Dr. Monisha Ghosh

Associate Professor

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Biography

Monisha Ghosh joined the University of Chicago in September 2015 as a Research Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and she is also an Associate Member of the Computer Science Department and an Affiliate at Argonne National Laboratory. She has an extensive background in industrial research and development, having worked at Interdigital, Philips Research, and Bell Laboratories, focusing on wireless communications and signal processing. Ghosh received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1991 and her B.Tech in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1986. Over the course of her career, Ghosh has contributed to key developments in areas such as the digital broadcast HDTV system and OFDMA cellular systems, which were precursors to 4G LTE. She has received the Distinguished Engineer Award from Philips in 2008 and has been named a Fellow of IEEE. Her research interests include wireless communication networks, signal processing, spectrum coexistence for mmW 5G, low power sensor networks for agriculture, and analytics in health care using statistical signal processing techniques.

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Experience

Research Professor

2015-09-01 — Present

Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

Senior faculty member focusing on research in molecular engineering and applied physics.

Principal Member Research Staff

1999-01-01 — 2011-01-01

Philips Research • Briarcliff Manor, NY

Key contributions to cognitive radio and 802.22 standards.

Member Technical Staff

1998-01-01 — 1999-12-31

Bell Laboratories • Murray Hill, NJ

Worked on OFDMA cellular systems.

Senior Member Research Staff

1991-01-01 — 1998-12-31

Philips Research • Briarcliff Manor, NY

Led research on digital broadcast systems and physical layer performance.

Awards

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Distinguished Engineer Award

2008-01-01

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