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Piscataway, NJ and Philadelphia -- The IEEE announced that Dr. Thomas Kailath, a respected leader in digital signal processing and systems theory, has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 IEEE Medal of Honor.

Dr. Kailath's contributions have led to fundamental breakthroughs and technology upgrades in a wide range of areas including multi-path smart cellular phones, wireless text and video messaging, credit card transactions, image resolution and environmental sampling. A professor of engineering at Stanford University, Kailath will be presented with the award at the annual IEEE Honors Ceremony on June 16, 2007 in Philadelphia. The award is sponsored by the IEEE Foundation.

An IEEE Life Fellow, Kailath is receiving IEEE's highest award "for exceptional development of powerful algorithms in the fields of communications, computing, control and signal processing." A prolific researcher, his theoretical work led to fundamental breakthroughs in communications, information theory, signal detection and estimation and semiconductor manufacturing.

Over his many years of research and teaching, Kailath has mentored over 100 doctoral and postdoctoral students - almost half of who have gone on to become IEEE Fellows.

Kailath is a past president of the IEEE Information Theory Society and a recipient of its Shannon Award. Other honors include the 2006 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal, the IEEE Education Medal, Guggenheim and Churchill fellowships and election to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame.

SOURCE: IEEE