Background
Berger, Toby was born on September 4, 1940 in New York City. Son of Henry and Doris L. (Goldstein) Berger.
consultant Electrical engineering educator
Berger, Toby was born on September 4, 1940 in New York City. Son of Henry and Doris L. (Goldstein) Berger.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1962. Master of Science, Harvard University, 1964, Doctor of Philosophy, 1966. Association scientist Raytheon Company, Wayland, Massachusetts, 1962-1966, senior scientist, 1966-1968, consultant, 1968-1975.
Assistant professor electrical engineering Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1968-1972, associate professor, 1972-1977, professor, 1977-1988, J. Preston Levis professor engineering, 1988, acting director department electrical engineering, 1987.
Consultant International Business Machines Corporation, Owego, New York, 1975-1994, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1987, TCSI, Berkeley, California, 1986. Visiting professor Environmental Science and Technology, Paris, 1986, Princeton University, 1989-1990, Northeastern University, 1990, University of Virginia,1997.
Associate scientist Raytheon Company, Wayland, Massachusetts, 1962—1966, senior scientist, 1966—1968, consultant, 1968—1975. From assistant professor electrical engineering to professor engineering Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1968—1984, Levis professor engineering, 1984—1999, acting director department electrical engineering, since 1988, Irwin and Joan Jacobs professor engineering, 2000—2006. Professor engineering University Virginia, Charlottesville, since 2006.
Consultant International Business Machines Corporation, Owego, New York, 1975-1994, Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1987-1997, TCSI, Berkeley, California, 1986-1996. Co-founder Sight Speed Technology, Berkeley, California, since 2003. Visiting professor Environmental Science and Technology, Paris, 1986, Princeton University, 1989-1990, Northeastern University, 1990, University Virginia, 1997, 2003, Harvard University, 2004.
Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (president information theory group 1979, editor-in-chief Transactions on Information Theory 1987-1989, Frederick E. Terman award 1982, Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching award 2006). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy Engineering (vice chair section 7 2010), Information Theory Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Shannon award 2002), American Society Engineering Technology, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi.
Married Florence Cohen, August 27, 1961. Children: Elizabeth, Lawrence.