Prerequisites:
ELEC 433 or STAT 381 or equivalent. STAT 581 recommended.
Some details on useful background:
Basic linear algebra (MATH 355, ELEC 302 or equivalent is helpful) and basic calculus (such as in CAAM 322 or MATH 335 or equivalent);
Basic probability distributions and statistics (such as in ELEC/STAT 331 or equivalent);
Basic information theoretical notions (ELEC 241 or equivalent) are also helpful.