Sudhir Ahuja
Encyclopedia
Sudhir R. “Sid” Ahuja is the current vice president of joint ventures at the global telecommunications firm Alcatel-Lucent
. He is a Bell Labs
Fellow and a member of IEEE.
), text-to-speech
, human-computer interaction, on-demand media, and speaker verification. He holds seventeen patents.
Ahuja earned his bachelor’s degree in technology, with an emphasis on electrical engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
, in 1972. He subsequently attended Rice University
in Houston, Texas
, where in 1977 he obtained his Ph.D. in electrical engineering
and computer science
. After graduating, Ahuja found employment with Alcatel-Lucent.
Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services...
. He is a Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
Fellow and a member of IEEE.
Career
Ahuja’s research has focused on multimedia communications, including voice recognition, VoIP, IP multimedia subsystemsIP Multimedia Subsystem
The IP Multimedia Subsystem or IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem is an architectural framework for delivering Internet Protocol multimedia services. It was originally designed by the wireless standards body 3rd Generation Partnership Project , as a part of the vision for evolving mobile...
), text-to-speech
Speech synthesis
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware...
, human-computer interaction, on-demand media, and speaker verification. He holds seventeen patents.
Ahuja earned his bachelor’s degree in technology, with an emphasis on electrical engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , popularly known as IIT Bombay or IITB, is a public research university located in Powai, Mumbai...
, in 1972. He subsequently attended Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, where in 1977 he obtained his Ph.D. in electrical engineering
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...
and computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. After graduating, Ahuja found employment with Alcatel-Lucent.