Alexander Haimovich

Alexander Haimovich is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He received his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and joined NJIT in 1992. His leadership roles include directing the New Jersey Center for Wireless Telecommunications and serving as a visiting fellow at Princeton University. He holds the Ying Wu Endowed Chair and is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Education:

• Ph.D., Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1989
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Drexel University, 1983
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 1977

Research Focus: Professor Haimovich specializes in wireless communications, radar systems, and signal processing. His work explores fundamental limits of detection and estimation theory, with applications in cognitive radar, MIMO systems, and interference mitigation. Current projects involve adaptive radar detection using meta-learning and blind source separation techniques for frequency-hopping signals.

Publication Trends: His recent articles demonstrate strong focus on radar waveform optimization, machine learning applications in signal processing, and sub-Nyquist radar systems. Works frequently address challenges in spectral congestion and real-time adaptive detection.

Awards:

• Fellow of the IEEE

Academic Leadership: Oversees graduate research programs and maintains collaborations with defense and telecommunications industries. Manages laboratory facilities for wireless system prototyping.