US-W-z
High Frequency
Furman, Bill ORGANIZER: Furman, Bill
This session will address technologies, concepts and program activities that support the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) development. HF continues to be an important frequency band of operation for Military communication systems. Communications in this frequency band are notoriously difficult due to both the time and frequency dispersion that is encountered as well as the noise and interference environment. Improvements in technology, including both waveform design and hardware design, continue to improve the quality of HF communication systems. This session examines some new technology areas and their application to the HF frequency band.
Len Schiavone is a Senior Principal Engineer at The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit R&D firm supporting the United States Government, in San Diego, CA, USA. His current assignment is to serve as the Systems Engineering lead for the Joint Program Executive Office for Joint Tactical Radio Systems and as the MITRE Project Director for Joint Tactical Radio System activities. He completed undergraduate studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (’84, BSEE) and graduate studies at Northeastern University (’87, MSEE). He has been employed at the MITRE Corporation for over 20 years working on the development of various communications systems. Bill Furman is a Harris Corporate Fellow and Senior Scientist who leads the RF Communications Division Waveform Development Group in Rochester, New York. Mr. Furman has over 20 years experience at Harris Corporation, including positions at the Government Communications System Division in Melbourne Florida as well as the RF Communications Division in Rochester, New York. He has been a key contributor, designer and implementer of the series of HF waveform standards currently in use by the US and NATO. His current task is the design and implementation of wideband communications waveforms. Mr. Furman's key expertise lies in communication signal processing techniques and radio systems. He has several patents and numerous published papers. Mr. Furman received his B.S. and M.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.