Robert G. Akl (S’93–M’00) received the B.S. degree in computer science in
1994 and the B.S., M.S., and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Wash-
ington University, St. Louis, MO, in 1994, 1996, and 2000, respectively.
He is currently a System’s Engineer with Comspace Corporation, Coppell,
TX. His interests are in the design and analysis of wireless communications
networks.
Manju V. Hegde (S’84–M’87) received the B.Tech. degree in electrical engi-
neering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in 1979, the M.M.S.
degree in finance from the University of Bombay, India, in 1981, the M.S. de-
gree in statistics from the University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, in 1983, and the
Ph.D. degree in computer, information and control engineering from the Uni-
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1987.
From May 1981 to August 1982, he was a Consultant for 20th Century Con-
sultancy and Financial Services Pvt. Ltd. From 1987 to 1997, he was with the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State Univer-
sity, Baton Rouge, as an Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor. Since
1997, he has been an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Depart-
ment, Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Currently, he is on leave of ab-
sence from Washington University and with Celox Networks, Inc., St. Louis,
an Internet equipment provider. His research interests include communication
and information theory, telecommunication networks, control, and signaling in
packet networks.
Prof. Hegde received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Computer,
Information and Control Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1987.
Mort Naraghi-Pour (S’81–M’84) was born in Tehran, Iran, on May 15, 1954.
He received the B.S.E. degree from Tehran University in 1977 and the M.S. and
Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, in 1983 and 1987, respectively.
During 1978, he was a student at the Philips International Institute, Eind-
hoven, The Netherlands, where he also did research with the telecommunication
switching group of the Philips Research Laboratories. Since August 1987, he has
been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana
State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, where he is an Associate Professor. His
research and teaching interests are in digital communication, computer net-
works, wireless networks, information theory, and coding. He is currently on
leave from LSU working as a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Celox Net-
works, St. Louis, MO.
Paul S. Min (S’85–M’87–SM’95) received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees
in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1982,
1984, and 1987, respectively.
He was a Member of Technical Staff at Bellcore during 1987–1990. He joined
the Department of Electrical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis,
MO, in 1990, where he currently is an Associate Professor.
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