Murat Akcakaya, Ph.D.

I am the director of the Signal Processing and Statistical Learning (SPSL) Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. The research interests of my lab are in the fields of machine learning, statistical signal processing and optimization. My lab develops machine learning methods (i) for optimization, adaptation and personalization of human computer interaction systems and assistive technologies, (ii) to analyze ambulatory and/or multimodal physiological data, (iii) to provide cognition to systems operating in nonstationary environments or demonstrating nonstationary behavior, and (iv) for probabilistic modeling and simulations of large and complex physical systems. My research has been funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Airforce Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and Department of Energy (DOE).