John G. Proakis | |
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Born | United States |
Died | United States |
Occupation(s) | Engineer and scientist |
John G. Proakis is anAmerican scientist and engineer, he is described as an expert in adaptive filtering, adaptive communication systems and adaptive equalization techniques, communication through fading multipath channels, radar detection, signal parameter estimation, optimization techniques, and statistical analysis.[1]
He received his B.S.E.E. degree from theUniversity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio,United States, in 1959. He received his M.S.E.E. degree from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States, in 1961. He completed his Ph.D. atHarvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts,United States, in 1967.[2]
He is currently the professor emeritus and research professor atNortheastern University. He was a faculty member atNortheastern University from 1969 through 1998.[3]
He is a winner of theIEEE James H. Mulligan Jr. Education Medal.[4]
He is an IEEE Life Fellow and recipient of the IEEE Signal Processing Society Education Award in 2004.[5]
He is the author of a number of notable books on digital communication.[6]