NIT >> News April 17, 2000 Seven new NIT Associates announced The Nortel Institute for Telecommunications (NIT) is pleased to announce seven new NIT Associates from the University of Toronto: Prof. Angelos Bilas, Nortel Institute Junior Chair of Software Engineering, ECE Cluster Computing: Server Infrastructure for Emerging Internet Applications and Services Prof. Jinwoo Choe, Nortel Institute Junior Chair of Communications Network, ECE Developing an Architecture for Multi-service LANs incorporating High-speed Switching and Multi-Access Technology Prof. Al-Amin Dhirani, Chemistry and Physics Electro-Optic Properties of Single Molecules Prof. George Eleftheriades, ECE Micromachined/Mems Components and Subsytems for Broadband Wireless Communications Prof. Eddie Law, ECE Design and Implementation of Photonic Switching Fabric System Prof. Konstantinos Plataniotis, ECE Mobile Position Location in Third Generation Cellular Networks Prof. Jianwen Zhu, ECE Com-on-chip: A System-on-chip Infrastructure for Internet Appliance NIT Associates were selected by the NIT Research Program Committee and will receive research funding of $50,000 over a two-year period commencing April 2000. The NIT Associates program funds new faculty members as the Institute's Associates who have innovative and significant research that fits in with the general mandate and scope of the Institute. In return, Associates bring value to the Institute by contributing to the growth and visibility of the Institute research programs and to the Institute's reputation for excellence.