Luiz F. O.

Chamon
http://www.seas.upenn.edu/ luizf

luizf@seas.upenn.edu

Education
University of Pennsylvania
2015present
Ph.D. Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing)
Polytechnic School of the University of S
ao PauloBrazil
20122015
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering (Signal Processing)
Title: Combinations of Adaptive Filters
Main contributions include (i) a formal definition of combinations and a taxonomy to classify
them; (ii) novel topologies (coefficient feedback, incremental chains, parallel-incremental
structure); (iii) data reusing combinations; and (iv) combination as a complexity reduction
technique.
Polytechnic School of the University of S
ao PauloBrazil
B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (Electronic systems)
Published 4 papers in international conferences before graduation.

20062011

Additional Coursework

Ecole
Centrale de Lyon and INSA-LyonFrance
Undergraduate exchange
Student of the M.Sc. in Acoustics during one semester. Coursework included building
acoustics, active noise and vibration control, ultrasound, and nondestructive testing.

2009

Scholarships & Awards

20152020: University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. fellowship.
2015: Technical support staff fellowship (FAPESPSao Paulo Research Foundation).
2014: Technological and Industrial Development fellowship (CNPqMinistry of Science,
Technology, and Innovation).
2013: IEEE Standard Education Committee grant.
20122014: Masters scholarship (CAPES).
2012: IEEE Signal Processing Society grant for attending ICASSP 2012.
20102011: Undergraduate research scholarship (University of Sao Paulo Foundation).

Research Experience
Polytechnic School of the University of S
ao PauloBrazil
20102013
Mechanical Engineering Department
Signal Processing R &D for an aircraft cabin comfort study involving several universities and
EMBRAER (Brazilian aeronautic industry). Worked on the design and implementation of the
vibroacoustic system of a full-sized aircraft cabin simulator.
Contributions included novel equalization techniques, acoustical design, customized sensing
solutions, and statistical analyses leading to a passenger comfort model.
Polytechnic School of the University of S
ao PauloBrazil
20102011
Electronic Systems Engineering Department
Undergraduate research project studying adaptive filtering for time delay estimation in
complex scenarios (deep space navigation).

Polytechnic School of the University of S

ao PauloBrazil
20092011
Mechanical Engineering Department
Student researcher in a CAPES/DAAD project investigating acoustic measurements and
auralization involving the Institut f
ur Technische Akustik (ITA-RWTH), Germany.

Teaching
Polytechnic School of the University of S
ao PauloBrazil
20132014
TA for the Stochastic Processes undergraduate course
Developed recitations, exercise sets, and a framework for automatic online feedback on
MATLAB/Octave programming exercises.
Produced online video support materials that accumulated over 10.000 views (available on
Youtubein Portuguese).
INSACAST Formation ContinueFrance
2009
Assistant instructor
Taught hands-on undergraduate laboratories and workshops on nondestructive testing using
ultrasound for certifying courses (COFREND and Dassault Aviation).
Developed and presented in-depth tutorials on nondestructive testing of concrete using
ultrasound and nondestructive elasticity measurements.

Professional Experience
Statistical analyses consulting
2010present
Statistical consulting for researches in medicine, behavioral sciences, ergonomics etc.
INSACAST Formation ContinueFrance
Consultant in the design of a crack detection system for Saint-Gobain.

2009

National Institute for Space Research (INPE)Brazil

2004
Laboratory assistant of the Satellite Power Supply Group. Participated in solar cells tests,
project revisions, and power budget negotiations with Chinese delegations.

Languages
Fluent in English (TOEFL iBT: 114), French, and Portuguese.

Reviewer/Referee
IEEE Signal Processing Letters; EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing; IEEE
Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks; IEEE CAMSAP.

Technical Skills
Software
> 10 years of experience with low level programming, DSP, and embedded systems.
Linux shared server and web server administration (LPS Cloud).
Programming: MATLAB/Octave, C, C++, Verilog, R, Python, Lua, and PHP.
Hardware
5 years of experience with acoustical design and electronics for audio signal processing.
Printed circuit board design and assembly (mixed signals, signal integrity).
Sensing and signal conditioning systems.
Digital hardware development and FPGA.

Projects
Software & Signal Processing
SVD-based MIMO equalizer. Novel offline acoustic MIMO equalization technique for
environments with high correlation among sensors and/or actuators.
AFTBX. A MATLAB toolbox that provides an intuitive interface to vectorized adaptive
algorithms that are up to 10 times faster than typical implementations (website).
PHP framework for exercise correction. A MATLAB/PHP solution to automatically correct
programming exercises and give instantaneous feedback to students about their work.
Implemented to be used in Stochastic Processes undergraduate classes.
Hardware
Wireless Power Transfer Development of a Qi -compliant wireless power transfer system.
Supported by an IEEE Standards Education Committee grant.
MEMS accelerometers interface. Interfacing MEMS sensors with commercial audio
preamplifiers using phantom power. Reduces up to five times the sensing solution cost.
Nondestructive inspection for Saint-Gobain. Production line ultrasound crack detection
system to avoid machine damages and reduce maintenance breaks.

