Moe Win is an Associate Professor at the Laboratory for Information & Decision Systems (LIDS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to joining LIDS, he spent 5 years at AT&T
Research Laboratories and 7 years at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His main research
interests are the application of mathematical and statistical theories to communication,
detection, and estimation problems. Specific current research topics include measurement and
modeling of time–varying channels, design and analysis of multiple antenna systems, ultra–wide
bandwidth (UWB) communications systems, optical communications systems, and space
communications systems.
Dr. Win has been involved actively in organizing and chairing a number of international
conferences. He is the current chair and past secretary (2002-2004) for the Radio
Communications Committee of the IEEE Communications Society. He currently serves as Area Editor for Modulation and Signal Design and Editor for Wideband Wireless and Diversity, both for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS. He served as a Guest–Editor for the 2002 IEEE
JOURNAL ON SELECTED AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS Special Issue on Ultra–Wideband Radio in Multiaccess Wireless Communications. He received the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Sergei A. Schelkunoff Transactions Prize Paper Award in 2003. In 2004, he received the Fulbright Fellowship, the Institute of Advanced Study Natural Sciences and Technology Fellowship, and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the White House. He is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer and elected Fellow of the IEEE, cited “for
contributions to wideband wireless transmission.”Ultrawide Bandwidth Communications and Networks
Interest in ultrawide bandwidth (UWB) transmission systems has intensified recently in the scientific, commercial and military sectors following a ruling by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concerning UWB emission masks. This ruling allows for coexistence with traditional and protected radio services and enables the potential use of UWB transmission without allocated spectrum. Wide bandwidth provides fine delay resolution, making UWB a viable candidate for communications in dense multipath environments, such as indoor wireless communications. Currently, UWB transmission systems are under consideration for high data rate communications and sensor networks because they potentially allow low-cost production and reuse of (already occupied) spectrum. UWB also has applications for military operations because it provides low probability of detection as well as anti-jam capabilities. This talk will present a brief technical overview of UWB communication networks with particular emphasis on recent advances in UWB system design and analysis.
