QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc. (Hons.) Physics, University of Manchester (UK), 1982-1985
• M.Sc. Digital Communications, University of Manchester (UK), 1987-1988
• Ph.D. Digital Communications, University of Manchester (UK), 1988-1991
  

WORK EXPERIENCE

University of the West Indies (Barbados) 1996 - Present

Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics.

ONLINE LECTURE COURSES (1997 - Present)
Digital Communications I
Digital Communications II
Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
Neural Networks I
Electricity & Magnetism
Optics, Thermodynamics & Modern Physics

Lecture Courses (1996-1997): Modulation & Transmission, Linear Circuit Analysis, Introductory Physics II.

University of the West Indies (Jamaica) 1993 - 1996

Lecturer
Department of Physics.

Lecture Courses: Advanced Communications, Vibrations & Waves, Electricity & Magnetism.

ERA Technology (UK) 1991 - 1993

Research Engineer
Data Communications Research and Development Section. R & D in the field of communications for several companies.

Voluntary Service Overseas (St. Kitts) 1985 - 1987

Head
Physics Department, Basseterre Secondary High School
Taught Cambridge “A” Physics & Mathematics (Pure & Applied).

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Reviewed research papers for the following International Journals:

Electronics Letters
IET Communications
IEEE Communications Letters
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Advances in Artificial Intelligence

• Technical Chairman & Editor: 1st IEEE Jamaica Communications Revolution Conference JAMCON ' 94, 6 July, 1994, Jamaica Conference Center, Kingston, Jamaica.

• Technical Chairman & Editor: 2nd IEEE Communications Conference JAMCON ' 95, Aug. 18-20, 1995, Jamaica Grande Hotel, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

• On the 1998 Technical Review Committee: International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) Sep. 13-16, 1998, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

• On the 1999 Technical Review Committee: International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) Nov. 1-4, 1999, Orlando, FL, USA.

• On the 2000 Technical Review Committee: International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) Oct. 16-19, 2000, Dallas, TX, USA.

• On the 2002 Technical Review Committee: Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2002), July 15-20, 2002, Staffordshire, UK.

• On the 2004 Technical Review Committee: Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2004), July 20-22, 2004, Newcastle, UK.

• On the 2006 Technical Review Committee: Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2006), July 19-21, 2006, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.

• On the 2008 Technical Review Committee: IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2008), June 1-6, 2008, Hong Kong.

• On the 2008 Technical Review Committee: Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2008), July 23-25, 2008, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
  
  
• On the 2010 Technical Review Committee: 7th IEEE, IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2010); Photonic Communications Systems and Networks; Satellite and Space Communications, 21-23 July 2010, Northumbria University at Newcastle, U.K.
  

POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION

• Gregg Peters, "Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Performance Model", successfully completed M. Phil. Degree Sep. 1999.
  

• Adrian Als, "Shape Nature of Errol Control Codes", successfully completed M. Phil. Degree Jun. 2000.
  

• Rudolph Brissett, "Unequal Error Protection using Convolutional Codes", successfully completed M. Phil. Degree Aug. 2001.
  

• Mohan Baro, "Shape-Code Modulation", successfully completed M. Phil. Degree Sep. 2001.
  

• Kirk Mason, "Neural Network Convolutional Code Decoder", successfully completed M. Phil. Degree Oct. 2003.
  

• Jihad Grosvenor, "Turbo Decoder Soft-ARQ and Channel SNR Estimation", successfully completed M. Phil. Degree Apr. 2004.
  

• Damien Alleyne, "Low Density Parity Check Codes (LDPC) for WiMax", research completed Apr. 2007.

