Kaushallya (Kay) Adhikari

Research

  • Array Signal Processing
  • Estimation and Detection Theory
  • Information Theory

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2016
  • M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 2012
  • B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering, Tribhuwan University, Nepal, 2008

Selected Publications

Adhikari K, Kinani RA. Transformation of a circular array to a linear array with a Vandermonde. Digital Signal Processing, 2023; 140, 104098. doi: 10.1016/j.dsp.2023.104098
Adhikari K, Vaccaro RJ, Al Kinani RA. Optimal Subspace Estimation in Radar Signal Processing. 2023 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf23), 2023; 1-6. doi: 10.1109/RadarConf2351548.2023.10149565
Adhikari K. Kimami RA. Probability Density Functions of the Subspace-Based Direction of Arrival Estimators. IEEE 13th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC). doi: 10.1109/CCWC57344.2023.10099094
Adhikari K, Kay S. An Exact Solution for Sparse Sampling for Optimal Detection on Known Signals in Gaussian Noise. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2023. Doi: 10.1109/LSP.2023.2364106
Beshara-Flynn K, Adhikari K. Effects of Signal and Array Parameters on MSE and CRB in DOA Estimation. 2022 IEEE 13th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON), 2022; 0373-0379. Doi: 10.1109/UEMCON54665.2022.9965625
Adhikari K, Vaccaro JR, Sartori  DD. Shift Invariant Sparse Arrays and their Optimal Signal and Noise Subspaces. Signal Processing, 2022; 108579. doi: 10.1016/j.sigpro.2022.108579Get
Adhikari K, Pham T, Hall J, Rotenberg A, Besio WG. Language mapping using teeg and eeg data with convolutional neural networks. 2022 44TH Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in the Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2022; 4060-4063. doi: 10.1109/EMBC48229.2022.9871190
Adhikari K. Shift-Invariant Structure-Imposed Convolutional Neural Networks for Direction of Arrival Estimation. 20222 IEEE World AI IoT Congress (AlloT), 179-186, 2022
Amin MD, Karayaka HB, Yanik P, Adhikari K, Sang Y. Irregular Wave Energy Extraction Analysis for a Rack and Pinion Based Power Take-off System. SoutheastCon 2022; 16-22, 2022.
Adhikari K, Kay S. Optimal Sparse Sampling for Detection of a Known Signal in Nonwhite Gaussian Noise. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2021; 1-1. doi: 10.1109/LSP.2021.3112343
Adhikari K. Absolute Eigenvalues-Based Covariance Matrix Estimation for a Sparse Array. IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop 2021, 2021.
Adhikari K, Hague DA. Matched Illumination Waveforms using Multi-Tone Sinusoidal Frequency Modulation. IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop 2021, 2021.
Trosclair TM, Adhikari K. Minimum Norm Method for Linear and Planar Sparse Arrays. IEEE 2021 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), 2021.
Sartori D, Adhikari K. Product Processing for Tapered Sparse Arrays. IEEE 2021 International Conference on Electrical, Communication, and Computer Engineering (ICECCE), 2021.
Adhikari K, Harker BM, Wettergren TA, et al. Array Shading to Maximize Deflection Coefficient for Broadband Signal Detection with Conventional Beamforming. IEEE Access, 2021; 9, 79343-79352. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3083203
Adhikari K, Buck JR. Gaussian signal detection with product arrays. IEEE Access, 2020; 8, 9003237, 36256-36266. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2974985
Adhikari K, Drozdenko B. Symmetry-Imposed Rectangular Coprime and Nested Arrays for Direction of Arrival Estimation with Multiple Signal Classification. IEEE Access, 2019; 7, 8877708, 153217-153229. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2948503
Adhikari K, Drozdenko B. Design and statistical analysis of tapered coprime and nested arrays for the min processor. IEEE Access, 2019; 7, 8850007, 139601-139615. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2944109
Adhikari K, Drozdenko B. Comparison of MUSIC Variants for Sparse Arrays. Proceedings of the IEEE National Aerospace Electronics Conference, NAECON, 2019; 9058169, 398-405. doi: 10.1109/NAECON46414.2019.9058169
Adhikari K. Beamforming with semi-coprime arrays. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(5), 2841-2850. doi: 10.1121/1.5100281
Johnson P, Sartori D, Trosclair T, Willis J, Adhikari K. Multiplicity of coprime pairs for extension of coprime sensor arrays. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(3), 1733-1733. doi: 10.1121/1.5101364
Elsaadawy H, Houte KM, LeBlanc C, Slezak JM, Adhikari K. Nested sensor array extension factors required to match the peak sidelobe height of a uniform linear array. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2019; 145(3), 1733-1733. doi: 10.1121/1.5101363
Adhikari K. Sampling with semi-coprime arrays. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018; 143(3), 1851-1851. doi: 10.1121/1.5036076

Recent Grants

1/19/2023. PI. Office of Naval Research. “Information Theoretic Design of Sparse Arrays and Adaptive Algorithms to Maximize Detection in Real Sonar.”
1/6/2021. PI. NE Big Data Innovation Hub. “Convolutional Neural Network Facilitated Functional Cortical Mapping Using tEEG Signals.”
8/24/2020. PI. US Office of Naval Research. “YIP Information Theoretic Design of Sparse Arrays and Adaptive Algorithms to Maximize Detection in Real Sonar.”

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