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Frank R. Kschischang

Frank R. Kschischang

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Computer Science
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
64
Citations
24262
World Ranking
2534
National Ranking
92

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
64
Citations
23931
World Ranking
1261
National Ranking
66

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2006 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to trellis structures, graphical models and iterative decoding techniques for error-correcting codes.
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Frank R. Kschischang is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans several fields and subfields, primarily centered on engineering and computer science. The main areas of study include electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, computational theory and mathematics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, focusing extensively on advanced wireless communication techniques, error correcting code techniques, optical network technologies, coding theory and cryptography, cellular automata and applications, advanced photonic communication systems, and cooperative communication and network coding.

Their recent publications show engagement with diverse and specialized topics. Selected papers include:

  • Roadmap on optical communications, 2024, Journal of Optics
  • Performance-Complexity Tradeoffs of Concatenated FEC for Higher-Order Modulation, 2020, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Codes in the Sum-Rank Metric: Fundamentals and Applications, 2022, Foundations and Trends® in Communications and Information Theory
  • Zipper Codes, 2022, Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • Correlation-Aided Nonlinear Spectrum Detection, 2021, Journal of Lightwave Technology

Frequent coauthors of Frank R. Kschischang include:

  • Mohannad Shehadeh
  • Alvin Y. Sukmadji
  • Reza Rafie Borujeny
  • Amir Tasbihi
  • Stark C. Draper

The scientist has published predominantly in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • Journal of Optics

Awards recognizing their contributions include:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2012) - Academy of Science
  • IEEE Fellow (2006) - For contributions to trellis structures, graphical models and iterative decoding techniques for error-correcting codes
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Factor graphs and the sum-product algorithm

    F.R. Kschischang;B.J. Frey;H.-A. Loeliger

  • Coding for Errors and Erasures in Random Network Coding

    R. Koetter;F.R. Kschischang

  • A Rank-Metric Approach to Error Control in Random Network Coding

    D. Silva;F.R. Kschischang;R. Koetter

  • Roadmap of optical communications

    Erik Agrell;Magnus Karlsson;A R Chraplyvy;David J Richardson

  • The Factor Graph Approach to Model-Based Signal Processing

    H.-A. Loeliger;J. Dauwels;Junli Hu;S. Korl

  • Iterative decoding of compound codes by probability propagation in graphical models

    F.R. Kschischang;B.J. Frey

  • A Simplified Successive-Cancellation Decoder for Polar Codes

    Amin Alamdar-Yazdi;F. R. Kschischang

  • Optimal nonuniform signaling for Gaussian channels

    F.R. Kschischang;S. Pasupathy

  • A Rank-Metric Approach to Error Control in Random Network Coding

    Danilo Silva;Frank R. Kschischang;Ralf Kötter

  • Information Transmission Using the Nonlinear Fourier Transform, Part I: Mathematical Tools

    Mansoor I Yousefi;Frank R Kschischang

  • Staircase Codes: FEC for 100 Gb/s OTN

    B. P. Smith;A. Farhood;A. Hunt;F. R. Kschischang

  • In‐building power lines as high‐speed communication channels: channel characterization and a test channel ensemble

    Tooraj Esmailian;Frank R. Kschischang;P. Glenn Gulak

  • On the trellis structure of block codes

    F.R. Kschischang;V. Sorokine

  • An Algebraic Approach to Physical-Layer Network Coding

    Chen Feng;Danilo Silva;Frank R. Kschischang

  • Staircase Codes With 6% to 33% Overhead

    Lei M. Zhang;Frank R. Kschischang

  • Information Transmission Using the Nonlinear Fourier Transform, Part III: Spectrum Modulation

    Mansoor I. Yousefi;Frank R. Kschischang

  • Capacity-achieving probability measure for conditionally Gaussian channels with bounded inputs

    T.H. Chan;S. Hranilovic;F.R. Kschischang

  • Information Transmission Using the Nonlinear Fourier Transform, Part II: Numerical Methods

    Mansoor I. Yousefi;Frank R. Kschischang

  • Power Reduction Techniques for LDPC Decoders

    A. Darabiha;A. Chan Carusone;F.R. Kschischang

  • Universal Secure Network Coding via Rank-Metric Codes

    D Silva;F R Kschischang

Frequent Co-Authors

Subbarayan Pasupathy
Subbarayan Pasupathy University of Toronto
Gerhard Kramer
Gerhard Kramer Technical University of Munich
Brendan J. Frey
Brendan J. Frey University of Toronto
Ralf Koetter
Ralf Koetter Technical University of Munich
Warren J. Gross
Warren J. Gross McGill University
Steve Hranilovic
Steve Hranilovic McMaster University
Andrew W. Eckford
Andrew W. Eckford York University
Erik Agrell
Erik Agrell Chalmers University of Technology
P.G. Gulak
P.G. Gulak University of Toronto
Alberto Leon-Garcia
Alberto Leon-Garcia University of Toronto

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