The UT Acoustic (UTAL) Laboratory
OVERVIEW
Dr. Issa Panahi is the founding director of Audio/Acoustic/Speech research and development Lab (UTAL) in the ECE department (since 2004). The UTAL lab is used by his team of research students. The lab has been quite active in conducting several research projects and developing digital systems for noise control, speech enhancement, wire and wireless microphone and loudspeaker arrays aimed at biomedical and commercial applications. Main projects include the development of novel adaptive MIMO signal processing methods using wire and wireless technology and potable digital platforms such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops for hearing aid applications, noise suppression and speech enhancement for MRI/fMRI rooms, noise reduction for HVAC systems, and speech privacy for office spaces. The UTAL research & Development projects have all been supported by funding from NIH, DOD, Dept. of VA, University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center, and companies such as Texas instruments Inc., National Instruments Inc., FirstCo Inc., TxMRC, Speech Privacy Systems Inc.
FACULTY LEAD
Dr. Issa Panahi
imp015000@utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-883-2784
Office: ECSN 4.214
800 West Campbell Rd.
Mailstop: EC33
Richardson, TX 75080-3021
BIOGRAPHY
Issa Panahi is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science, at The University of Texas at Dallas.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Digital Signal Processing with emphasis on acoustics for Biomedical applications: MIMO Single and multi-dimensional digital filtering, noise cancellation and active noise control, signal detection and separation, parameter & spectral estimation, system identification methods, adaptive signal processing