Paul Gendron, PhD
Associate Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Contact
508-999-8510
508-999-8489
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Science & Engineering 214D
Education
| 1999 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | PhD in Electrical Engineering |
| 1993 | Virginia Tech | MS in Electrical Engineering |
| 1985 | University of Massachusetts | BS in Electrical Engineering |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Computer Engineering BS, BS/MS
- Computer Engineering MS
- Computer Engineering Cybersecurity Concentration
- Electrical Engineering BS, BS/MS
- Electrical Engineering MS
- Electrical Engineering PhD
Teaching
Courses
Probability theory, signals and linear networks, Fourier transforms, random processes and noise are reviewed. Analog communications including amplitude and frequency modulation with and without noise are studied. Digital communications including baseband pulse modulation, quantization, sampling theory, digital pulse shaping, matched filter, Nyquist criterion and error rates due to noise are covered.
Fundamentals of digital communications. Topics covered include information theory, vector signal space, detection of digital signals in noise, sampling process, waveform coding techniques, digital modulation and demodulation techniques, error control coding, spread spectrum modulation, and wireless communications.
Research
Research Interests
- Adaptive filtering for angle-delay-Doppler spread channels
- Low probability of detection acoustic communications
- Magnetic anomaly detection and tracking
- Seismic event detection and classification
Paul J. Gendron received his PhD from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, his MS from Viginia Tech and his BS from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, all in Electrical Engineering. His work is broad in the field of statistical signal processing, detection and estimation theory. His contributions range from seismic event detection and classification to adaptive filtering and low probability of detection acoustic communications. He was with the Naval Research Laboratory from 2000 to 2007 and with the Spawar Systems Center Pacific from 2008 to 2012. In 2000, he was the recipient of an Office of Naval Research research fellowship award for his work with the Acoustic Division at the Naval Research Laboratory. In 2006, he served as an Office of Naval Research Visiting Scientist at DRDC-Atlantic, Canada. Dr. Gendron presently conducts research for the Office of Naval Research related to the discover and invention of enabling technologies for undersea surveillance.