Brian Hughes
Professor
Research Interests: Digital communication, information theory and coding, and statistical signal processing with applications to wireless data networks. Current projects focus on four topics: (a) channel modeling and signal detection in the presence of multiuser interference; (b) power-efficient routing in wireless networks; (c) interference rejection in spread-spectrum communication systems; and (d) space-time processing in wireless communications.
Education
1980 BS in Mathematics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1983 MS in Applied Mathematics, University of Maryland, College Park
1985 PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Awards & Honors
- 2006-2007 - NC State Outstanding Teacher Award
- 2006 - Member, NC SU Academy of Outstanding Teachers
- 2004 - Highly Cited Article, Essential Science Indicators, (Number of Citations in Top 1% of Technical Field)
- 1994 - Best Paper Award, Signal and Image Processing Session, 19th Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL
- 1987 - National Science Foundation Research Initiation Award
- 1983-1985 - Naval Research Laboratory Fellowship Award
- 1983 - NASA Special Achievement Award for Contributions to US Space Shuttle Program
- 1980-1985 - Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society Member
- 1980-1985 - Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member
- 1980-1985 - Tau Beta Pi Honor Society Member
Recent Publications
- Training-based joint channel and antenna impedance estimation (2018)
- Enhancing capacity in compact MIMO-OFDM systems with frequency-selective matching (2017)
- Diversity limits of compact broadband multi-antenna systems (2013)
- Demonstration of communication using neutrinos (2012)
- Front-end design for compact MIMO receivers: A communication theory perspective (2012)
- Fundamental capacity limits on compact MIMO-OFDM systems (2012)
- Optimal antenna selection designs for coupled mimo systems (2012)
- communication theory perspective on antenna selection for compact transceivers (2012)
- Bandwidth limitations and broadband matching for coupled multi-antenna systems (2011)
- 5 mbps optical wireless communication with error correction coding for underwater sensor nodes (2010)