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Dr. Madhu S. Gupta 
Professor

RF Communcation Systems Industry Chair 
Professor of Electrical Engineering 
Director of the Communication Systems and Signal Processing Institute

Biography

  • Present Position. Dr. Madhu S. Gupta is the first holder of the RF Communication Systems Industry Chair Professorship in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., where he was also the Director of the Communication Systems and Signal Processing Institute. Dr. Gupta also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, San Diego.
  • Education. Dr. Gupta was awarded the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering by The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he was a member of the Electron Physics Laboratory, and carried out research on the large-signal and noise characteristics of microwave semiconductor devices. He had previously received Master’s degrees in applied mathematics (from University of Michigan) and in engineering (from Florida State University), and undergraduate degrees both in engineering and in physics.
  • Employment History. Following his Ph.D., Dr. Gupta has worked first as an Assistant Professor, and then an Associate Professor, of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Mass., where he was also a member of the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics; as Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Illinois, Chicago, where he was also the Director of Graduate Studies; as a Visiting Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara; and as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida where he also served as the Chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the joint Florida A&M University -- Florida State University College of Engineering. In addition, he was a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Hughes Aircraft Company, working at Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, Calif.; Hughes Microelectronic Circuits Division, Torrance, Calif.; and Hughes Radar Systems Group, El Segundo, Calif., where he also served as a Program Manager, and as a member of the RF Management Council directing the planning and development of RF CAD capabilities.
  • Research Contributions and Interests. Dr. Gupta is known for his work on the physical theory of noise in electron devices, and has discovered fundamental results on thermal fluctuations under nonlinear and non-equilibrium conditions that apply to nonlinear, active, and nano-scale devices. His broader interest in high-frequency semiconductor devices and radio-frequency (RF) microelectronics ranges from RF devices and components, to RF integrated circuits and packaging. More specifically, he has contributed to the modeling, design, and characterization of RF devices and integrated circuits; the evaluation of in-process wafers; design of RF components; the development of low-noise and monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs); their system integration in the RF front-ends of radar and wireless communication systems; and has managed R&D programs on MMICs, RF components, RF packaging, and computer-aided design (CAD).
  • Professional Activities and Work Dr. Gupta has published over 100 writings, including journal articles, conference and invited papers, patents, book chapters, and reviews. He is the editor of three books: Electrical Noise : Fundamentals and Sources (IEEE Press), Teaching Engineering : A Beginner's Guide (IEEE Press), and Noise in Circuits and Systems (IEEE Press). He also served as the Editor of IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters from 1998-2000, and as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Microwave Magazine from 2003 to 2005; on the Editorial Boards of IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques; and International Jour. of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering; and as the Chair of the Technical program Committee of the International Microwave Symposium for 2010. From 2009 to 2011 he served as the IEEE MTT-S Publications Committee chair, when he helped launch the new journal IEEE Journal of Terahertz Science and Technology. He served as the President of the IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques Society in 2013, when he helped initiate two new international conferences. He also served as a Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for the Society from 2012 to 2015.
  • Honors and Awards. Dr. Gupta was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1989 "for contributions to the characterization and modeling of noise in high-frequency semiconductor devices and microwave integrated circuits;" was elected to the honor societies of Eta Kappa Nu, Sigma Xi, and Phi Kappa Phi; and was licensed as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario. He is the recipient of the 2004 Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions for 2004. In 2008, he received the Distinguished Educator Award from the IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques Society, and he presently serves as a Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for that Society.