photograph of Professor Gerald Q. Maguire Jr.

Professor Gerald Q. "Chip" Maguire Jr.

Prof. G. Q. Maguire Jr.
Inst f Kommunikationssystem/Communication Systems (CoS)
Skolan för Informations- och kommunikationsteknologi/School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH)/Royal Institute of Technology
Electrum 418
SE-164 40 Kista
Sweden

visitaddress:
Wireless@KTH, Isafjordsgatan 22 (Kistagången 16), Electrum Building, "C" Elevator, 3rd floor
(directions)
(floor plan (PDF)))


    (best way to actually reaching me) 
                           [note that encoded mail, HTML, spam, ... will simply be deleted]

area: Computer Communication (Datorkommunikation)
Formally the chair is described in the following Swedish: Ämnet omfattar integrerade dator- och kommunikationssystem för personlig databehandling och personalkomunikation, speciellt trådlös kommunikation och effektiva implementerings strategier. (Ref. nr 473/93). (This translates to "The area concerns integrated computer- and communication systems for personal data processing and personal communications, especially wireless communications and effective implementation strategies.")


Vitae

Short Vita

long Vita (A4 sized, PDF)

Very brief description: A tool maker - in the sense of F. P. Brooks, Jr.

From 1 January 2005, KTH is reorganized into 9 schools, in this new organization my lab is part of Skolan för Informations- och kommunikationsteknologi/School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), currently in the Department of Communication Systems (CoS).

From 1 Jan. 2001 to Dec. 31, 2005, I was part of the Institutionen för Mikroelektronik och Informationsteknik (IMIT) in that departmental organization I was part of the Laboratory for Communication Networks (Avdelningen för kommunikationsätt) (LCN).

Research

Previously I have been responsible for the Computer Communication Systems Lab (CCSlab). In the CCSlab information you can find out about my graduate students, research projects, papers, etc.

Adaptive & Context-Aware Services (ACAS) - part of Affordable Wireless Services & Infrastructure (AWSI) Project at Wireless@KTH - this is part of the Affordable Wireless Services & Infrastructure program, which was sponsored by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic research (SSF).

For information about the iPAQ. For miscellaneous notes regarding various VIA Technology computers. (Both collections of information are purely to help others utilize these devices, as others have helped me by making their notes and experiences available.)

For information about version 1 and version 3 of the SmartBadge and how to program it.
Remote rebooting a version 3 badge via an Axis Communication NetEye - photos. The SmartBadge was done in cooperation with Prof. Mark T. Smith.
For information about version 4.

Courses

If you are qualified and interested in the International Master's program in Internetworking or another Information Technology related program see: http://www.ict.kth.se/
If you are only interested in taking a specific course as an independent student ("fristående studerande"), see the KTH's general education information.

Please note that:

Member of KTH's " fakultetskollegium" for the period February 2005 to January 2009.

Centers and other organizations

KTH/Kista campus information infokiosk. The Forum building entrance is at approximately 59°24'19.99''N, 17°56'40.71''E, while my lab at Wireless@KTH is at approximately 59°24'19.74''N, 17°56'55.15''E.

Talks/Publications

Past Talks and publications which are available on the web.


Interviews

Favorite sayings and interesting thoughts for the information age, etc.

A good description of my talks

  I would love to see you as opening keynote, to get participants really excited
  (both in a positive way and in the sense of being appalled...your talks
   always have this effect).
			-- Prof. Dr. Dr. Hermann Maurer, 17 Mar 1998

Other quotes about Prof. Maguire.

Misc. Information

In addition to the link to exjobb reports above, another useful portal is DIVA - for theses, dissertations, and reports from a number of nordic universities.

The following Google SiteSearch may be useful to find information about courses and other information -- use at your own risk.

Google
WWW it.kth.se cos.ict.kth.se ict.kth.se kth.se

SDR and Cognitive radio

See the IEEE SCC 41 Project called "Cognitive Radio Information Center".

Miscellaneous useful hardware related activites

Batteries must be installed in the IR beacons correctly - see illustation.

For a quieter workstation, I replaced a graphics card cooling fan.

Power supply problems with a DGS-1008D

Problems with a LG Flatron L1932P.


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This is a personal homepage. Opinions expressed here or implied by links provided, do not represent the official views of KTH.

For information contact maguire@it.kth.se
Latest update 9 November 2009
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