Elza Erkip
2010 Regional Award Finalist — Faculty
Current Position:
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Institution:
New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering
Discipline:
Electrical Engineering
Areas of Research Interest and Expertise: Wireless communications, Communication theory, Information theory
Biography:
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
MSc, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Elza Erkip's current research focuses on the next generation wireless systems. Fifth generation cellular systems (5G) are expected to meet the growing demand for wireless data by employing a number of innovative technologies including small cells, millimeter wave communications and massive antenna arrays. Dr. Erkip's research on 5G emphasizes energy efficiency. She is particularly interested in the power-aware communication strategies and transceiver designs for millimeter wave systems employing large antenna arrays, leading to longer battery life and smaller carbon footprint.
“My long-term research goal is to develop high speed, low latency wireless communication systems.”
Key Publications:
- S. Rangan, T.S. Rapapport, and E. Erkip. Millimeter wave cellular wireless networks: Potentials and challenges. Proceedings of the IEEE. March 2014
- A. Sendonaris, E. Erkip and B. Aazhang. User cooperation diversity-Part I: System description. IEEE Transactions on Communications. November 2003
- A. Sendonaris, E. Erkip and B. Aazhang. User cooperation diversity-Part II: Implementation aspects and performance analysis. IEEE Transactions on Communications. November 2003
Other Honors:
2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
2013 IEEE Communications Society Award for Advances in Communication
2012 Science Academy Society of Turkey
2011 IEEE Fellow
2007 Best Paper Award, IEEE ICC Communication Theory Symposium
2007 Student Paper Award, co-author, IEEE Symposium on Information Theory
2004 Stephen O. Rice Paper Prize in the Field of Communication Theory
2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
In the Media:
NYU School of Engineering's Elza Erkip Elected Officer of IEEE Information Theory Society. PRNewswire. Aug. 19, 2015
5Qs on 5G: With NYU Wireless. Inside5G. April 15, 2015
This NYU prof is trying to forecast 2035’s ‘Meerkat’ Technical.ly. March 20, 2015
IEEE honors NYU-Poly professor for research to speed mobile data transfer. Phys.org. June 21st, 2013
Elza Erkip. NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Aug 25, 2009