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Sir Charles Kuen Kao

Sir Charles Kuen Kao: In Memoriam

It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of Prof Sir Charles Kuen Kao, Nobel Prize laureate 2009 and Marconi Fellow 1985. Charles passed away on the morning of Sunday 23rd September. He had suffered from debilitating Alzheimer’s…

Marconi Fellow Ron Rivest on How to Hack an Election—and What States Should Do to Prevent Fake Votes

Two speakers at this year’s EmTech MIT conference addressed voting vulnerabilities. by Charlotte Jee, TechnologyReview.com Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election thanks to the votes of just 107,000 people in three states. The…

Geek of the Week: Marconi Society Young Scholar Rajalakshmi Nandakumar’s wireless tech research could help us sleep easy

By Kurt Schlosser from GeekWire Rajalakshmi Nandakumar awoke to some good news this week. Not only is the PhD candidate at University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering our latest Geek of the Week,…
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Marconi Society Names Four 2018 Paul Baran Young Scholars

Innovative researchers are honored for game-changing work advancing wireless and optical networking and disruptive healthcare applications MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 11, 2018 The Marconi Society, dedicated to furthering scientific achievements…
Dr. Di Che, Marconi Young Scholar
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Di Che Honored with 2018 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

University of Melbourne PhD’s breakthrough work on coherent optical short-reach communications cost-effectively transforms existing infrastructure to increase speed and reduce power consumption MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 11, 2018 The…
Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem, Marconi Young Scholar
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Qurrat-Ul-Ain Nadeem Honored with 2018 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

KAUST student’s work in FD-MIMO could more than double the average throughput performance of existing LTE systems MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 11, 2018 The Marconi Society, dedicated to furthering scientific achievements in communications…
Rajalakshmi Nandakumar, Marconi Young Scholar
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Rajalakshmi Nandakumar Honored with 2018 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

University of Washington Student’s Technology Uses Smart Phones to Solve Problems from Opioid Overdoses to Sleep Apnea MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 11, 2018 The Marconi Society, dedicated to furthering scientific achievements in communications…
Ding Nie, Marconi Society Young Scholar
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Ding Nie Honored with 2018 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

Apple Engineer and University of Notre Dame PhD Pushes the Boundaries of Wireless by Making 70-Year Old Theorem Applicable to Current Networks MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, September 11, 2018 The Marconi Society, dedicated to furthering scientific…

Other Marconi News…

February 16, 2017
IEEE Unveils Details of “Tech for Humanity Series” Held at the Annual SXSW® 2017 Festival

December 28, 2016
‘Father of the cell phone,’ 88, still bullish on mobile

December 26, 2016
Irwin Jacobs: from telecom mogul to Salk Institute leader

September 19, 2016
Villanova Engineering Alumnus Honored with Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

September 17
Indian-origin MIT scientist wins award for research on radio waves

September 16
Indian-American Dinesh Bharadia wins 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award

September 15, 2016
Indian-origin MIT Scientist Wins $ 4,000 Award for Research on Radio Waves

September 15, 2016
Indian Origin MIT Researcher Wins Award For Work on Radio Waves

September 15, 2016
Indian Researcher Does What Marconi Couldn’t

September 15, 2016
India-born MIT Scientists win Prestigious U.S. Award

September 14, 2016
Two India-Born MIT Scientists Win Prestigious US Awards

September 14, 2016
NYU Wireless Doctoral Student Wins Marconi Young Scholars Award

August 24, 2016
Alumnus Earns National Recognition