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Drexel team participates in wireless technologies competition - Vote Now!
Interdigital and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) at the University of California, San Diego announced the Interdigital Innovation Challenge in February. The challenge solicited innovative proposals aiming to discover breakthroughs in wireless technologies.
Drexel Wireless Systems Laboratory, directed by ECE Professor Kapil Dandekar, has submitted a proposal to the challenge titled "Cognitive Antennas for Femtocell Environment". The proposal aims to develop and integrate cognitive antenna technology in femtocell base stations as a part of next generation heterogeneous cellular networks. The submitted proposals will be evaluated by a nine-member judging panel from academia and industry and a popular entry will also be selected based on a public voting system. The team is seeking votes to become the most popular entry.
To find more information about the entry, read more about the competition and to vote, visit the entry voting page.
Posted April 19, 2012.
Dr. Kevin Scoles awarded SAE International 2011 Faculty Advisor Award
SAE International, an engineering association focused on the study anddesign of self propelled vehicles, has just announced its 2011 Faculty Advisor Awards. One of this year's recipients is Dr. Kevin Scoles of the ECE Department. The SAE award recognizes "dedication and contributions to SAE and an SAE Collegiate Chapter" and was undoubtedly given to Professor Scoles on account of his devoted long-time work with Drexel University teams that build Formula Hybrid race cars.
The award will be presented at the SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition in Detroit on April 25, 2012. It includes an engraved plaque and provides funds for Professor Scoles to attend any SAE meeting or conference in 2012.
Posted March 22, 2012.
Dr. P. Mohana Shankar publishes Fading and Shadowing in Wireless Systems
Drexel’s Dr. P. Mohana Shankar, Allen Rothwarf Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has recently published his book Fading and Shadowing in Wireless Systems . The book addresses the need for more information to comprehend wireless channel characteristics.
Shankar’s book presents a comprehensive view of wireless channel degradation arising from fading and shadowing. The text utilizes a variety of statistical models, and provides relevant background information to facilitate easy understanding of the models and analysis. With more than a 1,000 equations and 350 Matlab generated figures and tables, it is a source of information that will be used by students, educators, researchers and professionals in wireless communications, allowing access to information currently unavailable.
Shankar received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Kerala University in India, an additional master’s degree in applied optics at the Indian Institute of Technology and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering. The book was a result of Shankar’s studies and research during a two-quarter sabbatical (September 2009 - March 2010) granted by Drexel University. Shankar has been at Drexel since 1982.
Posted February 17, 2012.
Dr. Timothy Kurzweg wins IEEE-HKN C. Holmes MacDonald Award
Dr. Timothy Kurzweg, Associate Professor in Drexel's ECE Department, was selected as the recipient of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu’s 2011 C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineering Educator Award.
This is a very prestigious recognition by the profession. The award is known as an early "detector" of future leaders. Past recipients include Peter S. Maybeck, A. Richard Newton and Denice Dee Denton. Drexel University recipients include our Vice Dean, Bruce Eisenstein.
"The Award is intended to recognize the central and crucial role of college professors in training and motivating future electrical and computer engineers. The program attempts to identify and give national recognition to electrical engineering professors who have demonstrated, early in their careers, special dedication and creativity in their teaching responsibilities. Thus it is...a re-affirmation of the basic and essential need of excellence in teaching."
In describing Dr. Kurzweg's contributions, one of the recommenders wrote: "I believe that through his contributions to programs at Drexel University and at the IEEE level worldwide, Dr. Kurzweg had made a potentially transformative contribution to engineering education. As we seek new models for future engineering programs, experiments such as the ones he has introduced and led may prove pivotal to define the changes we need to make in traditional programs over the next 10-15 years."
More information about this award can be found on the HKN award webpage.
Posted February 13, 2012.
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