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Vincent Poor
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Vincent Poor in 2014, portrait via the Royal Society
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Harold Vincent Poor
2 October 1951 |
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| Known for | contributions to signal detection and estimation and their applications in digital communications and signal processing. |
| Awards | IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2017) Member, CAS (2017) |
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| Doctoral advisor | John B. Thomas |
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Harold Vincent Poor is a very smart professor at Princeton University. He teaches electrical engineering and helps lead the engineering school. He is an expert in things like wireless phones, how signals work, and how information is shared. He has won many awards and been chosen to join important science groups. He even led a big group called the IEEE Information Theory Society and helps guide the IEEE Foundation.
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Vincent Poor's Education
Vincent Poor studied electrical engineering. He got his first degree from Auburn University in 1972. He continued his studies there and earned another degree in 1974. Later, in 1977, he received his PhD from Princeton University.
After finishing his studies, he became a teacher. From 1977 to 1990, he taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. In 1990, he moved to Princeton University and became a professor there.
What Vincent Poor Studies
Professor Poor's research focuses on how to understand and use information. He studies things like:
- Stochastic analysis: This is about things that involve chance or randomness.
- Statistical signal processing: This helps us understand signals, like those from your phone.
- Information theory: This looks at how information is measured and sent.
He uses these ideas in many areas. For example, he applies them to:
- Wireless networks: Like the Wi-Fi you use every day.
- Social networks: How people connect online.
- Smart grids: Modern electricity systems that are more efficient.
His work has been very important. He has written a book about how to detect and estimate signals. This book is considered a key guide in the field. He has especially made a big difference in how wireless communication works.
Awards and Honors
Vincent Poor has received many important awards and honors for his work. He has been chosen to join several top science and engineering groups.
Major Academies and Societies
- He joined the National Academy of Engineering in 2001.
- He became a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2005.
- In 2011, he was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
- He was recognized internationally by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering in 2009.
- He joined the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2013.
- In 2014, he became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London, UK.
- He was also made a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017.
Fellowships and Medals
He has also been named a Fellow of many important professional organizations:
- IEEE (1987) for his work on signal detection.
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (1991).
- Institute of Mathematical Statistics (2001).
- Optical Society of America (2001).
- Institution of Engineering and Technology (2010).
He also received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2002, which is a special award for people doing important research.
Other Notable Awards
- IEEE Eric Sumner Technical Field Award (2011).
- IET Ambrose Fleming Medal (2010).
- Aaron D. Wyner Distinguished Service Award from the IEEE Information Theory Society (2008).
- IEEE James H. Mulligan Education Medal (2005).
- IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (2017).
Honorary Degrees
Professor Poor has also received several honorary doctorates from universities around the world:
- University of Edinburgh (2011).
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2012).
- Aalborg University (2012).
- Aalto University (2014).
- Syracuse University (2017).
