V.K. Bhargava
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Vijay Bhargava
Vijay
Born	22 September 1948 Beawar, Rajasthan, India
Institutions	UBC
Notable awards	2007 - IEEE Can. Reginald Fessendan Medal 2005 - IEEE VT Soc. Chairman’s Award 2004 - Thomas W. Eadie Medal 2004 - IEEE VT Soc. Avant Garde Award 2002 - IEEE Graduate Teaching Award1 2000 - IEEE Third-Millennium Medal 1999 - IEEE Haraden Pratt Award 2 1996 - Larry K Wilson Transnational Award 1995 - McNaughton Gold Medal 1993 - Science Council of BC, Gold Medal in Engg. and Applied Sciences 1990 - Engineering Institute of Canada,          John B. Sterling Medal 1984 - IEEE Centennial Medal

Vijay K. Bhargava (विजय भार्गव; born September 22, 1948) is a researcher and Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engg. at UBC. He served the department as its Head for 5 years (July 2003-June 2008). Before moving to UBC, Dr. Bhargava was a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engg. at University of Victoria.

Dr. Bhargava received his BSc from Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario in 1970. He received his MSc and PhD from the same university in 1972 and 1974 respectively. He has been appointed in regular and visiting positions at the University of Victoria (UVic), Indian Institute of Science, University of Waterloo, Concordia University, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, UNIDO, NTT Wireless Comm. Labs, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Indonesia, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Bhargava was the founder and President of Binary Communications Inc. from 1983 to 2000. He is a co-author/co-editor of several books including Digital Communications by Satellite (1981)^{Note 1}, Reed Solomon Codes and their Applications (1994).^{Note 2}, Communications, Information and Network Security (2003)^{Note 3} and Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks (2007)^{Note 4}.

Dr. Bhargava is Fellow of the IEEE and is very active in the same³. He has served as the President of the Information Theory Society, VP for Regional Activities Board, Director of Region 7, Montreal Section Chair and Victoria Section Chair. He is a past member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) and the IEEE Information Theory Society. He was nominated by the IEEE BoD as a candidate for the office of President-Elect in 1996 and 2002. He is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Trans. on Wireless Comm. ⁴

External links

• VijayFest 2008 - A workshop in honour of the distinguished career of Professor Vijay K. Bhargava on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday
• Vijay Bhargava recognized by the Royal Society of Canada
• Vijay Bhargava at UBC
• 1999 IEEE Haraden Pratt Meritorious Service Award

References

1. ^ "Vijay Bhargava awarded 2002 IEEE Graduate Teaching Award". http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/bios/2002gradtch.html. 
2. ^ "IEEE Haraden Pratt Award Recipients". http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/prattpr.html. 
3. ^ "IEEE - Legacies: Vijay K Bhargava". http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/bhargava.html. 
4. ^ "Vijay K Bhargava appointed editor-in-chief of IEEE Trans. on Wireless Comm.". http://www.ece.ubc.ca/news/2007/01/03/bhargavaeditorinchief/. 

Notes

1. ^ Bhargava, V.K., D. Haccoun, R. Matyas and P. Nuspl, Digital Communications by Satellite, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, Dec. 1981, (592 book pages). Into third printing. Japanese translation of the book published by Japan Technology and Economics Center, Inc., Tokyo, 1984. Chinese translation of the book published by Electrical Engineering Publishing House, Beijing, 1987
2. ^ "Wicker, S. B., and V.K. Bhargava, (Eds.), Reed–Solomon Codes and their Applications, IEEE Press, New York, 1994 (336 Book pages). Now available form Wiley". http://ca.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0780353919.html. 
3. ^ "Bhargava, V.K., H.V. Poor, V. Tarokh and S. Yoon, (Eds.), Communications, Information and Network Security, Springer Publications, 2003 (416 Book pages)". http://www.springer.com/engineering/electronics/book/978-1-4020-7251-2. 
4. ^ "Hossain, E., and V. K. Bhargava (Eds.), Cognitive Wireless Communications Networks, Springer Publication, 2007 (440 Book pages)". http://www.springer.com/engineering/signals/book/978-0-387-68830-5.