faculty
John Buck, PhD he/him/his
Chancellor Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Contact
508-999-9237
508-999-8489
g_r`h=rj^ppa+bar
Dion 324B
Education
1996 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Woods Hole | PhD in Oceanographic Engineering |
1991 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Woods Hole | MS in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
1989 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | BS in Electrical Engineering & Humanities |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Computer Engineering Cybersecurity
- Computer Engineering MS
- Electrical Engineering BS, BS/MS
- Electrical Engineering MS
- Electrical Engineering PhD
Teaching
Courses
Introduction to discrete-time signal analysis and linear systems. Topics include time domain analysis of discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, solution of difference equations, system function and digital filters, stability and causality, discrete-time Fourier series, discrete-time Fourier transform and discrete Fourier transforms, z-transforms, sampling and the sampling theorem, discrete-time state equations, and communication systems. Students use analysis tools to design systems that meet functional specifications. The laboratory assignments provide hands-on experience processing real world signals.
Introduction to discrete-time signal analysis and linear systems. Topics include time domain analysis of discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, solution of difference equations, system function and digital filters, stability and causality, discrete-time Fourier series, discrete-time Fourier transform and discrete Fourier transforms, z-transforms, sampling and the sampling theorem, discrete-time state equations, and communication systems. Students use analysis tools to design systems that meet functional specifications. The laboratory assignments provide hands-on experience processing real world signals.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature intended to develop design techniques, research techniques, initiative and independent inquiry. A written project report has to be completed by the student and approved by the student's advisor. Admission is based on a formal proposal endorsed by an advisor and approved by the ECE Graduate Program Director.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature intended to develop design techniques, research techniques, initiative and independent inquiry. A written project report has to be completed by the student and approved by the student's advisor. Admission is based on a formal proposal endorsed by an advisor and approved by the ECE Graduate Program Director.
Topics of timely interest in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Course content may change from year to year according to instructor's preferences.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.
Satisfies the Research Skills component of the ELE PhD qualifier. Student is evaluated by at least 3 faculty based on an oral presentation and defense of a small research project. Course is graded pass/fail.
Research
Research awards
- $ 326,281 awarded by Office of Naval Research for Universal Adaptive Beamformers
- $ 127,678 awarded by Carnegie Mellon University | Office of Naval Research for Neurobehavioral, Physiological, and Computational Processes of Auditory Object Learning in Mammals
- $ 1,253,847 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMassD MUST II: Acoustic Rainfall Measurement on Global Drifters
- $434,275 awarded by Office of Naval Research | Carnegie Mellon University for Specialization of Neural Processing During Active Acoustic Sensing in Marine Mammals and Humans
- $584,028 awarded by Office of Naval Research for Random Matrix Theory Analysis of Adaptive Beamformers
Research
Research interests
- Signal Processing
- Underwater Acoustics
- Animal Bioacoustics
- Engineering Pedagogy
John R. Buck received his S.B. degrees in electrical engineering and humanities (English literature) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1989, and subsequently received his SM, EE, and PhD degrees from the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Ocean and Electrical Engineering in 1991, 1992, and 1996, respectively.
In 1996, Dr. Buck joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he is currently a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also holds a joint appointment in the School for Marine Science and Technology. From 2003 to 2004, he was in Australia as a Fulbright Senior Scholar, hosted by the Defence Science and Technology Organisation and Sydney University. His textbook publications include "Discrete-Time Signal Processing, Second Edition" by Oppenheim and Schafer with Buck (Prentice-Hall, 1999) and "Computer Explorations in Signals and Systems Using Matlab (TM), Second Edition" by Buck, Daniel and Singer (Prentice-Hall, 2001). His research interests include signal processing, underwater acoustics, and marine mammal bioacoustics.
Dr. Buck received the Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award from the IEEE Education Society in 2005 and the Leo Sullivan Teacher of the Year award in 2008 from the UMass Dartmouth Faculty Federation. He is a past recipient of the ONR Young Investigator (2000) and NSF CAREER (1998) awards, as well as MIT's Goodwin Medal (1994) and the MIT EECS Department Carlton E. Tucker Teaching Award (1991). Dr. Buck is a member of the IEEE, the Acoustical Society of America, the American Society for Engineering Education, and Sigma Xi.
Additional links
- Lab web page: Signal Processing Group
- YouTube Channel
- Google Scholar Profile
- Signals and Systems Concept Inventory