Ramesh R. Rao


Office: 4803 Engineering Building Unit 1

Mailing Address:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
9500 Gilman Drive, Mail Code 0407
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093-0407

Email: rao@ece.ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-6433
Fax: (858) 534-2486

Ph.D. University of Maryland, College Park, 1984

Wireless Communication Theory
Ramesh Rao has, been with the Department of ECE at UC San Diego since 1984. He is also a member of the UC San Diego Center for Wireless Communications.

Research Interests

Network architecture, protocol design and performance analysis of ATM, wireless and computer networks for integrated, voice, data, control and multimedia service applications.

Current Research

Computer and communications systems invariably use specific protocols to service requests for service. The accurate tracking of the service process and its impact on overall performance is one of the most challenging aspects of protocol performance and design. His group has analyzed such systems including random access systems involving buffering, mobile users, time varying, and fading channels. They have studied interconnection networks subject to asymmetric loading and most recently link layer protocols operating over the wireless channel. One of their most recent contributions is the uncovering of evidence that suggests the need for developing a new rapidly reconfigurable radio to optimally support mobile multimedia users.


Honors and Distinctions
  • Senior Member, IEEE
  • Web Editor of the IEEE Information Theory Society
  • Editor, IEEE Information Theory Society Newsletter
  • Chair (Local Arrangements), 1991 Information Theory Symposium
  • Chair (Proceedings), 1995 International Conference on High Performance Computing
  • Secretary, IEEE Communication Society Technical Activities Council and Technical Activities Board
  • Chair (Technical Program), 1997 International Conference on Universal Personal Communications

    Selected Publications

    M. Zorzi and R. R. Rao, "Throughput Analysis of ARQ Go-Back-N Protocol in Markov Channels with Unreliable Feedback" to appear in Proceedings of ICC '95, Seattle, Wa. June 16-19, 1995.

    A. Bhattacharya, R. R. Rao, and T. -T. Y. Lin, "Evaluation of Performability Measures for Replicated Banyan Networks," in Proceedings (IPDS'95) Erlangen, Germany, April 24-26, 1995.

    F. Xu, R. R. Rao, and Y. Fainman, "An Intelligent Photonic Switch Using Polarization Sensitive Birefringent Computer Generated Holograms," Optics Letters, February 1995.

    Last Updated: 5/3/97