Trac-Duy Tran

Trac-Duy Tran is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering. His research focuses on digital signal processing, including sparse representation, transforms, and their applications in compression and communications. He has contributed to standards like JPEG XR and Microsoft Windows Media Video 9.

Education:

• BS and MS in Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1993, 1994)
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin (1998)

Research Interests: Dr. Tran explores sparse recovery, filter banks, and wavelet transforms, with applications in signal analysis and communication systems. His work emphasizes practical implementations in multimedia standards.

Awards:

• NSF CAREER Award (Research Excellence)
• William H. Huggins Award (Teaching)
• Capers & Marion McDonald Award (Mentoring)
• IEEE Fellow (2023)

Professional Roles: He served as Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and IEEE Transactions on Image Processing. Currently consults for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and chairs the IEEE IVMSP Technical Committee.