E. J. Sullivan, D. Middleton; Estimation and detection in matched field processing, Proceedings of IEEE OCEANS'93 Conference, pp. 70 - 74, October 1993.
Edmund J. Sullivan, David Middleton; Estimation and detection issues in matched-field processing, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 18, pp. 156 - 167, July 1993.
David Middleton; Acoustic scattering from composite wind-wave surfaces in "Bubble-Free" régimes, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 14, pp. 17 - 75, January 1989.
David Middleton; Channel Modeling and Threshold Signal Processing in Underwater Acoustics: An Analytical Overview, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 12, pp. 4 - 28, January 1987.
David Middleton, Robert H. Mellen; Wind-generated solitons: A potentially significant mechanism in ocean surface wave generation and surface scattering, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 10, pp. 471 - 476, October 1985.
David Middleton; Probability models of received scattered and ambient fields, OCEANS'72 --- IEEE International Conference on Engineering in the Ocean Environment, pp. 8 - 14, September 1972.
David Middleton (S'42-A'44-M'45-SM'53- F'59-LF'86) was born in New York, NY, on April 19, 1920. He received the A.B. (scl.), A.M., and Ph.D. degrees in 1942, 1945, and 1947, respectively, from Harvard College and Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
He is a Physicist, Applied Mathematician, and Educator. He has been a Special Research Associate, Research Fellow, and Assistant Professor of Applied Physics at Harvard. He has also served as Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at Columbia University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Hartford Graduate Center), and currently, as well, as Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island, Providence, and has been Adjunct Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Rice University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Denver, The Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Texas. His general areas of research, teaching, and applications are principally statistical communication theory [with particular attention to random processes and signal detection and extraction theory (since 1942)], statistical physics [propagation and scattering in random media with emphasis on radar applications as well as on the underwater acoustic environment (since 1960)], and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) [non-Gaussian noise and interference models and processing for the manmade and natural electromagnetic environment (since 1968)]. Other areas of current interest are ocean acoustics, optimal system design, and various special applications in remote sensing, communications and signal processing. He has published over 165 scientific papers and two books in the above areas. Two of his books, Introduction to Statistical Communication Theory (New York: McGraw-Hill, International Series in Pure and Applied Physics, 1960) and Topics in Communication Theory (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1965) have also been published in translation by "Soviet Radio" (Moscow) in 1961 and 1966, respectively.
Dr. Middleton is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Acoustical Society of America, and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is a pioneer of Statistical Communication Theory and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is also a recipient of various other honors and awards. These include those of the National Electronic Conference, the EMC Society of the IEEE, "Outstanding Authorship and Special Achievement" awards of the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (NTIA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce); 3rd International Symposium on EMC (Rotterdam), and others. His biography is published in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who's Who in the World.