Robert J. McEliece (May 21, 1942 – May 8, 2019)[1] was the Allen E. Puckett Professor and a professor of electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) best known for his work in error-correcting coding and information theory. He was the 2004 recipient of the Claude E. Shannon Award and the 2009 recipient of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal. He was a life fellow of the IEEE in and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998.
Born in Washington, D.C.,[2] and raised in Baltimore, McEliece was educated at Caltech (B.S. in 1964, Ph.D. in mathematics 1967[3]) and attended Trinity College, Cambridge in 1964-65.
He began working at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an undergraduate, and continued there until 1978. From 1978 until 1982 he was professor of mathematics and research professor at the Coordinated Science Laboratory, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. During the 1970s, he collaborated with Elwyn Berlekamp at Cyclotomics.
In 1982 he returned to Caltech as professor of electrical engineering, retiring in 2007. At Caltech he won five teaching awards and advised 30 Ph. D. students. From 1978 until his retirement, McEliece consulted with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on error-correcting coding schemes. Beginning in 1997, he consulted with SONY in Tokyo.
The theory of information and coding: A mathematical framework for communication. Addison-Wesley. 1977. ISBN9780201135022.[5]
A Public-Key Cryptosystem Based on Algebraic Coding Theory, JPL Deep Space Network Progress Report 42– 44 (1978), pp. 114–116, Bibcode:1978DSNPR..44..114M
On the Inherent Intractability of Certain Coding Problems (with E. R. Berlekamp and H. Van Tilborg), IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory IT-24 (1978), pp. 384–386, doi:10.1109/TIT.1978.1055873
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^Berlekamp, E. R. (1978). "Review: The theory of information and coding, by R. J. McEliece". Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 84 (6): 1351–1353. doi:10.1090/s0002-9904-1978-14575-3.
robert, mceliece, robert, mceliece, 1942, 2019, allen, puckett, professor, professor, electrical, engineering, california, institute, technology, caltech, best, known, work, error, correcting, coding, information, theory, 2004, recipient, claude, shannon, awar. Robert J McEliece May 21 1942 May 8 2019 1 was the Allen E Puckett Professor and a professor of electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology Caltech best known for his work in error correcting coding and information theory He was the 2004 recipient of the Claude E Shannon Award and the 2009 recipient of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal He was a life fellow of the IEEE in and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998 Born in Washington D C 2 and raised in Baltimore McEliece was educated at Caltech B S in 1964 Ph D in mathematics 1967 3 and attended Trinity College Cambridge in 1964 65 He began working at Caltech s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as an undergraduate and continued there until 1978 From 1978 until 1982 he was professor of mathematics and research professor at the Coordinated Science Laboratory University of Illinois Urbana Champaign During the 1970s he collaborated with Elwyn Berlekamp at Cyclotomics In 1982 he returned to Caltech as professor of electrical engineering retiring in 2007 At Caltech he won five teaching awards and advised 30 Ph D students From 1978 until his retirement McEliece consulted with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory on error correcting coding schemes Beginning in 1997 he consulted with SONY in Tokyo He had three daughters and one son He died in Pasadena California on May 8 2019 2 Contents 1 Awards and recognitions 2 Selected publications 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksAwards and recognitions EditFellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1984 4 Fellow of the IEEE Information Theory Society 2 Selected publications EditThe theory of information and coding A mathematical framework for communication Addison Wesley 1977 ISBN 9780201135022 5 A Public Key Cryptosystem Based on Algebraic Coding Theory JPL Deep Space Network Progress Report 42 44 1978 pp 114 116 Bibcode 1978DSNPR 44 114M On the Inherent Intractability of Certain Coding Problems with E R Berlekamp and H Van Tilborg IEEE Trans Inf Theory IT 24 1978 pp 384 386 doi 10 1109 TIT 1978 1055873See also EditMcEliece cryptosystemReferences Edit Robert J McEliece 1942 2019 Caltech Retrieved January 7 2020 a b c In Memoriam Robert J McEliece IEEE Information Theory Society Retrieved January 7 2020 Robert McEliece at the Mathematics Genealogy Project IEEE Fellows 1984 IEEE Communications Society Retrieved January 7 2020 Berlekamp E R 1978 Review The theory of information and coding by R J McEliece Bull Amer Math Soc 84 6 1351 1353 doi 10 1090 s0002 9904 1978 14575 3 External links EditMcEliece website at CaltechAwardsPreceded byGerard J Foschini IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal2009 Succeeded byJohn Cioffi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert McEliece amp oldid 1126098923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
