Dr. Vijay Bhargava
Fellow
Current Employer
The University of British Columbia
Election Year
2000
Academy
Académie des sciences
Discipline
Engineering
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords
Error-correcting codes, spread-spectrum communications, cellular radio communications
Vijay Bhargava has substantial research contributions in the field of third generation wireless multimedia communications which will support data and video in addition to voice. He has developed powerful mathematical tools for the accurate analysis of such systems in multipath fading environment. This research represents an evolution of his earlier pioneering research in error control coding and spread spectrum for wireless communications. Coauthor of two acclaimed books and a prolific scholar, error control coding devices designed by him are used by several industries and government agencies. His research has always been original and vital for the field of wireless communications.