ECE 254: Detection Theory
ECE 254: Detection Theory
Instructor:
Bill Hodgkiss
Tel: 858-534-1798
FAX: 858-822-0665
E-Mail: whodgkiss@ucsd.edu
Campus Mail: 0701
Course Description:
Hypothesis testing, detection of signals in white and colored Gaussian noise; estimation of signal parameters;
maximum-likelihood detection; resolution of signals; detection and estimation of stochastic signals; applications to
radar, sonar, and communications.
Homework/Projects:
Approximately one computer-oriented homework assignment will be made per week. These can be worked on in groups
and should be turned in as soon as possible for feedback. A mid-term and an end-term project will be assigned. These
should represent individual effort (i.e. should be considered as take-home exams) and assistance should not be given nor
received from anyone other than the instructor.
Grades:
No exams will be given. Grades will be assigned based on the weekly homework assignments and the mid/end-term
projects. The homework assignments count 1/3 and the mid/end-term projects count 1/3 each.
Text:
S. Kay. Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing - Vol II. Detection Theory. Prentice-Hall, 1998. ISBN 0-13-
504135-X.