• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Dossier.org

Market Intelligence

  • Sponsored Post
    • Make a Contribution
  • Market Dossier
  • Domain Dossier
  • About
  • Contact

Marconi Society Names Four 2018 Paul Baran Young Scholars

September 12, 2018 By admin Leave a Comment

The Marconi Society, dedicated to furthering scientific achievements in communications and the Internet, has named four 2018 Paul Baran Young Scholars, honoring them for their outstanding research and academic performance. The four will receive their awards at the Society’s annual awards ceremony in Bologna, Italy on October 2, 2018.

Dr. Di Che, a Member of Technical Staff at Nokia Bell Labs, is selected for his work on short-reach optical links for applications like data center inter-connectivity and optical access networks. His work is critical for companies like Google and Facebook, who build data centers around the world to support huge data transfers. These networks use large numbers of optical transceivers and Che’s proposed digital subsystems can be applied to upgrade existing systems in a cost effective manner that increases speed while reducing power consumption.

Che’s advisor from the University of Melbourne, Professor William Shieh, says, “Di has conducted breakthrough work on coherent optical short-reach communications that significantly and cost-effectively increases the capacity-distance product. Some of this original work on novel digital optical subsystems has created new research directions which are being investigated in recent top-tier conferences like the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) and the European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC).”

Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem, a PhD candidate at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), is recognized for her work in full-dimension (FD) massive MIMO technology. FD-MIMO has attracted significant attention from the wireless industry as a promising technology for Fifth Generation (5G) cellular systems. Nadeem’s work to make this technology viable includes the design and implementation of large-scale antenna arrays and the extension of the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 2D spatial channel model to the third dimension. These schemes are extremely beneficial in urban scenarios with high-rise buildings, more than doubling the average throughput performance of existing LTE systems.

“Qurrat’s work establishes a proper link between the industry’s vision for FD-MIMO and the theoretical study of 3D beamforming,” says KAUST Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Nadeem’s advisor. “She published pioneering works on the development of 3D channel models and spatial correlation functions. More recently, she put different aspects of FD-MIMO together to provide a mathematical framework for the design of elevation beamforming schemes in single-cell and multi-cell scenarios. Her works have gained a lot of visibility in a short time.”

Rajalakshmi Nandakumar is PhD candidate at the University of Washington conducting ground-breaking work that enables the detection of potentially life-threatening health issues using commonly available smartphones. Taking inspiration from the sonar-based navigation system that bats use, Nandakumar created technology that turns an ordinary smartphone into an active sonar system capable of detecting physiological activities, such as movement and respiration, without requiring physical contact with the device. Her technology has been licensed by a leading provider to help patients detect sleep apnea from the comfort of their own bedrooms, rather than in expensive and uncomfortable sleep lab settings. Nandakumar’s technology is also being tested to detect opioid overdoses.

“Rajalakshmi has a knack for selecting problems with high social impact,” says Dr. Shyam Gollakota, an associate professor at University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering and Nandakumar’s advisor. “What’s incredible is that she has developed technology that seems like science fiction and has gotten it adopted by hundreds of thousands of people in the real world. It is rare for a graduate student to have such impact with even one application, and she is doing it time and again.”

Dr. Ding Nie, an RF Engineer at Apple, is recognized for his work in developing models and systems to greatly increase throughput in wireless systems. Over the past decades, technical advances and consumer demand started the shift to devices with multiple antennas. While multiple antennas should theoretically increase throughput, they often suffer from issues associated with coupling, or the transmission of power between the antennas. Nie developed new throughput bounds for today’s multi-antenna systems by understanding the effects of coupling, guiding the design of antennas and circuits that will lead to increased throughput and faster wireless communications for consumers worldwide.

“Ding is the kind of person that you can let loose on a problem with little guidance and he comes up with very original ideas for solutions. He made a big advance in solving an open problem by coming up with new results that let us apply Bode-Fano bounds to multi-antenna systems,” says Dr. Bertand Hochwald, Nie’s PhD advisor at the University of Notre Dame. “Ding’s work is so important that it attracted funding and leaves a legacy in my lab for another group of researchers.”

