Biography
Dr. Jacob Sharony is an accomplished scientist
with over 25 years in technology and business
experience, with particular strengths in vision,
strategy and technology innovation. He is
director of the network technologies division of
the Center of Excellence in Wireless and
Information Technology (CEWIT) and faculty
member of electrical and computer engineering at
Stony Brook University. At CEWIT he is involved
in research, development and commercialization
of next generation wireless networks, multimedia
mobile devices and advanced solutions and
services. He is founder and principal
consultant at
Mobius Consulting an independent consulting
firm focused on wireless and mobile
technologies. Before that he spent eight years
with Motorola enterprise mobility division. At
Motorola he served as senior director
research and development and technology strategy
pioneering novel architectures and products in
wireless networking and mobile computing. Prior
to Motorola he held engineering and management
positions in diverse technology disciplines at BAE
Systems, NEC Research Institute, and IBM
Research. Dr. Sharony received a Ph.D. degree in
electrical engineering from Columbia University
and MBA from Tel-Aviv University. He has over 30
U.S. patents issued or pending and has published
extensively in scientific journals and
conferences. He consults and serves as an
advisor to industry and government on wireless
and mobile technologies.
Education
Ph.D. EE, Columbia University, 1993
M.Phil. EE, Columbia University, 1991
MBA, Recanati Business School, Tel-Aviv
University, 1989
M.Sc. EE, Tel-Aviv University, 1984
B.Sc. EE, cum laude, Tel-Aviv University, 1979
Research Interests
Networked RFID, sensor networks, RTLS, smart
antennas / MIMO, wireless networking, mobile
computing.
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