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Sam Shanmugan

Sam Shanmugan shanmuga@eecs.ku.edu

785.864.8815

3018 Eaton Hall
1520 West 15th Street
Lawrence KS 66045-7621

Education:

  • Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1970
  • M.E., Indian Institute of Science, 1966
  • B.E., Madras University, 1964

Teaching:

  • Wireless Communication Systems
  • Simulation of Communication techniques
  • Random signals, detection, and estimation
  • Signals and Systems

Service:

Research:

  • Channel modeling
  • WCMA over satellite links
  • Simulation of communication systems

Affiliations:

  • IEEE (fellow)

Memberships:

  • Eta Kappa Nu
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • IEEE, Fellow

Honors:

  • Finalist for the H.O.P.E. teaching award, University of Kansas, 1994
  • Higuchi Award for Research Contribution, University of Kansas, 1990
  • Burlington Northern Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Kansas, 1987
  • Amoco Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Kansas, 1982
  • Henry E. Gould Award for Distinguished Service to Undergraduate Engineering Education at the University of Kansas, 1982
  • Society of Automotive Engineers Ralph Teetor Outstanding Young Engineering Educator Award, 1979

Selected Publications:

Books:
  • Simulation of Communications Systems, with P. Balaban, and Mike Jeruchim, Plenum Press, First Edition 1992. 2nd Edition 2000; 905 pages
  • Communication Systems Simulation with Wireless Applications; with William Tranter, Ted Rappaport, K. Cosbar, Prentice Hall, 2004, 780 pages
Papers:
  • Ricardo Sanchez, J.B. Evans, G.J. Minden, V.S. Frost, and K. S. Shanmugan, "A Prototype for a Rapidly Deployable Radio Network," ACM Mobile Computing and Comm. Review, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 15-22, April 1998.
  • Stephen F. Bush, Sunil Jagannath, Ricardo Sanchez, Joseph B. Evans, Victor S. Frost, Gary J. Minden, and K. Sam Shanmugan, "A Control and Management Network for Wireless ATM Systems," Wireless Information Networks, Vol. 3, pp. 267-283, 1997.
  • S. Shanmugan, D. Chatterjee, S. Chakrabarti, and G.E. Prescott, "Application of Optimization Techniques to Adaptive, Conformal Array Antennas for Mobile Communication Systems," AP/URSI (B) Conference, Miami, FL, July 1999
  • S. Shanmugan, R. Sanchez, et. al, "RDRN Network: Implementation and Experiences," Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE Conference on Universal Personal Communications, Oct. 15-18, Florence, Italy.

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