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Faculty Profile - Joy Laskar

Schlumberger Chair in Microelectronics, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Georgia Electronic Design Center
Electromagnetics, Electronic Design and Applications, and Microelectronics/Microsystems

Phone: 404.894.5268
Fax: 404.385.2140
Office: TSRB 505

Biography

Dr. Joy Laskar received the B.S. degree from Clemson University in 1985. He received the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1989 and 1991 respectively. Prior to joining Georgia Tech in 1995, he held faculty positions at the University of Illinois and the University of Hawaii. At Georgia Tech, he holds the Schlumberger Chair in Microelectronics and he is the Director of the Georgia Electronic Design Center.

At Georgia Tech, Dr. Laskar heads a research group with a focus on integration of high frequency electronics with optoelectronics and integration of mixed technologies for next generation wireless and optoelectronic systems. He has authored or co-authored more than 400 papers, several book chapters, three books (including two books in development), numerous invited talks and has more than 40 patents issued or pending.

Most recently his work has resulted in the formation of two companies. In 1998 he co-founded an advanced WLAN IC Company: RF Solutions, RF Solutions, which is now part of Anadgics (Nasdaq: Anad). In 2001 Dr. Laskar co-founded a next generation interconnect company: Quellan, which is developing collaborative signal processing solutions for the enterprise, video, storage and wireless markets.

Selected Publications, Patents

Research Interests
  • Spectral Signal Processing for Cognitive Systems
  • Gigabit Wireless Interfaces
  • CMOS millimeter-wave Electronics
  • Digital Radio and Integration
  • Mixed Signal and Signal Integrity
Distinctions
  • Army Research Office Young Investigator Award, 1995, 2005
  • National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, 1996
  • NSF Packaging Research Center Faculty of the Year, 1997
  • NSF Packaging Research Center Educator of the Year, 1998
  • IEEE Rappaport Award
  • Faculty advisor for the 2000 IEEE MTT IMS Best Student Paper award
  • 2001 Georgia Tech Faculty Graduate Student Mentor of the Year
  • 2002 IBM Faculty Award
  • 2003 Clemson University College of Engineering Outstanding Young Alumni Award
  • 2003 recipient of the Outstanding Young Engineer of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society
  • 2004-2006 IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer
  • IEEE Fellow, 2005
  • 2007 IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer
  • 2007 Georgia Tech’s “Outstanding Faculty Research Author” award
  • General Chairman of the IEEE International Microwave Symposium 2008.

Last revised on July 25, 2006.