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Abbas El Gamal
American electrical engineer, educator and entrepreneur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abbas El Gamal (born May 30, 1950) is an Egyptian-American electrical engineer, educator and entrepreneur. He is best known for his contributions to network information theory, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and CMOS imaging sensors and systems.[1][2] He is the Hitachi America Professor of Engineering at Stanford University. He has founded, co-founded and served on the board of directors and technical advisory boards of several semiconductor, EDA, and biotechnology startup companies.[3]
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Born | 1950 (age 73ā74) Cairo, Egypt |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Cairo University; Stanford University |
Known for | Network information theory, FPGA, digital imaging devices and systems |
Awards | 2016 IEEE Hamming Medal, 2012 Shannon Award, Member of the NAE, IEEE Life Fellow |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering, information theory, integrated circuits |
Thesis | Results in Multi-user Information Theory |
Doctoral advisor | Thomas M. Cover |
Website | isl |
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