Dinesh Rajan, Ph.D.
Mary and Richard Templeton Dean, ad Interim
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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ECE |
| Office Location |
Embrey 105 |
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Dinesh Rajan serves as the Mary and Richard Templeton Dean ad interim of SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering. Since joining SMU in 2002, he has held several leadership positions, including chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and associate dean.
Dr. Rajan’s research focuses on information theory, wireless communications, sensing technologies and computational imaging. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, holds three patents and has authored or edited three books. His research has received support from federal agencies and industry partners, including the National Science Foundation, Toyota and Texas Instruments.
His honors include the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a Fulbright Specialist appointment and SMU’s Golden Mustang Award.
Dr. Rajan earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University.
Dr. Rajan’s research focuses on information theory, wireless communications, sensing technologies and computational imaging. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, holds three patents and has authored or edited three books. His research has received support from federal agencies and industry partners, including the National Science Foundation, Toyota and Texas Instruments.
His honors include the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a Fulbright Specialist appointment and SMU’s Golden Mustang Award.
Dr. Rajan earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and master’s and doctoral degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Rice University.
Education
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice UniversityM.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University
B.Tech Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Research
- Wireless Networking and Information Theory
- Imaging (3D, Computational)
Publications
- B. Rodriguez, X. Zhang, D. Rajan, "Probabilistic Modeling of Motion Blur in Depth Maps from Time-of-Flight Sensors,'' in Sensors, 2022.
- R. Enami, S. Gupta, D. Rajan, J. Camp,"LAIK: Location-Specific Analysis to Infer Key Performance Indicators,'' in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(5):4406-4418, May 2021
- Y. Shi, M. Badi, D. Rajan, J. Camp, "Channel reciprocity analysis and feedback mechanism design for mobile beamforming systems'', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(6):6029-6043, June 2021
- X. Zhang, B. Story, D. Rajan, "Night time vehicle detection and tracking by fusing vehicle parts from multiple cameras'', in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 2021.
- J. Sitton, D. Rajan, B. Story, "Bridge frequency estimation strategies using smartphones,'' in Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, pp1-14, 2020
Honors and Awards
- NSF CAREER award
- Fulbright Specialist
- Golden Mustang Teaching Award (internal SMU)
- Senior Ford Research Award (internal SMU)
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