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John G. Proakis

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John G. Proakis
Born
United States
Died
United States
Occupation(s)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]

Education

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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

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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

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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

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He is the author of a number of notable books on digital communication.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Faculty Profiles | Jacobs School of Engineering". jacobsschool.ucsd.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "John G. Proakis". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "Oral-History:John Proakis". ETHW. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "John G. Proakis - Northeastern University College of Engineering". Northeastern University College of Engineering. Archived from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  5. ^ "John G. Proakis". ETHW. July 6, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
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