Matthew C. Valenti

Associate Professor, Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Mineral Resources

Approved Graduate Faculty for CEMR MS and PhD committees

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Matthew C. Valenti received the B.S.E.E. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, VA, in 1992, the M.S.E.E. degree from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, in 1995, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 1999, where he was a Bradley Fellow. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at West Virginia University, Morgantown. His research interests include the areas of communication theory, error correction coding, applied information theory, and wireless multiple-access networks. He also acts as a Consultant to several companies engaged in various aspects of turbo codec design, including software radio, FPGA, and ASIC implementations for military, satellite, and third-generation cellular applications. Prior to attending graduate school at Virginia Tech, he was an Electronics Engineer with the United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, where he was engaged in the design and development of a space-borne adaptive antenna array and a system for the collection and correlation of maritime ELINT signals.
Education
	Ph.D.,Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1999
	M.S., Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins, 1995
	B.S., Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1992
Research Focus Areas
	Communication Systems
Research Interests
	Communication theory
	Digital modulation
	Error control coding
	Spread spectrum
	Multiuser detection
Teaching Interests
	Signals and Systems II (EE 329)
	Intro to Communication Systems (EE 461)
	Stochastic Systems Theory (EE 513)
	Communication Theory (EE 561)
	Wireless Communication Systems (EE 562)
Professional Societies
	IEEE
	Radio Club of America
	HKN