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| Dr. David Koilpillai received the B.Tech degree from IIT Madras, and the MS and PhD degrees (all in Electrical Engineering) from California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. In June 2002, David joined IIT Madras as a Professor of Electrical Engineering, and is a member of the TeNeT group. Prior to joining IITM, David has been at Ericsson USA for twelve years, where he held different technical and managerial positions. In 2000, he became the Director of the Ericsson.s Advanced Technologies and Research Department at RTP, North Carolina and a member of the global management team of Ericsson Mobile Platforms, an Ericsson company developing all components of mobile phone technology. In this role, he was responsible for an R&D team of 75 engineers developing GPRS/EDGE handset technology, with an annual budget of US $20 million. David has actively provided technical inputs to Ericsson efforts in 3G standardization, and has been presenting extensively on 3G and cellular evolution. David.s technical areas of expertise include 2.5G/3G cellular systems, and DSP techniques for wireless communications. His technical contributions at Ericsson have resulted in 27 US patents, 9 journal papers and 24 conference publications. In 1999, David received the .Ericsson Inventor of the Year. award, the highest technical recognition within Ericsson. In addition, he has received numerous management awards for contributions in the areas of technical management and intellectual property rights. He has served as a technical expert for Ericsson in technology-related litigations. As part of IITM.s TeNeT group, David.s research and teaching focus is in the areas of DSP applications in wireless communications. He is involved in research and consultancy projects in wireless and cellular systems. David is a participant in the Indo-British taskforce for collaborative research in telecommunications and is responsible for cooperation in the area wireless communications. In November 2003, David was elected as Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. |
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