Dr. Proakis is an Adjunct Professor at the University of California at San Diego and a Professor Emeritus at Northeastern University. He was a faculty member at Northeastern University from 1969 through 1998 and held the following academic positions: Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1969-1976; Professor of Electrical Engineering, 1976-1998; Associate Dean of the College of Engineering and Director of the Graduate School of Engineering, 1982-1984; Chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1984-1997. His professional experience and interests are in the general areas of digital communications and digital signal processing. He is the co-author of several books.
