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Donald R. Brown III

Associate Professor

Faculty Listing
Office: Atwater Kent Laboratories, 313
Phone: +1-508-831-5351
Fax: +1-508-831-5491
drb@wpi.edu
drb@ece.wpi.edu

Educational Background

B.S., University of Connecticut - Storrs, 1992
M.S., University of Connecticut - Storrs, 1996
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2000

Research & Teaching Interests

Communication systems; signal processing; estimation and detection; probability; linear and nonlinear dynamical systems, interference mitigation and source separation for multi-user communication systems; computationally efficient multiuser detection; adaptive channel equalization and multiuser detection; behavioral analysis of equalization and multi-user detection algorithms; protocol assisted equalization and multi-user detection; coding assisted equalization and multi-user detection.

IQP Advising Interests

Competition for open space; hydra energy; nuclear energy commercialization of space resources; conservation; other renewable energy; energy demand & supply (modeling); solar energy; electric utilities; environmental impact statements; conservation of open space planning; transportation planning; preservation of agricultural lands; effect of technology on social systems; impact of technical change on job & business; safety analysis; environmental risks; history of technology; stock market analyses; entrepreneurship; computers & education; education & technological literacy; patent law & intellectual property; scientists in court - the role of experts; scientific evidence & forensics.

Recent Publications

D.R. Brown, R. Ludwig, A. Pelteku, G. Bogdanov, and K. Keenaghan, "A Novel Non-Acoustic Voiced Speech Sensor" accepted to appear in Measurement Science and Technology.
D.R. Brown, "Multistage Parallel Interference Cancellation: Convergence Behavior and Improved Performance Through Limit Cycle Mitigation," accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing.
P. Prakash, C.A. Salini, J.A. Tranquilli, D.R. Brown, and E.A. Clancy , "Adaptive Whitening in Electromyogram Amplitude Estimationi for Epoch-Based Applications", accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.
D.R. Brown, J.A. Slater, and A.E. Emanuel, "A Wireless Differential Protection System for Air-Core Inductors", accepted to appear in IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery.
"SNR and Power Efficiency of Cooperative Transmission in Wireless Networks with Orthogonal Users", D.R. Brown III, submitted to the 38th Annual Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, November 7-10, 2004, Pacific Grove, CA. Currently in review.

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Honors & Awards

Who's Who of College Students, 1991
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society Member since 1992
GE Elfun Communicty Service Awards, 1993
GE Elfun Partners in Education Award, 1993
GE Stock Option Recipient, 1993-1994
GE Best Practice in EHS Design Integration Award, 1994
IEEE Teaching Assistant of the Year Award, Cornell Chapter, 1997
WPI ECE Dept. Joseph Samuel Satin Distinguished Fellow Award, 2002
Sigma Phi Epsilon Faculty Appreciation Award, 2002

Years of Service at WPI

July 2000 - present: Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering Department

Professional Societies/Memberships

Member of IEEE since 1997
Member of ASEE since 2002

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