January 16, 2007

Cuomo, Krim, Lazzi Honored by IEEE

Three NC State University engineering professors have been named IEEE Fellows, honors bestowed on researchers with “an extraordinary record of accomplishments.”

The professors are Dr. Jerome J. Cuomo, Distinguished University Research Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and director of the Institute for Maintenance Science and Technology; Dr. Hamid Krim, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of Vision Information and Statistical Signal Theories and Applications (VISSTA); and Dr. Gianluca Lazzi, professor of electrical and computer engineering.

The IEEE is a professional association for the advancement of technology that was formed in 1963 after the merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. Its name was originally an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, but its scope has expanded into so many related fields that it is simply known as “IEEE.”

Cuomo was honored for his “contributions to magneto-optical recording technology.” He joined NC State in 1993 after conducting research at IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center for thirty years. There he served as a senior manager of Materials Processing and was elected into the IBM Academy of Technology in 1992. Cuomo holds 125 patents and has published more than 350 research papers, has authored eight book chapters and has served as editor for five books. For his discovery and development of amorphous magnetic materials, Cuomo received the prestigious National Medal of Technology, presented by former president Clinton in a White House Ceremony in 1995.

Cuomo was co-awarded the Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award for the IEEE in 1992. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the European Academy of Science and the American Vacuum Society. He earned his master's degree in physical chemistry from St. Johns University, New York, and his doctoral degree in physics from Odense Universitet, Denmark.

Krim was honored for his contributions to “statistical signal processing, multiscale analysis, estimation and detection, and image analysis.” He is known for his studies in communication and signal processing, including adaptive signal processing, image analysis, computer vision, digital communications, digital signal processing and multidimensional signal processing. He was an original contributor to, and is now an affiliate of, the Center for Imaging Science sponsored by the US Army. His current research through VISSTA involves statistical signal and image analysis and mathematical modeling with a keen emphasis on applied problems.

Krim received his PhD in electrical engineering from Northeastern University in 1991. In 1998, he joined the faculty at NC State. He serves as an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and was a lead organizer of several IEEE conferences and workshops.

Lazzi was honored for his contributions to “bioelectromagnetics and implantable devices.” He is known for his research in implantable microantennas, neural stimulation, biomedical electromagnetics, antennas for wireless, and multiple and vector antenna systems. He is also a collaborator on a national research project that aims to create a “safe and efficient artificial retina” which would restore partial vision to millions affected by blindness caused by disorders of the retina. His current research focuses on bioelectromagnetics, wireless microsystems, wireless electromagnetics and computational electromagnetics.

Lazzi received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Utah in 1998. He joined the faculty of NC State in 1999 and was honored with the 2006 IEEE Wheeler Award.

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