UMaine Alum to Give Talk on Ultra-High Speed Communications
Contact: Steve Adam (207) 581-2262; David Munson (207) 581-3777
Since receiving his master’s degree from UMaine’s Electrical Engineering program in 1975, Dr. Dev Vrat Gupta has practically written the book on high-speed communications. By combining his groundbreaking with his knack for business development, Gupta has become one of the most respected and successful electrical engineers in the field of wireless communications.
Scheduled for April 11 at 10 a.m., Gupta’s lecture will explore the use of millimeter wave bands for use in the rapidly growing and increasingly competitive high-speed communications market.
Having developed numerous new product lines for communication and networking technology firms, Gupta has been a pioneer in the development of reliable communication systems for business and home applications, and is currently breaking new ground as the Founder, Chair, and CEO of Newlans, a corporation focused on the development of reliable tools for implementing millimeter wave based networks.
As more and more users link more and more appliances to existing communications networks, the need for more bandwidth has become critical. The use of millimeter wave bands offers a promising new direction that could revolutionize high-speed communications technology.
Gupta’s talk will provide an overview of his current research aimed at developing first generation millimeter wave communications technologies. Part of the UMaine Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series, the lecture will be held in the Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium in Barrows Hall on the UMaine Orono campus. Seating is limited, and should be reserved by calling (207) 581-2224.