Gorazd KANDUS

Personal data

• Name: Gorazd
• Surname: Kandus
• Date of birth: November, 10, 1947
• Education: Ph. D. Electrical Engineering
• Address: Pod bresti 36, 61000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Education

• B. Sc. Electrical Engineering, 1971, University of Ljubljana,
• M. Sc. Electrical Engineering, 1974, University of Ljubljana,
• Ph. D. Electrical Engineering, 1991, University of Ljubljana,

Employment

1971-1974: Institute of Transportation,

• Research work: Development of mathematical model of railway network and programming of software package for empty freight car allocation.

1975-1979: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,

• Teaching assistant for Optimization methods and Operations research,
• Research work: Computer Assisted Optimization of Industrial Processes,

1979 to date: Institute Jozef Stefan, Ljubljana,

1993 to date: Head of Department of digital communications and computer networks,

1993 to date: Assistant Professor at Faculty for Electrical and Computer Engineering,

• Research work:
• Computer vision: Development of algorithms for object recognition,
• Digital switching systems: Software development for System Iskra 2000,
• Digital transmission systems: Development and simulation of 2/8/34 Mb/s digital radio-relay systems,
• Mobile communications: Modulation, coding and communication channel modelling.

Stays abroad

• 1978/79: 9-months, Fulbright Grant, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., USA,
• 1993: 3-months, Commision of the European Communities Fellowship, University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

Society membership

• The New York Academy of Sciences, Member,
• Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Member,
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Member.

Research and development projects

• Digital telecommunication systems, Ministry of Science and Technology, Project Manager,
• Mobile and personal communications, Ministry of Science and Technology, Iskra Telemobil, PTT,
• New software architecture design for System Iskra 2000/V5, Ministry of Science and Technology, Iskra TEL,
• Project COST 227 "Integrated Space/Terrestial Mobile Networks", Commision of the European Communities, DG XIII, Project Manager for Slovenia,
• Project COST 231 "Evolution of Land Mobile Radio (Including Personal) Communications, Commision of the European Communities, DG XIII, Project Manager for Slovenia,
• Global Modernization Plan of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Services in Slovenia, Ministry of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Intersectorial Working Group.

Relevant publications

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus, A. Lavrič, D. Jeran:
  Simulation package for digital radio-relay telecommunication system; Proc. IASTED Int. Symp. Modelling, Identification and Control, Grindelwald, pp. 426-429, (1989)

• G. Kandus, D. Lazić, V. Senk:
  Transmitter and receiver structures for multi- amplitude CPM; Proc. Integrating Research, Industry and Education in Energy and Communication Engineering, Lisbona, pp. 433-437, (1989)

• G. Kandus:
  Multi-amplitude continuous phase modulation; Krajowe Symp. Telekomunikacji ST'89, Bydgoszcz, pp. B-16 148-157, (1989)

• D. Lazić, V. Senk, G. Kandus:
  Trellis coded modulation with constant envelope signal constellations; Proc. 1989 URSI Int. Symp. on Signals Systems and Electronics, Erlangen, pp. 299-302, (1989)

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus, Dj. Zrilić:
  Method for narrow band time dependent interference rejection; IASTED Inter. Symp. Modelling, Identification and Control, Innsbruck, pp. 166-169, (1990)

• G. Kandus, D. Lazić, V. Senk:
  Coded multi-amplitude CPM; Communication, Control and Signal Processing; Edited by E. Arkan, Elsevier Sci. Publishers, pp. 347-353, (1990)

• G. Kandus, D. Lazić, V. Senk:
  Coded multi-amplitude CPM; Communication, Control and Signal Processing / ed. E. Arkan. - Elsevier Sci. Publishers, pp. 347- 353, (1990)

• G. Kandus, T. Javornik, D. Lazić, V. Senk:
  Modelling and analysis of multi- amplitude CPM communication system; IASTED Inter. Symp. Modelling, Identification and Control, Innsbruck, pp. 14-17, (1990)

