{"id":2,"date":"2025-05-28T20:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T20:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:52:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:52:11","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/impress-banner.png\" alt=\"IMPRESS Lab \u2014 Information Processing and Sensing, NC State University Electrical and Computer Engineering\" class=\"wp-image-205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/impress-banner.png 2000w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/impress-banner-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/impress-banner-1024x266.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/impress-banner-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/impress-banner-1536x399.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/08\/logo_impress-1-750x422.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-wolfpack-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bf974ee4c1b433d55974e82c2232a0e8\">Welcome to IMPRESS lab!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the <strong>Information Processing and Sensing (IMPRESS) Lab<\/strong>, our research lies at the intersection of <strong>signal processing and machine learning<\/strong>, with a strong focus on applications in <strong>radar, remote sensing and communications<\/strong>. We pursue both fundamental and applied research, spanning the design, development, and experimental validation of advanced sensing systems to cutting-edge techniques in information processing and machine learning. Our work emphasizes developing learning based techniques with the goal of enabling next-generation intelligent sensing and communication technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:16px\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/rfinet-figure-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/08\/02\/new-paper-published-in-ieee-transactions-on-geoscience-and-remote-sensing\/\">New paper published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-08-02T17:55:28-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">August 2, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Our recent paper \u201cRFI-Net: Enhancing Passive Sensing through Deep Learning Based Time-Frequency Domain Radio Frequency Interference Detection and Mitigation\u201d is published in IEEE Transactions on&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-faculty-excellence-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-faculty-excellence-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-faculty-excellence-2-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/06\/04\/dr-gurbuz-receives-a-2026-nc-state-faculty-excellence-award\/\">Dr. Gurbuz receives a 2026 NC State Faculty Excellence Award<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 4, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dr. Ali Cafer Gurbuz has received a 2026 NC State University Faculty Excellence Award, presented by Chancellor Kevin Howell at this year\u2019s Celebration of Faculty&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-sdr-team-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-sdr-team-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-sdr-team-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/05\/15\/impress-team-wins-2nd-place-at-the-afrl-sdr-university-challenge\/\">IMPRESS team wins 2nd place at the AFRL SDR University Challenge<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-15T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS Lab team has been awarded 2nd place at the AFRL Software Defined Radio (SDR) University Challenge, held in Dayton, Ohio. Out of 22&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-aerpaw-winner.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2026\/05\/01\/impress-team-neural-flyers-takes-2nd-place-in-the-aerpaw-autonomous-data-mule-challenge\/\">IMPRESS team \u201cNeural Flyers\u201d takes 2nd place in the AERPAW Autonomous Data Mule Challenge<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-01T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 1, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS Lab team Neural Flyers has been awarded 2nd place in the AERPAW Autonomous Data Mule Challenge. AERPAW \u2014 the Aerial Experimentation and Research&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-ahmed-colloquium-featured-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-ahmed-colloquium-featured-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-ahmed-colloquium-featured-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2025\/12\/01\/ahmed-manavi-alam-presents-at-the-nc-state-ece-colloquium\/\">Ahmed Manavi Alam presents at the NC State ECE Colloquium<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-12-01T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 1, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">IMPRESS Lab Ph.D. candidate Ahmed Manavi Alam gave an ECE Colloquium talk at North Carolina State University in Fall 2025, presenting parts of his Ph.D&#8230;.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-iccv-signeval-award-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-iccv-signeval-award-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-iccv-signeval-award-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2025\/10\/22\/impress-team-places-3rd-in-the-signeval-2025-multimodal-sign-language-recognition-challenge-at-iccv\/\">IMPRESS team places 3rd in the SignEval 2025 Multimodal Sign Language Recognition Challenge at ICCV<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-10-22T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 22, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS NCSU Team \u2014 Ph.D. students Sultan Mohammad Manjur and Sabyasachi Biswas with Dr. Ali Cafer Gurbuz \u2014 has been awarded 3rd place in&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-igarss2023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2023\/07\/18\/impress-team-organized-a-special-session-on-passive-active-coexistence-at-igarss-2023\/\">IMPRESS team organized a special session on Passive\/Active Coexistence at IGARSS 