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Biography

Ali TajerÌýreceived the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 2002 and 2004, respectively. During 2007-2010, he was with Columbia University, receiving an M.A. in Statistics and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. During 2010-2012, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University. He is currently a Professor of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research interests include information theory, mathematical statistics, and machine learning. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Transactions on Information Theory and a Senior Area Editor for theÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ÌýTransactions on Signal Processing.ÌýIn the past, he has also served as an Editor for theÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ÌýTransactions on Signal Processing,ÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Transactions on Communications,ÌýandÌýÌýÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Transactions on Smart Grid.ÌýHe has received an NSF CAREER award, AFRL Faculty Fellowship, the Jury Award for Excellence in Research (Columbia University), Research Excellence Award for Junior Faculty (Rensselaer), Teaching Excellence Award (Rensselaer),ÌýJames M. Tien ’66 Early Career Award (Rensselaer), and Research Excellence Award for Senior Faculty (Rensselaer).Ìý

Participation & Position
Contact Information
Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research interests
Detection and estimation
Statistical learning and inference