Andrew Viterbi
Italian-born American electrical engineer and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andrew James Viterbi (born Andrea Giacomo Viterbi; March 9, 1935) is an Italian-born American electrical engineer and businessman. He co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm. He is Presidential Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering.
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Andrew J. Viterbi[1] | |
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Born | Andrea Giacomo Viterbi (1935-03-09) March 9, 1935 (age 89) |
Citizenship | Italian, American |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) University of Southern California (PhD) |
Occupation | Engineer |
Spouse(s) | Erna Finci (m. 1958; died 2015) |
Children | Alexander Viterbi (1971–2011) Audrey Viterbi Alan Viterbi |
Engineering career | |
Discipline | Electrical |
Institutions | University of Southern California Board of Trustees The Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute |
Employer(s) | Professor: UC Los Angeles UC San Diego Founder/Co-founder: Linkabit Corporation Qualcomm Inc. The Viterbi Group |
Projects | Viterbi algorithm |
Significant advance | Code Division Multiple Access standard for cell phone networks |
Awards | NAE (1978) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1984) Marconi Prize (1990) Claude E. Shannon Award (1991) National Medal of Science (2007) IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal IEEE Medal of Honor (2010) John Fritz Medal (2011) |
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