Nambi Seshadri, Quantenna's Chief Technologist, Wins 2018 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
December 05 2017 - 8:01AM
Quantenna Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:QTNA), the innovator and
global leader of high performance Wi-Fi solutions, today announced
that Dr. Nambi Seshadri, Quantenna’s chief technologist has been
selected as the 2018 IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal recipient for
exceptional contributions to wireless, networking and engineering.
In addition to this highest honor, Seshadri’s prize consists of a
gold medal, a bronze replica, a certificate, and an honorarium.
“The innovations by Nambi form the basis for some of today’s
Wi-Fi and other wireless networking standards and systems, now in
use by billions of Wi-Fi users,” said Dr. Sam Heidari, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, Quantenna. “We are honored to have such a
distinguished and accomplished chief technologist on our team. The
process is extraordinarily competitive, this is a great lifetime
accomplishment and one of the most prestigious honors that one may
receive in our field.”
Every year, the IEEE board of directors selects a SINGLE
individual to receive the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal. The
selection criteria used include weighing the value of the
individual’s contribution to communication among people as well as
to communication sciences and engineering, and an evaluation of the
contributor, nominator and references. The timeliness of the
recognition, and quality of the nomination also are considered.
The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal was established in 1976 by
the IEEE Board of Directors, in commemoration of the centennial of
the telephone's invention, to provide recognition for outstanding
contributions to telecommunications. The invention of the telephone
by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 was a major event in
electrotechnology. It was instrumental in stimulating the broad
telecommunications industry that has dramatically improved life
throughout the world. As an individual, Bell himself exemplified
the contributions that scientists and engineers have made to the
betterment of mankind.
In addition to serving as chief technologist to Quantenna,
Seshadri is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
(ECE) for the University of California, San Diego. Prior to
Quantenna, Seshadri held multiple senior positions at Broadcom
Corporation where he helped Broadcom's wireless initiatives,
including it's foray into cellular, mobile multimedia, low power
wireless connectivity, GPS and others. During 2011-2014, he also
served as the General Manager of the Mobile Platforms Business
Unit. Prior to joining Broadcom Corporation, he was a Member of
Technical Staff at with AT&T Bell Lab Laboratories and Head of
Communications Research at AT&T Shannon Labs where he
contributed to fundamental advances in wireless communication
theory and practice.
Seshadri was elected Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in 2000 and was elected to the National
Academy of Engineering (USA) in 2012 and as a Foreign Member of the
Indian National Academy of Engineering in the year 2013. He holds
approximately 200 patents. He was a co-recipient of the IEEE
Information Theory Paper Award in 1999 for his paper with Tarokh
and Calderbank on space-time codes, and his IEEE Journal on
Selected Areas In Communications (JSAC) paper on space-time coding
modems with Naguib, Tarokh, and Calderbank was selected by IEEE
Communication Society for publication in, “The Best of the Best:
Fifty Years of Communications and Networking Research,” for
2003.
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About Quantenna Communications
Quantenna (Nasdaq:QTNA) is the global leader and innovator of
high performance Wi-Fi solutions. Founded in 2006, Quantenna has
demonstrated its leadership in Wi-Fi technologies with many
industry firsts into the market. Quantenna continues to innovate
with the mission to perfect Wi-Fi by establishing benchmarks for
speed, range, efficiency and reliability. Quantenna takes a
multidimensional approach, from silicon, system to software, to
assess Wi-Fi networks and provides total solutions for service
providers worldwide. For more information,
visit www.quantenna.com.
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