams of about 3 students. Our team took on the task of designing an omni-directional antenna for the city of Monterrey, which unfortunately has its TV stations broadcasting from 3 different opposing hills. The antenna was tested in the field and worked very well. We were awarded with the best-project prize in our class.
By far, the best experience during my undergrad started in a cold early morning of December, when ...
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