Andreas F. Molisch

Biography

The individual and joint efforts of Jack H. Winters and Andreas F. Molisch have shaped multiple-antenna technology from the first smart antenna algorithms to recent contributions to 3G and 4G wireless standards. Multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology has increased the reliability and spectral efficiency in practically all modern cellular communications systems. Dr. Molisch is one the world’s leading experts on properties of MIMO channels. His work on double-directional propagation channels in 2001 forms the basis for practically every standardized channel model used for MIMO systems. Much of Dr. Molisch’s work has found its way into popular international standards such as IEEE 802.11n and 3GPP-LTE Advanced. Working together at AT&T Laboratories-Research, in 2001 the duo developed the cooperative multipoint concept for MIMO systems to address adjacent-cell interference problems. This approach allows base stations to share information and act as a larger MIMO system that is able to suppress adjacent-cell interference, resulting in dramatically increased capacity. It has become an important research area in wireless communications and is impacting the next generation of cellular phone technology.

An IEEE Fellow, Dr. Molisch is currently a full professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.