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title: Wireless Communications Innovator Elected to National Academy of Engineering
date: 2024-03-11T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Wireless Communications Innovator Elected to National Academy of Engineering

*March 11, 2024* — by [Maryland Today Staff](/author/maryland-today-staff)


> K.J. Ray Liu Pioneered Advances in Signal Tracking, Motion Detection, Health Monitoring

*Kim Building 04252023 SC 9598 1920x1080 — K.J. Ray Liu, a retired Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was elected to the National Academy of Engineers for his innovations in wireless communications.*

A retired University of Maryland researcher known for his groundbreaking work in wireless communications and signal tracking was elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

The academy cited Distinguished University Professor K.J. Ray Liu, who left UMD in 2021 after more than 30 years of service in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), for innovations in “signal processing for wireless sensing with communications.”


*K.J. Ray Liu headshot*




**Topics:** [Research](https://today.umd.edu/tags/research)


**Tags:** [Electrical and Computer Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/electrical-and-computer-engineering), [Research](https://today.umd.edu/topic/research)


**Units:** [A. James Clark School of Engineering](https://today.umd.edu/topic/james-clark-school-engineering)