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Ashutosh Sabharwal is the Ernest Dell Butcher Professor of Engineering and Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. He leads major research initiatives in wireless communication and healthcare technologies. His wireless work includes the WARP project and NSF-funded RENEW platform for massive MIMO systems. In healthcare, he directs Scalable Health Labs, focusing on bio-behavioral sensing and non-invasive imaging through projects like 'See Below the Skin.'
Education: B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from IIT Delhi (1993), M.S. (1995) and Ph.D. (1999) from The Ohio State University.
Research Interests: Wireless networks, information theory, multi-antenna systems, medical imaging, and data-driven healthcare solutions. His work bridges engineering, behavioral science, and medicine to address societal challenges in technology equity and health.
Key Projects: RENEW (massive MIMO testbed), Scalable Health Labs (bio-imaging and sensing), and multi-university initiatives like PATHS-UP for underserved populations. Over 125 global research groups use his WARP platform.
- Awards: ACM Sigmobile Test-of-time Award (2021), IEEE Fellow (2014), and multiple NIH/NSF grants.
- Leadership: Former Chair of ECE Corporate Affiliates, Director of Rice's Center for Multimedia Communication.
- Industry Impact: Spun off four companies in wireless and healthcare sectors.
Labs & Teams: Directs Rice Wireless, Scalable Health Labs, and collaborates across disciplines in the ARL-Rice Center for Advanced Materials & Networks.
