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Ioannis M. Besieris was born in Thisve-Thebes, Greece, on April 18, 1938. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Wayne State University in 1961 and 1963, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in electrical sciences and applied physics from Case Institute of Technology in 1966. After four years at Bell Laboratories, Whippany, NJ, and one year at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, he joined the faculty of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He has been Professor Emeritus since July 2003. His research interests have been in theoretical electromagnetics and applied mathematics, with applications to communications in acoustic (underwater), microwave and optical channels. He has contributed fundamentally in the formulation and application of phase-space (wave-kinetic) approaches to deterministic and random linear and nonlinear wave propagation problems. These techniques have led to the development of asymptotic and numerical solutions in realistic random channels. More recently, he has been involved in the formulation and application of novel spectral superposition principles that lead to new classes of ultra-wideband acoustic and electromagnetic wave solutions exhibiting enhanced spatial and temporal localization and energy fluence characteristics