Benny Bing

Benny Bing is a perceptive technology innovator, educator, and author with an eye for fresh perspectives. He has published 70 scientific papers, 20 books, and 30 online courses, and has 6 U.S. patents licensed to industry. Cisco Systems adopted 18,000 printed copies of his first book to launch its first wireless product--the Aironet product, a groundbreaking strategy that helped jumpstart Wi-Fi (802.11b) in 1999. His books were reviewed extensively by the IEEE Communications Magazine (twice), the IEEE Network, and the ACM Networker. He was a technical editor for the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine for 10 years and has guest edited for the IEEE Communications Magazine (2 issues) and the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas on Communications. His research has appeared in the IEEE Spectrum and MIT Technology Review, and he received 2 IEEE best paper awards. His IEEE online tutorials were sponsored 8 times by industry. Additionally, he was invited by Qualcomm, Comcast/NBC, and Motorola Solutions to teach custom training courses, and the National Science Foundation to participate in a workshop on Residential Broadband. He received the National Association of Broadcasters Technology Innovation Award for demonstrations of advanced new media technologies and the European Interactive TV grand challenge first prize. He has served as an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (with 10 invited lectures worldwide) as well as an expert witness on Wi-Fi, cable TV, and video streaming. He also received the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning award, and has trained thousands of engineers globally, including China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Malaysia, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Chicago, Colorado, Atlanta, San Diego, and San Francisco. A major focus of his current work is in accelerating and enriching AI, and delivering multimedia services over next-generation networks. More information on his books and courses can be found in his Goggle Sites homepage.