2023<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-07-18T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">July 18, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dr. Ali Cafer Gurbuz and Dr. Mehmet Kurum organized a special session on \u201cCoexistence of Communication and Passive Sensing Technologies\u201d at IGARSS 2023 in Pasadena,&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-mswrw-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-mswrw-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/news-mswrw-3-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/2023\/04\/12\/impress-showcased-research-outcomes-at-msu-research-week\/\">IMPRESS showcased research outcomes at MSU Research Week<\/a><time datetime=\"2023-04-12T10:00:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 12, 2023<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The IMPRESS Lab demonstrated its ground and UAS systems, sensors and research outcomes at MSU Research Week, presenting the lab\u2019s work to students and the&#8230;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/news\/\">See all news \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compressive learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep learning based Inverse Problems and Signal Processing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Computational imaging, Sparse Signal Processing, Compressive Sensing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Signals of Opportunity Based Sensing and Passive Radars<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Machine Learning for Autonomous Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UAV based Smart Sensing Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Machine Learning for Radar and Remote Sensing Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radar and Array Signal Processing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl1-nsf-1.png\" alt=\"NSF CAREER project: learning to sense \u2014 joint acquisition, reconstruction and inference\" class=\"wp-image-215\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;object-fit:;width:;height:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl1-nsf-1.png 900w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl1-nsf-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl1-nsf-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">NSF CAREER Award<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2047771\">Learning to Sense: Joint Learning of Task-Oriented Cognitive Sensing with Data-Driven Reconstruction and Inference<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl2-patent-1.png\" alt=\"U.S. Patent 11,301,672 for radar-based sign language interpretation\" class=\"wp-image-216\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;object-fit:;width:;height:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl2-patent-1.png 900w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl2-patent-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl2-patent-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">U.S. Patent 11,301,672<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Radar-based methods and apparatus for communication and interpretation of sign languages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl3-eurasip-1.png\" alt=\"Compressive sensing for subsurface imaging with ground penetrating radar\" class=\"wp-image-217\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;object-fit:;width:;height:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl3-eurasip-1.png 900w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl3-eurasip-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl3-eurasip-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">EURASIP Best Paper Award<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compressive Sensing for Subsurface Imaging Using Ground Penetrating Radar, <em>Signal Processing<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl4-sensors-1.png\" alt=\"Multi-frequency RF sensor network for ASL recognition\" class=\"wp-image-218\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;object-fit:;width:;height:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl4-sensors-1.png 900w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl4-sensors-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl4-sensors-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">IEEE SENSORS Top Paper<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ASL Recognition Based on Kinematics Derived from a Multi-Frequency RF Sensor Network \u2014 selected as a Top Paper by the Technical Program Committee<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl5-igarss-1.png\" alt=\"SMAP radiometer RFI detection in the time-frequency domain\" class=\"wp-image-219\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;object-fit:;width:;height:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl5-igarss-1.png 900w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl5-igarss-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl5-igarss-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">IGARSS Best Paper Finalist<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SMAP Radiometer RFI Prediction with Deep Learning Using Antenna Counts (A. M. Alam)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl6-finesst-1.png\" alt=\"Md Mehedi Farhad, NASA FINESST awardee\" class=\"wp-image-220\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;object-fit:;width:;height:\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl6-finesst-1.png 900w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl6-finesst-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/impress\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/08\/hl6-finesst-1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.3\">NASA FINESST Award<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology fellowship (M. M. Farhad)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join Us \u2014 We Are Recruiting!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are always looking for motivated Ph.D. students and postdoctoral researchers in signal processing, machine learning, radar, and remote sensing. 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