Signal Processing

For many electronics and communications engineering graduates signal processing is a gold mine.

* If you love gadgets, you can get involved in the design of cool gadgets – phones, cameras, audio, video, TV, gaming

* If you love mathematics, go can go deep into the mathematics of signal processing,* If you are research-oriented, you can get into next generation tools, algorithms, design techniques, production tools or software tools

* If algorithms excites you, you can explore special algorithms for encoding, compression or encryption

* If you want to influence the industry directions, you can participate in standards evolution (3G standards) that are in turn to be implemented into tomorrow’s products

* If you love electronic design, you can explore new ASIC / FPGA designs, VLSI tools, EDA tools

* If you are domain oriented, you can get into next generation tools and applications in automotive / healthcare / communications / computing industry

* If science excites you, you can get into next generation of applications in oil, space, under-sea exploration

* If you want to be in defence electronics, signal processing is an exciting areaThere are small companies like Ittiam that pioneer very sophisticated algorithms in DSP; there are companies like Mindtree and Wipro that undertake lots of product development; there are large companies like Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and TI that do a whole range of work in signal processing. Auto companies like Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors in addition to Mahindras, Bajaj and Maruti and healthcare companies like Philips and Siemens offer you exciting careers in signal processing. India is the place to be today as both Indian companies and most MNC companies who are leaders in signal processing, are setting up their development centers in India. It is a great time to be in India and in signal processing.

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this is an article written by Prof. Sadagopan, Director IIIT-bangalore.

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