ABSTRACT
Speaking of Andrew Viterbi, perhaps few people outside the communication industry know about him. Nonetheless, most people in computer science and telecommunications know about the Viterbi algorithm named after him. The Viterbi algorithm is the most common algorithm in modern digital communications. It is also the decoding algorithm widely used in natural language processing. It is not an exaggeration to say that Andrew Viterbi is one of the scientists whose work has had the most influence on our lives today. Andrew Viterbi and Irwin Jacobs co-founded Qualcomm, a leading company of semiconductor and telecommunications in the world that dominated CDMA-based 3G mobile communication standards. Today, Qualcomm is still a leader in mobile communication in the 4G and 5G eras.
