Robert W. Heath Jr.

Robert W. Heath Jr. is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, holding the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Professorship in Engineering #6. He leads the Wireless Networking and Communications Group and the Wireless Systems Innovations Lab. Additionally, he serves as President and CEO of MIMO Wireless Inc. and VP of Innovation at Kuma Signals LLC.

Education:

• B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia (1996–1997)
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University (2002)

Research Interests: Focuses on advanced wireless communication and signal processing, including millimeter-wave systems, 5G technologies, 3D beamforming, MIMO architectures, limited feedback techniques, multiuser/multicell MIMO, interference alignment, adaptive video transmission, manifold signal processing, and 60GHz communication. His work bridges theoretical foundations and practical implementations in next-generation wireless networks.

Affiliations & Labs: Directs two prominent research groups at UT Austin and actively collaborates with industry through his roles in MIMO Wireless Inc. and Kuma Signals LLC.