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Press Release
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Kelly I. Shaffer, Director of External Relations
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
412-624-2677 or [log in to unmask]
For immediate release – June 5, 2013
The School of Information Sciences is pleased to announce that faculty member Martin Weiss has been promoted to the rank of Full Professor, recognizing his many accomplishments in research, teaching and administration. Weiss serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Research at the iSchool, in addition to his faculty appointment. He holds a Ph.D. in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University, an M.S. in computer, information and control engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S. in EE from Northeastern University. Prior to joining the iSchool faculty, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell Telephone Laboratories and at MITRE Corporation, as well as a senior consultant at Deloitte.
Weiss has developed an extensive research portfolio over the last 20 years, mostly focused on techno–economic research in telecommunications and telecommunications policy including studies of the standardization process, economics of VoIP, economics of internet interconnection, and most recently cooperative secondary use of electromagnetic spectrum. He is the author of two books including Shaping American Telecommunications: A History of Technology, Policy, and Economics (Routledge, 2005) which explores the technical, regulatory and economic factors that shaped the telecommunications sector in the U.S. He is the author and co-author of numerous articles exploring secondary spectrum markets, cooperation amongst competitors in the telecommunications market, and spectrum trading. Professor Weiss is currently working on several projects, funded by the National Science Foundation on Techno-Economic Models of Secondary Spectrum Use, spectrum sharing, and dynamic spectrum access. He teaches introductory telecommunications courses and classes on management and telecommunications policy. More information about Professor Weiss and his work can be found at http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~mweiss/new/index.htm.
The School of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh has a century-long tradition of producing leaders in the information professions. The curriculum and research efforts are focused on people, their information needs and the technology to manage such information. The School offers degree programs in Information Science, Library and Information Science, and Telecommunications. For more information about the School, please visit www.ischool.pitt.edu.
Kelly I. Shaffer
Director of External Relations
School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
412-624-2677 or [log in to unmask]