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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
47
Citations
19031
World Ranking
3140
National Ranking
1179

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the fields of ultra-wideband and spread-spectrum communications.
  • 2006 - IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award “For pioneering contributions to ultra-wide band communications science and technology.”

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Telecommunications
  • Statistics
  • Algorithm

His primary scientific interests are in Electronic engineering, Computer network, Multipath propagation, Communication channel and Spread spectrum. His work deals with themes such as Signal processing and Fading, which intersect with Electronic engineering. His research in Computer network intersects with topics in Broadband networks, Rake receiver, Cryptography, Adversary and Mutual information.

Robert A. Scholtz focuses mostly in the field of Multipath propagation, narrowing it down to matters related to Ultra-wideband and, in some cases, Markov process, Linear search, Search algorithm, Statistical model and Acoustics. His Communication channel study incorporates themes from Randomness, Secret sharing and Shared secret, Encryption. His Spread spectrum research focuses on Communications system and how it relates to Pulse-width modulation.

His most cited work include:

  • Ultra-wide bandwidth time-hopping spread-spectrum impulse radio for wireless multiple-access communications (2461 citations)
  • Impulse radio: how it works (2178 citations)
  • Multiple access with time-hopping impulse modulation (953 citations)

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

His main research concerns Electronic engineering, Spread spectrum, Multipath propagation, Communication channel and Algorithm. Robert A. Scholtz has included themes like Waveform, Computer network, Communications system and Modulation in his Electronic engineering study. His research integrates issues of Pulse-width modulation, Interference and Signal processing in his study of Spread spectrum.

His Multipath propagation research integrates issues from Radio receiver and Ultra-wideband. His studies deal with areas such as Wireless, Throughput, Direct-sequence spread spectrum and Control theory as well as Communication channel. His research investigates the connection with Bandwidth and areas like Fading which intersect with concerns in Radio propagation.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Electronic engineering (47.18%)
  • Spread spectrum (25.35%)
  • Multipath propagation (23.94%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2004-2009)?

  • Electronic engineering (47.18%)
  • Ultra-wideband (14.79%)
  • Communication channel (22.54%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Electronic engineering, Ultra-wideband, Communication channel, Multipath propagation and Algorithm. His work in the fields of Bandwidth overlaps with other areas such as Impulse. His Communication channel research includes elements of Shared secret, Cryptography, Mutual information, Computer network and Reciprocity.

Robert A. Scholtz has researched Multipath propagation in several fields, including Polarization, Waveform, Dipole antenna and Likelihood-ratio test. His Algorithm research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Telecommunications, Detection theory, Similarity, Cross-correlation and Radio receiver. His Spread spectrum and Transceiver study, which is part of a larger body of work in Electrical engineering, is frequently linked to Emulation, bridging the gap between disciplines.

Between 2004 and 2009, his most popular works were:

  • Channel Identification: Secret Sharing Using Reciprocity in Ultrawideband Channels (299 citations)
  • Ultra-wideband transmitted reference systems (114 citations)
  • Ultra-wideband radio (103 citations)

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

  • Telecommunications
  • Statistics
  • Algorithm

Robert A. Scholtz focuses on Communication channel, Ultra-wideband, Electronic engineering, Reciprocity and Shared secret. His Ultra-wideband research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Normal distribution, Algorithm, Multipath propagation and Rayleigh distribution. His biological study focuses on Bandwidth.

Robert A. Scholtz interconnects Secret sharing, Cryptography, Mutual information and Computer network, Encryption in the investigation of issues within Reciprocity. His Shared secret research incorporates elements of Adversary and Randomness.

Best Publications

  • Ultra-wide bandwidth time-hopping spread-spectrum impulse radio for wireless multiple-access communications

    M.Z. Win;R.A. Scholtz

  • Impulse radio: how it works

    M.Z. Win;R.A. Scholtz

  • Multiple access with time-hopping impulse modulation

    R. Scholtz

  • Ranging in a dense multipath environment using an UWB radio link

    Joon-Yong Lee;R.A. Scholtz

  • Evaluation of an ultra-wide-band propagation channel

    R.J.-M. Cramer;R.A. Scholtz;M.Z. Win

  • Characterization of ultra-wide bandwidth wireless indoor channels: a communication-theoretic view

    M.Z. Win;R.A. Scholtz

  • On the robustness of ultra-wide bandwidth signals in dense multipath environments

    M.Z. Win;R.A. Scholtz

  • On the energy capture of ultrawide bandwidth signals in dense multipath environments

    M.Z. Win;R.A. Scholtz

  • The Origins of Spread-Spectrum Communications

    R. Scholtz

  • Channel Identification: Secret Sharing using Reciprocity in Ultrawideband Channels

    R. Wilson;D. Tse;R.A. Scholtz

  • Rapid acquisition of ultra-wideband signals in the dense multipath channel

    E.A. Homier;R.A. Scholtz

  • Spread spectrum communications handbook (revised ed.)

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

  • Optimal and suboptimal receivers for ultra-wideband transmitted reference systems

    Yi-Ling Chao;R.A. Scholtz

  • Ultra-wide bandwidth signal propagation for indoor wireless communications

    M.Z. Win;R.A. Scholtz;M.A. Barnes

  • Frame Synchronization Techniques

    R. Scholtz

  • The Spread Spectrum Concept

    R. Scholtz

  • UWB radio deployment challenges

    R.A. Scholtz;R. Weaver;E. Homier;J. Lee

  • Ultra-wideband transmitted reference systems

    Yi-Ling Chao;R.A. Scholtz

  • Ultra-wideband radio

    Robert A. Scholtz;David M. Pozar;Won Namgoong

  • Continued fractions and Berlekamp's algorithm

    L. Welch;R. Scholtz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ranjan K. Mallik
Ranjan K. Mallik Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
David M. Pozar
David M. Pozar University of Massachusetts Amherst
David Tse
David Tse Stanford University
Marvin K. Simon
Marvin K. Simon California Institute of Technology
Dennis Goeckel
Dennis Goeckel University of Massachusetts Amherst
Urbashi Mitra
Urbashi Mitra University of Southern California
Dong In Kim
Dong In Kim Sungkyunkwan University

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