Richard Blahut
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Richard Blahut, former chair
of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
, is best known for his work in information theory
(e.g. the Blahut-Arimoto algorithm used in rate-distortion theory). He received his PhD Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1972.
Blahut taught at Cornell from 1973 to 1994. He has taught at Princeton University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the NATO Advanced Study Institute, and has also been a Consulting Professor at the South China University of Technology. He is also the Henryk Magnuski
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and is affiliated with the Coordinated Science Laboratory.
, 2005
IEEE Third Millennium Medal
TBP Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award 2000
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
1998, for "contributions to error-control coding, particularly by combining algebraic coding theory and digital transform techniques."
National Academy of Engineering 1990
Japanese Society for the Propagation of Science Fellowship 1982
Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1981
Fellow of IBM Corporation, 1980
IBM Corporate Recognition Award 1979
IBM Outstanding Innovation Award 1978
IBM Outstanding Contribution Award 1976
IBM Resident Study Program 1969-1971
IBM Outstanding Contribution Award 1968
Chair (official)
The chairman is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an...
of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
, is best known for his work in information theory
Information theory
Information theory is a branch of applied mathematics and electrical engineering involving the quantification of information. Information theory was developed by Claude E. Shannon to find fundamental limits on signal processing operations such as compressing data and on reliably storing and...
(e.g. the Blahut-Arimoto algorithm used in rate-distortion theory). He received his PhD Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in 1972.
Blahut taught at Cornell from 1973 to 1994. He has taught at Princeton University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the NATO Advanced Study Institute, and has also been a Consulting Professor at the South China University of Technology. He is also the Henryk Magnuski
Henryk Magnuski
Henryk Władysław Magnuski was a Polish telecommunications engineer who worked for Motorola in Chicago. He was the inventor of one of the first Walkie-Talkies and one of the authors of his company success in the fields of radio communication.-Early years:Magnuski was born on January 30, 1909 in...
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and is affiliated with the Coordinated Science Laboratory.
Awards & recognition
IEEE Claude E. Shannon AwardClaude E. Shannon Award
The Claude E. Shannon Award of the IEEE Information Theory Society was instituted to honour consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory. Each Shannon Award winner is expected to present a Shannon Lecture at the following IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory...
, 2005
IEEE Third Millennium Medal
TBP Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award 2000
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal
The IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal is an award honoring "exceptional contributions to the advancement of communications sciences and engineering" in the field of telecommunications...
1998, for "contributions to error-control coding, particularly by combining algebraic coding theory and digital transform techniques."
National Academy of Engineering 1990
Japanese Society for the Propagation of Science Fellowship 1982
Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1981
Fellow of IBM Corporation, 1980
IBM Corporate Recognition Award 1979
IBM Outstanding Innovation Award 1978
IBM Outstanding Contribution Award 1976
IBM Resident Study Program 1969-1971
IBM Outstanding Contribution Award 1968
Books
- Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission, (Cambridge University Press 2002) ISBN 0521553741
- Algebraic Codes on Lines, Planes, and Curves: An Engineering Approach, (Cambridge University Press 2008) ISBN 0521771943
- Fast Algorithms for Digital Signal Processing, (Addison-Wesley Press 1985) ISBN 0201101556