Robert A. Scholtz
Encyclopedia
Robert A. Scholtz is a distinguished professor of Electrical engineering at University of Southern California
, known for ultra-wideband
and spread spectrum communications.
A 1958 graduate and Distinguished Alumnus from University of Cincinnati
, he obtained his PhD at Stanford University
in 1964.
Starting his career at Hughes Aircraft
, he joined the University of Southern California in 1963. His research work centers on Ultra Wideband theory and wireless networks. He has also contributed extensively to spread spectrum communication and synchronization
.
Scholtz is a life fellow of the IEEE (1980) and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
(2009). He received the IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award (1984), and the IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
(2006), together with Moe Z. Win
.
His past PhD. Students include information theorist Robert M. Gray
and professor at MIT, Moe Z. Win
.
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
, known for ultra-wideband
Ultra-wideband
Ultra-wideband is a radio technology that can be used at very low energy levels for short-range high-bandwidth communications by using a large portion of the radio spectrum. UWB has traditional applications in non-cooperative radar imaging...
and spread spectrum communications.
A 1958 graduate and Distinguished Alumnus from University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
, he obtained his PhD at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1964.
Starting his career at Hughes Aircraft
Hughes Aircraft
Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded in 1932 by Howard Hughes in Culver City, California as a division of Hughes Tool Company...
, he joined the University of Southern California in 1963. His research work centers on Ultra Wideband theory and wireless networks. He has also contributed extensively to spread spectrum communication and synchronization
Synchronization
Synchronization is timekeeping which requires the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. The familiar conductor of an orchestra serves to keep the orchestra in time....
.
Scholtz is a life fellow of the IEEE (1980) and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
(2009). He received the IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award (1984), and the IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award
IEEE Eric E. Sumner award
The IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE. It was established by the IEEE Board of Directors in 1995. It may be presented annually, to an individual or a team of not more than three people, for outstanding contributions to communications technology. It is named in honor...
(2006), together with Moe Z. Win
Moe Z. Win
Moe Z. Win is a Burmese-American mathematician and electrical engineer known for his work in wireless communications. He is currently an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.His awards and recognitions include the following:...
.
His past PhD. Students include information theorist Robert M. Gray
Robert M. Gray
Robert M. Gray is an American information theorist, and the Alcatel-Lucent Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He is best known for his contributions to quantization and compression, particularly the development of vector quantization.- Awards :Gray...
and professor at MIT, Moe Z. Win
Moe Z. Win
Moe Z. Win is a Burmese-American mathematician and electrical engineer known for his work in wireless communications. He is currently an associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.His awards and recognitions include the following:...
.
Books
- Spread Spectrum Communications (with M. K. Simon et al.), Computer Science Press, 1984.
- Spread Spectrum Communications Handbook (with M. K. Simon et al.), McGraw Hill, 1994.
- Basic Concepts in Information Theory and Coding (with S. W. Golomb and R. Peile), Plenum Press, 1994