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Ramanarayanan “Vish” Viswanathan

Vish ViswanathanRamanarayanan “Vish” Viswanathan

Emeritus Chair and Emeritus Professor , Electrical and Computer Engineering

viswa@olemiss.edu
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Experience

University of Mississippi – Emeritus Chair and Emeritus Professor, July 2024 – present
University of Mississippi
– Chair, 2012 – 2024
University of Mississippi – Professor, 2012 – 2024
Southern Illinois University – Emeritus Professor, 2012 – present
Southern Illinois University – Professor, 1994 – 2012
University of Texas at San Antonio – Professor, 1998 – 1999
Southern Illinois University – Associate Professor, 1988 – 1994
Indian Institute of Science – Visiting Scientist, 1990
Southern Illinois University – Assistant Professor, 1983 – 1988
Southern Methodist University – Research Assistant, 1980 – 1983

Education

Southern Methodist University – Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 1983
Indian Institute of Science – M.E., Electrical and Communication Engineering, 1977
University of Madras – B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering, 1975

Research interests

  • Statistical signal processing and applications to wireless communications, radar target detection and sensor networks
  • Decentralized detection and decision fusion
  • Wireless communications in friendly and hostile environments
  • Internet of Things (IoT) and industrial IoT communications and networking
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