Robert Arno Scholtz (born c. 1936) is a distinguished professor of electrical engineering at University of Southern California, known for ultra-wideband and spread spectrum communications.[1][2]

Robert A. Scholtz
Bornc. 1936 (age 87–88)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University
University of Cincinnati
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Southern California
Doctoral advisorNorman Abramson
Doctoral studentsRobert M. Gray
Moe Z. Win
Ranjan Kumar Mallik

A 1958 graduate and distinguished alumnus from University of Cincinnati, he obtained his PhD at Stanford University in 1964.[3] Starting his career at Hughes Aircraft, he joined the University of Southern California in 1963. His research work centers on ultra wideband theory and wireless networks. He has also contributed extensively to spread spectrum communication and synchronization.

Scholtz is a life fellow of the IEEE (1980)[4] for contributions to the theory and design of synchronizable codes for digital communications and radar systems.[5] He was also elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering (2009) for contributions to the fields of ultra-wideband and spread-spectrum communications.[1] He received the IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award (1984),[6] and the IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award (2006), together with Moe Z. Win.[2][7]

His past PhD students include information theorist Robert M. Gray, professor at MIT, Moe Z. Win and professor Ranjan Kumar Mallik at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India.[8]

Books

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  • Spread Spectrum Communications (with M. K. Simon et al.), Computer Science Press, 1984.
  • Spread Spectrum Communications Handbook (with M. K. Simon et al.), McGraw Hill, 1994.
  • Basic Concepts in Information Theory and Coding (with S. W. Golomb and R. Peile), Plenum Press, 1994

References

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  1. ^ a b "NAE Members Directory - Dr. Robert A. Scholtz". NAE. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award Recipients". IEEE. Archived from the original on January 12, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2011. See section 2006 - Robert A. Scholtz and Moe Z. Win.
  3. ^ "Robert Scholtz at USC".
  4. ^ "Fellow Class of 1980". IEEE. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "IEEE Fellows 1980 | IEEE Communications Society".
  6. ^ "IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  8. ^ Robert Arno Scholtz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
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