Among other things, he is generally credited with being the first to recognize the optimality and practical importance of the Viterbi algorithm, and his tutorial paper on the subject is widely cited.[1][2] His work in the Viterbi algorithm and in advancing the understanding of coding theory in general influenced the design of modern digital modems.
In 1965 he joined the Codex Corporation. His design resulted in the first mass-produced 9600 bit/s modem introduced in 1971. He spent the academic year of 1971–1972 at Stanford University, and then returned to Codex. He became vice president of research and development at Codex, through its acquisition by Motorola in 1977, serving in both management and technical positions.[3]
He received the IEEE Edison Medal in 1992 "for original contributions to coding, modulation, data communication modems, and for industrial and research leadership in communications technology".[4] In 1995 he received the Claude E. Shannon Award from the IEEE Information Theory Society[5] and he received twice, in 1990 and in 2009, the IEEE Donald G. Fink Prize Paper Award.[6] In 1998 Forney received a Golden Jubilee Award for Technological Innovation from the IEEE Information Theory Society.[7] He has also received the 2016 IEEE Medal of Honor for "pioneering contributions to the theory of error-correcting codes and the development of reliable high-speed data communications".[8]
^G. D. Forney. The Viterbi algorithm. Proceedings of the IEEE 61(3):268–278, March 1973.
^G. David Forney Jr (March 8, 2005). The Viterbi Algorithm: A Personal History. Viterbi Conference, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. arXiv:cs/0504020v2. Bibcode:2005cs........4020F.
^"G. David Forney, Jr". IEEE Global History Network. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
^"IEEE Edison Medal Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
dave, forney, george, david, forney, born, march, 1940, american, electrical, engineer, made, contributions, telecommunication, system, theory, specifically, coding, theory, information, theory, george, david, forneyborn, 1940, march, 1940, york, city, yorkawa. George David Forney Jr born March 6 1940 is an American electrical engineer who made contributions in telecommunication system theory specifically in coding theory and information theory George David ForneyBorn 1940 03 06 March 6 1940 age 83 New York City New YorkAwardsIEEE Edison Medal 1992 Claude E Shannon Award 1995 Marconi Prize 1997 IEEE Medal of Honor 2016 Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditForney received the B S E degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 1961 summa cum laude and the M S and Sc D degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963 and 1965 respectively His Sc D thesis introduced the idea of concatenated codes He is a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering 1989 and National Academy of Sciences 2003 He is a long time faculty member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Among other things he is generally credited with being the first to recognize the optimality and practical importance of the Viterbi algorithm and his tutorial paper on the subject is widely cited 1 2 His work in the Viterbi algorithm and in advancing the understanding of coding theory in general influenced the design of modern digital modems In 1965 he joined the Codex Corporation His design resulted in the first mass produced 9600 bit s modem introduced in 1971 He spent the academic year of 1971 1972 at Stanford University and then returned to Codex He became vice president of research and development at Codex through its acquisition by Motorola in 1977 serving in both management and technical positions 3 He received the IEEE Edison Medal in 1992 for original contributions to coding modulation data communication modems and for industrial and research leadership in communications technology 4 In 1995 he received the Claude E Shannon Award from the IEEE Information Theory Society 5 and he received twice in 1990 and in 2009 the IEEE Donald G Fink Prize Paper Award 6 In 1998 Forney received a Golden Jubilee Award for Technological Innovation from the IEEE Information Theory Society 7 He has also received the 2016 IEEE Medal of Honor for pioneering contributions to the theory of error correcting codes and the development of reliable high speed data communications 8 See also EditForney algorithmReferences Edit G D Forney The Viterbi algorithm Proceedings of the IEEE 61 3 268 278 March 1973 G David Forney Jr March 8 2005 The Viterbi Algorithm A Personal History Viterbi Conference University of Southern California Los Angeles arXiv cs 0504020v2 Bibcode 2005cs 4020F G David Forney Jr IEEE Global History Network Retrieved August 8 2013 IEEE Edison Medal Recipients PDF IEEE Retrieved January 2 2011 Claude E Shannon Award IEEE Information Theory Society Archived from the original on June 30 2012 Retrieved January 5 2011 IEEE Donald G Fink Prize Paper Award Recipients PDF IEEE Retrieved January 2 2011 Golden Jubilee Awards for Technological Innovation IEEE Information Theory Society Retrieved July 14 2011 IEEE Medal of Honor Recipients PDF IEEE Archived from the original PDF on April 22 2015 Retrieved December 8 2015 External links EditRecent publications at the arXiv Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Forney amp oldid 1143565223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
