Bernd-Peter Paris

Bernd-Peter Paris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University, where he has served since 1987. He leads the MS in Telecommunications program and holds affiliations with the IEEE and Eta Kappa Nu. Dr. Paris specializes in communication systems, wireless networks, and information theory, with a focus on signal processing and adaptive techniques. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Rice University (1990) and a Diplom-Ingenieur from Ruhr-University Bochum (1986). His research explores mobile wireless networks, synthetic diversity, and interference mitigation, supported by awards like the NSF Research Initiation Award (1993-1996) and a Fulbright Scholarship (1986).

Education:

• PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rice University (1990)
• Diplom-Ingenieur, Electrical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum (1986)

Research Interests: Communication systems, wireless networks, information theory, adaptive signal processing, and interference mitigation. His work emphasizes practical applications in telecommunications, such as synthetic diversity techniques and efficient receiver design.

Awards:

• Fulbright Scholarship (1986)
• NSF Research Initiation Award (1993-1996)

Teaching & Advising: Courses like ECE 630 (Statistical Communication Theory) reflect his expertise. He collaborates on grants focusing on spectrum sharing, adaptive interference rejection, and collaborative systems. His publications span signal processing algorithms, receiver design, and network optimization.

Labs/Teams: Involved in interdisciplinary projects on wireless communication systems and IP geolocation, leveraging MATLAB and factor graph techniques for large-scale analysis.