DSP group member Paul Mayer successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled "Rethinking Maximum Likelihood Estimation" in April 2025.

Signal processing engineer by day, DJ and producer by night, Paul loves everything music and audio, from the science and mathematics behind it to producing and performing live. In addition to his research on statistical parameter estimation and machine learning, Paul is interested in the intersection of epistemology and artificial intelligence and has written a book that teaches mathematical logic alongside programming to STEM students. You can see samples of his teaching and radio-ready banter on his YouTube channel.

Paul's next position is R&D engineer at BASSBOSS in Austin, Texas, where he will be designing loudspeakers for nightclubs, festivals, and mobile DJs.