Robert Schober#

• 2012 - present Alexander von Humboldt Professor, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
• 2012 - present Head of Institute for Digital Communications, FAU, Germany
• 2009 - 2011 Associate Department Head Research and International Outreach, University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada
• 2008 - 2011 Professor and Canada Research Chair, UBC, Canada
• 2008 - 2009 Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
• 2006 - 2008 Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair, UBC, Canada
• 2002 - 2006 Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, UBC, Canada
• 2001 - 2002 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Canada
• 2000 - 2001 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Information Transmission, FAU
• 1997 - 2000 Research Assistant, Institute for Information Transmission, FAU

• Optimization-based resource allocation for wireless systems
• Drone-assisted wireless communication and sensing
• Wireless communications
• Communication theory
• (Massive) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Systems
• Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces
• (Nonorthogonal) multiple access schemes
• Simultaneous wireless information and power transfer
• Optical wireless communications
• Synthetic molecular communications

• 2017 - 2023 Highly Cited Researcher. The list of highly cited researchers is published by Clarivate (formerly Web of Science) and contains the names of the 1 % most cited researchers in a field
• 2023 IEEE Communication Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize (Best Paper Award of the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications for papers published in years 2020-2022). This prestigious journal receives about 1400 submissions per year. At most one award is given per year
• 2022 Stuart F. Meyer Memorial Award “for contributions to the analysis and design of wireless communication systems and for exemplary service”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)
• 2022 IEEE Communication Society Stephen O. Rice Prize (Best Paper Award of the IEEE Transactions on Communications for papers published in years 2019-2021). This prestigious journal receives about 1500 submissions per year. At most one award is given per year
• 2021 ACM NanoCom Milestone Award for “fundamental contributions to the modelling, design, and analysis of molecular communication systems”
• 2020 Elected as Member of German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech)
• 2020 Best Paper Award (Literaturpreis) of the German Information Technology Society (ITG). ITG recognizes three papers in the general area of Information and Communication Technology (including, e.g., Information Theory, Communication Engineering, Signal Processing, Radar, and Micro Electronics) per year
• 2019 Best Paper Award of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), Hawaii. This conference received 3000 submissions. In total, 15 best paper awards were given
• 2018 IEEE Communication Society Joseph LoCicero Award for Exemplary Service to Publications. For “exemplary service to IEEE ComSoc Publications over a sustained period of time”
• 2017 IEEE Communication Society Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award. “Given to a person with a high degree of visibility and contribution in the field of Wireless and Mobile Communication Theory, Systems, and Networks.”
• 2012 Alexander von Humboldt Professorship. “Academics of all disciplines from abroad, who are internationally recognized as leaders in their field and who are expected to contribute to enhancing Germany's sustained international competitiveness as a research location in consequence of the award, are eligible to be nominated for an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship.“
• 2012 Elected as Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)
• 2012 NSERC E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship. “The Fellowships are awarded to enhance the career development of outstanding and highly promising university faculty who are earning a strong international reputation for original research.“ Six awards are given every year. This is the most important scientific award for junior faculty in Canada
• 2011 Elected as Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)
• 2010 Elected as IEEE Fellow for “contributions to wireless communications“. “IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.“
• 2008 Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research, University of British Columbia, Canada. “This award, consisting of a medal and a certificate, is presented to an outstanding young faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research.“
• 2007 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. “Award winners are honored for their outstanding research record and invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany.“
• 2004 Vodafone Innovation Award. Jointly with R. Meyer, W. Gerstacker and J. Huber for their work on “Interference Suppression for GSM“. The Vodafone Foundation recognizes with this award “excellent scientific work in the field of mobile communication” One award is given per year
• 2002 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Award, German Research Foundation (DFG). “The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Award, named after the physicist and former president of the German Science Foundation, is a recognition and further incentive for exceptional scientific contributions.” This is the most important scientific award for young researchers in Germany
• 2000-present 24 Best Paper Awards from international scientific conferences, the IEEE Communication Society, and the German Information Technology Society

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