Young Scholar candidates are nominated by their academic advisors. Winners are selected by an international panel comprised of engineers from leading universities and companies, and receive a $5000 prize plus expenses to attend the annual awards event. This year’s Young Scholars will be honored at the annual Marconi Awards Dinner where Akamai Co-founder, Dr. F. Thomson Leighton, a pioneer in the content delivery network services industry, will receive the $100,000 Marconi Prize.

Note to Editors: Photos Available Upon Request

About the Marconi Society

Established in 1974 by the daughter of Guglielmo Marconi, the Nobel Laureate who invented radio, the Marconi Society promotes awareness of key technology and policy issues in telecommunications and the Internet and recognizes significant individual achievements through the Marconi Prize and Young Scholar Awards. More information may be found at www.marconisociety.org.

Related

Filed Under: Briefing

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Analysis

New Report Finds Only 37% of Organizations Have the Skills and Technology to Keep Pace With Digital Projects
Palantir Technologies Expands Japan Business with New $22.5 Million Contract
Russia’s economy is imploding
New Report: 77 Million Adults Do Not Have Dental Insurance
IBM Study: COVID-19 is Accelerating the Skills Gap and Raising Employee Expectations of Their Employers
Shares of Nikola surge after CEO Trevor Milton shared an inside look at the new truck
Average Age of Vehicles in the US Increases to 12.2 years, according to S&P Global Mobility

Press Media Release

What is the most disrupted occupation in marketing and public relations?
Eveon Containers Digitizes and Speeds up Commercial Shipping and Storage Container Supply, Expands to First U.S. Location
Responsible Mica Initiative Adds 50 Mica-Dependent Villages in India, Extending Its Overall Support to More Than 37,000 Children and Their Families
SYSTECH is to Exhibit Fully Integrated Container and Fleet Tracking Solutions in Mexico
Teleste’s on-board solution selected by Alstom for Marseille’s automated metro in France
Memorandum of Understanding signed to collaborate on conductive ink development
Media Intelligence Digest

Secondary Sidebar

Opinion

Smithsonian Launches “Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past” With a Virtual Forum
Major Western corporations have either withdrawn or suspended business with Russia
Mutilated bodies of Motyzhyn’ mayor Olha Sukhenko, her husband, and their son were found by advancing Ukrainian army
List of companies that continue to do business with Russia
Restricted exports account for 10% of calories on the global market

Calendarial

Evry1 Invites Recruiting Professionals to Attend Anti-Bias Event in Chicago, June 9, 2022
Ukraine House Davos to Open May 23 – 25 in Switzerland
EIT Urban Mobility brings together senior elected officials from cities across Europe to discuss the future of urban mobility, November 17, 2021
April 17, 2022 is World Hemophilia Day
Horizon 2022 Conference: The virtual event is set for February 15 in EMEA and North America, and on February 17 for APAC

Footer

Recent Posts

  • There is a progress in discussions on a potential price cap on Russian oil
  • In 2019 98.9% of EU businesses forming part of the non-financial business economy were micro or small enterprises
  • Microvast Joins Russell 3000® Index
  • EVgo Added to Russell 3000® and Russell 2000® Indexes
  • These techniques boost the effectiveness and efficiency of interactions
  • Orpheus, by McKinsey, named global leader in procurement analytics by industry analysts, attaining top spot in Spend Matters reviews
  • McDonald’s: a real estate firm dressed up as a fast food chain
  • Global cross-border activity to grow 5.6% through 2026
  • Is another housing crash on the horizon?
  • DFIN Report Predicts Strong M&A Activity in 2022

Media Partners

  • Briefly
  • OPINT
  • VPNW
  • S3H
  • Domain Aftermarkets
  • App Coding
  • API Coding
  • Pixel Effect
  • Blockchaining

Media Partners

  • Technology Conferences
  • Event Sharing Network
  • Exclusive
  • Opinion
  • OSINT
  • Domain Name for Business
  • Analysis
  • Digital market
  • Calendarial

Copyright © 2013 Dossier.org

Technologies, Market Analysis & Market Research Reports

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
Cookie SettingsAccept
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT