Andrew Viterbi

Andrew J. Viterbi[1]
Born	Andrea Giacomo Viterbi (1935-03-09) March 9, 1935 (age 89) Bergamo, Italy
Citizenship	American
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) University of Southern California (PhD)
Occupation	Engineer
Spouse	Erna Finci ​ ​ (m. 1958; died 2015)​
Children	3
Engineering career
Discipline	Electrical
Institutions	University of Southern California Board of Trustees The Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute
Employer(s)	Professor: UC Los Angeles UC San Diego Founder/Co-founder: Linkabit Corporation Qualcomm Inc. The Viterbi Group
Projects	Viterbi algorithm
Significant advance	Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) standard for cell phone networks
Awards	IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1984) Marconi Prize (1990) Claude E. Shannon Award (1991) Wireless Hall of Fame (2000) National Medal of Science (2007) IEEE/RSE James Clerk Maxwell Medal (2007) Millennium Technology Prize (2008) IEEE Medal of Honor (2010) John Fritz Medal (2011)

Andrew James Viterbi (born Andrea Giacomo Viterbi, March 9, 1935) is an electrical engineer and businessman who co-founded Qualcomm Inc. and invented the Viterbi algorithm. He is the Presidential Chair Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering, which was named in his honor in 2004 in recognition of his $52 million gift.