Rappaport Named to Telecommunications Study
June 23, 2003
By Stephanie Scalco
Dr. Ted Rappaport, professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named to a National Academy of Sciences committee that will conduct a comprehensive study on the role and current scope of research and development of telecommunications in the United States.
The committee will explore critical research areas for the U.S. telecommunications sector, the interplay between telecommunications and neighboring fields (such as computer science and electrical engineering), and the relationships between basic, pre-competitive and more advanced research and development.
The study will also examine changes in the level of support, research focus and research time horizons at major U.S. industrial labs, as well as more broadly across the industry. It will also examine telecommunications research within universities and will evaluate how much is being done and under what conditions. The committee will consider the changing nature of the telecommunications industry and may consider possible future paths for the area.
After completing its research, the committee will prepare a report recommending ways to improve the U.S. status as a leader in telecommunications.
Dr. Rappaport holds the William and Bettye Nowlin Chair in Engineering and is the director of UT Austin's newly formed Wireless Networking and Communications Group. He is one of 18 experts from academia and industry named to the committee.
