During the Sigma Xi induction ceremony on 2 April 2012 at WPI, Professor Wyglinski was sworn in as the Vice President of the WPI chapter of Sigma Xi for the 2012-2013 academic year.

About Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering.

Today, Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement.  There are nearly 60,000 Sigma Xi members in more than 100 countries around the world.  Sigma Xi chapters, more than 500 in all, can be found at college and universities, industrial research centers and government laboratories.  The Society endeavors to encourage support of original work across the spectrum of science and technology and to promote an appreciation within society at large for the role research has played in human progress.

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The WPI Sigma XI Officers have presented Professor Wyglinski with the 2012 Sigma Xi Outstanding Junior Faculty Researcher Award. This award was presented at the Sigma Xi induction ceremony scheduled on Monday, April 2, 2012 from 12:00- 1:15 in the Campus Center, Odeum. Congratulations Professor!

Professor Wyglinski gave a workshop presentation at the IDGA Cognitive Radio Summit in Washington DC on the topic of understanding wireless spectrum and its relationship with cognitive radio.  His presentation, entitled: “Understanding Wireless Spectrum for Cognitive Radio Transmission” included many of the research activities currently underway at the Wireless Innovation Laboratory.

Furthermore, during the afternoon portion of this conference, Professor Wyglinski led a roundtable discussion with the conference attendees regarding issues surrounding wireless spectrum, including the impact of interference on shared wireless spectrum, different radio technologies for performing secondary wireless access, and the future of cognitive radio networks in dynamic spectrum environments.

The IDGA Cognitive Radio Summit strives to create a forum where actionable discussion and debate can occur between and among attendees and speakers. Several topics discussed at this conference include actions required to facilitate successful adoption of cognitive radio communication, utilizing cognitive radio to provide cutting-edge communication in the military, identifying risks and challenges for Cognitive Radio, identifying and refining radio communication requirements, improving cognitive radio technology, policy and implementation, and defining wireless and networking initiatives.

The Institute for Defense & Government Advancement (IDGA), a division of IQPC, is a non-partisan information-based organization dedicated to the promotion of innovative ideas in public service and defense through live conferences and events. We bring together speaker panels and events comprised of military and government professionals while attracting delegates with decision-making power from military, government and defense industries.

Professor Wyglinski was promoted in academic rank to Associate Professor and granted tenure by the WPI Board of Trustees during their February 2012 meeting.

Check out the recent announce for WPI faculty promotions and tenure awards.

Professor Wyglinski gave a presentation, entitled: “Getting Started with Your Research at WPI,” at the WPI Engineering General Meeting.

Professor Wyglinski gave an invited presentation, entitled: “Adventures in Measuring Wireless Signals,” to the Paxton Senior Men’s Group.

Professor Wyglinski has been invited to serve as a program co-chair for the Seventh International Conference on Broadband and Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications (BWCCA 2012), to be held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Professor Wyglinski gave an invited presentation, entitled: “Enabling Vehicular Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks via Cognitive Radio Communications,” at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar series of Northeastern University.

Professor Alexander Wyglinski and his Ph.D. student, Mr. Si Chen, received the Gold Award for Best Communications Paper at the 2011 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers, and Signal Processing (IEEE PACRIM 2011) held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada from 23 August 2011 to 26 August 2011.   Their paper, entitled: “Impact of Group Cooperation over Competitive Secondary Subnetworks” was co-authored with Professor Sudharman Jayaweera from the University of New Mexico and Dr. Chittabrata Ghosh from the University of Washington, both of whom also share in this best paper award.

Prof. Wyglinski presented the paper at this conference, as well as accepted this award on behalf of all his co-authors at the conference banquet event during the evening of Wednesday 24 August 2011.  The Gold Award consists of a 1/25 ounce fine gold coin produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.  Since 1987, the IEEE PACRIM conference series has been the premier biennial event in the Pacific Northwest, with over 200 papers presented this year’s event across a wide range of topics in communications, computers, and signal processing.

Professor Alexander Wyglinski and his research activities into wireless spectrum characterization has been featured in the latest issue of EEWeb Pulse Magazine (http://www.eeweb.com/pulse/issue-14-2011).  In addition to being on the cover page, Professor Wyglinski also had his interview by EEWeb Pulse Magazine and his article “Changing the Way Wireless Technology Accesses Electromagnetic Spectrum” published in this issue.

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