Named Willis G. Worcester Professor of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech
Dr. Jeffrey H. Reed
Welcome to my faculty website. It is my hope that you will find this a useful and pleasant visit. My current research focus is software radios, smart antennas, cognitive communications and signal processing. As a teacher, my areas of interest are digital and analog communications, discrete time and digital signal processing, software defined radio, DSP-based communication system design, data acquisition, and adaptive filtering. I am the founding director of Wireless @ Virginia Tech, one of the largest and most comprehensive university wireless research groups in the US. In 2010, I also founded the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology and served as its interim director.
On this website you will find my complete biography, education, awards/honors and a complete list of publications, with abstracts, where available.
I am the cofounder of several commercial companies. Cognitive Radio Technologies (CRT), is a company that is commercializing the cognitive radio technologies produced at Virginia Tech for commercial and military applications. Federated Wireless is a company that is commercializing 5G wireless systems and PFP Cybersecurity is a company that specializes in security for embedded systems, including Android platforms.
I have also served as a consultant for approximately 30 organizations and more recently was engaged in consulting regarding the AT&T – T-Mobile merger and the band plan strategy for the 600 MHz auctions. I have served on the technical advisory boards for approximately six companies and as an informal advisor on national policy regarding wireless issues, most notably serving on the President’s Council of Advisors in Science and Technology (PCAST) Working Group on how to transition federal spectrum for commercial economic benefits. In 2014, I was selected to be a member of CSMAC, the advisory group on spectrum issues for the US Department of Commerce.
In 2004, I received the Outstanding Industry Contributor Award from the SDR Forum (now called the Wireless Innovation Forum, WinnForum for short)). Also during 2004, I received an award from WinnForum for a pioneering publication from 2001 that provides a mathematical foundation to cognitive radio based on game theory. In 2005 I became a Fellow to the IEEE for contributions to software radio and communications signal processing and for leadership in engineering education. I am a previous Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and previously served on the Editorial Board for the Proceedings of the IEEE. Currently I am serving on the editiorial board of Wiley Press. In 2013, I received the International Achievement Award from the Wireless Innovations forum for the impact of my accumulated research. In 2014, I served as a co-chair for the IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Network (DySPAN) conference.
Complete details on office hours, location and how to reach me can be found on the Contact and Meet Me page.
Academic Positions
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Present 2005
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Present 2001
Professor of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Virginia Tech
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2014 2002
Director, Wireless @ Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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2011 2010
Interim Director, The Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology
Virginia Tech
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2001 1997
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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1997 1992
Assistant Professor
Virginia Tech, Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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1992 1992
Research Engineer
University of California, Davis
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1992 1988
Lecturer
University of California, Davis
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1987 1985
Associate Instructor
University of California, Davis
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1985 1984
Teaching Assistant
University of California, Davis
Education & Training
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Ph.D. 1987
Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering
Statistical Signal Processing, Control Systems and Statistics
Dissertation: Interference Rejection Using Time-Dependent Adaptive Filters
University of California, Davis
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MS.1980
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thesis: An EEG Data Acquisition and Analysis System
University of California, Davis
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B.S.1979
Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California, Davis
Honors, Awards and Grants
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2013Wireless Innovations Forum International Achievement Award
Blacksburg, VA , January 28, 2013
Virginia Tech College of Engineering<
The recipient of the 2012 Forum International Achievement Award for significant contributions to the further development of software designed radio and cognitive radio, presented at the Wireless Innovation Forum in January, is Jeffrey H. Reed, a Chaired Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. Reed, director of Wireless@Virginia Tech, a research center that is part of the University’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, was cited for his leading role, along with his colleagues, in the research and academic collaboration in this part of the wireless spectrum. Read more... -
2012Honorary Lifetime Membership in the Wireless Innovations Forum
Washington, DC, 18 September 2012
The Wireless Innovation Forum (www.WirelessInnovation.org), a non-profit international industry association dedicated to driving the future of radio communications and systems worldwide, is delighted to announce today that its Board of Directors has modified the membership policy to grant Honorary Lifetime Memberships to past Forum award winners.
The Forum has historically bestowed three awards annually: International Achievement Award, Presidents’ Award and Technology of the Year. Nominations for the International Achievement Award and Technology of the Year are made by the membership beginning in September and awarded during the annual technical conference and exposition SDR-WInnComm (http://Conference.WirelessInnovation.org). The Industry/ International Achievement Award is presented to an individual, group of individuals, or organization that made especially significant contributions to international furtherance or acceptance of Software Defined or Cognitive Radio. The Contributor/Presidents Award is presented to individuals in recognition of their sustained outstanding contributions in support of the Wireless Innovation Forum and its activities. Technology of the Year is presented to an individual or organization for a breakthrough product or technology in the field of software defined or cognitive radio as selected by the members. Source: Wireless Innovation Forum
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2011IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Lecturer
Distinguished Lecturer Program"The IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecturer Program provides Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) local chapters throughout the world with presentations by experts on topics of interest and importance to the Vehicular Technology membership community." Source: Vehicular Technology Society.
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2010/2005Named Willis G. Worcester Professor of ECE
BLACKSBURG, Va.., Sept.. 28, 2010
– Jeffrey Reed, a professor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, recently was reappointed the Willis G. Worcester Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Established in 1983, the Willis G. Worcester Professorship of Electrical and Computer Engineering was created to recognize a leading researcher in the field of electrical and computer engineering. The professorship appointment is for five years. Reed’s research focuses on software radios, smart antennas, and ultra wideband. Source: Virginia Tech News
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2004Industry Achievement Award, SDR Forum
"Established in 1996, the Wireless Innovation Forum™ is an non-profit “mutual benefit corporation” dedicated to advocating for the innovative use of spectrum, and advancing radio technologies that support essential or critical communications worldwide. Forum members bring a broad base of experience in Software Defined Radio (SDR), Cognitive Radio(CR) and Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) technologies in diverse markets and at all levels of the wireless value chain to address emerging wireless communications requirements through enhanced value, reduced total life cost of ownership, and accelerated deployment of standardized families of products, technologies, and services. The Forum acts as the premier venue for its members to collaborate to achieve these objectives, providing opportunities to network with customers, partners and competitors, educate decision makers, develop and expand markets and advance relevant technologies. Source: http://www.wirelessinnovation.org/sdr_achievement_awards
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2004Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow
"The IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation."
"As it stands today, the IEEE Grade of Fellow is conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. The total number selected in any one year does not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the total voting Institute membership. Each new Fellow receives a beautifully matted and framed certificate with the name of the Fellow and a brief citation describing the accomplishment, a congratulatory letter from the incoming IEEE president and a gold sterling silver Fellow lapel pin with antique finish." Source: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/index.html