Vincent Poor

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Vincent Poor
Vincent Poor in 2014, portrait via the Royal Society
Born
Harold Vincent Poor[2]

(1951-10-02) 2 October 1951 (age 72)
Education
Known forcontributions to signal detection and estimation and their applications in digital communications and signal processing.
AwardsIEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2017)

Member, CAS (2017)
John Fritz Medal (2016)
FRS (2014)
Fellow RSE (2013)
Member, NAS (2011)
IET Achievement Medals (2010)
FREng (2009)
Member, NAE (2001)
AAAS Fellow (1991)

IEEE Fellow for contributions to the theory of robust linear filtering applied to signal detection and estimation (1987) [1]
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorJohn B. Thomas
Doctoral studentsXiaodong Wang
Sergio Verdu
Behnaam Aazhang

Harold Vincent Poor FRS FREng is the Michael Henry Strater University Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University, where he is also the Interim Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.[3][4] He is a specialist in wireless telecommunications, signal processing and information theory.[5] He has received many honorary degrees and election to national academies. He was also President of IEEE Information Theory Society (1990).[6] He is on the board of directors of the IEEE Foundation.[7]

Education[edit]

Poor received a BSEE degree from Auburn University in 1972,[8] and a MSEE from there in 1974. In 1977, he received his PhD from Princeton University. From 1977 to 1990, he was a faculty member of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. From 1990, he joined Princeton University as a professor.

Research[edit]

His research interests lie in the areas of stochastic analysis, statistical signal processing and information theory, and their applications in a number of fields including wireless networks, social networks, and smart grid. This research work has attracted over 10,000 citations.[9] He has published a book on Signal Detection and Estimation.[10] This book is considered the definitive reference in the subject.[11][10] He was reported to have made a particular impact in the field of wireless communications.[12]

Awards[edit]

He was inducted National Academy of Engineering[13] in 2001, into the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2005, and into the National Academy of Sciences in 2011.[14] He was inducted as International Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering in 2009, as Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2013, as Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London, UK in 2014, and as Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017. He was inducted as Fellow of the IEEE in 1987 for contributions to the theory of robust linear filtering applied to signal detection and estimation,[15] of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1991, of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 2001, of the Optical Society of America in 2001, and of the Institution of Engineering and Technology[16] in 2010. In addition, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002.

He has received the IEEE Eric Sumner Technical Field Award[17] (2011), the IET Ambrose Fleming Medal for Achievement in Communications Engineering (2010), the Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award, IEEE Information Theory Society (2008), the IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal[18] (2005), and the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2017).

He received a DSc honoris causa from University of Edinburgh (2011),[19] a DEng honoris causa from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2012),[20] a DTech honoris causa from Aalborg University (2012),[21] a Honorary Doctorate from Aalto University in 2014,[22] and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Syracuse University in 2017.[23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "IEEE Fellows 1987".
  2. ^ H. Vincent Poor was elected in 2001 as a member of National Academy of Engineering in Electronics, Communication & Information Systems Engineering for contributions to signal detection and estimation and their applications in digital communications and signal processing.
  3. ^ "H. Vincent Poor | Electrical Engineering". ee.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. ^ "H. Vincent Poor". School of Engineering and Applied Science. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. ^ Bio of Vincent Poor.
  6. ^ President of IEEE Information Theory Society.
  7. ^ "Board of Directors - IEEE Foundation, Inc". 22 June 2022.
  8. ^ "State of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame". 9 July 2014.
  9. ^ Vincent Poor publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ a b Book on Signal Detection & Estimation
  11. ^ Tau Beta Pi Newsletter>
  12. ^ iTHome Online News Report (in Chinese)
  13. ^ Elected to NAE
  14. ^ Source: National Academy of Sciences - Vince Poor Elected to NAE
  15. ^ "IEEE Fellows 1987 | IEEE Communications Society".
  16. ^ Source: Institution of Engineering & Technology - IET Fellows Election News [1]
  17. ^ Source: IEEE Eric Sumner Award Recipients IEEE Eric Sumner Medal
  18. ^ Source: IEEE Award News IEEE Mulligan Education Medal
  19. ^ Source: University of Edinburgh Honorary Doctorate Honorary Doctorate, U of Edinburg
  20. ^ Source: Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Honorary Doctorate Honorary Doctorate, HKUST.
  21. ^ Source: Aalborg University Honorary Doctorate News -
  22. ^ "H. Vincent Poor became an Honorary Doctor at Aalto University, 2014". 16 October 2014.
  23. ^ "Syracuse University to Award Five Honorary Degrees at 2017 Commencement". SU News. Retrieved 2017-04-19.

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Awards
Preceded by IET Achievement Medals - IET Ambrose Fleming Medal
2010
Succeeded by
Christos Christopoulos
Preceded by
Roberto Padovan
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
2017
Succeeded by
Nambirajan Seshadri