Dimitris Anastassiou
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Dimitris Anastassiou is an electrical engineer and professor of electrical engineering at Columbia University
. Anastassiou's work focuses primarily on signal and information processing
and reverse engineering
. He also engages in interdisciplinary research, specifically systems biology, with investigators in Columbia's medical center.
Anastassiou has made significant advances in the areas of digital technology. His research resulted in Columbia being the only university to hold patent in MPEG-2
technology, a crucial technique used in all types of digital televisions, DVDs, satellite TV, HDTV, digital cable systems, computer video, and other interactive media.
, Greece
in 1952. He received his bachelors of engineering from the National Technical University of Athens
. Upon moving to the United States
, Anastassiou earned a M.S. and Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley
.
algorithm for transmitting high quality audio and video over limited bandwidth.
Dimitris Anastassiou is widely recognized in the engineering community. He is an IEEE Fellow
, the recipient of IBM Outstanding
Innovation Award, and a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator. Anastassiou is also the recipient of the Columbia University Great Teacher Award.
As of 2009, Dimitris Anastassiou holds 11 U.S. and 8 international patents, which have so far generated up to $100 million in revenues for Columbia University.
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. Anastassiou's work focuses primarily on signal and information processing
Signal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
and reverse engineering
Reverse engineering
Reverse engineering is the process of discovering the technological principles of a device, object, or system through analysis of its structure, function, and operation...
. He also engages in interdisciplinary research, specifically systems biology, with investigators in Columbia's medical center.
Anastassiou has made significant advances in the areas of digital technology. His research resulted in Columbia being the only university to hold patent in MPEG-2
MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
technology, a crucial technique used in all types of digital televisions, DVDs, satellite TV, HDTV, digital cable systems, computer video, and other interactive media.
Early life
Anastassiou was born in AthensAthens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1952. He received his bachelors of engineering from the National Technical University of Athens
National Technical University of Athens
The National Technical University of Athens , sometimes simply known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions of Greece....
. Upon moving to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Anastassiou earned a M.S. and Ph.D from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
Career
Anastassiou was the former director of Columbia University's Image and Advanced Television Laboratory and director of Columbia University's Genomic Information Systems Laboratory. He came to national prominence when he developed the MPEG-2MPEG-2
MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission...
algorithm for transmitting high quality audio and video over limited bandwidth.
Dimitris Anastassiou is widely recognized in the engineering community. He is an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
, the recipient of IBM Outstanding
Innovation Award, and a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator. Anastassiou is also the recipient of the Columbia University Great Teacher Award.
As of 2009, Dimitris Anastassiou holds 11 U.S. and 8 international patents, which have so far generated up to $100 million in revenues for Columbia University.