Janak Sodha

B.Sc.(Hons.), M.Sc., Ph.D.
Manchester University (UK)

Nationality: British  
Contact: Department of Computer Science, Mathematics & Physics, UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, West Indies. Tel: (+246)4174573  
Email: jsodha@uwichill.edu.bb 

• University of the West Indies (Barbados) 1996 - Present

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

  ONLINE LECTURE COURSES (1997 - Present)

  Digital Communications (Level III - Replaced with ELET3151 on Moodle)
  Digital Communications II ELET3151 (Level III on Moodle + DeskTop Video Lectures)

  
  Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (Level III - Replaced with ELET3130)
  Introduction to Digital Signal Processing ELET3130 (Level III on Moodle)

  
  Neural Networks I (Level II)
  Electricity & Magnetism (Level I +  DeskTop Video Lectures]
  Optics, Thermodynamics & Modern Physics (Level I)

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

   

• University of the West Indies (Jamaica) 1993 - 1996
  
  Lecturer 
  Department of Physics.
  
  Lecture Courses: P34A Advanced Communications, P24A Vibrations & Waves, Electricity & Magnetism, P14B Electricity & Magnetism.
   

• ERA Technology (UK) 1992 - 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).

• 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) www.icspat.com Sep. 13-16, 1998, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• On the 1999 Technical Review Committee: International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) www.icspat.com Nov. 1-4, 1999, Orlando, FL, USA.
• On the 2000 Technical Review Committee: International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology (ICSPAT) www.icspat.com 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.

• 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"
  Ongoing -  started research Sep. 2006.

JOURNALS

• 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.

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

• 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", 3^rd 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.

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.

• 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, 1996, Nortel CALA, Sunrise, Florida, USA.
• 1997 Invited by NORTEL to present a paper on "Communications Research & Distance Education", Multicom-21 Meeting, Nov. 9-12, 1997 UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil.
• 1998 Course writer for P05A and P05B Preliminary Physics by Distance Education.
• CS39M Research Project Supervisor and Coordinator (1998 - 2004)
• 1999 Member of the Board for Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education (NCC/DE).
• 1999 Member of Academic Board.
• 1999 Executive member of WIGUT.
• 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.
• 1993 - Present: Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).