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	EIDMA, IEEE, Philips and TU Eindhoven organize a 2-day course on Fundamentals of Wireless Communication Prof. David Tse University of California at Berkeley, USA November 30 - December 1, 2005
Prof. David Tse

Contents:
The past decade has seen a surge of research activities in the field of wireless communications. This is due to a confluence of factors: the explosive growth in demand for tetherless connectivity, dramatic improvement in hardware implementation technology, as well as the success of 2-G digital wireless standards. Emerging from this research thrust are new points of view on how to communicate effectively over wireless channels. New concepts such as opportunistic and MIMO (multiple antenna) communication are already having an impact on the design of next-generation wireless systems. The goal of this course is to study in a unified way the fundamentals of wireless communications as well as introduce the new concepts at a level accessible to the student with a basic background in probability and digital communications.

The course consists of 12 lecturing hours, divided over 2 days, and will cover the following topics:
Wireless Channels, Diversity, Capacity of Wireless Channels, Spatial Multiplexing, MIMO Communication, Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff, Multiple Access and Interference Management, Opportunistic Communication, Multiple Antennas in Networks.

For more detailed information please see the course outline.

Textbook:
D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
We have arranged a special discount of approx. 25% on the standard book price of EUR 64,95. Through our registration form you can order a copy of this book at the reduced price of EUR 50,-- (incl. VAT). The books will be distributed by Bruna on the first course date and can be paid for in cash, by switch card, or by credit card (Euro Mastercard and Visa).

Time and Place
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
November 30 - December 1, 2005

Admission fee
The admission fee amounts to EUR 150. Members of IEEE will be charged an amount of EUR 50. Admission is free for EIDMA members and participants from Philips and TU Eindhoven.

Registration
Deadline for registration is November 18, 2005.
!!! As the course is fully booked, registration is no longer possible !!!