Joseph C. Decuir

Joseph C. Decuir
Joseph C. Decuir
Born	1950 (age 69–70); Pasadena, CA, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley, BS, MS
Known for	ITU-T V-series modem standards; ITU-T T-series facsimile standards; AT Command Set for GSM; Bluetooth Core Specifications
Spouse(s)	Deborah L.R. Freng (Deb Freng)
Children	4
	Scientific career
Fields	Communications standards; Game design

Joseph C. Decuir is an American fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) who was nominated in 2015 for contributions to computer graphics and video games.[1]

Early computer games

Decuir was nominated to Fellowship in the IEEE based on his contribution to early video games. One of his fellow nomination sponsors was Ralph H. Baer. He is a fellow of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, IEEE Computer Society and the IEEE Communications Society.[1]

Atari Video Computer System, aka 2600: Atari 2600[2]
Atari Personal Computer System, 800-family: Atari 8-bit family[3]
Amiga Personal Computer: Amiga [4]

Engineering standards

Decuir made substantial technical and editorial contributions to wired and wireless communications engineering standards, including:

ITU-T V-series modem standards: V.8, V.8bis, V.32bis V.34, V.80, V.90, V.250, V.251 and V.253
ITU-T T-series facsimile standards: T.30, T.31 and T.32
European Telecommunications Standard Institute (ETSI): ETS 300 642: AT Command Set for GSM Mobile Equipment (ME)
Universal Serial Bus (USB) standards: USB 1.1 & 2.0, Interchip USB 1.0 and High Speed Interchip USB 1.0[5]
USB Communications Device Class, Wireless Mobile Communications and Network Control Model
European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA International): ECMA-368, High Rate Ultra Wideband MAC and PHY Standard
Wireless USB v1.1
Bluetooth Core Specifications: v3.0, v4.0, v4.1 and v4.2
Bluetooth Profiles and Services: RESTful API, Internet Protocol Support v1.0, HTTP Proxy Services v1.0

Current engineering related activities

Lecturer at University of Washington Bothell in Electronics Engineering: https://www.uwb.edu/
Secretary of IEEE Region 6 - Western United States: http://ieee-region6.org/
Editor of draft IEEE Standard 2030.10, DC Microgrids: http://smartgrid.ieee.org/p2030-10-standard-for-dc-microgrids-for-rural-and-remote-electricity-access-applications
IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Board of Governors, 2015-2017: http://cesoc.ieee.org/

Personal life

Decuir is a resident of Issaquah, Washington. He is married to American colorist painter Deborah L.R. "Deb" Freng, and has four children.[6]

Decuir volunteers his time to IEEE Global Humanitarian Conferences.[7]

gollark: So you're running that in Node?

gollark: ... *fine*.

gollark: Again, *post the code and screenshots*.

gollark: That is still not very helpful.

gollark: Still too vague and you haven't posted the actual code or error messages.

References

"2015 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory.
Stilphen, Scott. "DP Interviews ... Joe Decuir". Digit Press. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
Kindig, Randy (May 17, 2015). "ANTIC Interview 44 - Joe Decuir, Atari 400/800 Designer". Antic. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
In patents assigned to Commodore Amiga
"System and method for a switched data bus termination". U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
Dave Round KF7BMC Issaquah Amateur Radio Club, ...He leaves two daughters, Deborah Freng and her husband Joe Decuir, and his daughter Gail Round...
Decuir, Joseph (2016). "Global Humanitarian Technology Conferences". IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. 5 (Oct 2016): 19–29, 128. doi:10.1109/MCE.2016.2590078.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[ieee2015-1] "2015 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory.

[2] Stilphen, Scott. "DP Interviews ... Joe Decuir". Digit Press. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[3] Kindig, Randy (May 17, 2015). "ANTIC Interview 44 - Joe Decuir, Atari 400/800 Designer". Antic. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[4] In patents assigned to Commodore Amiga

[5] "System and method for a switched data bus termination". U.S. Patent Office. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[6] Dave Round KF7BMC Issaquah Amateur Radio Club, ...He leaves two daughters, Deborah Freng and her husband Joe Decuir, and his daughter Gail Round...

[7] Decuir, Joseph (2016). "Global Humanitarian Technology Conferences". IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. 5 (Oct 2016): 19–29, 128. doi:10.1109/MCE.2016.2590078.