PUBLICATIONS I: REFERRED SCHOLARLY OUTPUT

• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Soft-decision syndrome based node synchronization", IEE Electronics Letters, July 1990, Vol. 26, No. 15, pp.1108-1109.
• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Node synchronization for high-rate convolutional codes", IEE Electronics Letters, April 1992,Vol. 28, No. 1, pp.810-812.
• BRISSETT, R. & SODHA, J: "On unequal error protection using convolutional codes", Signal processing Journal, Elsevier, August 1999, Vol. 77, pp. 63-70.
• SODHA, J.: "Turbo code frame synchronization", Signal Processing Journal, Elsevier, May 2002, Vol. 82, pp. 803-809.
• SODHA, J. & ALS, A.: "Shape nature of error-control codes”, Signal Processing Journal, Elsevier, July 2003, Vol. 83, pp. 1457-1465.
• SODHA, J.: "Turbo Decoder Probability Surface Metric (PSM) Stopping Criteria", Caribbean Journal of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Oct. 2003, Vol. 12, pp. 23-29.
• MASON, K. & SODHA, J.: "A Neural Network Trellis Coded Modulation Decoder", Caribbean Journal of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, April 2006, Vol. 13, pp. 35-41.
• BARO, M. & SODHA, J.: "Shape Codes", Caribbean Journal of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Vol. 14, 2007, pp. 53-63.
• SODHA, J.: "Metric Based Viterbi Decoder Node Synchronization", Caribbean Journal of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Vol. 14, 2007, pp. 64-70.
• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Soft-Decision Syndrome Based Node Synchronization", Second Bangor Symposium on Communications. Bangor, UK: Univ. Wales, 1990. pp. 23-26.
• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Node Synchronization for Punctured Convolutional Codes", 1st IEE International Symposium on Communication Theory & Application, Scotland, UK, Sept. 1991.
• SODHA, J.: "Code Synchronization for Convolutional Codes", 1994 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, World Trade & Convention Center, Halifax, Canada, Sept. 25-28, 1994, pp. 344-347.
• PETERS, G. & SODHA, J.: "FDDI Network Simulation Model", SOUTHEASTCON’ 95 Conference, North Carolina, USA, Mar. 26-29, 1995, pp.142-145.
• BARO, M. & SODHA, J.: "Shape Codes", IEEE SOUTHCON '96, Florida, USA, June 25-27, 1996, pp. 112-115.
• SODHA. J.: "Shape Coded Modulation", 3rd IEE International Symposium on Communication Theory and Applications, Ambleside, UK, July 10-14,1995, pp. 485-487.
• BRISSETT, R. & SODHA, J.: "Unequal Error Protection using Convolutional Codes", IEEE SOUTHEASTCON '96, Florida, USA, April 11-14, 1996, pp. 242-245.
• SODHA, J.: "Shape Codes in a 3D Signal Constellation", IEEE International Conference on Universal Personal Communications (ICUPC '96), Cambridge, USA, Sept. 1996, pp. 533-537.
• BRISSETT, R. & SODHA, J: "Punctured Forced State Unequal Error Protection (UEP)", International Conference on Signal Processing Applications. & Technology ICSPAT '97, San Diego, California, USA, Sept. 14-17, 1997, pp. 1872-1875.
• BARO, M. & SODHA, J: "Flip Shape Code", International Conference on Signal Processing Applications. & Technology ICSPAT '97, San Diego, California, USA, Sept. 14-17, 1997, pp. 1857-1861.
• SODHA, J: "Neural Network Shape Coded Modulation", International Conference on Signal Processing Applications. & Technology ICSPAT '97, San Diego, California, USA, Sept. 14-17, 1997, pp. 1485-1488.
• MASON, K & SODHA, J: "Neural Network Punctured Convolutional Code Decoder", International Conference on Signal Processing Applications. & Technology ICSPAT '97, San Diego, California, USA, Sept. 14-17, 1997, pp. 1480-1484.
• ALS A. & SODHA, J.: "Shape Coded Modulation Using Neural Networks", IEEE SOUTHEASTCON '97, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, April 12-14, 1997, pp. 255-257.
• ALS A. & SODHA, J.: "Shape Nature of Turbo Codes", Communication Systems and Digital Signal Processing CSDSP'98, Sheffield Hallam University, UK, April 6-8, 1998, pp. 64-67. [Photo]
• SODHA, J: "Interactive Lecture Notes", World Conference of the WWW and Internet, Hawaii Sheraton, Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 25-30, 1999.
• MASON, K & SODHA, J: "Neural Network Trellis Coded Modulation (TCM)", International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) at DSP World, Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, FL, USA, Nov. 1-4, 1999.
• ALS A. & SODHA, J.: "Surface Analysis of the Turbo Decoding Algorithm", International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) at DSP World, Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, FL, USA, Nov. 1-4, 1999.
• SODHA, J: "Establishing the optimum number of Turbo Decoder Iterations for a given SNR", Second International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Bournemouth University, UK, 18-20 July 18-20, 2000, pp. 201-205.
• SODHA, J: "Self Instructional Web Based Learning Environment", European Learning Styles Information Network (ELSIN), 5th Annual Learning Styles Conference, University of Hertfordshire, UK, June 26-27, 2000.
• SODHA, J: "Turbo Code Frame Synchronization", 3rd International Conference on Information, Communications, and Signal Processing (ICICS 2001), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Oct. 15-18, 2001.
• HUEFFMEIER, E., SODHA, J. & WICKER, S.: "Termination Bits in the BCJR Algorithm", Third International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2002), Staffordshire University, UK, July 15-17, 2002, pp. 101-104.
• GROSVENOR, J. & SODHA. J.: "A Turbo Decoder Soft-ARQ Scheme", 7th International Symposium on Communication Theory and Applications, Ambleside, UK, July 13-18, 2003, pp. 251-254.
• SODHA, J & LEE, C: "Channel SNR Estimate for Turbo Decoding". Fourth International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2004), Newcastle University, UK, July 20-22, 2004.
• SODHA, J: "Preamble Frame Synchronization for a Turbo Decoder", Signal Processing for Wireless Communications (SPWC) conferences, King's College London, May 2006.
• LEE, C & SODHA, J: "More New Rate-Compatible Punctured Convolutional Codes for Viterbi Decoding", The 5th Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing, WITSP'06, 11-13th Dec. 2006, Hobart, Australia.
• DAMIEN, A. & SODHA. J.: "Pseudo-ARQ for a Low Density Parity Check Code Decoder", 3rd IEEE Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2007), While Plains, New York, USA.
• DAMIEN, A. & SODHA. J.: “On Stopping Criteria for Low Density Parity-Check Codes”, 6th Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, 23-25 July 2008, Graz University of Technology, Graz.
  

