NYU Communication Theory researchers honored by IEEE Communications Society
Two faculty members from New York University [Tandon School of Engineering] have received multi-year 2019 best paper awards from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc). These awards honor the work of these two researchers, who have made significant contributions to the world of wireless communications. Thomas L. Marzetta is perhaps best known for creating Massive MIMO antenna technology. He was honored with the 2019 Fred W. Ellersick Prize. … Elza Erkip is the second NYU professor to win one of these impressive awards. Erkip made waves as a founding member of NYU Wireless, an interdisciplinary research center devoted to creating future-generation wireless technologies and protocols for 5G and 6G networks.