Fereydoun Daneshgaran

Fereydoun Daneshgaran is a Professor and Chairman of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at California State University, Los Angeles, where he has served since 2006. He also directs the fiber and nonlinear optics research laboratory and has held various academic leadership positions including chairman of the Communications group and acting chairman of the ECE Department.

Dr. Daneshgaran's educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Communications, VLSI, and Optimization from UCLA (1992)
• M.S. (Magna Cum Laude) in Communications, Solid State Electronics, and Control Systems from Cal State LA (1985)
• B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from Cal State LA (1983)

Dr. Daneshgaran's primary research interests focus on wireless communications, digital communications, and information theory. His work spans multiple specialized areas including coding theory (particularly Turbo Codes and LDPC codes), quantum key distribution, cognitive radio, and network localization. His research has significant applications in wireless networking protocols, particularly IEEE 802.11 standards, with numerous publications analyzing throughput performance under various network conditions. He has also made substantial contributions to optical communications and signal processing techniques.

Dr. Daneshgaran's publication record shows a progression from foundational work in Viterbi decoding and turbo codes to more recent applications in quantum communications and advanced wireless network protocols. His research consistently bridges theoretical communications theory with practical implementations, as evidenced by both his extensive journal publications and industry experience.

His scientific achievements include:

• Best Paper Award at First International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications (SPACOMM 2009)
• U.S. Patent No. US 2007/0079223 A1 for "A method and system for Information processing"

Dr. Daneshgaran has supervised numerous Ph.D. students and visiting scholars, primarily from Politecnico University of Turin (POLITO), Italy, fostering international research collaborations. His academic leadership extends to developing and teaching the entire graduate sequence in digital communications at Cal State LA, along with specialized courses in wireless communications, cognitive radio, and optical communication systems. He has also maintained industry connections through various consulting roles and entrepreneurial ventures in communications technology.

As director of the fiber and nonlinear optics research laboratory from 1994 to 2015, Dr. Daneshgaran led research in optical communications and related technologies. His work has bridged theoretical communications research with practical implementations, as evidenced by both his academic publications and industry experience founding companies like EuroConcepts S.r.l. and Quantum Bit Communications, LLC.