Ed Casas - Resume

Eduardo (Ed) Casas

Fields of Interest

mobile radio propagation
wireless system architecture
modulation techniques
DSP algorithms for wireless communication
facsimile software
spectral estimation
digital and RF circuit design
programming languages and operating systems

Education

1989 - Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering: University of British Columbia
Thesis: OFDM/FM for Mobile Radio Data Communication
Research Supervisor: Cyril Leung
1983 - Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering: McMaster University
Thesis: Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) Signal Models and Frequency Estimation for the Search and Rescue Satellite (SARSAT)
Research Supervisor: C. R. Carter
1981 - Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering (Summa Cum Laude): University of Ottawa
Thesis: The Design of Binary Codes for Spectral Shaping

Consulting

1996, 1997 - Wireless Local Loop: Strategic Technology Group, AT&T Wireless Services
Redmond, WA
system engineering, analysis, simulation
1994 - Meteor Scatter for Automated Vehicle Tracking

MPR Teltech
Vancouver, BC
1993 - OFDM for Narrow-Band PCS Paging

MPR Teltech
Vancouver, BC
1992, 1993 - Digital Audio Broadcasting

Communications Research Centre, Communications Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
simulation of Eureka 147 DAB in C
capacity analysis for in-band DAB systems
1994 - Meteor Scatter for Automated Vehicle Tracking: MPR Teltech
Vancouver, BC
1993 - OFDM for Narrow-Band PCS Paging

MPR Teltech
Vancouver, BC
1992, 1993 - Digital Audio Broadcasting

Communications Research Centre, Communications Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
simulation of Eureka 147 DAB in C
capacity analysis for in-band DAB systems
1993 - OFDM for Narrow-Band PCS Paging: MPR Teltech
Vancouver, BC
1992, 1993 - Digital Audio Broadcasting

Communications Research Centre, Communications Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
simulation of Eureka 147 DAB in C
capacity analysis for in-band DAB systems
1992, 1993 - Digital Audio Broadcasting: Communications Research Centre, Communications Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
simulation of Eureka 147 DAB in C
capacity analysis for in-band DAB systems

Teaching

APSC 380 - Introduction to Microcomputers: for Civil and Mechanical Engineers
ELEC 359 - Signals and Communications

linear systems analysis, Fourier analysis
analog modulation and communication
ELEC 379 - Microcomputer System Design

logic design and synthesis using VHDL
386SX read/write/interrupt cycles
memory system design and timing analysis
serial and parallel peripheral interfaces
ELEC 464 - Microcomputer System Design

logic design using CUPL and VHDL
68000 and 8088 CPU architecture and instruction set
timing analysis, memory design, CPU and peripheral buses
ELEC 466 - Digital Signal Processing

linear sampled system analysis, filter design, applications
ELEC 359 - Signals and Communications: linear systems analysis, Fourier analysis
analog modulation and communication
ELEC 379 - Microcomputer System Design

logic design and synthesis using VHDL
386SX read/write/interrupt cycles
memory system design and timing analysis
serial and parallel peripheral interfaces
ELEC 464 - Microcomputer System Design

logic design using CUPL and VHDL
68000 and 8088 CPU architecture and instruction set
timing analysis, memory design, CPU and peripheral buses
ELEC 466 - Digital Signal Processing

linear sampled system analysis, filter design, applications
ELEC 379 - Microcomputer System Design: logic design and synthesis using VHDL
386SX read/write/interrupt cycles
memory system design and timing analysis
serial and parallel peripheral interfaces
ELEC 464 - Microcomputer System Design

logic design using CUPL and VHDL
68000 and 8088 CPU architecture and instruction set
timing analysis, memory design, CPU and peripheral buses
ELEC 466 - Digital Signal Processing

linear sampled system analysis, filter design, applications
ELEC 464 - Microcomputer System Design: logic design using CUPL and VHDL
68000 and 8088 CPU architecture and instruction set
timing analysis, memory design, CPU and peripheral buses
ELEC 466 - Digital Signal Processing

linear sampled system analysis, filter design, applications
ELEC 466 - Digital Signal Processing: linear sampled system analysis, filter design, applications

Publications

E. F. Casas and C. Leung, ``OFDM for Data Communication over Mobile Radio FM Channels, Part II: Performance Improvement.'' IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 40, pp. 680 -- 683, April 1992.
E. F. Casas and C. Leung, ``OFDM for Data Communications over Mobile Radio FM Channels, Part I: Analysis and Experimental Results,'' IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 39, pp. 783 -- 793, May 1991.
E. Casas and C. Leung, ``A Simple Digital Fading Simulator for Mobile Radio,'' IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pp. 205 -- 212, August 1990. Also published in: E. F. Casas and C. Leung, ``A Simple Digital Fading Simulator for Data Transmission over Fading Mobile Radio Channels,'' Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- 17, 1988, pp. 212 -- 217, June 1988.
E. F. Casas and C. Leung, ``Performance of an OFDM/FM Scheme for Data Transmission over Fading Mobile Radio Channels,'' Proceedings of the 36th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Dallas, Texas, May 20 -- 22, 1986, pp. 103 -- 108, May 1986.
E. F. Casas and C. R. Carter, ``Two Methods of Spectral Estimation for SARSAT Signals,'' IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. AES-21, no. 4, pp. 559 -- 568, July 1985.

Patent

Alamouti, et al, Method for frequency division duplex communications, August, 1999. As text , or images .