Richard Lyons

Richard G. Lyons

Richard Lyons has been the Lead Hardware Engineer for numerous multi-million dollar signal processing systems for both the National Security Agency (NSA) and TRW (now Northrop Grumman). An experienced lecturer and instructor at the University of California Santa Cruz Extension, he has delivered signal processing seminars and training courses for Besser Associates throughout the US and Europe to companies such as Motorola, Lockheed-Martin, Texas Instruments, Nokia, Honeywell, Qualcomm, National Semiconductor, Northrop Grumman, Sandia National Laboratories, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, etc. He has written numerous articles on DSP topics, and authored the top selling DSP book Understanding Digital Signal Processing, now in its third edition. Lyons is the primary contributor to, and Editor of, the book Streamlining Digital Signal Processing: A Tricks of the Trade Guidebook. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Signal Processing magazine, where he created and edits the "DSP Tips & Tricks" column; and a member of Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society. He received the 2007 IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Best Column Award and the IEEE Signal Processing Society's 2012 Education Award

Great presentation of a complex subject. I will leave here with the knowledge on how to go about designing a DSP system. Rick is a great instructor. C.I.

The material and the method in which is was presented was extremely beneficial to provide a more intuitive understanding of DSP. W.L.

I enjoyed how each component of the key components were explained in detail before they were presented as a whole to the class. I also liked how Lyons would provide practical examples as to how the material is implemented. R.Z.

The course offered great non-mathematical studies of DSP and covered exactle what the description marketed the class as. Rick was a fantastic teacher, his enthusiasm and experience made this a great class. The class size was perfect and the location was one of the best for traninings that I've had. J.L.

Instructor was able to easily tie related concepts together and associate them with practical real-world applications. I felt like I had gone through an excellent review of the mathematics I learned in my last two years of college! Instructor was also generous and accommodating of questions. L.G.

Richard Lyons is a wonderful instructor that communicates his ideas and information in the multi-faceted ways that are absolutely necessary to truly teach a topic. I.F.

I liked the way the instructor explains every concept. Easy to understand. No suggestions for improvement - excellent course! A.R.

A very good minimal math intro to DSP from someone who had done it in the field but was not claiming to be a complete expert. He seems very down to earth and pragmatic. B.D.

Complex materials were explained in clarity. Excellent job. R.M.

I liked the basic content and pace, practical approach and the instructor's intent on providing a non-threatening way of learning complex subject matter. Inviting and interactive environment where questions and dialog is encouraged. C.S.

I liked the instructor's ability to make a complex topic very easy to understand. Rick has the ability to explain very complex mathematical concepts very simply! Allen Hollister Plantronics

Rick is very interested in us understanding the material and it comes across.

The instructor explained concepts using real world examples. This was an excellent approach and I understood everything explained.

The course material clarified a lot of my misinterpretations. Rick was excited (great positive attitude) toward his presentation.

I found the course well tuned and just about perfect for my needs. Any more "AHA!" moments and I'd be in real trouble from overload. R. Osman

I liked everything in the course. This course is an excellent refresher course for engineers, especially to those who are new to DSP.

I liked the easy to understand step by step approach.