Alan E. Bell
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Alan E. Bell has worked for many years for notable companies such as Paramount Pictures
, Warner Bros. Studios and IBM
.
His most recent position was as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Paramount Pictures
.
Prior to joining Paramount Pictures
, Bell was Executive Vice President of Technology at Warner Bros.
, Technical Operations.
Alan Bell is most recognized for his role in the unification of the DVD
format, in addition to his job in leading the negotiations that led to the development of DVD copy protection, without which the major studios would not have released content to DVD
.
Bell has worked as a researcher for many years, amongst others for IBM
Almaden Research Center
and RCA
David Sarnoff Research Center. He has 25 issued US patents and has written over 30 scientific papers.
Alan is an elected fellow of the both the IEEE and the Optical Society of America
for his contributions to the DVD
format.
He received his doctoral and bachelor degrees in physics from Imperial College, London.
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, Warner Bros. Studios and IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
.
His most recent position was as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
.
Prior to joining Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, Bell was Executive Vice President of Technology at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, Technical Operations.
Alan Bell is most recognized for his role in the unification of the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format, in addition to his job in leading the negotiations that led to the development of DVD copy protection, without which the major studios would not have released content to DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
.
Bell has worked as a researcher for many years, amongst others for IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
Almaden Research Center
Almaden Research Center
The IBM Almaden Research Center is in San Jose, California, and is one of IBM's nine worldwide research labs. Its scientists perform basic and applied research in computer science, services, storage systems, physical sciences, and materials science and technology. The center opened in 1986, and...
and RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
David Sarnoff Research Center. He has 25 issued US patents and has written over 30 scientific papers.
Alan is an elected fellow of the both the IEEE and the Optical Society of America
Optical Society of America
The Optical Society is a scientific society dedicated to advancing the study of light—optics and photonics—in theory and application, by means of publishing, organizing conferences and exhibitions, partnership with industry, and education. The organization has members in more than 100 countries...
for his contributions to the DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format.
He received his doctoral and bachelor degrees in physics from Imperial College, London.