Robert G. Gallager

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information theorist person

Robert G. Gallager is an American electrical engineer and information theorist renowned for his foundational contributions to coding theory and data communications.

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instanceOf information theorist ⓘ
person ⓘ
academicDiscipline computer science ⓘ
electrical engineering ⓘ
almaMater Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Claude E. Shannon Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ
IEEE Medal of Honor NERFINISHED ⓘ
IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthDate 1931-05-29 ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coAuthor Bertsekas, Dimitri P. NERFINISHED ⓘ
G. R. Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ
contributedTo data network theory ⓘ
modern coding theory ⓘ
stochastic processes in communication ⓘ
developed low-density parity-check codes ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Claude E. Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
doctoralStudentOf Claude E. Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
familyName Gallager NERFINISHED ⓘ
field coding theory ⓘ
data communications ⓘ
electrical engineering ⓘ
information theory ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
hasWritten Data Networks NERFINISHED ⓘ
Discrete Stochastic Processes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Information Theory and Reliable Communication NERFINISHED ⓘ
Principles of Digital Communication NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor coding theory ⓘ
data networks ⓘ
information theory textbooks ⓘ
low-density parity-check codes NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
National Academy of Engineering ⓘ
National Academy of Sciences ⓘ
name Robert G. Gallager NERFINISHED ⓘ
nationality United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
notableStudent David Tse NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sergio Verdú NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation researcher ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
positionHeld professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ
workInstitution Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Claude E. Shannon Award → notableRecipient → Robert G. Gallager ⓘ
IEEE Information Theory Society Distinguished Service Award → notableRecipient → Robert G. Gallager ⓘ
LDPC → introducedBy → Robert G. Gallager ⓘ