A first of its kind workshop on Optimization and Signal Processing (WOSP2007) was recently held on the campus of the Chinese University from 19 to 21 December 2007. With financial support from the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Shun Hing Institute of Advanced Engineering at CUHK, and Huawei Technologies Ltd., the workshop brought together some of the world’s leading experts from both the signal processing and the optimization communities, as well as technical representatives from leaders in the information technology industry. It provided a forum for algorithm developers and engineering practitioners to share research ideas and identify important topics for future research.
The workshop attracted 187 registered participants, most of whom were graduate students from local universities. There was also a delegation of 20 technical representatives from Huawei Technologies Ltd. in Shenzhen, as well as many non-registered participants.
The technical programme consisted of tutorial lectures and in-depth technical presentations showcasing the success of applications of optimization in signal processing. The lecture materials, including the slides of the presentations, can be found at www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/~zhang/WOSP2007/program.html.
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