About the Author
Dr. Gerd Keiser is a research professor at Boston University and a consultant for
the telecom and biophotonics industries at PhotonicsComm Solutions. Previously, he
was involved with developing and implementing telecom technologies at Honeywell,
GTE, and General Dynamics. His technical achievements at GTE earned him the
prestigious Leslie Warner Award. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor
of Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University, Boston University, and Tufts
University, and was an industrial advisor to the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Formerly, he was a visiting chair professor in the Electronics Engineering Department at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He also was a
visiting researcher at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR)
in Singapore and at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is an IEEE life fellow,
an OSA fellow, and a SPIE fellow. In addition, he has served as an associate editor
and reviewer of several technical journals and is the author of five postgraduate-level
books. He received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in mathematics and physics from
the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Physics from Northeastern University.
His professional experience and research interests are in the general areas of optical
networking and biophotonics.
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Dr. Gerd Keiser is a research professor at Boston University and a consultant for
the telecom and biophotonics industries at PhotonicsComm Solutions. Previously, he
was involved with developing and implementing telecom technologies at Honeywell,
GTE, and General Dynamics. His technical achievements at GTE earned him the
prestigious Leslie Warner Award. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor
of Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University, Boston University, and Tufts
University, and was an industrial advisor to the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Formerly, he was a visiting chair professor in the Electronics Engineering Department at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He also was a
visiting researcher at the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR)
in Singapore and at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is an IEEE life fellow,
an OSA fellow, and a SPIE fellow. In addition, he has served as an associate editor
and reviewer of several technical journals and is the author of five postgraduate-level
books. He received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in mathematics and physics from
the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Physics from Northeastern University.
His professional experience and research interests are in the general areas of optical
networking and biophotonics.
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