Andrew J.
Viterbi
Presidential Chair Professor
University of Southern California
2007
Computing
For his development of the maximum-likelihood algorithm for convolutional coding, known as the ?Viterbi algorithm,? and for his contributions to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) wireless technology that transformed the theory and practice of digital communications.
Presented by President George W. Bush in the East Room of the White House on September 29, 2008.