Gravitational Waves Detection via Sequential Analysis

The problem of Gravitational Waves (GW) detection is dealt with from a signal processing perspective. Our aim is to present the two main classes of GW waveforms which are of practical relevance, and some of the open problems concerning their detection. In fact, for both of them, the classical Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test (GLRT) is not practically feasible because of the associated computational demands. For the class of signals known as pulsar GW, we present some recent promising detection approaches which are based on sequential procedures. Key-words: Gravitational waves, data analysis, sequential tests.