EE5111 Estimation Theory (Jan-May 2022)

Instructor

Srikrishna Bhashyam
Office: NAC 343
Phone: 2257 4439

Pre-requisites
Probability and Random Processes.

Textbook

[1] S. M. Kay, "Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing: Estimation Theory," Prentice Hall, 1993.


Course Content

Chapters 1-14 from the textbook.

Classical estimation: Minimum variance unbiased estimation, Cramer-Rao lower bound, Best linear unbiased estimators, Maximum likelihood estimation, Least squares, Method of moments.

Bayesian estimation: Minimum mean square error estimation, Maximum a posteriori estimation, Linear minimum mean square estimation, Kalman filters

References

[1] H. L. Van Trees, "Detection, Estimation, and Modulation Theory, Part I," John Wiley, 1968.
[2] H. V. Poor, "An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation," Springer, Second Edition, 1998.


Problem Sets


Evaluation
Lecture summary -- 10%
Quiz 1 (20%) -- Feb 17, 2022
Quiz 2 (20%) -- Mar 23, 2022
Final (50%) -- May 11, 2022