World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

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Computer Science

D-Index
74
Citations
51026
World Ranking
1441
National Ranking
749

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
74
Citations
51926
World Ranking
697
National Ranking
308

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Telecommunications
  • Statistics
  • Modulation

Marvin K. Simon mostly deals with Electronic engineering, Fading, Phase-shift keying, Algorithm and Communication channel. His Electronic engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Detection theory, Rician fading, Rayleigh fading and Communications system. The Fading study combines topics in areas such as Signal-to-noise ratio and Bit error rate.

His Phase-shift keying research includes themes of Trellis modulation, Pairwise error probability, Statistics and Applied mathematics. His Algorithm research includes elements of Additive white Gaussian noise and Independent and identically distributed random variables. His Communication channel research incorporates elements of Code division multiple access, Parallel processing and Modulation.

His most cited work include:

  • Digital Communication Over Fading Channels (3986 citations)
  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: A Unified Approach to Performance Analysis (1928 citations)
  • On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels (1765 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Electronic engineering, Algorithm, Fading, Phase-shift keying and Communication channel. Marvin K. Simon interconnects Demodulation, Trellis modulation, Frequency-shift keying, Modulation and Signal processing in the investigation of issues within Electronic engineering. His Algorithm research integrates issues from Detection theory, Additive white Gaussian noise, Bit error rate and Moment-generating function.

Fading is the subject of his research, which falls under Statistics. The various areas that Marvin K. Simon examines in his Phase-shift keying study include Control theory, Keying, Decoding methods, Bandwidth and Coding. His Communication channel research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Code division multiple access and Signal.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Electronic engineering (50.00%)
  • Algorithm (42.56%)
  • Fading (34.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2017)?

  • Electronic engineering (50.00%)
  • Algorithm (42.56%)
  • Fading (34.30%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Electronic engineering, Algorithm, Fading, Phase-shift keying and Communication channel. The concepts of his Electronic engineering study are interwoven with issues in Modulation, Synchronization, Quadrature modulation, Decoding methods and Radio receiver. His work carried out in the field of Algorithm brings together such families of science as Function, Pairwise error probability, Frequency-shift keying and Detector.

His research in Fading tackles topics such as Communications system which are related to areas like Key. Marvin K. Simon combines subjects such as Keying, Continuous phase modulation, Bit error rate and Control theory with his study of Phase-shift keying. His Diversity combining, Multipath propagation and Additive white Gaussian noise study, which is part of a larger body of work in Communication channel, is frequently linked to Coherence time, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2002 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Digital Communication Over Fading Channels (3986 citations)
  • On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels (1765 citations)
  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: Simon/Digital Communications 2e (963 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Statistics
  • Telecommunications
  • Modulation

His main research concerns Electronic engineering, Fading, Statistics, Phase-shift keying and Keying. Marvin K. Simon has included themes like Decoding methods, Additive white Gaussian noise and Modulation in his Electronic engineering study. His research in Fading focuses on subjects like Detection theory, which are connected to Energy and Marcum Q-function.

His research integrates issues of Algorithm and Applied mathematics in his study of Statistics. His Phase-shift keying study incorporates themes from Pairwise error probability, Continuous phase modulation, Bit error rate, Maximum likelihood detection and Differential coding. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Variety, Weibull fading and Communications system.

Best Publications

  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels

    Marvin Kenneth Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • On the Energy Detection of Unknown Signals Over Fading Channels

    F.F. Digham;M.-S. Alouini;M.K. Simon

  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: A Unified Approach to Performance Analysis

    Marvin Kenneth Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Spread Spectrum Communications Handbook

    Marvin Kenneth Simon

  • Digital Communication over Fading Channels: Simon/Digital Communications 2e

    Marvin K. Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Improved parallel interference cancellation for CDMA

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon;D. Raphaeli

  • New exponential bounds and approximations for the computation of error probability in fading channels

    M. Chiani;D. Dardari;M.K. Simon

  • Telecommunication systems engineering

    William C. Lindsey;Marvin K. Simon

  • A unified approach to the performance analysis of digital communication over generalized fading channels

    M.K. Simon;M. Alouini

  • Multiple-symbol differential detection of MPSK

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon

  • Digital communication techniques : signal design and detection

    Marvin Kenneth Simon;Sami M. Hinedi;William C. Lindsey

  • Introduction to Trellis-Coded Modulation With Applications

    Ezio Biglieri;Dariush Divsalar;Marvin K. Simon;Peter J. McLane

  • The design of trellis coded MPSK for fading channels: performance criteria

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon

  • An MGF-based performance analysis of generalized selection combining over Rayleigh fading channels

    M.-S. Alouini;M.K. Simon

  • Spread spectrum communications handbook (revised ed.)

    Marvin K. Simon;Jim K. Omura;Robert A. Scholtz;Barry K. Levitt

  • Some new twists to problems involving the Gaussian probability integral

    M.K. Simon;D. Divsalar

  • Trellis Coded Modulation for 4800-9600 bits/s Transmission Over a Fading Mobile Satellite Channel

    D. Divsalar;M. Simon

  • Alamouti-type space-time coding for free-space optical communication with direct detection

    M.K. Simon;V.A. Vilnrotter

  • Bandwidth-Efficient Digital Modulation with Application to Deep Space Communications

    Marvin Kenneth Simon

  • The design of trellis coded MPSK for fading channels: set partitioning for optimum code design

    D. Divsalar;M.K. Simon

  • Coded Communication over Fading Channels

    Marvin K. Simon;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Mohamed-Slim Alouini King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Dariush Divsalar
Dariush Divsalar Jet Propulsion Lab
Hong-Chuan Yang
Hong-Chuan Yang University of Victoria
Thushara D. Abhayapala
Thushara D. Abhayapala Australian National University
Ezio Biglieri
Ezio Biglieri Pompeu Fabra University
Rodney A. Kennedy
Rodney A. Kennedy Australian National University
Andrea Goldsmith
Andrea Goldsmith Stony Brook University
Petre Stoica
Petre Stoica Uppsala University
Robert Schober
Robert Schober University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Robert A. Scholtz
Robert A. Scholtz University of Southern California

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