Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in 2020.
Elected ACM Fellow in 2020.
Elected AIMBE Fellow in 2022.
Recipient of IEEE Circuits and Systems Society John Choma Education Award (2021).
Elected AAAS Fellow in 2017.
Extensive publications including books, journal/conference papers, IEEE standards presentations, patents, and Ph.D. thesis (UC Berkeley, 1988).
Research Experience
Faculty member at University of Minnesota, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1988: Assistant Professor (1988–1992), Associate Professor (1992–1995), Professor (1995–present).
Inaugural Erwin A. Kelen Chair in Electrical Engineering since July 2022.
Distinguished McKnight University Professor (permanent title awarded by the Graduate School) since 2000.
Edgar F. Johnson Professor of Electronic Communication (1997–2022).
Director of Graduate Studies for Electrical Engineering program (2008–2011).
Held short-term positions at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, AT&T Bell Labs, NEC Corporation (as NSF Japan Fellow), Broadcom, and Medtronic.
Visiting professor at Delft University, Lund University, Fudan University, and Stanford University.
Founder and Chief Scientist of Leanics Corp. (2005–2012).