Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES) has announced that the IEEE has honored Dr. Lin-Nan Lee, VP of Advanced Development at Hughes and Life Fellow at IEEE, with the organization's "Distinguished Contributions to Satellite Communications" award.
The IEEE, the world's largest professional organization for the advancement of technology, presents this prestigious award to commend one industry leader for outstanding contributions to the advancement of science, technology and applications in communications.
In his over 25 year career at Hughes, Dr. Lee has played a prominent role at both a company and an industry level in developing international satellite communications standards. He contributed to more than 30 published journal and conference papers, while helping secure more than 60 U.S. patents of the 300+ held by Hughes, including development of the DVB-S2 and DVB-S2X global satellite standards.
Dr. Lee holds a Bachelor of Science degree from National Taiwan University and a Master of Science and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. His research activity at Hughes spans many fundamental communications disciplines such as channel coding, modulation, multiple access, signal processing and data compression.
Executive Comments
Dr. Matthew Valenti, IEEE Fellow and Professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University, said Dr. Lin-Nan Lee has had a profound impact on the field of satellite communications for many years. He has been a pioneer in the use of several groundbreaking technologies, including turbo and low-density parity-check (LDPC) coding, interference cancellation, adaptive modulation and faster-than-Nyquist signaling. Dr. Lee's work has shaped many of the most commonly used satellite and cellular standards in use today.
Dr. Lee said, "It's truly a great honor to be recognized by our distinguished peers from the IEEE. I would like to thank the entire Engineering and Advanced Development team at Hughes as they share in this recognition of accomplishments over the past 25 years, which reflects the collaboration and dedication of an extremely talented group of innovative professional."