VIP Biography for
Ilir F. Progri, Ph.D.
 | Ilir F. Progri, Ph.D. |
| Industry | Wireless Communications/Geolocation/Navigation/GPS/Software/Web Solutions |
| Title | President/CEO |
| Expertise | Electrical Engineering; leading authority in GPS/GNSS/Wireless Communications in all aspects of signal specifications, simulation, software development and implementation of significant new capabilities in GPS/GNSS/Wireless Communications and indoor geolocation systems; as principal investigator has led R&D engineering projects for 11+ years |
| Current Organization | Giftet, Inc. |
| Type of Organization | R&D/Consulting & Training |
| Major Product | Global Navigation, Software, Web Solutions |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | Diploma, Engineering, 1994, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania; MSEE, 1997; Ph.D., 2003, Electrical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
| Born | July 16, 1971, Korca, Albania |
| Honors & Awards | Numerous including Outstanding Professional in Electrical Engineering, America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2008; Associate Fellow Member, R.I.N., 2007-present; ION Advisor Award, ION Student Section, Cal Poly Pomona, 2005, 2006; IEEE Advisor Award, IEEE Student Chapter, Cal Poly Pomona, 2005, 2006 |
| Published Works | 55+ published papers and 1 patent in all aspects of geolocation systems; has received 35+ citations from experts, researchers and scientists of US, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Finland, France and China; works include- I.F. Progri, W.R. Michalson, J. Wang, M.C. Bromberg, "Indoor geolocation using FCDMA pseudolites: signal structure and performance analysis," Navigation J. Inst. Nav., vol. 54, nr. 3, pp. 242-256, Fall, 2007; I.F. Progri, M.C. Bromberg, W.R. Michalson, "Maximum likelihood GPS parameter estimation," Navigation J. Inst. Nav., vol. 52, nr. 4, pp. 229-238, Winter, 2005-2006; W.R. Michalson, I.F. Progri, "Reconfigurable geolocation system," US patent 7,7079,025, July 18, 2006 |
| Affiliations | Senior Member, I.E.E.E., ComSoc and A.E.S.S.; Member, ION; Associate Fellow Member, RIN (UK) |
| Hobbies & Sports | All sports, running, weightlifting |
| Career Accomplishments | 2008 Vice Chair of the IEEE Los Angeles Council; Southern Area Student Paper Contest Chair of the Region 6 of the IEEE; Program Co-Chair for the Wireless Telecommunications Symposium 2006 and 2005 respectively; Faculty Advisor of the ION-Cal Poly Pomona Student Chapter of the ION-So Cal section the first student ION chapter in LA area |
| Work History | Permanent Chairman of the Board of Directors and the President and CEO of Giftnet Inc; Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Cal Poly, Pomona, California (taught 36 undergraduate and graduate courses and labs and conducted research in the field of navigation, geolocation and wireless communications); Software Developer Engineer, Mayflower Communications Co., Inc. |
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