ECE 603Statistical Signal Processing

Units: 0.50
Level: Graduate
Faculty: Engineering
Subject: Electrical and Computer Engineering

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 1 lecture section. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Optimum mininum mean-square error (MMSE) Wiener filtering. Parametric and non-parametric spectrum estimation. Eigenstructure-based frequency estimation. Statistical parameter estimation using maximum likelihood (ML), maximum a posteriori probability (MAP), minimum mean-square error (MMSE) and least squares (LS) methods. Adaptive signal processing using least-mean-squares (LMS) and recursive least-squares (RLS) approaches. Discrete-time Kalman filtering. Recommended background: ECE 316: Probability Theory/ECE 342: Signals and Systems/ECE 413: Digital Signal Processing/ECE 604: Stochastic Processes.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
LEC 001	7755	0 / 40	MF 10:00–11:20

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention ECE 603, March 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Winter 2024

Jan 12, 2024 Interesting ML course from Engineering Department from Math Student 7 points, 8 comments

u/Novel_Brain9700: “… ECE 603: Statistical Signal Processing (Fall)”

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Winter 2021

Mar 10, 2021 Most useful algorithmic trading course 10 points, 8 comments

u/composerragingbull: “… CS 380: Introduction to Machine Learning - SYDE 572: Introduction to Pattern Recognition - ECE 603: Statistical Signal Processing I'm in eng so I'm limited by the amount of electives I can take. If you had to pick 1-2 courses, what would it be? …”

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Winter 2016

Mar 14, 2016 What classes do you have next semester? 5 points, 26 comments

u/Jyan: “MATH351, ECE603.”

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In 42 terms, Fall 2006 to Winter 2024