Guido M. Schuster is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil (HSR), Rapperswil,

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, Switzerland, where he focuses on

digital signal processing Digital signal processing (DSP) is the use of digital processing, such as by computers or more specialized digital signal processors, to perform a wide variety of signal processing operations. The digital signals processed in this manner are ...

and

wireless sensor network Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) refer to networks of spatially dispersed and dedicated sensors that monitor and record the physical conditions of the environment and forward the collected data to a central location. WSNs can measure environmental c ...

Biography

Schuster obtained the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,

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, USA, in 1992 and 1996, respectively. In 1996 he joined the Network Systems Division of

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(later purchased by 3Com). He co-founded the 3Com Advanced Technologies Research Center and served as its associate director. He also co-founded the 3Com Internet Communications Business Unit and developed the first commercially available SIP

IP Telephony Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. The terms Internet t ...

system. He was promoted to Chief Technology Officer and Senior Director of this Business Unit. During this time, he also served as an

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in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Northwestern University. In 2007 he became the director of the Master Research Unit "Sensor, Actuator and Communication Systems", which consists of six full-time professors and is supported by the Institute for Communication Systems and the Institute for Microelectronics and Embedded Systems. Schuster holds over 50 U.S. patents in fields ranging from

adaptive control Adaptive control is the control method used by a controller which must adapt to a controlled system with parameters which vary, or are initially uncertain. For example, as an aircraft flies, its mass will slowly decrease as a result of fuel consumpt ...

over

video compression In information theory, data compression, source coding, or bit-rate reduction is the process of encoding information using fewer bits than the original representation. Any particular compression is either lossy or lossless. Lossless compression ...

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. He is the co-author of the book ''Rate-Distortion Based Video Compression'' (Kluwer Academic Publishers) and has published over 60

peer review Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

ed journal, proceedings, and book articles. He is the recipient of the gold medal for academic excellence at the NTB, the winner of the first

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fellowship competition, the recipient of the 3Com inventor of the year 1999 award, the recipient of the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operation ...

Signal Processing Society Best Paper Award 2001 in the multimedia signal processing area, and the recipient of the FUTUR

Technology Transfer Technology transfer (TT), also called transfer of technology (TOT), is the process of transferring (disseminating) technology from the person or organization that owns or holds it to another person or organization, in an attempt to transform invent ...

Innovation Award 2006 and 2007.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni Swiss electrical engineers Swiss engineers {{Switzerland-engineer-stub