Henri Nussbaumer
Henri J. Nussbaumer | |
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| Born | 1931 Paris, France |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Years active | 1954–1996 |
| Known for | Contributions to digital communication and computing innovations; IBM Fellow; IEEE Fellow |
Henri J. Nussbaumer (born 1931 in Paris) is a distinguished French engineer recognized for his significant impact on digital communication and computing innovations.
Following his graduation from Ecole Centrale Paris in 1954, Nussbaumer began his career at IBM's development center in Paris, where he initially specialized in solid-state circuit design. In 1960, he transferred to IBM's facility in Poughkeepsie to engage in research on magnetic film electrodeposition. He returned to IBM France’s La Gaude site in 1962 to lead an advanced development team.
Throughout his tenure at IBM, Nussbaumer occupied several prominent managerial positions, including product development manager for line switching (1964), technology manager from 1965 to 1973, and director of the Education and Technical Vitality Program between 1973 and 1975. His achievements earned him the title of IBM Fellow in 1975. Later, in 1983, he was honored as an IEEE fellow for his pioneering contributions to line switching and data transmission technologies.
In 1981, Nussbaumer departed from IBM to found the Industrial Computer Engineering laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). Additionally, he played a key role in establishing the Institut Eurécom located in Sophia Antipolis. He retired from professional activities in 1996.
Selected papers
- "Digital Filtering Using Complex Mersenne Transforms," IBM Journal of Research and Development, September 1976
- "Complex Convolutions via Fermat Number Transforms," IBM Journal of Research and Development, 1976
- "Fast Polynomial Transform Algorithms for Digital Convolution," IEEE Transactions on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1980
- "Pseudo QMF Filter Bank," IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, November 1981
Books
- Fast Fourier Transform and Convolution Algorithms, Springer-Verlag, 1981
- Informatique Industrielle, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes
- Téléinformatique, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes
- Computer Communication Systems - Data Circuits, Error Detection, Data Links, John Wiley & Sons, 1990
- Computer Communications Systems - Principles Design Protocols, John Wiley & Sons, 1990