Recognition of Polar Codes Innovator

Huawei's rotating chairman, Mr. Guo Ping, welcomes

Professor Arikan on behalf of the company.

Professor Arikan was born in 1958 and

received his PhD from MIT at the age of 27.

His mentor was Professor Robert Gallager, a renowned

pioneer in information theory.

Professor Arikan began researching sequential decoding for

multiple access channels back in 1982.

After more than 20 years of nonstop exploration, he discovered what are

now known as polar codes.

Polar codes significantly improve coding performance for

5G. At the same time, they reduce the complexity of

design and ensure service quality.

In 2016, 3GPP adopted polar codes

as the official coding scheme for the control channels of

5G new radio interface.

Today, as one of the core contributors to the 5G

standardization process, Huawei is holding this

ceremony for Professor Arikan and a group of outstanding

scientists

in recognition of their dedication to basic research and

scientific exploration.

As Professor Arikan enters the auditorium, he

is met with a round of thunderous applause.