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Joachim Hagenauer -LRB- born 29 July 1941 -RRB- is an information theorist and professor emeritus at Technical University of Munich .. information theorist. information theorist. emeritus. emeritus. Technical University of Munich. Technical University of Munich. He pioneered the use of soft bits -LRB- see Soft output Viterbi algorithm -RRB- , a coding theory technique that contributes to the high performance of the turbo codes .. Soft output Viterbi algorithm. Soft output Viterbi algorithm. coding theory. coding theory. Professor Hagenauer 's work enabled the advancement of turbo coding and led to a significant improvement in channel coding for digital communications and storage .. digital communications. digital communications. His works have been applied to digital receiver designs , satellite transmissions and other facets of telecommunications .. digital receiver. digital radio. satellite transmissions. communications satellite. Hagenauer received his doctorate in 1974 from Darmstadt University of Technology where he also served as an assistant professor .. doctorate. doctorate. Darmstadt University of Technology. Darmstadt University of Technology. In 1990 he was appointed a director of the Institute for Communication Technology at the German Aerospace Center DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen .. German Aerospace Center. German Aerospace Center. Oberpfaffenhofen. Oberpfaffenhofen. In 1993 he became the Chair of the University of Technology 's Communications Technology department in Munich , Germany .. He has been awarded the Erich Regener and Otto Lilienthal Prizes from the German Aerospace Association , and the Armstrong Award from the IEEE Communications Society , and was also elected to the Bavarian Academy of Science .. Armstrong Award. Edwin Howard Armstrong award. IEEE Communications Society. IEEE Communications Society. Bavarian Academy of Science. Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2003 he received the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal for meritorious achievements in telecommunications .. IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal. IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal