RUIXIN NIU
University of Connecticut, Derby 109
Storrs, CT 06269
(860) 427-6809
[email protected]
CAREER OBJECTIVE
 To find a full-time position in research and development for signal processing and communication systems.
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., 02/2001 (expected)
Courses: Communication Theory, Information Theory, Digital Signal Processing, Wavelets Theory, VLSI,  Linear Systems, Computation Methods for Optimization, Estimation and Tracking, Applied Probability & Stochastic Processes, Mathematical Statistics, Advanced Detection.
Audit courses: Computer Networks, Optimal Control.
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
E.E., M.S., 07/97
Courses: ISDN, Advanced Digital Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, Digital Image Processing, Stochastic Processes, Signal Detection and Estimation, Analysis and Development to a Microprocessors System, C Programming, C++ Programming. 
GPA: 3.7/4.0
Xi'an JiaoTong University, P.R. China, Information and Communications Engineering Department
E.E., B.S., 07/94
Courses:  Information Transmission Theory, Digital Communication Theory, Digital Switching Theory, Probability and Statistics, Signal and System, Feedback and Control Theory, Circuits Analysis, Analog Circuits, Digital Circuits, High Frequency Electronic Circuits, Network Synthesis Theory, CAD of Electronic Circuits, Microwave Technology, Electromagnetic Fields and Waves, Antenna and Wave Transmission, Principles of Microcomputer, Operation System, Principles of Single-chip Microcomputer, Color TV Principle and its Receiver, Data Structure/ Pascal Programming, Fortran Programming.
GPA: 3.4/4.0
EXPERIENCE
University of Connecticut, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
Research Assistant, 09/97 ~ present
  •  Conducted research on target tracking, signal processing and detection for Radar/Sonar system, and formed extensive knowledge of information theory, statistical signal processing, Frequency Modulation signals, ambiguity functions of radar signals, Kalman filter, Markov Chain and Monte Carlo simulations.
  •  Developed a new algorithm for target tracking: modified Probabilistic Data Association Filter (PDAF)  based on a Bayesian detector
  •   Wrote and debugged large-scale simulation programs in Matlab and C.

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Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Assistant, 9/94 to 07/97
  •  Conducted research on digital image processing and pattern recognition, and got a lot of experience in FIR filter design, multi-rate digital signal processing.
  •  Developed a new algorithm for noise reduction in radar image based on information extraction and pattern recognition.
  •  Studied theory of radar signal processing and synthetic aperture radar imaging and explored different image interpolation algorithms.
  •  Wrote and debugged image processing programs in C.

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THESIS WORK
  • Effects of the waveform selections on Radar/Sonar signal detection and target tracking ; 
  • Matrix CRLB Scaling Due to Measurements of Uncertain Origin; 
  • A Modified PDAF Based on a Bayesian Detector. 
MAJOR SKILLS
  •  Digital signal processing techniques, Communication theory, and Information theory.
  •  Image processing techniques, JPEG and MPEG.
  •  Signal Detection and Estimation.
  •   Wavelets and mathematical statistics.
  •   Fluent in C, Assembly, Matlab and Latex, familiar with C++, Pascal, Fortran, Basic.
  •   Unix systems, Windows NT/98, MSDOS.
  •   TCP/IP, network protocols and network programming: Berkeley Sockets. 
PUBLICATIONS
R. Niu, P. Willett, and Y. Bar-Shalom, `` Tracking Considerations in Selection of Radar Waveform Given Range and Range-Rate Measurements'', submitted to IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, October 2000.

P. Willett, R. Niu, and Y. Bar-Shalom, ``Integration of Bayes Detection with Target Tracking'', to appear in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, January 2001. 

R. Niu, P. Willett, and Y. Bar-Shalom, ``Matrix CRLB Scaling Due to Measurements of Uncertain Origin'', submitted to IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, May 1999. 

 P. Willett, R. Niu, and Y. Bar-Shalom, `` Waveform Detection/Tracking Performance at the System Level'', in Multitarget-Multisensor Tracking: Applications and Advances, Volume III, Artech House, 2000.

P. Willett, R. Niu, and Y. Bar-Shalom, ``A Modified PDAF Based on a Bayesian Detector'', Proceedings of the 2000 American Control Conference, Chicago IL, June 2000.

R. Niu, P. Willett, and Y. Bar-Shalom, ``Analysis of Waveform Effects on Tracking Performance'', Proceedings of the 2000 Aerospace Conference, Big Sky MT, March 2000.

R. Niu and P. Willett, ``A PDAF with a Bayesian Detector'', Proceedings of the 1999 Conference on Data Fusion, San Jose CA, July 1999.

R. Niu, P. Willett, and Y. Bar-Shalom, ``System-Level Performance of Radar Waveforms'', Proceedings of the 1999 Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Haifa, Israel, June 1999.

R. Niu, P. Willett, and Y. Bar-Shalom, ``From the Waveform through the Resolution Cell to the Tracker'', Proceedings of the 1999 Aerospace Conference, Snowmass CO, March 1999.

W. Cao, P. Willett, Y. Bar-Shalom, and R. Niu, ``Waveform Selection Based on Detection-Tracking Performance'', Proceedings of the SPIE Conference on Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets, Orlando FL, April 1998.

R. Niu, " A new algorithm for SAR image speckles reduction with edge detection", Master's thesis, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, June 1997. 
 
AWARDS AND HONORS
  •  Department Fellowship, Summer 1999, E.C.E. Department, University of Connecticut
  •  Research assistantship, 1997-present, E.C.E. Department, University of Connecticut
  •  Excellent graduate thesis award, 1994, Xi'an Jiaotong University, P. R. China 
  •  Annual outstanding student scholarship, 1990-1994, Xi'an Jiaotong University, P. R. China 
WORK AUTHORIZATION
F-1 Visa holder. 
REFERENCES
Available upon request.