Fredrik Gustafsson (born 1964, in

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) is a Swedish

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of sensor

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Background

Fredrik Gustafsson was born in

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. In 1988 he obtained a

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and in 1992 a

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, both at Linköping University. He was appointed professor of

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in 1999 and of sensor

in 2005 at Linköping University. Gustafsson’s research interests are in stochastic

signal processing Signal processing is an electrical engineering subfield that focuses on analyzing, modifying and synthesizing ''signals'', such as audio signal processing, sound, image processing, images, and scientific measurements. Signal processing techniq ...

, adaptive filtering and change detection, with applications to communication, vehicular, airborne and audio systems. In 2004, he was awarded the Arnberg prize by the

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(KVA), in 2007 he was elected member of the

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(IVA) and in 2011 he received an award from

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in the name of former CEO, Åke Svensson. He is an associate editor for EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing and IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

References

External links

Publications, Fredrik Gustafsson, Linköping University Electronic Press

Professor Gustafsson's profile at Linköpings universitet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gustafsson, Fredrik 1964 births Living people People from Aneby Municipality Academic staff of Linköping University Linköping University alumni Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences