Bio -
Professor Emeritus Arogyaswami Paulraj, Stanford University, is a pioneer of MIMO wireless
communications, a technology break through that enables improved wireless performance. MIMO is
now incorporated into all new wireless systems.
Paulraj is the author of over 400 research papers, two text books and a co-inventor in 59 US patents.
Paulraj has won over a dozen awards, notably the Marconi Prize and Fellowship, 2014 and the IEEE
Alexander Graham Bell Medal, 2011. He is a fellow of seven scientific academies including the US
National Academy of Engineering and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He is a
fellow of IEEE and AAAS.
In 1999, Paulraj founded Iospan Wireless Inc. - which developed and established MIMO-OFDMA wireless
as the core 4G technology. Iospan was acquired in by Intel Corporation in 2003. In 2004, Paulraj
co-founded Beceem Communications Inc. The company became the market leader in 4G-WiMAX
semiconductor and was acquired by Broadcom Corp. in 2010.
During his 30 years in the Indian (Navy) (1961-1991), he founded three national level laboratories in
India and headed one of India’s most successful military R&D projects – APSOH sonar. He received over
a dozen awards (many at the national level) in India including the Padma Bhushan, Ati Vishist Seva
Medal and the VASVIK Medal.
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