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Silicom Ventures
cordially invite its members to a Wireless Focus Group Seminar that will
discuss current issues in the wireless domain.
In his presentation,
Professor Friedlander will discuss how will broadband wireless, and especially
mobile broadband wireless, evolve in the next few years, especially in
terms of the 3G vs. WiMax story. There will be allocated time for Q&A.
When:
May 26th, 7PM
Where: Silicom's
Main office
Who: Silicom Ventures members only, limited space,
based on availability. Reservations only — by May 20th, 2005 to
[email protected].
| Speaker:
Ben Friedlander, Professor Electrical Engineering, UC Santa
Cruz |
| The Speaker is Professor B. Friedlander
from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California
at Santa Cruz, where he is the director of the Wireless Communications
and Signal Processing Lab. He has over 35 years of experience in wireless
communications and is an internationally known expert on performance
analysis of communication systems. He has consulted extensively in
the industry and has been involved in several Silicon Valley wireless
startups.
His research is in the general area of statistical signal processing,
with emphasis on wireless systems. Recently he has been working
on: interference mitigation techniques for reliable operation in
the license exempt spectrum using WiFi, WiMax and other wireless
systems; using multiple antennas for diversity and spatial multiplexing
(MIMO, smart antennas); advanced techniques for fixed-point and
mobile broadband; evaluating the performance of wireless systems;
2G, 3G, 4G and beyond; wireless location estimation; and sensor
networks (radar, sonar, and imaging systems).
He received the B.Sc. and the M.Sc. degrees in Electrical
Engineering from the Technion in Israel, and the Ph.D. degree in
Electrical Engineering and M.Sc. degree in Statistics from Stanford
University. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, recipient of the IEEE Third
Millennium Medal, the Technical Achievement Award of the IEEE Signal
Processing Society, and various awards for papers published in the
professional literature.
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