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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-10-30 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007898b.htm person Vucetic Branka FAA FTSE FIEEE AACR2 Place of Birth Belgrade, Yugoslavia Communications engineer University Administrator Branka Vucetic is a communications engineer whose discoveries are revolutionising wi-fi communications technology. She holds the Peter Nicol Russell Chair in Telecommunications at the University of Sydney where she is the Director of the Telecommunications Laboratory

"Branka Vucetic has made fundamental contributions to the science of coding theory, which underpins all modern telecommunications techniques. Her research has had a major impact, especially in areas of code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, adaptive modulation, Wi-Fi networks, and wireless multi-way relay networks. Her work has yielded basic theories, algorithms, major applications in areas such as smart grids and cellular networks. She is highly cited and has co-authored four advanced textbooks in wireless communications and coding. In 2014, Vucetic was awarded the Chinese Government Friendship Award for her contributions to education, science and technology in China." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/branka-vucetic 30/10/2025]

1972 1972 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1978 1978 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1982 1982 Education - PhD, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1986 1986 Career event - Joined School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Sydney 2014 2014 Award - Chinese Government Friendship Award for contributions to education, science and technology in China 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2016 2016 Award - Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship, Australian Research Council 2016 2020 Award - ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship 2017 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2018 2018 Award - Prize for Excellence in Engineering or Information and Communications Technology, New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science 2019 2019 Award - CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Innovation and Science Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship, Australian Research Council (2011 - )

Awarded the Fellowship 2016

 The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Peter Nicol Russell Chair of Telecommunications: Director Telecommunications Laboratory

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 2017 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 2015 -

 New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science (2015 - )

Awarded the Prize for Excellence in Engineering or Information and Communications Technology 2018

 'Vucetic, Branka', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Vucetic, Branka Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Profiles: Georgina Sweet Fellows Australian Research Council Profiles: Georgina Sweet Fellows Canberra Australian Research Council, Australian Government 2026