Andrew Viterbi

Andrew Viterbi (born March 9th, 1935 in Bergamo, Italy ) is a computer scientist, engineer, entrepreneur, and inventor . He holds citizenship in both Italy and the United States .

Viterbi received his education at various esteemed institutions, including the University of Southern California, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California, Los Angeles . His doctoral advisor during his studies was Solomon W. Golomb .

In his career, Viterbi is best known as the founder of Qualcomm and Qualcomm Halo . His numerous contributions to the field of technology have earned him recognition as a 2013 National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee .

Communications pioneer Andrew J.Viterbi — who in 1962 earned one of the first doctorates in electrical engineering granted at the University of Southern California — has forever changed how people everywhere connect and communicate, whether from across a crowded city, between nations or from the infinite reaches of space.

Born into an analogworld, this visionary thinker opened the doors to the digital age with the Viterbi Algorithm, a groundbreaking mathematical formula for eliminating signal interference. Today, the Viterbi Algorithm is used in all four international standards for digital cellular telephones, as well as in data terminals, digital satellite broadcast receivers and deep space telemetry.