Joachim Hagenauer (born 29 July 1941) is an information theorist and professor emeritus[1] at Technical University of Munich.
His works have been applied to digital receiver designs, satellite transmissions and other facets of telecommunications.
Hagenauer received his doctorate in 1974 from Darmstadt University of Technology where he also served as an assistant professor.
In 1990 he was appointed a director of the Institute for Communication Technology at the German Aerospace Center DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen.
[3] In 1992, Hagenauer was elevated to the grade of IEEE fellow for contribution to the application of convolutional codes to mobile radio and satellite communications.