John G. Proakis
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John G. Proakis | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Died | United States |
| Occupations | Engineer and scientist |
John G. Proakis is an American 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 the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, in 1959. He received his M.S.E.E. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, in 1961. He completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, in 1967.[2]
Career
He is currently the professor emeritus and research professor at Northeastern University. He was a faculty member at Northeastern University from 1969 through 1998.[3]
Awards and honours
He is a winner of the IEEE 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]
Bibliography
He is the author of a number of notable books on digital communication.[6]
