The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University
Professor Keren Bergman of the Department of Electrical Engineering has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. She received this honor, one of the Institute's most prestigious, for her contributions to development of optical interconnection and transport networks.
In addition, Bergman was named a recipient of the 2008 IBM Faculty Award for her research on nanophotonic networks-on-chip…
Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering News & Events
Congratulations to Prof. Keren Bergman and Prof. Steven Nowick for their elevation to IEEE Fellow! Prof. Bergman was lauded for her contributions to development of optical interconnection and transport networks, and Prof. Nowick for his contributions to asynchronous and mixed-timing integrated circuits and systems. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for Fellow elevation, one of the Institute's most prestigious honors.
Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering News & Events
Prof. Bergman is a recipient of the 2008 IBM Faculty Award for her research on nanophotonic networks-on-chip. This award was sponsored by Dr. Jeff Kash at the IBM Research Division, T.J. Watson Research Center. The IBM Faculty Awards is a competitive worldwide program intended to foster collaboration between researchers at leading universities worldwide and those in IBM research, development and services organizations.
Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering News & Events
Prof. Bergman received a 3-year award grant from Intel Corporation in sponsorship of her research on "Multi-wavelength Striped Optical Interconnect for High Performance Cluster Computing." This research will be carried out in collaboration with Dr. Madeleine Glick of Intel Research.
Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering News & Events
University of Arizona Office of University Communications, UANews
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $18.5 million grant to establish an engineering research center based at The University of Arizona. The center, or ERC, will focus on removing one of the last bottlenecks in the Internet by developing optoelectronic technologies for high-bandwidth, low-cost, widespread access networks. Together with USC Professor Alan Willner, Professor Keren Bergman will lead the system and networking research…