CONFERENCE CHAIR

Prof. Rui J. P. de Figueiredo
University of California, Irvine, USA

Biography of the Conference Chair

Dr. Rui J.P. de Figueiredo is Research Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Professor de Figueiredo's numerous honors include: the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Life Fellow, the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Golden Jubilee Medal, the IEEE Tri-Millennium Medal, the Gh. Asachi Medal from the Technical University of Iasi, Romania, the CASS Technical Achievement Award, the Neural Networks Transactions Best Paper Award, the CASS Transactions Guillemin-Cauer Best Paper Award, the CASS Van Valkenburg Society Award, and election to President of CASS in 1998.