ECE Assistant Professor Justin Romberg has been chosen for an Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Funding for this award lasts for three years and funds his project, "Compressive Sampling for Next-Generation Data Acquisition."

Dr. Romberg's research centers on the mathematics of data acquisition. In particular, he is interested in how randomness can actually help in data acquisition, potentially reducing both the cost and the computational complexity of high-resolution sensing systems. This work will influence the design of next-generation analog-to-digital converters, radar imaging platforms, and MRI systems.