Simon Haykin

Simon Haykin, born Sahir Sabir Hakim, was a pioneering electrical engineer and professor renowned for his work in adaptive signal processing, radar, telecommunications, and neural networks.[1][3] He served as a Distinguished University Professor at McMaster University for nearly 40 years, authored over 50 influential textbooks including Adaptive Filter Theory and Neural Networks and Learning Machines, and founded the Communications Research Laboratory.[1][3] Haykin received numerous awards, including the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal and the Henry Booker Gold Medal.[4]

Kirkuk, Kurdistan (Iraq) Jan 6, 1931
Signal Processing Adaptive Systems Neural Networks Radar Telecommunications