"The award is granted in recognition of a researcher's entire achievements to date to academics whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact on their own discipline and who are expected to continue producing cutting-edge achievements in the future. […] Award winners are invited to spend a period of up to one year cooperating on a long-term research project with specialist colleagues at a research institution in Germany. The stay may be divided up into blocks. […] The award is valued at €60,000.“ [1]

Prof. Amin is the Director of the Center for Advanced Communications, College of Engineering, at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University, PA, USA. He has authored and co-authored more than 700 journal and conference publications, as well as 20 book chapters and is the editor of three books:

• Radar for Indoor Monitoring, CRC Press, 2017,
• Compressive Sensing for Urban Radar, CRC Press, 2014,
• Through the Wall Radar Imaging, CRC Press, 2010.

For many years Prof. Amin has had strong connections to the Signal Processing Group. Publications of SPG members that resulted from a cooperation with Prof. Amin can be found here: TU Biblio.

More press releases can be found in the etit news (in German) or in the Villanova College of Engineering news. Additionally, a Philadelphia radio station “CBS Philly” is broadcasting an interview with Prof. Amin.