"Communication Systems : Theory, DeskTop Video Lectures, Mathcad and MATLAB Simulations", Janak Sodha, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (Founded 1807, New York).

Current Status (Sep. 2009) : Ongoing Multimedia Review

• 10 Chapters
  
• 812 Pages
• 328 Mathcad Simulations
• 300 MATLAB Simulations
• 130 DeskTop Lectures : 5-20 mins per video
• 420 Figures
• 42 Tables
  

PUBLICATIONS II: NON-REFERRED SCHOLARLY OUTPUT

• SODHA, J.: "Syndrome Code Synchronization", Faculty of Natural Sciences Conference, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, May 1994, pp. 45.
• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Rare Event Simulation : A Case Study", 3rd IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling, Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks, Torino, Italy, Sept. 1990. (Poster).
• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Syndrome Based Node Synchronization", International Symposium on Information Theory, San Diego, California, Jan. 1990. (Poster).
• SODHA, J. & TAIT, D: "Soft-Decision Syndrome Based Node Synchronization", Bangor Symposium on Communications, University of Wales, Bangor, UK, May 23-24, 1990, pp.23-26.

PUBLIC, PROFESSIONAL & DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

• 1993-Present: Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• 1993-1996 Jamaica Section & UWI Student Counselor for the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
• 1996 Invited by NORTEL to attend the Multicom-21 Meeting, Nov. 15-17, Nortel CALA, Sunrise, Florida, USA.
• 1997 Invited by NORTEL to present a paper on "Communications Research & Distance Education", Multicom-21 Meeting, Nov. 9-12, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil.
• 1997 created first CMP Department website http://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/cmp/
  
• 1997-2002 Faculty Distance Education & Outreach Coordinator.
• 1997-2002 Supervisor, Electronics Workshop, Faculty of Science & Technology.
• 1997-2003 Developed Interactive Online Lecture Notes: P10D Electricity & Magnetism, P21H Neural Networks, EL31Q Digital Communications.
• 1998 Course writer for P05A and P05B Preliminary Physics by Distance Education.
• 1998-2004 CS39M Research Project Coordinator.
• 1999 Member of the Board for Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education (NCC/DE).
• 1999 Member of Academic Board.
• 1999 Executive member of WIGUT.
• 2005 Introduced Moodle to the Cave Hill Campus. Setup two Moodle servers, attended numerous meetings and promoted the use of Moodle via online 'How To Moodle" DeskTop videos. The decision to adopt Moodle over WebCT/Blackboard was in Dec. 2008 and the Cave Hill campus formally switched over to Moodle in August 2009.
• 2007 Presented "Teaching Physics Online" workshop, Physics Department, UWI, St. Augustine Campus, 31st May.
• 2009 Created http://janaksodha.com on the 6th of Feb.
• 2009 Created DeskTop videos on the “Fundamentals of Mathematics” at http://www.janaksodha.com/course/view.php?id=3 for the benefit of students around the world. Ongoing project to capture the experience of our best teachers and make it available to students online 24/7 via flash videos. This project began with the support of Prof. C. M. Sean Carrington, Dean, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences and Prof. S. Marshall, UNESCO Chair in Educational Technologies and Director, Academic Division, UWI Open Campus.
  
• 2009 Presentation at the Education Summit, Barbados on "Fundamentals of Mathematics : Multimedia Online Resource for CAPE and “A” Level Students", Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Convention Centre, 30th April.
• 2009 Workshop on how to create DeskTop Videos to the Queens College Mathematics Department, 9th June.
  
• 2009 Setup Moodle server qcbarbados.com for Queens College Barbados, 16th June.
  
• 2009 Workshop on Moodle to the Queen's College Mathematics Department, 1st Sept.