Andrew Viterbi
Italian-American engineer and businessman
Andrew James Viterbi is an Italian Jewish–American electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm. Wikipedia
Place of birth: Bergamo, Italy
Education: University of Southern California (1963), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1952–1957), and Boston Latin School (BLS)
Awards: IEEE Medal of Honor, Claude E. Shannon Award, Marconi Prize, and more
Parents: Achille Viterbi and Maria Luria
Academic advisor: Solomon W. Golomb
Research interests: Wireless Communication, Information Theory, and Math. Epidemiology
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