Andrew Viterbi

Andrew J. Viterbi^[1]
Andrew J. Viterbi
Born	Andrea Giacomo Viterbi; March 9, 1935 (age 89); Bergamo, Italy
Citizenship	Italian, American
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS); University of Southern California (PhD)
Occupation	Engineer
Spouse	Erna Finci (m. 1958; died 2015)
Children	Alexander Viterbi (1971–2011); Audrey Viterbi; Alan Viterbi
	Engineering career
Discipline	Electrical
Institutions	University of Southern California Board of Trustees; The Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute
Employer(s)	Professor:; UC Los Angeles; UC San Diego; Founder/Co-founder:; Linkabit Corporation; Qualcomm Inc.; The Viterbi Group
Projects	Viterbi algorithm
Significant advance	Code Division Multiple Access standard for cell phone networks
Awards	NAE (1978); IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1984); Marconi Prize (1990); Claude E. Shannon Award (1991); National Medal of Science (2007); IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal; IEEE Medal of Honor (2010); John Fritz Medal (2011)

Andrew James Viterbi (born Andrea Giacomo Viterbi; March 9, 1935) is an Italian-born American electrical engineer and businessman. He co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm. He is Presidential Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering.

References

Media related to Viterbi coding at Wikimedia Commons

This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.

Andrew J. Viterbi^[1]

Born	Andrea Giacomo Viterbi (1935-03-09) March 9, 1935 (age 89) Bergamo, Italy
Citizenship	Italian, American
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) University of Southern California (PhD)
Occupation	Engineer
Spouse	Erna Finci (m. 1958; died 2015)
Children	Alexander Viterbi (1971–2011) Audrey Viterbi Alan Viterbi
Engineering career
Discipline	Electrical
Institutions	University of Southern California Board of Trustees The Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute
Employer(s)	Professor: UC Los Angeles UC San Diego Founder/Co-founder: Linkabit Corporation Qualcomm Inc. The Viterbi Group
Projects	Viterbi algorithm
Significant advance	Code Division Multiple Access standard for cell phone networks
Awards	NAE (1978) IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1984) Marconi Prize (1990) Claude E. Shannon Award (1991) National Medal of Science (2007) IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal IEEE Medal of Honor (2010) John Fritz Medal (2011)