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Aazhang received a [[B.S.]], [[M.S.]], and [[Ph.D.]] degrees in 1981, 1983, and 1986 from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] with degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering.<ref name=riceedu>{{cite web|url=http://www.ece.rice.edu/aaz.aspx|title=Behnaam Aazhang|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> |
Aazhang received a [[B.S.]], [[M.S.]], and [[Ph.D.]] degrees in 1981, 1983, and 1986 from the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]] with degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering.<ref name=riceedu>{{cite web|url=http://www.ece.rice.edu/aaz.aspx|title=Behnaam Aazhang|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> |
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His research interests are in the areas of [[communication theory]], [[information theory]], [[signal processing]], and their applications to [[wireless communication]], [[wireless networks]], and [[neuroengineering]] with emphasis on closed-loop neuro-modulation and modeling of [[neuronal circuits]] connectivity and the impact of learning on connections in the circuits. |
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Aazhang was a research assistant in the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the [[University of Illinois]] from 1981 to 1985. In 1985, he became a faculty of Rice University in Houston, TX, and he is currently the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2004 to 2014, Aazhang was the Department Chair of Rice Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also holds a Finland Distinguished Visiting Professorship appointment (FiDiPro) at the [[University of Oulu]], [[Oulu, Finland]]. He was a visiting professor for various places such as the IBM Federal Systems Company in Houston, Texas, and the Laboratory for Communication Technology at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) located in [[Zurich, Switzerland]], the Telecommunications Laboratory in the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, the U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory, [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], and the Nokia Mobile Phones in [[Irving, Texas]]. <ref name=riceedu /> His research area interests are communication theory, signal processing, information theory, and also their applications to wireless communication, wireless networks and neuroengineering; emphasizing on closed-loop neuro-modulation and modeling of neuronal circuits connectivity.<ref name=personalblog>{{cite web|url=http://aaz.blogs.rice.edu/|accessdate=27 December 2014|title=Behnaam Aazhang}}</ref> Aazhang is the director of the Rice Center for Neuroengineering, and served as the founding director of Rice's Center for Multimedia Communications (CMC) from 1998-2006. |
Aazhang was a research assistant in the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the [[University of Illinois]] from 1981 to 1985. In 1985, he became a faculty of Rice University in Houston, TX, and he is currently the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2004 to 2014, Aazhang was the Department Chair of Rice Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also holds a Finland Distinguished Visiting Professorship appointment (FiDiPro) at the [[University of Oulu]], [[Oulu, Finland]]. He was a visiting professor for various places such as the IBM Federal Systems Company in Houston, Texas, and the Laboratory for Communication Technology at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) located in [[Zurich, Switzerland]], the Telecommunications Laboratory in the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, the U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory, [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], and the Nokia Mobile Phones in [[Irving, Texas]]. <ref name=riceedu /> His research area interests are communication theory, signal processing, information theory, and also their applications to wireless communication, wireless networks and neuroengineering; emphasizing on closed-loop neuro-modulation and modeling of neuronal circuits connectivity.<ref name=personalblog>{{cite web|url=http://aaz.blogs.rice.edu/|accessdate=27 December 2014|title=Behnaam Aazhang}}</ref> Aazhang is the director of the Rice Center for Neuroengineering, and served as the founding director of Rice's Center for Multimedia Communications (CMC) from 1998-2006. |
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| ⚫ | Aazhang has received an award from the 2004 [[IEEE]] Communication Society's Stephen O. Rice Best Paper Award for a paper with A. Sendonaris and E. Erkip. He also received the 2013 IEEE Communication Society Award for Advances in Communication for the same work. He received an award from the Alcoa Foundation Award 1993, the [[NSF]] Research Initiation Award 1987-1989. He also has been listed in the Thomson-Reuters Highly Cited Researchers. <ref name=riceedu /> |
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| Awards | 2013 IEEE Communication Society Award for Advances in Communication 2012 Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science 2004 IEEE Fellow Thompson-Reuters Highly Cited Researchers |
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| Doctoral advisor | Vincent Poor |
| Doctoral students | Zhiting Cai Nuwam Ferdinand Corina Ionita Nancy Jia Brett Kaufmann Kalle Lahetkangas Rakesh Malladi Gabriel Pivaro David Ramirez Qiang Xue |
Behnaam Aazhang is the J.S. Abercrombie Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University, Houston, TX.
Education
Aazhang received a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in 1981, 1983, and 1986 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering.[1]
Research
His research interests are in the areas of communication theory, information theory, signal processing, and their applications to wireless communication, wireless networks, and neuroengineering with emphasis on closed-loop neuro-modulation and modeling of neuronal circuits connectivity and the impact of learning on connections in the circuits.
Career
Aazhang was a research assistant in the Coordinated Science Laboratory at the University of Illinois from 1981 to 1985. In 1985, he became a faculty of Rice University in Houston, TX, and he is currently the J.S. Abercrombie Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. From 2004 to 2014, Aazhang was the Department Chair of Rice Electrical and Computer Engineering. He also holds a Finland Distinguished Visiting Professorship appointment (FiDiPro) at the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland. He was a visiting professor for various places such as the IBM Federal Systems Company in Houston, Texas, and the Laboratory for Communication Technology at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) located in Zurich, Switzerland, the Telecommunications Laboratory in the University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland, the U.S. Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the Nokia Mobile Phones in Irving, Texas. [1] His research area interests are communication theory, signal processing, information theory, and also their applications to wireless communication, wireless networks and neuroengineering; emphasizing on closed-loop neuro-modulation and modeling of neuronal circuits connectivity.[2] Aazhang is the director of the Rice Center for Neuroengineering, and served as the founding director of Rice's Center for Multimedia Communications (CMC) from 1998-2006.
Awards
Aazhang has received an award from the 2004 IEEE Communication Society's Stephen O. Rice Best Paper Award for a paper with A. Sendonaris and E. Erkip. He also received the 2013 IEEE Communication Society Award for Advances in Communication for the same work. He received an award from the Alcoa Foundation Award 1993, the NSF Research Initiation Award 1987-1989. He also has been listed in the Thomson-Reuters Highly Cited Researchers. [1]
Personal Life
Aazhang moved from Iran to the United States in 1979. He continues to live in Houston, Texas with his wife, Lisa, and four children, Juyan, Ryan, Hannah, and Erin.
References
- ^ a b c "Behnaam Aazhang". Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Behnaam Aazhang". Retrieved 27 December 2014.