Unnikrishna Pillai
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Phone: (718) 260-3732
- Email: pillai@poly.edu
- Location: 10.002 (2 MetroTech Center, 10th Floor)
- Website:
Education
Moore School of Electrical Engg., University of Pennsylvania, Class of 1985
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Array Signal Processing and Spectrum Estimation
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India, Class of 1982
Master of Technology (MTech), Digital Communications
Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, India, Class of 1977
Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
Experience
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Professor
From: September 1995 to present
Polytechnic University, New York
Department Head
From: September 1998 to July 1999
Polytechnic University, New York
Associate Professor
From: September 1989 to August 1995
Polytechnic Institute of New York
Assistant Professor
From: September 1985 to August 1989
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL),
Deputy Engineer, Radar Division,
Radar Engineer
From: January 1978 to July 1980
Courses Taught
- Probability Theory
- Stochastic Processes
- Detection and Estimation Theory
- Linear Systems
- Signals and Systems
- Array Signal processing
- System Identification
- Waveform Design
Research Interests
- Signal Processing and Communications
- Radar Waveform Design
- System identification
- Array Processing
Event Participation
Professional Societies
- IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society
Hometown
Harrington Park, NJ
Journal Articles
Around 30 Journal papers; Around 100 conference papers; Five books; Two e-books on AmazonKindle
Favorite Books + Authors
Link to CV
http://eeweb.poly.edu/~pillai/Interesting links related to your field you’d like to share
- http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/electrical/papoulis/sppts.mhtml
- http://www.amazon.com/ENGINEERING-PROBABILITY-ebook/dp/B009RR1WTU/ref=sr...
- http://www.amazon.com/401-AND-CURSE-VOLATILITY-ebook/dp/B009Q5UWSK/ref=s...
Please provide a brief description of your teaching philosophy
I like to write most of the material on board (preferably on a blackboard) while I talk; I like to engage students by asking questions at their level. I try to be friendly and attentive to their in-class needs. My goal is to make the topic interesting so that they learn something. I like to follow up by testing.What do you enjoy most about teaching at Poly?
Occasional motivated students; I like to work with them on research problems.Aside from textbooks, what other reading material would you recommend to your students?
- Related text books.
- My lecture Notes available at http://www.mhhe.com/engcs/electrical/papoulis/sppts.mhtml