Ivan B. Djordjevic

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

Education

  • Ph.D.: University of Nis (Serbia), 1999

  • M.S.: University of Nis (Serbia), 1997

  • B.S.: University of Nis (Serbia), 1994

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: College of Optical Sciences, Associate Professor, 2012–present; Assistant Professor, 2010–2012; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Associate Professor, 2012–present; Assistant Professor, 2006–2012, Research Assistant Professor, 2004–2006, Research Associate, 2001–2002

  • University of the West of England: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Senior Lecturer in Telecommunications, 2003–2005

  • University of Bristol: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Research Associate, 2002–2003

  • Tyco Telecommunications: Senior Member of Technical Staff, 2001

  • National Technical University of Athens: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2000–2001

  • Serbia Telecom: Telecommunication Equipment Specialist, 1996–2000

  • University of Nis: Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Research/Teaching Assistant, 1994–1996

Honors and Awards

  • NSF CAREER Award, NSF CCF, 2010
  • NSF Award, ECCS-0725405, 2007
  • The Best Paper in the field of Telecommunications Award and Telenor Award, ETRAN 2007
  • The Best Student of the University Award, University of Nis, Nis, Yugoslavia, 1995
  • The Highest GPA Student Award, University of Nis, Nis, Yugoslavia, 1995

Professional Affiliations

  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Optics
  • IEEE Photonics Society 2009–2011 Annual Meeting, Optical Communications Committee Member
  • ACP 2010 Committee Member
  • OFC 2010–2012, Digital Transmission Systems Committee Member
  • IEEE Society, 2011–present, Senior Member
  • IEEE Society, 2002–2011, Member
  • IEEE Photonics Society Senior Member
  • IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Electronics Technical Committee Member
  • IEEE ComSoc Senior Member
  • OSA Member

Teaching

  • OPTI/ECE 430/530
  • OPTI/ECE 632
  • OPTI/ECE/MATH/PHYS 633
  • ECE 340
  • ECE 429/529
  • ECE 435
  • ECE 638

Research

  • optical networks, error control coding, constrained coding, coded modulation, turbo equalization, OFDM applications, quantum error correction