Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj

Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj is a Professor Emeritus at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, where he has served since 1993. Paulraj is noted for his invention, advancement and commercialization of MIMO wireless  technology, that is at the core of 4G/5Gmobile and WiFi networks. Apart from his research contributions to MIMO, he also  founded / co-founded three wireless companies in the Silicon Valley  -  Iospan Wireless (1998), Beceem Communications(2004)  and Rasa Networks (2014). He has received over a dozen major awards, notably the Padma Bhushan (National Award in India),IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, Marconi Prize and Fellowship, and USPTO National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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