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Biography
Roberto was a Fulbright
Scholar at the University
of Southern California,
where he earned a
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Since 1978 he has been on the faculty
of the Catholic University,
Rio de
Janeiro,
having held several leadership/administrative positions including
Associate
Academic Vice President. Throughout his career Roberto built an
extensive
international experience spending visiting periods in universities and
industrial laboratories in different countries. Twice on leave he
served as Scientific
Consultant with AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill. In 2008 he was
a
Visiting Professor with the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology and
later in the year he held a Guest Scientist appointment with NEC
Network
Research Laboratories in Heidelberg,
Germany.
As Scientific Director of
the Brazilian National Research Council,
managing a 300 million dollar research funding program, Dr. de Marca
authorized
the startup money for the national research network that led the way to
the
widespread use of Internet in Brazil.
He was a delegate to several ITU meetings where the wireless 3G
specifications
were developed. Recently, he was appointed member of the advisory
committee of
Finep, the largest Brazilian funding agency/bank for research and
innovation.
Dr. de Marca was the
founding President of the Brazilian
Telecommunications Society. He is an IEEE Fellow and a full member of
the
Brazilian National Academy of Sciences. He is listed in the 2007/2008
editions
of Who´s Who in Science and Technology.
AWARDS:
IEEE ComSoc Harold
Sobol Award for Exemplary Service to Meetings and Conferences, 2008. IEEE ComSoc Wireless Communications TC
Recognition Award, 2006. IEEE Third Millennium Medal, 2000. IEEE ComSoc Donald W. McLellan Meritorious
Service Award, 1998. IEEE Fellow, 1995.
 "J.
Roberto B. de Marca" <rdemarca@comsoc.org>
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