Abbas El Gamal Celebration

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Celebrating Professor Abbas El Gamal

Friday, June 20, 2025

Stanford University

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The Stanford Department of Electrical Engineering held a workshop to celebrate the remarkable research contributions of Professor Abbas El Gamal in honor of his 75th birthday.

During the workshop, former students and colleagues came together to recognize his substantial impact on Network Information Theory, Field Programmable Gate Array technology, and Digital Imaging Devices and Systems. The sessions highlighted not only the significance of his research but also his profound influence on technology and the academic community.


WORKSHOP AGENDA
Topics and Speakers

WELCOME: Opening Remarks <video>

INFORMATION THEORY, Session I

VLSI/FPGA Session <video>

INFORMATION THEORY, Session II <video>

IMAGING Session <video (partial)>

INFORMATION THEORY, Session III <video>

AI–IT Panel <video>
Paul Cuff, Devavrat Shah, Greg Wornell, Aylin Yener, Tsachy Weissman (moderator)