Victor B. Lawrence

A pioneer in the application of digital signal processing concepts and techniques to data communications, Dr. Victor B. Lawrence has made seminal contributions to the evolution of voiceband modems, digital subscriber line technology and broadband transmission. His work on V-series modem technology and international standards has paved the way for worldwide Internet access and made high-speed data communication over international networks possible. He has served on the IEEE Fellow Committee, as editor-in-chief of IEEE Transactions on Communications, as chair of the IEEE Awards Board and on the IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors.

An IEEE Fellow, his many awards include the IEEE Third Millennium Medal, the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society's Guillemin-Cauer Prize Award and an Emmy Award. A member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and an AT&T Bell Laboratories Fellow, Dr. Lawrence is vice president of Lucent Technologies' advanced communications technology center in Holmdel, New Jersey.