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College of Engineering Home Page > Tang Lecture Series > Robert Padovani
Robert Padovani, ’83MS, ’85PhD Dr. Roberto Padovani is executive vice president and chief technology officer for Qualcomm Incorporated. In this role, he is responsible for the oversight of Qualcomm's overall research and development efforts. Over the past 20 years at Qualcomm, Dr. Padovani has been involved in the research and development of digital communication systems with particular emphasis on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless technology systems. He was involved in the initial design, development and standardization of IS-95 CDMA systems. His research and inventions in this field have led to the worldwide standardization and commercialization of CDMA technology for second- and third-generation cellular systems. Dr. Padovani holds more than 70 patents on wireless systems. He has published numerous technical papers in the digital communications field and was the co-recipient of the 1991 IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Best Paper Award for a fundamental paper on the capacity of CDMA cellular systems. In addition, Dr. Padovani has received the Innovators in Telecommunications, 2004 award from the San Diego Telecom Council; election to the National Academy of Engineering, 2006; and the Executive of the Year, 2006 from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Padovani received a laureate degree from the University of Padova, Italy and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, all in electrical and computer engineering. He is an IEEE Fellow and an Adjunct Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California, San Diego. Read
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October 2, 2008