C. Sidney Burrus
Encyclopedia
Charles Sidney Burrus is an American electrical engineer and the Maxfield and Oshman Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University
in Houston, Texas
. He is widely known for his contributions to digital signal processing
, especially FFT algorithms, IIR filter design
, and wavelets.
. In 1965 he joined the faculty at Rice, where he began teaching and research in digital signal processing. He served as chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1984 to 1992, was director of the Computer and Information Technology Institute from 1992 to 1998, and was appointed dean of Engineering in 1998. He became part of the Connexions Project in 1999, where he now serves as Senior Strategist.
Burrus has written five textbooks and has published more than 200 papers.
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. He is widely known for his contributions to digital signal processing
Digital signal processing
Digital signal processing is concerned with the representation of discrete time signals by a sequence of numbers or symbols and the processing of these signals. Digital signal processing and analog signal processing are subfields of signal processing...
, especially FFT algorithms, IIR filter design
IIR
IIR may refer to* IIR Holdings, a human capital development company acquired by Informa* Indo-Iranian languages* Infinite impulse response...
, and wavelets.
Academic career
Burrus received his bachelor's and master's degree from Rice, after which he served two years in the Navy, teaching electrical engineering at the Naval Nuclear Power School. He returned to school and received his Ph.D. from Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. In 1965 he joined the faculty at Rice, where he began teaching and research in digital signal processing. He served as chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1984 to 1992, was director of the Computer and Information Technology Institute from 1992 to 1998, and was appointed dean of Engineering in 1998. He became part of the Connexions Project in 1999, where he now serves as Senior Strategist.
Burrus has written five textbooks and has published more than 200 papers.
Affiliations and awards
- Life Fellow, IEEE
- IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing MedalIEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing MedalThe IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal is presented "for outstanding achievements in signal processing" theory, technology or commerce. The recipients of this award will receive a gold medal, together with a replica in bronze, a certificate and a honorarium.The award was established in...
(2009) - Rice teaching awards in 1969, 1974–76, 1980, 1989
- Senior Fulbright FellowshipFulbright ProgramThe Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
1979 - Third Millennium Medal of the IEEE 2000