Keynote
Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 5:00pm - 5:45pm

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John Cioffi, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

John M. Cioffi - BSEE, 1978, Illinois; PhDEE, 1984, Stanford; Bell Laboratories, 1978-1984; IBM Research, 1984-1986; EE Prof., Stanford, 1986-present. Cioffi is currently on sabbatical leave and consults for SBC Network System Engineering on Dynamic Spectrum Management through his consulting firm (Adaptive Spectrum and Signal Analysis, ASSIA). Cioffi founded Amati Com. Corp in 1991 (purchased by TI in 1997) and was officer/director from 1991-1997. He currently is on the Board of Directors of Marvell, Teknovus, ASSIA, and Teranetics. He is on the advisory boards of Halisos Networks, Ikanos, and Portview Ventures. Cioffi's specific interests are in the area of high-performance digital transmission.