Alumni Distinguished Professor
Office: 464 Whittemore
Mailing Address: 302 Whittemore (0111)
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Tel: (540) 231-5096
Fax: (540) 231-3004
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Dr. Charles
W. Bostian Alumni Distinguished Professor Office: 464 Whittemore |
Biography:
Charles Bostian is Alumni Distinguished Professor of ECE and has been a member of the VT faculty since 1969. A Fellow of the IEEE, he is the co-author of two widely used textbooks in satellite communications and radio frequency design. His teaching has been recognized by 10 VT certificates of teaching excellence and the William E. Wine Award. He is author or co-author of approximately 50 journal and IEEE magazine articles.
Research Areas:
- Cognitive Radio
- RF Design
Selected Publications:
- Bin Le*, Thomas W. Rondeau*, Jeffrey H. Reed, and Charles W. Bostian. “Analog and Digital Computers – Past, Present, and Future.” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 69-77, November 2005.
- Charles Bostian and Jeffrey Reed, “Understanding the Issues in Software Defined and Cognitive Radios,” Tutorial T1, DySPAN 2005 (First IEEE International Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks), Baltimore, MD, November 8-11, 2005.
- Thomas W. Rondeau*, Charles W. Bostian, David M. Maldonado*, Adam Ferguson*, Sheryl Ball, Bin Le*, and Scott Midkiff. “Cognitive Radios in Public Safety and Spectrum Management.” Paper 430. TPRC 2005 (33rd Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy) Arlington, VA. September 23-25, 2005.
- Bin Le*, Thomas W. Rondeau*, David Maldonado*, and Charles W. Bostian, “Modulation Identification Using Neural Networks for Cognitive Radios.” Paper 2.4, 2005 Software Defined Radio Technical Conference (SDR05),Orange County, CA. November 14-18, 2005
- Thomas W. Rondeau*, Timothy M. Bielawa*, David Maldonado*, Michael Hsiao, and Charles W. Bostian. “A Methodology for a Verifiable Software Platform to Secure Software Defined and Cognitive Radios.” Paper 5.1, 2005 Software Defined Radio Technical Conference (SDR05),Orange County, CA. November 14-18, 2005
- T.W. Rondeau*, B.Le* C.J. Rieser*, and C.W. Bostian. “Cognitive Radios with Genetic Algorithms; Intelligent Control of Software Defined Radios,” Software Defined Radio Forum, Phoenix, AZ, November 15-18, 2004.