Education
- B.E.E., Auburn University, 1984
- M.S., University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1987
- Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991
Research Interests
- Wireless Communication and Networks
Dr. Bruce Harvey (S'81–M'84–S'88–M'91–SM'98) was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA on December 20, 1961. He received the B.E.E. (Co-op, Highest Honor) from Auburn University in 1984. He received the M.S.E.E. from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1987 and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1991 specializing in communications theory and error control coding.
In September 1997 he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Florida A&M University – Florida State University Joint College of Engineering in Tallahassee, Florida, and currently holds the rank of Associate Professor. Since 2004, Dr. Harvey has been the Associate Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was a Research Engineer I at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) from 1984-1986 and a Lead Engineer at Phase IV Systems, Inc. from 1986-1988. From 1991-1997 he was a Research Engineer II and then Senior Research Engineer in the Communications Division of GTRI.
His current fields of interest include wireless communication, error control coding; telecommunication systems, spread-spectrum communications, wireless networks, modulation techniques, and modeling and analysis. Dr. Harvey's current research includes reliable spread-spectrum communication, real-time DSP in communication systems, rapid spread-spectrum synchronization using FPLD's, remote data collection and lightening surge suppression.
Dr. Harvey is a member of the IEEE Communications and Education Societies. He is also a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu. He served as the Registration Chair for the 1996 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, and was the Registration Chairman and Treasurer for the 32nd Southeastern Symposium on System Theory in 2000. From 2003 – 2004 he was the Chair of the IEEE Tallahassee Area Section, and has been the Advisor for the IEEE Student Branch at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering since 1998.
