Bernard Widrow

Professor

Professor Widrow concentrates on adaptive signal processing, adaptive control systems, and adaptive neural networks. Adaptive systems have the ability to learn and improve their behavior through contact with their environments. Applications include signal processing, control systems, and pattern recognition.

Classes 2007-2008

fall EE375 Quantization Noise
winter EE373A Adaptive Signal Processing
spring EE373B Adaptive Neural Networks

Education

MIT - S.B. (1951), S.M. (1953), Sc.D.(1956)

Selected Publications

Books

B. Widrow and S. D. Stearns. Adaptive Signal Processing. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1985.
B. Widrow and E. Walach. Adaptive Inverse Control. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1994.

Selected Publications
B. Widrow. A Study of Rough Amplitude Quantization by Means of Nyquist Sampling Theory, IRE Transactions of the Professional Group on Circuit Theory, CT-3(4):266-276, December 1956.
B. Widrow. Propagation of Statistics in Systems, Proceedings of the IRE Wescon Convention, Part II, pp.114-121, 1957.
B. Widrow and M.E. Hoff, Jr. Adaptive switching circuits. In 1960 IRE Western Electric Show and Convention Record, Part 4, pages 96-104, August 23, 1960.
B. Widrow. Statistical Analysis of Amplitude-Quantized Sampled-Data Systems, Applications and Industry, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, January 1961.
B. Widrow and R. Winter. Neural Nets for Adaptive Filtering and Adaptive Pattern Recognition. IEEE Computer Magazine, Vol. 21, pages 25-39, 1988.
D. Nguyen and B. Widrow. Neural Networks for Self-Learning Control Systems. IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pages 18-23, April 1990.
B. Widrow and M. A. Lehr. 30 Years of Adaptive Neural Networks: Perceptron, Madaline, and Backpropagation. Proceedings of the IEEE, volume 78, number 9, pages 1415-1442, September 1990.
B. Widrow, D. Rumelhart, and M. A. Lehr. Neural Networks: Applications in Industry, Business, and Science. Comm of the ACM, volume 37, number 3, pages 93-105, March 1994.

Professional Activities

Governing Board Member, International Neural Network Society, 1988, 1991
President, International Neural Network Society, 1989, 1990
Associate Editor of Information Sciences
Associate Editor of Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing
Editorial Board of Neural Networks

Honors

Elected Fellow IEEE, 1976
Elected Fellow AAAS, 1980
IEEE Centennial Medal, 1984
IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal, 1986
IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Medal, 1991
Inducted into the National Academy of Engineering, 1995
IEEE Signal Processing Society Award, 1999
IEEE Millenium Medal, 2000
Benjamin Franklin Medal, 2001

Hearing Aid Device

The following is a recent work on a microphone necklace for hearing aids:
Microphone Necklace Paper in its PDF version and in its Microsoft Word version
This paper will soon be published in the Circuits and Systems Magazine.
Here is the picture of Dr Widrow wearing the Microphone Necklace:

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