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Electrical Engineering Lecture: Two Diligent Engineers Hear Echoes of Eternity

Electrical Engineering Lecture: Two Diligent Engineers Hear Echoes of Eternity

The speaker, Prof. Asad Abidi is a Distinguished Chancellor's Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, and Abdus Salam Chair, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), LUMS.

December 19, 2022

Time:

5:40 PM

Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, LUMS

The lecture talks about the ground stations for early communications satellites, pigeon droppings, and the settling of a debate on our origins.

Prof. Abidi received his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1976, and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1982. He worked at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill until 1985, and then joined the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is Distinguished Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering. With his students, he has developed many of the radio circuits and architectures that enable today’s mobile devices. Among other awards, Prof. Abidi received the 2008 IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits and the Best Paper Award from the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits in 2012. The University of California, Berkeley’s Department of EECS recognised him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2015. He was elected Fellow of IEEE in 1996, a Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences.

The event is open to the public.

Visitors from outside LUMS are required to register here.

Add to Calendar 2022-12-19 17:40:00 2022-12-19 18:40:00 Electrical Engineering Lecture: Two Diligent Engineers Hear Echoes of Eternity The lecture talks about the ground stations for early communications satellites, pigeon droppings, and the settling of a debate on our origins. Prof. Abidi received his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London, in 1976, and his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1982. He worked at Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill until 1985, and then joined the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is Distinguished Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical Engineering. With his students, he has developed many of the radio circuits and architectures that enable today’s mobile devices. Among other awards, Prof. Abidi received the 2008 IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits and the Best Paper Award from the IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits in 2012. The University of California, Berkeley’s Department of EECS recognised him as a Distinguished Alumnus in 2015. He was elected Fellow of IEEE in 1996, a Member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of TWAS, the world academy of sciences. The event is open to the public. Visitors from outside LUMS are required to register here. Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, LUMS LUMS Drupal 8 adil.sarwar@lums.edu.pk Asia/Karachi public