URI computer engineer feted for sonar work

KINGSTON – Gottfried “Godi” Fischer, a computer engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for his expertise in mixed-signal integrated circuit design.
Fischer, a Cambridge Who’s Who 2007 Professional of the Year in Electronics and Computer Engineering, is an expert in mixed-signal integrated circuit design. He has actively consulted for and collaborated with industrial partners and government labs, particularly in the area of underwater acoustics (sonar receivers and sonar signal processing).
He holds two U.S. patents in the field and is the author and co-author of about 100 scientific papers and journal articles on the subject.
Fischer joined URI in 1985 as an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He became a full professor in 1998.