Björn Ottersten Explained

Björn Ottersten
Birth Date:	1961
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden
Fields:	Array Signal Processing, Wireless Communication
Workplaces:	University of Luxembourg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Alma Mater:	Stanford University Linköping University
Doctoral Advisor:	Thomas Kailath
Known For:	Space-division multiple access, MIMO
Awards:	2014 Cedergren Medal, H.T. Cedergren Foundation for outstanding contributions to electrical engineering; 2013 Best Paper Award, IEEE Signal Processing Society Signal Processing Letters; 2011 Technical Achievement Award, IEEE Signal Processing Society for contributions in array signalprocessing and wireless communication; 2010 Meritorious Service Award, EURASIP; 2009 A first recipient of the European Research Council Advanced Research Grant; 2004 IEEE Fellow for contributions to antenna signal processing and wireless communications; 2001 Co-author of paper awarded IEEE Signal Processing Society Paper Award; 1993 IEEE Signal Processing Society Paper Award

Björn Ottersten (born 1961) is a Swedish educator, researcher,^{[1] [2]} and electrical engineer who is the co-inventor of Space/Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA) technology.^[3] He has made contributions in array signal processing and wireless communications and has received many notable awards in these areas. Currently, he is a Professor of Signal Processing at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH),^[4] Stockholm, Sweden, and the founding director of the Interdisciplinary Centre^[5] for Security, Reliability and Trust, at University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Early life and education

Ottersten received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering and applied physics from Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, in 1986. In 1989, he received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, CA. His advisor at Stanford was Thomas Kailath.^[6]

Career

Ottersten is a Fellow of the IEEE^[7] and EURASIP.^[8]

From 2012, Ottersten has been an advisor to the European Commission, serving as the European Digital Champion of Luxembourg.^[9]

Other activities

• European Research Council (ERC), Member of the Scientific Council (since 2023)^[10]
• Swedish Research Council, Member of the Board
• EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Editor-in-Chief^[11]

External links

• Björn Ottersten

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ottersten, Björn . worldcat.org . October 22, 2016.
2. Web site: Bjorn Ottersten . October 22, 2016.
3. Web site: Website.
4. News: Trapped by an avalanche, saved by an app . March 14, 2014 . phys.org . October 23, 2016.
5. News: Jean-Louis Schiltz : Après le secteur financier, la prochaine étape consiste à s'intéresser aux monnaies virtuelles . January 30, 2014 . lesechos.fr . October 23, 2016.
6. Web site: Thomas Kailath. web.stanford.edu. 2016-10-26.
7. Web site: IEEE Fellows 2004 | IEEE Communications Society.
8. Web site: EURASIP.
9. Web site: The Digital Champion of Luxembourg.
10. https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-research-and-innovation-news/commission-appoints-distinguished-scientists-and-scholars-members-european-research-councils-2022-12-07_en Commission appoints distinguished scientists and scholars as members of the European Research Council’s governing body
11. Web site: Signal Processing Journal.