The WindoWSIL

It’s hard to believe, but another semester is in the books. I’d just like to update the status of the WSIL.

• In February, Runhua Chen successfully defended his thesis titled “Multiuser MIMO Communication Systems with Cooperative Transmission”. A special congratulations is in order for Runhua and we wish him the best of luck as he transitions into the his new life in the real world.
• Postdoctoal scholar Dr. Seijoon Shim will be returning to Korea after spending over a year at UT. Dr. Shim will always be remembered fondly in Austin, TX for his killer vocals of ’80s era metal rock songs. Good luck to Dr. Shim in his new position…don’t forget to visit us at the WSIL from time to time, Dr. Shim.
• During this semester, 3 new members have joined the WSIL. In January 2007, Takao Inoue returned to UT from Japan to provide the WSIL with a jack-of-all-trades PhD student. Masters students Sanmi Koyejo and Steve Peters also joined the group to pursue their PhDs. Good luck to all of these students in their future at UT.

A former WSIL member was photographed recently at the Austin Bikerachi, in an article with a photo. This is an example of how WSIL students, current and former, also have a life outside of engineering.

Congratulations, pals! Say Goodbye, Arrivederci, Nomoskaar, Pirmelenge, Khuda hafiz, Au revoir, Adiós, 再见, 안녕히 가세요, さようなら… to our graduating WSIL alumni this summer. Keep in touch. By the way, please update your LinkedIn profile. :)

Dr. Taiwen Tang
Dissertation Title: Multiple antenna downlink: feedback reduction, interference suppression and relay transmission. Taiwen will join Marvell Inc. as a senior member of their technical staff after graduation and believes WNCG was crucial in helping achieve goals and grow as a student, “ WNCG helped me a lot in research and learning during my graduate studies. There were a lot of discussions with the WNCG professors and students. I have received a lot of advice from them that benefited my research. It is great to be part of the group that made up of the best professors, students and staff members.”

Dr. Bishwarup Mondal
Dissertation Title: Grassmann Quantization for Precoded MIMO Systems. Bishwarup looks to the future and a position with Motorola Labs in Shaumburg , Il . “Its time to move. WNCG has been my home since the summer of 2003 when I started working with Prof. Robert W. Heath, Jr. for my graduate studies. This summer, I am graduating to a new life.”

Dr. Antonio Forenza
Dissertation Title: Antenna And Algorithm Design In Mimo Communication Systems Exploiting The Spatial Selectivity Of Wireless Channels. Antonio will join Rearden Inc after graduation.

Dr. Manish Airy
Dissertation Title: Multiple Antenna Wireless Systems: Capacity and user performance limits. Manish will start work with Beceem Communications, a broadband wireless chip startup company.

Dr. Muhamed Farooq Sabir
Dissertation Title: Source-Channel Distortion Modeling for Image and Video Communication. Farooq will work with Robert as a postdoc.

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