Ghobad Heidari

Dr. Ghobad Heidari is (since 2003) VP of Engineering at Olympus Communication Technology of America (R&D center of Olympus Corp). He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of design and prototype development, incl. system, software, hardware, platform, RF, standards, patents. He has 15 years of progressive experience in wireless technology innovation and development. Prior to working at Olympus, he was the Director of Engineering at Quicksilver Technology, and before that he was a Senior...See more

Dr. Ghobad Heidari is (since 2003) VP of Engineering at Olympus Communication Technology of America (R&D center of Olympus Corp). He is responsible for overseeing all aspects of design and prototype development, incl. system, software, hardware, platform, RF, standards, patents. He has 15 years of progressive experience in wireless technology innovation and development. Prior to working at Olympus, he was the Director of Engineering at Quicksilver Technology, and before that he was a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Nokia. Dr. Heidari is a Senior Member of IEEE and was Chairman of the San Diego chapter of Vehicular Technology Society of IEEE for two years. He has extensive experience with industry standard bodies & interest groups (WiMedia, 3GPP2, TIA, CDG) and is experienced in designing and teaching various digital communication courses. He received his BSc in Electrical Engineering in 1988 from Michigan State University, and his MSc and PhD from Purdue University, 1990 and 1992 respectively. See less