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus:
  AMF receiver for multi-amplitude CPM; Mediterranean Electrotechnical conference MELECON'91, Ljubljana, pp. 586-589, (1991)

• G. Kandus, V. Senk, D. Lazić, M. Despotović:
  Distance spectrum of coded multi-amplitude CPM; Mediterranean Electrotechnical conference MELECON'91, Ljubljana, pp. 590-593, (1991)

• G. Kandus, D. Lazić, V. Senk:
  Euclidean distance analysis of multi-amplitude continuous phase modulation; Bulletins for Applied Mathematics, pp. 41-54, (1991)

• G. Kandus, D. Lazič, V. Senk:
  Euclidean distance analysis of multi-amplitude continuous phase modulation; Bulletins for Applied Mathematics, PAMM, Univ. of Budapest, pp. 41-54, (1991)

• G. Kandus, T. Javornik:
  A decomposition of multi-amplitude CPM communication system; Computer Applications in Industry, Alexandria, Proceedings, pp. 591-594, (1992)

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus, J. Tasič:
  The CPM signal in selective fading and Gaussian noise; International Symposium on Telecommunications, VITEL'92, Ljubljana, Proceedings, pp. 39-43, (1992)

• G. Kandus:
  Satellite/Terrestrial Mobile Networks; ERK'92, Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference, Portoro , Volume A, pp. 59-61, (1992)

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus:
  Distance spectrum calculation of convolutional encoded CPM Intelligent terminals and source and channel coding, COST 229 Workshop, Budapest, pp. 161-170, (1993)

• J. Tasič, G. Kandus:
  Adaptive Equalizers, Part I; COST 231, 231TD(92)70, University of Leeds, Leeds, (1992)

• G. Kandus, T. Javornik, J. Tasič:
  The CPM signal in selective fading and Gaussian noise channel; COST 227, 227TD(92)32, C. E. C., Bruxelles, (1992)

• J. Tasič, G. Kandus, T. Javornik:
  Adaptive equalizers II, Nongradient conjugate algorithm; Meeting COST 231, TD(92)118, Helsinki, (1992)

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus:
  GMSK and */4-QPSK signals in mobile radio channel; Meeting COST 227, TD(93)08, Bradford, (1993)

• G. Kandus, T. Javornik:
  Convolutional encoded MACPM signals; Workshop COST 227/231, TD(93)039, Limerick, (1993)

• D. Lazić, V. Senk, M. Rude, G. Kandus:
  Application of error correcting codes to navigation of autonomous mobile robots in a CIM environment; Intelligent Autonomous Veihicles; Edited by D. Charnley, Pergamon Press, pp. 247-252, (1993)

• G. Kandus, I. Tvrdy:
  Global Modernization Plan of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Services in Slovenia (MTIS); Informatica, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 297-314, (1993)

• M. Pučko, G. Kandus:
  Service-driven protocol synthesis for specific users; Microprocessing and Microprogramming, Vol. 38., No. 1-5, (1993)

• G. Kandus, T.Javornik,
  Convolutional Encoded MACPM Signals; Proceedings, Joint COST 227/231 Workshop on Mobile Communications, September 7-8, Limerick, Ireland, pp. 443-453, (1993)

• G. Kandus:
  Dynamic Channel Allocation in Cellular Mobile Radio Systems; ERK'93, Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference, September 27-29, Portoro , Volume A, pp. 159-162, (1993)

• G. Kandus, D. Lazić:
  Dynamic Channel Allocation Strategies in Micro-Cellular Mobile Communications; 8.Aachner Kolloquium Signaltheorie, 23.-25.3.1994, pp. 179-182, Aachen (1994)

• T. Javornik, G. Kandus:
  Simulation of modified multi-amplitude CPM comminication systems; Proc. IASTED Int. Symp. Modelling, Identification and Control, Grindelwald, (1994)