Publications (Google citations)

Journals
[1]

D. Lamb, L.F.O. Chamon, and V.H. Nascimento. An efficient filtering structure for spline
interpolation and decimation. IET Electronics Letters, 2015.

[2]

H.F. Ferro, L.F.O. Chamon, and C.G. Lopes. FIR-IIR adaptive filters hybrid combination.
IET Electronics Letters, 50[7]:501503, 2014.

Conferences
[1]

C.G. Lopes, L.F.O. Chamon, and V.H. Nascimento. Towards spatially universal adaptive
networks. In: Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSip), 2014.
(Invited paper).

[2]

L.F.O. Chamon and C.G. Lopes. Theres plenty of room at the bottom: Incremental
combinations of sign-error LMS filters. In: International Conference in Acoustic, Speech, and
Signal Processing (ICASSP), p. 72487252, 2014.

[3]

L.F.O. Chamon and C.G. Lopes. Transient performance of an incremental combination of

LMS filters. In: European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), p. 72987302, 2013.

[4]

L.F.O. Chamon and C.G. Lopes. On parallel-incremental combinations of LMS filters that
outperform the Affine Projection Algorithm. In: Brazilian Telecommunication
Symposium (SBrT), 2013.

[5]

L.F.O. Chamon and A.M.P. de Lucena. Determination of the minimum distance between
symbols of the two non-orthogonal M-QAM carriers. In: Brazilian Telecommunication
Symposium (SBrT), 2013.

[6]

L.F.O. Chamon, H.F. Ferro, and C.G. Lopes. A data reusage algorithm based on incremental
combination of LMS filters. In: Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, p.
406410, 2012.

[7]

R.F. Bittencourt, L.F.O. Chamon, S. Futatsugui, J.I. Yanagihara, and S.N.Y. Gerges.
Preliminary results on the modeling of aircraft vibroacoustic comfort. In: INTERNOISE, 2012.

[8]

L.F.O. Chamon, W.B. Lopes, and C.G. Lopes. Combination of adaptive filters with
coefficients feedback. In: International Conference in Acoustic, Speech, and Signal
Processing (ICASSP), p. 37853788, 2012.

[9]

L.F.O. Chamon and C.G. Lopes. Combination of adaptive filters for relative navigation. In:
European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), p. 17711775, 2011.

[10] L.F.O. Chamon, G.S. Quiqueto, S.R. Bistafa, and V.H. Nascimento. An SVD-based MIMO
equalizer applied to the auralization of aircraft noise in a cabin simulator. In: 18th
International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV), 2011.
[11] L.F.O. Chamon, G.S. Quiqueto, and S.R. Bistafa. The application of the Singular Value
Decomposition for the decoupling of the vibratory reproduction system of an aircraft cabin
simulator. In: II SAE Brazil International Noise and Vibration Congress, 2010.
[12] G.S. Quiqueto, L.F.O. Chamon, and S.R. Bistafa. Preliminary results on the development of
an aircraft cabin N&V simulator. In: II SAE Brazil International Noise and Vibration
Congress, 2010.
[13] L.F.O. Chamon and T. Tachibana. Multicriteria analysis for recycling problems: a case study
at the Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo. In: 62nd Annual Congress of the
Brazilian Materials Association, 2007.

Technical reports
[1]

L.F.O. Chamon. Statistical analysis of the vibroacoustic dedicated trials. Technical report,
Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2014.

[2]

H.M. Santos, L.F.O. Chamon, and C.G. Lopes. Implementation of a Qi compliant wireless
power system for an underwater probe. White paper, IEEE Standards Education Committee,
2013.

[3]

L.F.O. Chamon. Specification and validation of the vibroacoustic reproduction and

monitoring system of the integrated simulator. Technical report, Polytechnic School of the
University of S
ao Paulo, Brazil, 2012.

[4]

G.S. Quiqueto, L.F.O. Chamon, and S.R. Bistafa. Vibroacoustic excitation description and
validation criteria for the integrated simulator. Technical report, Polytechnic School of the
University of S
ao Paulo, Brazil, 2010.

[5]

L.F.O. Chamon and V.H. Nascimento. Reproduction of the acoustic field of aircraft cabins.
Senior project, Polytechnic School of the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2010.

[6]

L.F.O. Chamon. Non-destructive testing of concrete using ultrasound. Tutorial, INSACAST

Formation Continue, Lyon, France, 2009.