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 | | Dr. George M Calhoun | | Executive-in-Residence |
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Research & Education
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Current Research- Post-Shannon Communications Architectures
- History and Intellectual Foundations of Information Theories
- Business Models & Corporate Governance
- Hi-Tech Entrepreneurial Trends & the Evolution of Modern Capital Markets
- Managing "Franchise Value," as a cornerstone of Corporate Strategy
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- Ph.D. (1980) in Social Systems Sciences, from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. with honors (1974) in Oriental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude
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Experience & Service
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| General Information |
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| Dr. Calhoun has spent 25 years in the high-tech segment of the wireless communications industry. He is a co-founder of InterDigital Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: IDCC), where he was involved for twelve years in the pioneering development of digital cellular technology, including the first systems based on TDMA technology (the architecture underlying approximately 80% of today's cellular networks). InterDigital currently carries a market capitalization of more than $1.5 billion. Subsequently, he was Vice-Chairman of Geotek Communications, and was Chairman of the company's engineering joint venture with the Rafael Armament Development Authority, a branch of the Government of Israel, based in Haifa, to develop a spread spectrum frequency-hopping radio system for fleet radio communications. Most recently, Dr. Calhoun was the Chairman and CEO of Illinois Superconductor Corporation (AMEX: ISO), a public company focused on the application of high-temperature superconducting materials and advanced signal processing techniques to the suppression of interference in wireless networks. |
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- Co-author of U.S. Patent No. 5,737,356, for a "Multiplexed Radio Communications System"
- Visiting Professor at the Leiden University School of Management in the Netherlands
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Achievements & Professional Societies
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- Chairman of the Board of Airnet Communications (NASDAQ: ANCC), a smart antenna and software-defined radio technology company.
- Board member and Compensation Committee Chairman of Insci Corporation (NASDAQ: INCC.OB), which is in the business of electronic content management and digital archiving software.
- Board member of ISCO International (formerly Illinois Superconductor Corporation - AMEX: ISO)
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